diff --git a/cmd/agent-test/main.go b/cmd/agent-test/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90aec4e58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/agent-test/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
+
+	"github.com/containers/nri-plugins/pkg/agent"
+	cfgapi "github.com/containers/nri-plugins/pkg/apis/config/v1alpha1"
+	logger "github.com/containers/nri-plugins/pkg/log"
+)
+
+var (
+	log        = logger.Get("agent-test")
+	configType string
+)
+
+func configUpdate(newCfg interface{}) error {
+	if newCfg == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no effective configuration")
+	}
+
+	cfg, ok := newCfg.(cfgapi.ResmgrConfig)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("configuration of wrong type %T", newCfg)
+	}
+
+	meta := cfg.(cfgapi.AnyConfig).GetObjectMeta()
+
+	log.Infof("configuration updated: %s (%s), generation %d, version %s",
+		meta.Name, meta.UID, meta.Generation, meta.ResourceVersion)
+
+	dump, _ := yaml.Marshal(cfg)
+	log.InfoBlock("  <"+configType+"> ", "%s", dump)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func main() {
+	var (
+		cfgIf    agent.ConfigInterface
+		options  []agent.Option
+		updateFn agent.NotifyFn
+	)
+
+	flag.StringVar(&configType, "config-type", "topology-aware",
+		"configuration type, one of {topology-aware, balloons}")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	switch configType {
+	case "balloons":
+		cfgIf = agent.BalloonsConfigInterface()
+		updateFn = configUpdate
+	case "topology-aware":
+		cfgIf = agent.TopologyAwareConfigInterface()
+		updateFn = configUpdate
+	case "template":
+		cfgIf = agent.TemplateConfigInterface()
+		updateFn = configUpdate
+	default:
+		log.Fatalf("invalid config type %s", configType)
+	}
+
+	a, err := agent.New(cfgIf, options...)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to create agent: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = a.Start(updateFn)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to start agent: %v", err)
+	}
+}