diff --git a/tools/profile/impl_test.go b/tools/profile/impl_test.go
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+++ b/tools/profile/impl_test.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron2"
+	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron2/ipc"
+	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron2/naming"
+	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron2/rt"
+	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron2/security"
+	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron2/services/mgmt/build"
+	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron2/vlog"
+
+	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron/profiles"
+	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron/services/mgmt/profile"
+	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron/services/mgmt/repository"
+)
+
+var (
+	// spec is an example profile specification used throughout the test.
+	spec = profile.Specification{
+		Arch:        build.AMD64,
+		Description: "Example profile to test the profile repository implementation.",
+		Format:      build.ELF,
+		Libraries:   map[profile.Library]struct{}{profile.Library{Name: "foo", MajorVersion: "1", MinorVersion: "0"}: struct{}{}},
+		Label:       "example",
+		OS:          build.Linux,
+	}
+)
+
+type server struct {
+	suffix string
+}
+
+func (s *server) Label(ipc.ServerContext) (string, error) {
+	vlog.VI(2).Infof("%v.Label() was called", s.suffix)
+	if s.suffix != "exists" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("profile doesn't exist: %v", s.suffix)
+	}
+	return spec.Label, nil
+}
+
+func (s *server) Description(ipc.ServerContext) (string, error) {
+	vlog.VI(2).Infof("%v.Description() was called", s.suffix)
+	if s.suffix != "exists" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("profile doesn't exist: %v", s.suffix)
+	}
+	return spec.Description, nil
+}
+
+func (s *server) Specification(ipc.ServerContext) (profile.Specification, error) {
+	vlog.VI(2).Infof("%v.Specification() was called", s.suffix)
+	if s.suffix != "exists" {
+		return profile.Specification{}, fmt.Errorf("profile doesn't exist: %v", s.suffix)
+	}
+	return spec, nil
+}
+
+func (s *server) Put(_ ipc.ServerContext, _ profile.Specification) error {
+	vlog.VI(2).Infof("%v.Put() was called", s.suffix)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *server) Remove(ipc.ServerContext) error {
+	vlog.VI(2).Infof("%v.Remove() was called", s.suffix)
+	if s.suffix != "exists" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("profile doesn't exist: %v", s.suffix)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type dispatcher struct {
+}
+
+func NewDispatcher() *dispatcher {
+	return &dispatcher{}
+}
+
+func (d *dispatcher) Lookup(suffix, method string) (ipc.Invoker, security.Authorizer, error) {
+	invoker := ipc.ReflectInvoker(repository.NewServerProfile(&server{suffix: suffix}))
+	return invoker, nil, nil
+}
+
+func startServer(t *testing.T, r veyron2.Runtime) (ipc.Server, naming.Endpoint, error) {
+	dispatcher := NewDispatcher()
+	server, err := r.NewServer()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("NewServer failed: %v", err)
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	endpoint, err := server.ListenX(profiles.LocalListenSpec)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Listen failed: %v", err)
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	if err := server.Serve("", dispatcher); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Serve failed: %v", err)
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	return server, endpoint, nil
+}
+
+func stopServer(t *testing.T, server ipc.Server) {
+	if err := server.Stop(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("server.Stop failed: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProfileClient(t *testing.T) {
+	runtime := rt.Init()
+	server, endpoint, err := startServer(t, runtime)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	defer stopServer(t, server)
+	// Setup the command-line.
+	cmd := root()
+	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Init(nil, &stdout, &stderr)
+	exists := naming.JoinAddressName(endpoint.String(), "//exists")
+
+	// Test the 'label' command.
+	if err := cmd.Execute([]string{"label", exists}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%v", err)
+	}
+	if expected, got := spec.Label, strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String()); got != expected {
+		t.Errorf("Got %q, expected %q", got, expected)
+	}
+	stdout.Reset()
+
+	// Test the 'description' command.
+	if err := cmd.Execute([]string{"description", exists}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%v", err)
+	}
+	if expected, got := spec.Description, strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String()); got != expected {
+		t.Errorf("Got %q, expected %q", got, expected)
+	}
+	stdout.Reset()
+
+	// Test the 'spec' command.
+	if err := cmd.Execute([]string{"spec", exists}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%v", err)
+	}
+	if expected, got := fmt.Sprintf("%#v", spec), strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String()); got != expected {
+		t.Errorf("Got %q, expected %q", got, expected)
+	}
+	stdout.Reset()
+
+	// Test the 'put' command.
+	if err := cmd.Execute([]string{"put", exists}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%v", err)
+	}
+	if expected, got := "Profile added successfully.", strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String()); got != expected {
+		t.Errorf("Got %q, expected %q", got, expected)
+	}
+	stdout.Reset()
+
+	// Test the 'remove' command.
+	if err := cmd.Execute([]string{"remove", exists}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%v", err)
+	}
+	if expected, got := "Profile removed successfully.", strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String()); got != expected {
+		t.Errorf("Got %q, expected %q", got, expected)
+	}
+	stdout.Reset()
+}