diff --git a/lib/itamae.rb b/lib/itamae.rb
index bb8a30b9..83b8e7a4 100644
--- a/lib/itamae.rb
+++ b/lib/itamae.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 require "itamae/ext"
 require "itamae/generators"
 require "itamae/mash"
+require "itamae/list"
 
 module Itamae
   # Your code goes here...
diff --git a/lib/itamae/cli.rb b/lib/itamae/cli.rb
index cd43d599..4fdf723e 100644
--- a/lib/itamae/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/itamae/cli.rb
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ def destroy(target, name)
       generator.remove_files
     end
 
+    desc 'list', 'list plugin recipes'
+    def list
+      Itamae::List.new.run
+    end
+
     private
     def options
       @itamae_options ||= super.dup.tap do |options|
diff --git a/lib/itamae/list.rb b/lib/itamae/list.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8093ea4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/itamae/list.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+module Itamae
+  class List
+    def initialize(file = $stdout)
+      @file = file
+    end
+
+    def run
+      require 'rubygems'
+      require 'rubygems/exceptions'
+      require 'rubygems/name_tuple'
+      require 'pathname'
+
+      pattern = /^itamae-plugin-recipe/
+      # from rubygems Gem::Commands::QueryCommand#show_local_gems
+      specs = Gem::Specification.find_all do |s|
+        s.name =~ pattern
+      end
+
+      req = Gem::Requirement.default
+      dep = Gem::Deprecate.skip_during { Gem::Dependency.new pattern, req }
+      specs.select! do |s|
+        dep.match?(s.name, s.version, false)
+      end
+      spec_tuples = specs.map do |spec|
+        [spec.name_tuple, spec]
+      end
+
+      # from rubygems Gem::Commands::QueryCommand#output_query_results
+      versions = Hash.new { |h,name| h[name] = [] }
+      spec_tuples.each do |spec_tuple, source|
+        versions[spec_tuple.name] << [spec_tuple, source]
+      end
+      versions = versions.sort_by do |(n,_),_|
+        n.downcase
+      end
+
+      # from rubygems Gem::Commands::QueryCommand#output_versions
+      versions.each do |_, matching_tuples|
+        matching_tuples = matching_tuples.sort_by { |n,_| n.version }.reverse
+        platforms = Hash.new { |h,version| h[version] = [] }
+        matching_tuples.each do |n, _|
+          platforms[n.version] << n.platform if n.platform
+        end
+        seen = {}
+        matching_tuples.delete_if do |n,_|
+          if seen[n.version]
+            true
+          else
+            seen[n.version] = true
+            false
+          end
+        end
+        scan_lib(matching_tuples[0][1].name, matching_tuples[0][1].gem_dir)
+      end
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def scan_lib(name, dir)
+      @file.puts name + ' gem:'
+      Dir.glob(dir + '/lib/itamae/plugin/recipe/**/*.rb') do |f|
+        @file.puts '  ' + to_recipe_name(f, dir)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def to_recipe_name(path, dir)
+      pn = Pathname.new(path)
+      relative_path = pn.relative_path_from(Pathname.new(dir + '/lib/itamae/plugin/recipe')).to_s
+      relative_path.gsub(/\.rb$/, '').
+          gsub('/', '::').
+          gsub(/::default$/, '')
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/lib/itamae/list_spec.rb b/spec/unit/lib/itamae/list_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16c9c7e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/lib/itamae/list_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'bundler'
+require 'rubygems/security'
+require 'rubygems/mock_gem_ui'
+
+module Gem
+  # from rubygems/lib/rubygems/test_case.rb
+  def self.searcher=(searcher)
+    @searcher = searcher
+  end
+  def self.java_platform?
+    false
+  end
+end
+
+module Itamae
+  describe List do
+    # build gem space for test; from Gem::TestCase#setup
+    before do
+      @orig_env = ENV.to_hash
+      @tmp = File.expand_path("tmp")
+
+      FileUtils.mkdir_p @tmp
+
+      ENV['GEM_VENDOR'] = nil
+      ENV['GEMRC'] = nil
+      ENV['SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH'] = nil
+      ENV["TMPDIR"] = @tmp
+
+      @current_dir = Dir.pwd
+
+      @back_ui = Gem::DefaultUserInteraction.ui
+      Gem::DefaultUserInteraction.ui = Gem::MockGemUi.new
+
+      tmpdir = File.realpath Dir.tmpdir
+
+      @tempdir = File.join(tmpdir, "test_rubygems_#{$$}")
+
+      FileUtils.mkdir_p @tempdir
+
+      @orig_SYSTEM_WIDE_CONFIG_FILE = Gem::ConfigFile::SYSTEM_WIDE_CONFIG_FILE
+      Gem::ConfigFile.send :remove_const, :SYSTEM_WIDE_CONFIG_FILE
+      Gem::ConfigFile.send :const_set, :SYSTEM_WIDE_CONFIG_FILE,
+                           File.join(@tempdir, 'system-gemrc')
+
+      @gemhome = File.join @tempdir, 'gemhome'
+      @userhome = File.join @tempdir, 'userhome'
+      ENV["GEM_SPEC_CACHE"] = File.join @tempdir, 'spec_cache'
+
+      orig_ruby = if ENV['RUBY']
+                    ruby = Gem.ruby
+                    Gem.ruby = ENV['RUBY']
+                    ruby
+                  end
+
+      Gem.ensure_gem_subdirectories @gemhome
+
+      @orig_LOAD_PATH = $LOAD_PATH.dup
+      $LOAD_PATH.map! do |s|
+        expand_path = File.realpath(s) rescue File.expand_path(s)
+        if expand_path != s
+          if s.instance_variable_defined?(:@gem_prelude_index)
+            expand_path.instance_variable_set(:@gem_prelude_index, expand_path)
+          end
+          expand_path.freeze if s.frozen?
+          s = expand_path
+        end
+        s
+      end
+
+      Dir.chdir @tempdir
+
+      ENV['HOME'] = @userhome
+      Gem.instance_variable_set :@user_home, nil
+      Gem.instance_variable_set :@data_home, nil
+      Gem.instance_variable_set :@gemdeps, nil
+      Gem.instance_variable_set :@env_requirements_by_name, nil
+      Gem.send :remove_instance_variable, :@ruby_version if
+        Gem.instance_variables.include? :@ruby_version
+
+      FileUtils.mkdir_p @gemhome
+      FileUtils.mkdir_p @userhome
+
+      # these are not used here, but used in Gem test:
+      @default_dir = File.join @tempdir, 'default'
+      @default_spec_dir = File.join @default_dir, "specifications", "default"
+      if Gem.java_platform?
+        @orig_default_gem_home = RbConfig::CONFIG['default_gem_home']
+        RbConfig::CONFIG['default_gem_home'] = @default_dir
+      else
+        Gem.instance_variable_set(:@default_dir, @default_dir)
+      end
+      FileUtils.mkdir_p @default_spec_dir
+
+      Gem::Specification.unresolved_deps.clear
+      Gem.use_paths(@gemhome)
+
+      Gem::Security.reset
+
+      Gem.loaded_specs.clear
+      Gem.instance_variable_set(:@activated_gem_paths, 0)
+      Gem.clear_default_specs
+      Bundler.reset!
+
+      Gem.configuration.verbose = true
+      Gem.configuration.update_sources = true
+
+     #Gem::RemoteFetcher.fetcher = Gem::FakeFetcher.new
+
+      Gem.sources.replace ["http://gems.example.com/"]
+
+      Gem.searcher = nil
+     #Gem::SpecFetcher.fetcher = nil
+
+      @orig_arch = RbConfig::CONFIG['arch']
+
+      if win_platform?
+        util_set_arch 'i386-mswin32'
+      else
+        util_set_arch 'i686-darwin8.10.1'
+      end
+
+      @orig_hooks = {}
+      %w[post_install_hooks done_installing_hooks post_uninstall_hooks pre_uninstall_hooks pre_install_hooks pre_reset_hooks post_reset_hooks post_build_hooks].each do |name|
+        @orig_hooks[name] = Gem.send(name).dup
+      end
+
+      @marshal_version = "#{Marshal::MAJOR_VERSION}.#{Marshal::MINOR_VERSION}"
+      @orig_LOADED_FEATURES = $LOADED_FEATURES.dup
+    end
+
+    describe "#run" do
+      it "prints 'dummy::a' recipe" do
+        recipe_path   = "lib/itamae/plugin/recipe/dummy/a.rb"
+        dummy_plugin  = util_spec('itamae-plugin-recipe-dummy', '1', nil, recipe_path)
+        install_specs(dummy_plugin)
+        File.open(@tmp + '/list.out', 'w') do |f|
+          Itamae::List.new(f).run
+        end
+        expect(File.read(@tmp + '/list.out')).to include("dummy::a")
+      end
+    end
+
+    after do
+      $LOAD_PATH.replace @orig_LOAD_PATH if @orig_LOAD_PATH
+      if @orig_LOADED_FEATURES
+        if @orig_LOAD_PATH
+          ($LOADED_FEATURES - @orig_LOADED_FEATURES).each do |feat|
+            $LOADED_FEATURES.delete(feat) if feat.start_with?(@tmp)
+          end
+        else
+          $LOADED_FEATURES.replace @orig_LOADED_FEATURES
+        end
+      end
+
+      RbConfig::CONFIG['arch'] = @orig_arch
+
+     #if defined? Gem::RemoteFetcher
+     #  Gem::RemoteFetcher.fetcher = nil
+     #end
+
+      Dir.chdir @current_dir
+
+      FileUtils.rm_rf @tempdir
+
+      ENV.replace(@orig_env)
+
+      Gem::ConfigFile.send :remove_const, :SYSTEM_WIDE_CONFIG_FILE
+      Gem::ConfigFile.send :const_set, :SYSTEM_WIDE_CONFIG_FILE,
+                           @orig_SYSTEM_WIDE_CONFIG_FILE
+
+      Gem.ruby = @orig_ruby if @orig_ruby
+
+      if Gem.java_platform?
+        RbConfig::CONFIG['default_gem_home'] = @orig_default_gem_home
+      else
+        Gem.instance_variable_set :@default_dir, nil
+      end
+
+      Gem::Specification._clear_load_cache
+      Gem::Specification.unresolved_deps.clear
+      Gem::refresh
+
+      @orig_hooks.each do |name, hooks|
+        Gem.send(name).replace hooks
+      end
+
+      @back_ui.close
+    end
+
+    # stub to emulate rubygems:lib/rubygems/test_case.rb
+    def win_platform?
+      false
+    end
+
+    # stub to emulate rubygems:lib/rubygems/test_case.rb
+    def util_set_arch(arch)
+      RbConfig::CONFIG['arch'] = arch
+      platform = Gem::Platform.new arch
+
+      Gem.instance_variable_set :@platforms, nil
+      Gem::Platform.instance_variable_set :@local, nil
+
+      yield if block_given?
+  
+      platform
+    end
+
+    # from rubygems lib/rubygems/{test_case.rb,test_gem_specification.rb}
+    def init_gem_related
+      # Setting `@default_source_date_epoch` to `nil` effectively resets the
+      # value used for `Gem.source_date_epoch` whenever `$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH`
+      # is not set.
+      Gem.instance_variable_set(:'@default_source_date_epoch', nil)
+    end
+
+    # from rubygems lib/rubygems/test_case.rb
+    def util_spec(name, version=2, deps = nil, *files)
+      spec = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+        s.platform    = Gem::Platform::RUBY
+        s.name        = name
+        s.version     = version
+        s.author      = 'A User'
+        s.email       = 'example@example.com'
+        s.homepage    = 'http://example.com'
+        s.summary     = "this is a summary"
+        s.description = "This is a test description"
+        s.files.push(*files) unless files.empty?
+
+        yield s if block_given?
+      end
+      spec
+    end
+
+    # Install the provided specs; from rubygems lib/rubygems/test_case.rb
+    #
+    # NOTE: physical files in 'spec.files' are automatically generated by Gem::FakePackage
+    def install_specs(*specs)
+      specs.each do |spec|
+        Gem::Installer.for_spec(spec).install
+      end
+      Gem.searcher = nil
+    end
+  end
+end