diff --git a/requirements-swh.txt b/requirements-swh.txt
--- a/requirements-swh.txt
+++ b/requirements-swh.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 swh.core >= 0.0.75
 swh.model >= 0.0.18
 swh.storage >= 0.0.153
+swh.scheduler
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
         loader.deposit=swh.loader.package.deposit:register
         loader.npm=swh.loader.package.npm:register
         loader.pypi=swh.loader.package.pypi:register
+        [swh.cli.subcommands]
+        loader=swh.loader.cli:run
     ''',
     classifiers=[
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
diff --git a/swh/loader/cli.py b/swh/loader/cli.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/loader/cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2019 The Software Heritage developers
+# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+# License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
+# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+
+import logging
+
+import click
+import pkg_resources
+
+from swh.core.cli import CONTEXT_SETTINGS
+from swh.scheduler.cli.utils import parse_options
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+LOADERS = {entry_point.name.split('.', 1)[1]: entry_point
+           for entry_point in pkg_resources.iter_entry_points('swh.workers')
+           if entry_point.name.split('.', 1)[0] == 'loader'}
+
+
+SUPPORTED_LOADERS = list(LOADERS)
+
+
+def get_loader(name: str, **kwargs):
+    """Given a loader name, instantiate it.
+
+    Args:
+        name (str): Lister's name
+        conf (dict): Configuration dict (lister db cnx, policy, priority...)
+
+    Returns:
+        An instantiated loader
+
+    """
+    if name not in LOADERS:
+        raise ValueError(
+            'Invalid lister %s: only supported listers are %s' %
+            (name, SUPPORTED_LOADERS))
+
+    registry_entry = LOADERS[name].load()()
+    logger.debug(f'registry: {registry_entry}')
+    loader_cls = registry_entry['loader']
+    logger.debug(f'loader class: {loader_cls}')
+    return loader_cls(**kwargs)
+
+
+@click.command(name='run', context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS)
+@click.option('--type', '-t', help='Loader to run',
+              type=click.Choice(SUPPORTED_LOADERS))
+@click.option('--url', '-u', default=None,
+              help="Origin url to load")
+@click.argument('options', nargs=-1)
+@click.pass_context
+def run(ctx, type, url, options):
+    """Loader cli tools
+
+    Load an origin from its url with loader <name>
+
+    """
+    (_, kw) = parse_options(options)
+    logger.debug(f'kw: {kw}')
+    loader = get_loader(type, url=url, **kw)
+    result = loader.load()
+    click.echo(result)
diff --git a/swh/loader/package/archive/__init__.py b/swh/loader/package/archive/__init__.py
--- a/swh/loader/package/archive/__init__.py
+++ b/swh/loader/package/archive/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 def register() -> Mapping[str, Any]:
     """Register the current worker module's definition"""
+    from .loader import ArchiveLoader
     return {
         'task_modules': [f'{__name__}.tasks'],
+        'loader': ArchiveLoader,
     }
diff --git a/swh/loader/package/debian/__init__.py b/swh/loader/package/debian/__init__.py
--- a/swh/loader/package/debian/__init__.py
+++ b/swh/loader/package/debian/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 def register() -> Mapping[str, Any]:
     """Register the current worker module's definition"""
+    from .loader import DebianLoader
     return {
         'task_modules': [f'{__name__}.tasks'],
+        'loader': DebianLoader,
     }
diff --git a/swh/loader/package/deposit/__init__.py b/swh/loader/package/deposit/__init__.py
--- a/swh/loader/package/deposit/__init__.py
+++ b/swh/loader/package/deposit/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 def register() -> Mapping[str, Any]:
     """Register the current worker module's definition"""
+    from .loader import DepositLoader
     return {
         'task_modules': [f'{__name__}.tasks'],
+        'loader': DepositLoader,
     }
diff --git a/swh/loader/package/npm/__init__.py b/swh/loader/package/npm/__init__.py
--- a/swh/loader/package/npm/__init__.py
+++ b/swh/loader/package/npm/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 def register() -> Mapping[str, Any]:
     """Register the current worker module's definition"""
+    from .loader import NpmLoader
     return {
         'task_modules': [f'{__name__}.tasks'],
+        'loader': NpmLoader,
     }
diff --git a/swh/loader/package/pypi/__init__.py b/swh/loader/package/pypi/__init__.py
--- a/swh/loader/package/pypi/__init__.py
+++ b/swh/loader/package/pypi/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 def register() -> Mapping[str, Any]:
     """Register the current worker module's definition"""
+    from .loader import PyPILoader
     return {
         'task_modules': [f'{__name__}.tasks'],
+        'loader': PyPILoader,
     }