diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2ceb8eed93..5a741cd012 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # Don’t commit the following directories created by pub.
 build/
 packages/
+bin/packages
 .buildlog
+.project
 
 # Or the files created by dart2js.
 *.dart.js
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c60afea39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Copyright 2014, the Dart project authors. All rights reserved.
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+      copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+      disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+      with the distribution.
+    * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+      contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+      from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31576e9724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#dartdoc
+
+A documentation generator for Dart.
+
+Note: This tool is currently in pre-alpha stage.
+
+Issues and bugs
+
+Please file reports on the [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/dart-lang/dartdoc/issues).
+
+License
+
+See the LICENSE file for information.
diff --git a/bin/dartdoc.dart b/bin/dartdoc.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e74a024cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/dartdoc.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2014, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import 'dart:io';
+
+import 'package:args/args.dart';
+
+import 'package:dartdoc/dartdoc.dart';
+
+/// Analyzes Dart files and generates a representation of included libraries,
+/// classes, and members. Uses the current directory to look for libraries.
+void main(List<String> arguments) {
+  var parser = _createArgsParser();
+  var results = parser.parse(arguments);
+
+  if (results['help']) {
+    _printUsageAndExit(parser);
+  }
+  List<String> excludeLibraries = results['exclude'] == null ?
+         [] : results['exclude'].split(',');
+
+  var currentDir = Directory.current;
+  new DartDoc(currentDir, excludeLibraries).generate();
+}
+
+/// Print help if we are passed the help option or invalid arguments.
+void _printUsageAndExit(ArgParser parser) {
+  print(parser.usage);
+  print('Usage: dartdoc [OPTIONS]');
+  exit(0);
+}
+
+ ArgParser _createArgsParser() {
+   // TODO: more options to be added
+  var parser = new ArgParser();
+  parser.addOption(
+      'exclude',
+      help: 'a comma-separated list of library names to ignore');
+  parser.addFlag('help',
+      abbr: 'h',
+      negatable: false,
+      help: 'show command help');
+  return parser;
+}
diff --git a/lib/dartdoc.dart b/lib/dartdoc.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45efa06de2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dartdoc.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2014, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+library dartdoc;
+
+import 'dart:io';
+
+/// Generates Dart documentation for all public Dart libraries in the given
+/// directory.
+class DartDoc {
+
+  List<String> _excludes;
+  Directory _rootDir;
+
+  DartDoc(this._rootDir,this._excludes);
+
+  /// Generate the documentation
+  void generate() {
+    print("TODO: impelement doc generation");
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5603af9652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+name: dartdoc
+version: 0.0.1
+author: Dart Team <misc@dartlang.org>
+description: A documentation generator for Dart.
+homepage: https://github.com/dart-lang/dartdoc
+dependencies:
+  analyzer: any
+  args: any
+executables:
+  dartdoc: