diff --git a/scripts/rpc_maas_tool.py b/scripts/rpc_maas_tool.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from rackspace_monitoring.drivers.rackspace import RackspaceMonitoringValidationError
+from rackspace_monitoring.providers import get_driver
+from rackspace_monitoring.types import Provider
+
+import ConfigParser
+import argparse
+import sys
+
+
+def main(args):
+    config = ConfigParser.RawConfigParser()
+    config.read('/root/.raxrc')
+
+    driver = get_driver(Provider.RACKSPACE)
+    conn = _get_conn(config, driver)
+
+    if conn is None:
+        print("Unable to get a client to MaaS, exiting")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if args.command == 'alarms':
+        alarms(args, conn)
+    elif args.command == 'check':
+        check(args, conn)
+    elif args.command == 'delete':
+        delete(args, conn)
+
+
+def alarms(args, conn):
+    for entity in _get_entities(args, conn):
+        alarms = conn.list_alarms(entity)
+        if alarms:
+            print('Entity %s (%s):' % (entity.id, entity.label))
+            for alarm in alarms:
+                print ' - %s' % alarm.label
+
+
+def check(args, conn):
+    for entity in _get_entities(args, conn):
+        error = 0
+        for check in conn.list_checks(entity):
+            try:
+                result = conn.test_existing_check(check)
+            except RackspaceMonitoringValidationError as e:
+                print('Entity %s (%s):' % (entity.id, entity.label))
+                print(' - %s' % e)
+                break
+
+            available = result[0]['available']
+            status = result[0]['status']
+
+            if available is False or status != 'okay':
+                if error == 0:
+                    print('Entity %s (%s):' % (entity.id, entity.label))
+                    error = 1
+                if available is False:
+                    print(' - Check %s (%s) did not run correctly' %
+                          (check.id, check.label))
+                elif status != 'okay':
+                    print(" - Check %s (%s) ran correctly but returned a "
+                          "'%s' status" % (check.id, check.label, status))
+
+
+def delete(args, conn):
+    count = 0
+
+    if args.force is False:
+        print "*** Proceeding WILL delete ALL your checks (and data) ****"
+        if raw_input("Type 'from orbit' to continue: ") != 'from orbit':
+            return
+
+    for entity in _get_entities(args, conn):
+        error = 0
+        for check in conn.list_checks(entity):
+            conn.delete_check(check)
+            count += 1
+
+    print "Number of checks deleted: %s" % count
+
+
+def _get_conn(config, driver):
+    conn = None
+
+    if config.has_section('credentials'):
+        try:
+            user = config.get('credentials', 'username')
+            api_key = config.get('credentials', 'api_key')
+        except Exception as e:
+            print e
+        else:
+            conn = driver(user, api_key)
+    if not conn and config.has_section('api'):
+        try:
+            url = config.get('api', 'url')
+            token = config.get('api', 'token')
+        except Exception as e:
+            print e
+        else:
+            conn = driver(None, None, ex_force_base_url=url,
+                          ex_force_auth_token=token)
+
+    return conn
+
+
+def _get_entities(args, conn):
+    entities = []
+
+    for entity in conn.list_entities():
+        if args.prefix is None or args.prefix in entity.label:
+            entities.append(entity)
+
+    return entities
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Test MaaS checks')
+    parser.add_argument('command',
+                        type=str,
+                        choices=['alarms', 'check', 'delete'],
+                        help='Command to execute')
+    parser.add_argument('--force',
+                        action="store_true",
+                        help='Do stuff irrespective of consequence'),
+    parser.add_argument('--prefix',
+                        type=str,
+                        help='Limit testing to checks on entities labelled w/ '
+                             'this prefix',
+                        default=None)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    main(args)