diff --git a/command/agent/agent_test.go b/command/agent/agent_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d90037c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/agent/agent_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package agent
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+var nextPort uint32 = 17000
+
+func getPort() int {
+	return int(atomic.AddUint32(&nextPort, 1))
+}
+
+func tmpDir(t *testing.T) string {
+	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "nomad")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+	return dir
+}
+
+func makeAgent(t *testing.T, cb func(*Config)) (string, *Agent) {
+	dir := tmpDir(t)
+	conf := DevConfig()
+
+	if cb != nil {
+		cb(conf)
+	}
+
+	agent, err := NewAgent(conf, os.Stderr)
+	if err != nil {
+		os.RemoveAll(dir)
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+	return dir, agent
+}
diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index 3d5a44725..fe25d59c2 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -132,14 +132,16 @@ type Telemetry struct {
 
 // DevConfig is a Config that is used for dev mode of Nomad.
 func DevConfig() *Config {
+	conf := DefaultConfig()
+	conf.LogLevel = "DEBUG"
+	conf.Client.Enabled = true
+	conf.Server.Enabled = true
+	conf.DevMode = true
+	conf.EnableDebug = true
+	conf.DisableAnonymousSignature = true
+	return conf
 	return &Config{
-		LogLevel: "DEBUG",
-		Client: &ClientConfig{
-			Enabled: true,
-		},
-		Server: &ServerConfig{
-			Enabled: true,
-		},
+		LogLevel:                  "DEBUG",
 		DevMode:                   true,
 		EnableDebug:               true,
 		DisableAnonymousSignature: true,
@@ -149,7 +151,15 @@ func DevConfig() *Config {
 // DefaultConfig is a the baseline configuration for Nomad
 func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
-		LogLevel: "INFO",
+		LogLevel:   "INFO",
+		Region:     "region1",
+		Datacenter: "dc1",
+		Client: &ClientConfig{
+			Enabled: false,
+		},
+		Server: &ServerConfig{
+			Enabled: false,
+		},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/command/agent/http.go b/command/agent/http.go
index 41d1a1a52..9df80204a 100644
--- a/command/agent/http.go
+++ b/command/agent/http.go
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 package agent
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/pprof"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 )
 
 // HTTPServer is used to wrap an Agent and expose it over an HTTP interface
@@ -52,6 +58,9 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) Shutdown() {
 
 // registerHandlers is used to attach our handlers to the mux
 func (s *HTTPServer) registerHandlers(enableDebug bool) {
+	s.mux.HandleFunc("/v1/jobs", s.wrap(s.JobsList))
+	s.mux.HandleFunc("/v1/job/", s.wrap(s.JobSpecificRequest))
+
 	if enableDebug {
 		s.mux.HandleFunc("/debug/pprof/", pprof.Index)
 		s.mux.HandleFunc("/debug/pprof/cmdline", pprof.Cmdline)
@@ -59,3 +68,166 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) registerHandlers(enableDebug bool) {
 		s.mux.HandleFunc("/debug/pprof/symbol", pprof.Symbol)
 	}
 }
+
+// HTTPCodedError is used to provide the HTTP error code
+type HTTPCodedError interface {
+	error
+	Code() int
+}
+
+func CodedError(c int, s string) HTTPCodedError {
+	return &codedError{s, c}
+}
+
+type codedError struct {
+	s    string
+	code int
+}
+
+func (e *codedError) Error() string {
+	return e.s
+}
+
+func (e *codedError) Code() int {
+	return e.code
+}
+
+// wrap is used to wrap functions to make them more convenient
+func (s *HTTPServer) wrap(handler func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (interface{}, error)) func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	f := func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		// Invoke the handler
+		reqURL := req.URL.String()
+		start := time.Now()
+		defer func() {
+			s.logger.Printf("[DEBUG] http: Request %v (%v)", reqURL, time.Now().Sub(start))
+		}()
+		obj, err := handler(resp, req)
+
+		// Check for an error
+	HAS_ERR:
+		if err != nil {
+			s.logger.Printf("[ERR] http: Request %v, error: %v", reqURL, err)
+			code := 500
+			if http, ok := err.(HTTPCodedError); ok {
+				code = http.Code()
+			}
+			resp.WriteHeader(code)
+			resp.Write([]byte(err.Error()))
+			return
+		}
+
+		prettyPrint := false
+		if _, ok := req.URL.Query()["pretty"]; ok {
+			prettyPrint = true
+		}
+
+		// Write out the JSON object
+		if obj != nil {
+			var buf []byte
+			if prettyPrint {
+				buf, err = json.MarshalIndent(obj, "", "    ")
+			} else {
+				buf, err = json.Marshal(obj)
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				goto HAS_ERR
+			}
+			resp.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			resp.Write(buf)
+		}
+	}
+	return f
+}
+
+// decodeBody is used to decode a JSON request body
+func decodeBody(req *http.Request, out interface{}, cb func(interface{}) error) error {
+	var raw interface{}
+	dec := json.NewDecoder(req.Body)
+	if err := dec.Decode(&raw); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Invoke the callback prior to decode
+	if cb != nil {
+		if err := cb(raw); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return mapstructure.Decode(raw, out)
+}
+
+// setIndex is used to set the index response header
+func setIndex(resp http.ResponseWriter, index uint64) {
+	resp.Header().Set("X-Nomad-Index", strconv.FormatUint(index, 10))
+}
+
+// setKnownLeader is used to set the known leader header
+func setKnownLeader(resp http.ResponseWriter, known bool) {
+	s := "true"
+	if !known {
+		s = "false"
+	}
+	resp.Header().Set("X-Nomad-KnownLeader", s)
+}
+
+// setLastContact is used to set the last contact header
+func setLastContact(resp http.ResponseWriter, last time.Duration) {
+	lastMsec := uint64(last / time.Millisecond)
+	resp.Header().Set("X-Nomad-LastContact", strconv.FormatUint(lastMsec, 10))
+}
+
+// setMeta is used to set the query response meta data
+func setMeta(resp http.ResponseWriter, m *structs.QueryMeta) {
+	setIndex(resp, m.Index)
+	setLastContact(resp, m.LastContact)
+	setKnownLeader(resp, m.KnownLeader)
+}
+
+// parseWait is used to parse the ?wait and ?index query params
+// Returns true on error
+func parseWait(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, b *structs.QueryOptions) bool {
+	query := req.URL.Query()
+	if wait := query.Get("wait"); wait != "" {
+		dur, err := time.ParseDuration(wait)
+		if err != nil {
+			resp.WriteHeader(400)
+			resp.Write([]byte("Invalid wait time"))
+			return true
+		}
+		b.MaxQueryTime = dur
+	}
+	if idx := query.Get("index"); idx != "" {
+		index, err := strconv.ParseUint(idx, 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			resp.WriteHeader(400)
+			resp.Write([]byte("Invalid index"))
+			return true
+		}
+		b.MinQueryIndex = index
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// parseConsistency is used to parse the ?stale query params.
+func parseConsistency(req *http.Request, b *structs.QueryOptions) {
+	query := req.URL.Query()
+	if _, ok := query["stale"]; ok {
+		b.AllowStale = true
+	}
+}
+
+// parseRegion is used to parse the ?region query param
+func (s *HTTPServer) parseRegion(req *http.Request, r *string) {
+	if other := req.URL.Query().Get("region"); other != "" {
+		*r = other
+	} else if *r == "" {
+		*r = s.agent.config.Region
+	}
+}
+
+// parse is a convenience method for endpoints that need to parse multiple flags
+func (s *HTTPServer) parse(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, r *string, b *structs.QueryOptions) bool {
+	s.parseRegion(req, r)
+	parseConsistency(req, b)
+	return parseWait(resp, req, b)
+}
diff --git a/command/agent/http_test.go b/command/agent/http_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89ffa9139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/agent/http_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,302 @@
+package agent
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
+)
+
+type TestServer struct {
+	T      *testing.T
+	Dir    string
+	Agent  *Agent
+	Server *HTTPServer
+}
+
+func (s *TestServer) Cleanup() {
+	s.Server.Shutdown()
+	s.Agent.Shutdown()
+	os.RemoveAll(s.Dir)
+}
+
+func makeHTTPServer(t *testing.T, cb func(c *Config)) *TestServer {
+	dir, agent := makeAgent(t, cb)
+	srv, err := NewHTTPServer(agent, agent.config, agent.logOutput)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+	s := &TestServer{
+		T:      t,
+		Dir:    dir,
+		Agent:  agent,
+		Server: srv,
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
+func TestSetIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	setIndex(resp, 1000)
+	header := resp.Header().Get("X-Nomad-Index")
+	if header != "1000" {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", header)
+	}
+	setIndex(resp, 2000)
+	if v := resp.Header()["X-Nomad-Index"]; len(v) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", v)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSetKnownLeader(t *testing.T) {
+	resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	setKnownLeader(resp, true)
+	header := resp.Header().Get("X-Nomad-KnownLeader")
+	if header != "true" {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", header)
+	}
+	resp = httptest.NewRecorder()
+	setKnownLeader(resp, false)
+	header = resp.Header().Get("X-Nomad-KnownLeader")
+	if header != "false" {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", header)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSetLastContact(t *testing.T) {
+	resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	setLastContact(resp, 123456*time.Microsecond)
+	header := resp.Header().Get("X-Nomad-LastContact")
+	if header != "123" {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", header)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSetMeta(t *testing.T) {
+	meta := structs.QueryMeta{
+		Index:       1000,
+		KnownLeader: true,
+		LastContact: 123456 * time.Microsecond,
+	}
+	resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	setMeta(resp, &meta)
+	header := resp.Header().Get("X-Nomad-Index")
+	if header != "1000" {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", header)
+	}
+	header = resp.Header().Get("X-Nomad-KnownLeader")
+	if header != "true" {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", header)
+	}
+	header = resp.Header().Get("X-Nomad-LastContact")
+	if header != "123" {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", header)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestContentTypeIsJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	s := makeHTTPServer(t, nil)
+	defer s.Cleanup()
+
+	resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	handler := func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+		return &structs.Job{Name: "foo"}, nil
+	}
+
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/v1/kv/key", nil)
+	s.Server.wrap(handler)(resp, req)
+
+	contentType := resp.Header().Get("Content-Type")
+
+	if contentType != "application/json" {
+		t.Fatalf("Content-Type header was not 'application/json'")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPrettyPrint(t *testing.T) {
+	testPrettyPrint("pretty=1", t)
+}
+
+func TestPrettyPrintBare(t *testing.T) {
+	testPrettyPrint("pretty", t)
+}
+
+func testPrettyPrint(pretty string, t *testing.T) {
+	s := makeHTTPServer(t, nil)
+	defer s.Cleanup()
+
+	r := &structs.Job{Name: "foo"}
+
+	resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handler := func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+		return r, nil
+	}
+
+	urlStr := "/v1/job/foo?" + pretty
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", urlStr, nil)
+	s.Server.wrap(handler)(resp, req)
+
+	expected, _ := json.MarshalIndent(r, "", "    ")
+	actual, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if !bytes.Equal(expected, actual) {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %q", string(actual))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseWait(t *testing.T) {
+	resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	var b structs.QueryOptions
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET",
+		"/v1/catalog/nodes?wait=60s&index=1000", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if d := parseWait(resp, req, &b); d {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected done")
+	}
+
+	if b.MinQueryIndex != 1000 {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", b)
+	}
+	if b.MaxQueryTime != 60*time.Second {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", b)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseWait_InvalidTime(t *testing.T) {
+	resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	var b structs.QueryOptions
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET",
+		"/v1/catalog/nodes?wait=60foo&index=1000", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if d := parseWait(resp, req, &b); !d {
+		t.Fatalf("expected done")
+	}
+
+	if resp.Code != 400 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad code: %v", resp.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseWait_InvalidIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	var b structs.QueryOptions
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET",
+		"/v1/catalog/nodes?wait=60s&index=foo", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if d := parseWait(resp, req, &b); !d {
+		t.Fatalf("expected done")
+	}
+
+	if resp.Code != 400 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad code: %v", resp.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseConsistency(t *testing.T) {
+	var b structs.QueryOptions
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET",
+		"/v1/catalog/nodes?stale", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	parseConsistency(req, &b)
+	if !b.AllowStale {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", b)
+	}
+
+	b = structs.QueryOptions{}
+	req, err = http.NewRequest("GET",
+		"/v1/catalog/nodes?consistent", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	parseConsistency(req, &b)
+	if b.AllowStale {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", b)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseRegion(t *testing.T) {
+	s := makeHTTPServer(t, nil)
+	defer s.Cleanup()
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET",
+		"/v1/jobs?region=foo", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var region string
+	s.Server.parseRegion(req, &region)
+	if region != "foo" {
+		t.Fatalf("bad %s", region)
+	}
+
+	region = ""
+	req, err = http.NewRequest("GET", "/v1/jobs", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	s.Server.parseRegion(req, &region)
+	if region != "region1" {
+		t.Fatalf("bad %s", region)
+	}
+}
+
+// assertIndex tests that X-Nomad-Index is set and non-zero
+func assertIndex(t *testing.T, resp *httptest.ResponseRecorder) {
+	header := resp.Header().Get("X-Nomad-Index")
+	if header == "" || header == "0" {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", header)
+	}
+}
+
+// checkIndex is like assertIndex but returns an error
+func checkIndex(resp *httptest.ResponseRecorder) error {
+	header := resp.Header().Get("X-Nomad-Index")
+	if header == "" || header == "0" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Bad: %v", header)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// getIndex parses X-Nomad-Index
+func getIndex(t *testing.T, resp *httptest.ResponseRecorder) uint64 {
+	header := resp.Header().Get("X-Nomad-Index")
+	if header == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", header)
+	}
+	val, err := strconv.Atoi(header)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad: %v", header)
+	}
+	return uint64(val)
+}
diff --git a/command/agent/job_endpoint.go b/command/agent/job_endpoint.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fee60e85f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/agent/job_endpoint.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package agent
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/consul/structs"
+)
+
+func (s *HTTPServer) JobsList(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	var args structs.RegisterRequest
+	if err := decodeBody(req, &args, nil); err != nil {
+		resp.WriteHeader(400)
+		resp.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("Request decode failed: %v", err)))
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// Setup the default DC if not provided
+	if args.Datacenter == "" {
+		args.Datacenter = s.agent.config.Datacenter
+	}
+
+	// Forward to the servers
+	var out struct{}
+	if err := s.agent.RPC("Catalog.Register", &args, &out); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (s *HTTPServer) JobSpecificRequest(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	var args structs.RegisterRequest
+	if err := decodeBody(req, &args, nil); err != nil {
+		resp.WriteHeader(400)
+		resp.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("Request decode failed: %v", err)))
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// Setup the default DC if not provided
+	if args.Datacenter == "" {
+		args.Datacenter = s.agent.config.Datacenter
+	}
+
+	// Forward to the servers
+	var out struct{}
+	if err := s.agent.RPC("Catalog.Register", &args, &out); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}