diff --git a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/cmd_node.go b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/cmd_node.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"source.monogon.dev/metropolis/cli/metroctl/core"
+	clicontext "source.monogon.dev/metropolis/cli/pkg/context"
+	"source.monogon.dev/metropolis/node/core/identity"
+	apb "source.monogon.dev/metropolis/proto/api"
+)
+
+var nodeCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Short: "Updates and queries node information.",
+	Use:   "node",
+}
+
+var nodeDescribeCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Short:   "Describes cluster nodes.",
+	Use:     "describe [node-id] [--filter] [--output] [--format]",
+	Example: "metroctl node describe metropolis-c556e31c3fa2bf0a36e9ccb9fd5d6056",
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		ctx := clicontext.WithInterrupt(context.Background())
+		cc := dialAuthenticated(ctx)
+		mgmt := apb.NewManagementClient(cc)
+
+		nodes, err := core.GetNodes(ctx, mgmt, flags.filter)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("While calling Management.GetNodes: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		printNodes(nodes, args, nil)
+	},
+	Args: cobra.ArbitraryArgs,
+}
+
+var nodeListCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Short:   "Lists cluster nodes.",
+	Use:     "list [node-id] [--filter] [--output] [--format]",
+	Example: "metroctl node list --filter node.status.external_address==\"10.8.0.2\"",
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		ctx := clicontext.WithInterrupt(context.Background())
+		cc := dialAuthenticated(ctx)
+		mgmt := apb.NewManagementClient(cc)
+
+		nodes, err := core.GetNodes(ctx, mgmt, flags.filter)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("While calling Management.GetNodes: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		printNodes(nodes, args, map[string]bool{"node id": true})
+	},
+	Args: cobra.ArbitraryArgs,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	nodeCmd.AddCommand(nodeDescribeCmd)
+	nodeCmd.AddCommand(nodeListCmd)
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(nodeCmd)
+}
+
+func printNodes(nodes []*apb.Node, args []string, onlyColumns map[string]bool) {
+	o := io.WriteCloser(os.Stdout)
+	if flags.output != "" {
+		of, err := os.Create(flags.output)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Couldn't create the output file at %s: %v", flags.output, err)
+		}
+		o = of
+	}
+
+	// Narrow down the output set to supplied node IDs, if any.
+	qids := make(map[string]bool)
+	if len(args) != 0 && args[0] != "all" {
+		for _, a := range args {
+			qids[a] = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	var t table
+	for _, n := range nodes {
+		// Filter the information we want client-side.
+		if len(qids) != 0 {
+			nid := identity.NodeID(n.Pubkey)
+			if _, e := qids[nid]; !e {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		t.add(nodeEntry(n))
+	}
+
+	t.print(o, onlyColumns)
+}