diff --git a/cmd/zrok/md.go b/cmd/zrok/md.go
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/zrok/md.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/openziti/zrok/drives/sync"
+	"github.com/openziti/zrok/environment"
+	"github.com/openziti/zrok/tui"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"net/url"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(newMdCommand().cmd)
+}
+
+type mdCommand struct {
+	cmd *cobra.Command
+}
+
+func newMdCommand() *mdCommand {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "md <target>",
+		Short:   "Make directory at <target> ('http://', 'zrok://', 'file://')",
+		Aliases: []string{"mkdir"},
+		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	}
+	command := &mdCommand{cmd: cmd}
+	cmd.Run = command.run
+	return command
+}
+
+func (cmd *mdCommand) run(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	targetUrl, err := url.Parse(args[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		tui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("invalid target '%v'", args[0]), err)
+	}
+	if targetUrl.Scheme == "" {
+		targetUrl.Scheme = "file"
+	}
+
+	root, err := environment.LoadRoot()
+	if err != nil {
+		tui.Error("error loading root", err)
+	}
+
+	target, err := sync.TargetForURL(targetUrl, root)
+	if err != nil {
+		tui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("error creating target for '%v'", targetUrl), err)
+	}
+
+	if err := target.Mkdir("/"); err != nil {
+		tui.Error("error creating directory", err)
+	}
+}