diff --git a/cmd/migrate.go b/cmd/migrate.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de19d60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/migrate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/Jaculabilis/intake/core"
+	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var migrateCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "migrate",
+	Short: "Migrate an intake database to the latest version",
+	Long: `Migrate an intake database to the latest version.
+	
+Note that the database will be created if it does not exist, even with --list.`,
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		migrate()
+	},
+}
+
+var migrateListOnly bool
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(migrateCmd)
+
+	migrateCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&migrateListOnly, "list", "l", false, "Show the list of migrations")
+}
+
+func migrate() {
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", getDbPath())
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	core.InitDatabase(db)
+	if migrateListOnly {
+		pending, err := core.GetPendingMigrations(db)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		for name, complete := range pending {
+			if complete {
+				fmt.Printf("[x] %s\n", name)
+			} else {
+				fmt.Printf("[ ] %s\n", name)
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		core.MigrateDatabase(db)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 6b20036..e424680 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -19,7 +20,25 @@ func Execute() {
 	}
 }
 
+var dbPath string
+
 func init() {
 	// Disable the automatic help command
 	rootCmd.SetHelpCommand(&cobra.Command{Hidden: true})
+
+	// All commands need to operate on a database
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&dbPath, "db", "d", "", "Path to the intake sqlite database")
+}
+
+func getDbPath() string {
+	if dbPath != "" {
+		return dbPath
+	}
+	env := os.Getenv("INTAKE_DB")
+	if env != "" {
+		return env
+	}
+	fmt.Println("error: No database specified. Either --db or INTAKE_DB must be set.")
+	os.Exit(1)
+	return ""
 }
diff --git a/core/db.go b/core/db.go
index 57490ba..ae767a6 100644
--- a/core/db.go
+++ b/core/db.go
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ func InitDatabase(db *sql.DB) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-// Get the names of existing migrations that haven't been applied yet.
-func GetPendingMigrations(db *sql.DB) ([]string, error) {
+// Get a map of migration names to whether the migration has been applied.
+func GetPendingMigrations(db *sql.DB) (map[string]bool, error) {
 	allMigrations, err := migrations.ReadDir("sql")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -73,14 +73,7 @@ func GetPendingMigrations(db *sql.DB) ([]string, error) {
 		complete[name] = true
 	}
 
-	var pending []string
-	for name, isComplete := range complete {
-		if !isComplete {
-			pending = append(pending, name)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return pending, nil
+	return complete, nil
 }
 
 // Apply a migration by name.
@@ -104,10 +97,12 @@ func MigrateDatabase(db *sql.DB) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	for _, name := range pending {
-		err = ApplyMigration(db, name)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+	for name, complete := range pending {
+		if !complete {
+			err = ApplyMigration(db, name)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return nil