diff --git a/pmb/commands/__init__.py b/pmb/commands/__init__.py
index e9e38e16..e937643c 100644
--- a/pmb/commands/__init__.py
+++ b/pmb/commands/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from .log import Log
 from .index import Index
 from .repo_bootstrap import RepoBootstrap
 from .shutdown import Shutdown
+from .test import Test
 
 """New way to model pmbootstrap subcommands that can be invoked without PmbArgs."""
 
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ def run_command(args: PmbArgs):
         command = RepoBootstrap(args.arch, args.repository)
     elif args.action == "shutdown":
         command = Shutdown()
+    elif args.action == "test":
+        command = Test(args.action_test)
     else:
         raise NotImplementedError(f"Command '{args.action}' is not implemented.")
 
diff --git a/pmb/commands/test.py b/pmb/commands/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..28e8d44f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmb/commands/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Copyright 2024 Caleb Connolly
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import Any, Dict, List
+from pmb import commands, logging
+import pmb.helpers.repo
+import pmb.parse.apkindex
+from pmb.core.arch import Arch
+import time
+
+
+"""Various internal test commands for performance testing and debugging."""
+
+def apkindex_parse_all():
+    indexes = pmb.helpers.repo.apkindex_files(Arch.native())
+
+    pkgs = 0
+    indxs = len(indexes)
+    start = time.time()
+    for index in indexes:
+        ret = pmb.parse.apkindex.parse(index)
+        pkgs += len(ret)
+    end = time.time()
+    logging.info(f"Parsed {pkgs} packages from {indxs} APKINDEX files in {end - start:.3f} seconds")
+
+
+class Test(commands.Command):
+    def __init__(self, action: str):
+        self.action = action
+
+    def run(self):
+        if self.action == "apkindex_parse_all":
+            apkindex_parse_all()
+
diff --git a/pmb/parse/arguments.py b/pmb/parse/arguments.py
index 85287bdf..573b4ecc 100644
--- a/pmb/parse/arguments.py
+++ b/pmb/parse/arguments.py
@@ -564,6 +564,12 @@ def arguments_lint(subparser):
     add_packages_arg(lint, nargs="*")
 
 
+def arguments_test(subparser):
+    test = subparser.add_parser("test", help="Internal pmbootstrap test tools")
+    sub = test.add_subparsers(dest="action_test", required=True)
+    sub.add_parser("apkindex_parse_all", help="parse all APKINDEX files")
+
+
 def arguments_status(subparser):
     ret = subparser.add_parser("status",
                                help="show a config and pmaports overview")
@@ -730,6 +736,7 @@ def get_parser():
     arguments_aportupgrade(sub)
     arguments_newapkbuild(sub)
     arguments_lint(sub)
+    arguments_test(sub)
     arguments_status(sub)
     arguments_ci(sub)
 
diff --git a/pmb/types.py b/pmb/types.py
index 6d34f08c..3e33446c 100644
--- a/pmb/types.py
+++ b/pmb/types.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class PmbArgs(Namespace):
     action_initfs: str
     action_kconfig: str
     action_netboot: str
+    action_test: str
     add: str
     all: bool
     all_git: str