diff --git a/plume-cli/src/list.rs b/plume-cli/src/list.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..340c974f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plume-cli/src/list.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+use clap::{App, Arg, ArgMatches, SubCommand};
+
+use plume_models::{blogs::Blog, instance::Instance, lists::*, users::User, Connection};
+
+pub fn command<'a, 'b>() -> App<'a, 'b> {
+    SubCommand::with_name("lists")
+        .about("Manage lists")
+        .subcommand(
+            SubCommand::with_name("new")
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("name")
+                        .short("n")
+                        .long("name")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .help("The name of this list"),
+                )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("type")
+                        .short("t")
+                        .long("type")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .help("The type of this list"),
+                )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("user")
+                        .short("u")
+                        .long("user")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .help("Username of whom this list is for. Empty for an instance list"),
+                )
+                .about("Create a new list"),
+        )
+        .subcommand(
+            SubCommand::with_name("delete")
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("name")
+                        .short("n")
+                        .long("name")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .help("The name of the list to delete"),
+                )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("user")
+                        .short("u")
+                        .long("user")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .help("Username of whom this list was for. Empty for instance list"),
+                )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("yes")
+                        .short("y")
+                        .long("yes")
+                        .help("Confirm the deletion"),
+                ),
+        )
+        .subcommand(
+            SubCommand::with_name("add")
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("name")
+                        .short("n")
+                        .long("name")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .help("The name of the list to add an element to"),
+                )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("user")
+                        .short("u")
+                        .long("user")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .help("Username of whom this list is for. Empty for instance list"),
+                )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("value")
+                        .short("v")
+                        .long("value")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .help("The value to add"),
+                ),
+        )
+        .subcommand(
+            SubCommand::with_name("rm")
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("name")
+                        .short("n")
+                        .long("name")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .help("The name of the list to remove an element from"),
+                )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("user")
+                        .short("u")
+                        .long("user")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .help("Username of whom this list is for. Empty for instance list"),
+                )
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("value")
+                        .short("v")
+                        .long("value")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .help("The value to remove"),
+                ),
+        )
+}
+
+pub fn run<'a>(args: &ArgMatches<'a>, conn: &Connection) {
+    let conn = conn;
+    match args.subcommand() {
+        ("new", Some(x)) => new(x, conn),
+        ("delete", Some(x)) => delete(x, conn),
+        ("add", Some(x)) => add(x, conn),
+        ("rm", Some(x)) => rm(x, conn),
+        ("", None) => command().print_help().unwrap(),
+        _ => println!("Unknown subcommand"),
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_list_identifier(args: &ArgMatches<'_>) -> (String, Option<String>) {
+    let name = args
+        .value_of("name")
+        .map(String::from)
+        .expect("No name provided for the list");
+    let user = args.value_of("user").map(String::from);
+    (name, user)
+}
+
+fn get_list_type(args: &ArgMatches<'_>) -> ListType {
+    let typ = args
+        .value_of("type")
+        .map(String::from)
+        .expect("No name type for the list");
+    match typ.as_str() {
+        "user" => ListType::User,
+        "blog" => ListType::Blog,
+        "word" => ListType::Word,
+        "prefix" => ListType::Prefix,
+        _ => panic!("Invalid list type: {}", typ),
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_value(args: &ArgMatches<'_>) -> String {
+    args.value_of("value")
+        .map(String::from)
+        .expect("No query provided")
+}
+
+fn resolve_user(username: &str, conn: &Connection) -> User {
+    let instance = Instance::get_local_uncached(conn).expect("Failed to load local instance");
+
+    User::find_by_name(conn, username, instance.id).expect("User not found")
+}
+
+fn new(args: &ArgMatches<'_>, conn: &Connection) {
+    let (name, user) = get_list_identifier(args);
+    let typ = get_list_type(args);
+
+    let user = user.map(|user| resolve_user(&user, conn));
+
+    List::new(conn, &name, user.as_ref(), typ).expect("failed to create list");
+}
+
+fn delete(args: &ArgMatches<'_>, conn: &Connection) {
+    let (name, user) = get_list_identifier(args);
+
+    if !args.is_present("yes") {
+        panic!("Warning, this operation is destructive. Add --yes to confirm you want to do it.")
+    }
+
+    let user = user.map(|user| resolve_user(&user, conn));
+
+    let list =
+        List::find_for_user_by_name(conn, user.map(|u| u.id), &name).expect("list not found");
+
+    list.delete(conn).expect("Failed to update list");
+}
+
+fn add(args: &ArgMatches<'_>, conn: &Connection) {
+    let (name, user) = get_list_identifier(args);
+    let value = get_value(args);
+
+    let user = user.map(|user| resolve_user(&user, conn));
+
+    let list =
+        List::find_for_user_by_name(conn, user.map(|u| u.id), &name).expect("list not found");
+
+    match list.kind() {
+        ListType::Blog => {
+            let blog_id = Blog::find_by_fqn(conn, &value).expect("unknown blog").id;
+            if !list.contains_blog(conn, blog_id).unwrap() {
+                list.add_blogs(conn, &[blog_id]).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+        ListType::User => {
+            let user_id = User::find_by_fqn(conn, &value).expect("unknown user").id;
+            if !list.contains_user(conn, user_id).unwrap() {
+                list.add_users(conn, &[user_id]).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+        ListType::Word => {
+            if !list.contains_word(conn, &value).unwrap() {
+                list.add_words(conn, &[&value]).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+        ListType::Prefix => {
+            if !list.contains_prefix(conn, &value).unwrap() {
+                list.add_prefixes(conn, &[&value]).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn rm(args: &ArgMatches<'_>, conn: &Connection) {
+    let (name, user) = get_list_identifier(args);
+    let value = get_value(args);
+
+    let user = user.map(|user| resolve_user(&user, conn));
+
+    let list =
+        List::find_for_user_by_name(conn, user.map(|u| u.id), &name).expect("list not found");
+
+    match list.kind() {
+        ListType::Blog => {
+            let blog_id = Blog::find_by_fqn(conn, &value).expect("unknown blog").id;
+            let mut blogs = list.list_blogs(conn).unwrap();
+            if let Some(index) = blogs.iter().position(|b| b.id == blog_id) {
+                blogs.swap_remove(index);
+                let blogs = blogs.iter().map(|b| b.id).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                list.set_blogs(conn, &blogs).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+        ListType::User => {
+            let user_id = User::find_by_fqn(conn, &value).expect("unknown user").id;
+            let mut users = list.list_users(conn).unwrap();
+            if let Some(index) = users.iter().position(|u| u.id == user_id) {
+                users.swap_remove(index);
+                let users = users.iter().map(|u| u.id).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                list.set_users(conn, &users).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+        ListType::Word => {
+            let mut words = list.list_words(conn).unwrap();
+            if let Some(index) = words.iter().position(|w| *w == value) {
+                words.swap_remove(index);
+                let words = words.iter().map(String::as_str).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                list.set_words(conn, &words).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+        ListType::Prefix => {
+            let mut prefixes = list.list_prefixes(conn).unwrap();
+            if let Some(index) = prefixes.iter().position(|p| *p == value) {
+                prefixes.swap_remove(index);
+                let prefixes = prefixes.iter().map(String::as_str).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                list.set_prefixes(conn, &prefixes).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plume-cli/src/main.rs b/plume-cli/src/main.rs
index f6b1f48b..00ea0307 100644
--- a/plume-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/plume-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use plume_models::{instance::Instance, Connection as Conn, CONFIG};
 use std::io::{self, prelude::*};
 
 mod instance;
+mod list;
 mod migration;
 mod search;
 mod timeline;
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ fn main() {
         .subcommand(migration::command())
         .subcommand(search::command())
         .subcommand(timeline::command())
+        .subcommand(list::command())
         .subcommand(users::command());
     let matches = app.clone().get_matches();
 
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ fn main() {
         ("timeline", Some(args)) => {
             timeline::run(args, &conn.expect("Couldn't connect to the database."))
         }
+        ("lists", Some(args)) => list::run(args, &conn.expect("Couldn't connect to the database.")),
         ("users", Some(args)) => {
             users::run(args, &conn.expect("Couldn't connect to the database."))
         }
diff --git a/plume-cli/src/timeline.rs b/plume-cli/src/timeline.rs
index 1ad21e4c..ee78b731 100644
--- a/plume-cli/src/timeline.rs
+++ b/plume-cli/src/timeline.rs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ fn preload(timeline: Timeline, count: usize, conn: &Connection) {
     }
 
     for post in posts.iter().rev() {
-        timeline.add_post(conn, &post).unwrap();
+        timeline.add_post(conn, post).unwrap();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/plume-models/src/lists.rs b/plume-models/src/lists.rs
index 5b393f64..9dea12d7 100644
--- a/plume-models/src/lists.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/lists.rs
@@ -297,6 +297,28 @@ impl List {
             .map_err(Error::from)
     }
 
+    pub fn delete(&self, conn: &Connection) -> Result<()> {
+        if let Some(user_id) = self.user_id {
+            diesel::delete(
+                lists::table
+                    .filter(lists::user_id.eq(user_id))
+                    .filter(lists::name.eq(&self.name)),
+            )
+            .execute(conn)
+            .map(|_| ())
+            .map_err(Error::from)
+        } else {
+            diesel::delete(
+                lists::table
+                    .filter(lists::user_id.is_null())
+                    .filter(lists::name.eq(&self.name)),
+            )
+            .execute(conn)
+            .map(|_| ())
+            .map_err(Error::from)
+        }
+    }
+
     func! {set: set_users, User, add_users}
     func! {set: set_blogs, Blog, add_blogs}
     func! {set: set_words, Word, add_words}