diff --git a/src/scribe/package_test.go b/src/scribe/package_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6d1294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scribe/package_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+// file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+//
+// Contributor:
+// - Aaron Meihm ameihm@mozilla.com
+
+package scribe_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"scribe"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestPackageQuery(t *testing.T) {
+	scribe.Bootstrap()
+	scribe.TestHooks(true)
+	pinfo := scribe.QueryPackages()
+	for _, x := range pinfo {
+		fmt.Println(x.Name, x.Version, x.Type)
+	}
+	if len(pinfo) != 5 {
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/scribe/pkgmgr.go b/src/scribe/pkgmgr.go
index 549ad29..cbd605b 100644
--- a/src/scribe/pkgmgr.go
+++ b/src/scribe/pkgmgr.go
@@ -25,6 +25,27 @@ type pkgmgrInfo struct {
 	pkgtype string
 }
 
+// Package information from the system as returned by QueryPackages().
+type PackageInfo struct {
+	Name    string `json:"name"`    // Package name.
+	Version string `json:"version"` // Package version.
+	Type    string `json:"type"`    // Package type.
+}
+
+// Query packages on the system, returning a slice of all identified packages
+// in PackageInfo form.
+func QueryPackages() []PackageInfo {
+	ret := make([]PackageInfo, 0)
+	for _, x := range getAllPackages().results {
+		np := PackageInfo{}
+		np.Name = x.name
+		np.Version = x.version
+		np.Type = x.pkgtype
+		ret = append(ret, np)
+	}
+	return ret
+}
+
 func getPackage(name string) (ret pkgmgrResult) {
 	ret.results = make([]pkgmgrInfo, 0)
 	if !pkgmgrInitialized {
@@ -42,6 +63,18 @@ func getPackage(name string) (ret pkgmgrResult) {
 	return
 }
 
+func getAllPackages() pkgmgrResult {
+	ret := pkgmgrResult{}
+	ret.results = make([]pkgmgrInfo, 0)
+	if !pkgmgrInitialized {
+		pkgmgrInit()
+	}
+	for _, x := range pkgmgrCache {
+		ret.results = append(ret.results, x)
+	}
+	return ret
+}
+
 func pkgmgrInit() {
 	debugPrint("pkgmgrInit(): initializing package manager...\n")
 	pkgmgrCache = make([]pkgmgrInfo, 0)