diff --git a/node/Cargo.toml b/node/Cargo.toml
index 9a721d9..2730dc3 100644
--- a/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ edition.workspace = true
 name = "testnet"
 path = "src/bin/testnet.rs"
 
+[[bin]]
+name = "genesis"
+path = "src/bin/genesis.rs"
+
 [[bin]]
 name = "block-fetcher"
 path = "src/bin/block_fetcher.rs"
diff --git a/node/src/bin/genesis.rs b/node/src/bin/genesis.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4895446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/src/bin/genesis.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+use clap::Parser;
+use commonware_codec::{DecodeExt, Encode as _};
+use commonware_cryptography::bls12381::{
+    dkg::ops,
+    primitives::{poly, variant::MinPk},
+};
+use commonware_utils::{from_hex, hex, quorum};
+use rand::rngs::OsRng;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::Path;
+use summit_types::PublicKey;
+
+const DEFAULT_GENESIS_FILE: &'static str = "./example_genesis.toml";
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct GenesisConfig {
+    eth_genesis_hash: String,
+    leader_timeout_ms: u64,
+    notarization_timeout_ms: u64,
+    nullify_timeout_ms: u64,
+    activity_timeout_views: u64,
+    skip_timeout_views: u64,
+    max_message_size_bytes: u64,
+    namespace: String,
+    pub identity: String,
+    pub validators: Vec<Validator>,
+}
+
+impl GenesisConfig {
+    pub fn load(path: &str) -> Result<GenesisConfig, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        let genesis_content = std::fs::read_to_string(path)?;
+        let genesis_config: GenesisConfig = toml::from_str(&genesis_content)?;
+        Ok(genesis_config)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Validator {
+    pub public_key: String,
+    pub ip_address: String,
+}
+
+impl Validator {
+    pub fn ed25519_pubkey(&self) -> PublicKey {
+        let pubkey_bytes = from_hex(&self.public_key).unwrap();
+        let pubkey = PublicKey::decode(&pubkey_bytes[..]).unwrap();
+        pubkey
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+struct Args {
+    /// input for genesis file
+    #[arg(short = 'i', long, default_value_t = String::from(DEFAULT_GENESIS_FILE))]
+    genesis_in: String,
+    /// output for genesis file
+    #[arg(short = 'o', long)]
+    out_dir: String,
+    /// Filepath with IP addresses
+    #[arg(short = 'v', long)]
+    validators_path: String,
+}
+
+fn parse_validators(
+    validators_path: &String,
+) -> Result<Vec<Validator>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let rdr = std::fs::File::open(validators_path)?;
+    let mut validators: Vec<Validator> = serde_json::from_reader(rdr)?;
+    // NOTE: (important!)
+    // Sort public keys in the same order we do in summit
+    validators.sort_by(|a, b| {
+        let a_pubkey = a.ed25519_pubkey();
+        let b_pubkey = b.ed25519_pubkey();
+        a_pubkey.partial_cmp(&b_pubkey).unwrap()
+    });
+    Ok(validators)
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let args = Args::parse();
+
+    let validators = parse_validators(&args.validators_path)?;
+    let node_count = validators.len() as u32;
+    let threshold = quorum(node_count);
+
+    let (polynomial, shares) =
+        ops::generate_shares::<_, MinPk>(&mut OsRng, None, node_count, threshold);
+
+    println!("Network polynomial: {}", hex(&polynomial.encode()));
+    println!("Network pub key: {}", poly::public::<MinPk>(&polynomial));
+
+    // Read the genesis config
+    let mut genesis_config = GenesisConfig::load(&args.genesis_in)?;
+
+    // Update the identity with the hex of the polynomial
+    genesis_config.identity = hex(&polynomial.encode());
+    genesis_config.validators = validators;
+
+    // Write the shares we generated
+    for (i, _v) in genesis_config.validators.iter().enumerate() {
+        let node_dir = format!("{}/node{i}", args.out_dir);
+        fs::create_dir_all(&node_dir)?;
+
+        let share_path = Path::new(&node_dir).join("share.pem");
+        let share_hex = hex(&shares[i].encode());
+        fs::write(&share_path, share_hex)?;
+        println!("Node {i}: wrote share to {share_path:?}");
+    }
+
+    // Write the updated genesis config
+    let updated_genesis = toml::to_string_pretty(&genesis_config)?;
+    fs::write(&format!("{}/genesis.toml", args.out_dir), updated_genesis)?;
+    println!("Updated genesis config at {}", args.out_dir);
+    println!("\nSetup complete for {} nodes", node_count);
+
+    Ok(())
+}