diff --git a/packages/cli.py b/packages/cli.py
index 6196235..8879172 100644
--- a/packages/cli.py
+++ b/packages/cli.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from wrapper import check_programs_wrap, enforce_wrap
 from .build import build_packages_by_paths
 from .pkgbuild import discover_pkgbuilds, filter_pkgbuilds, init_pkgbuilds
 from .device import cmd_devices_list, get_profile_device
+from .flavour import cmd_flavours_list
 
 
 def build(
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ def cmd_packages():
     """Build and manage packages and PKGBUILDs"""
 
 
+cmd_packages.add_command(cmd_flavours_list, 'flavours')
 cmd_packages.add_command(cmd_devices_list, 'devices')
 
 
diff --git a/packages/flavour.py b/packages/flavour.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5de03da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/flavour.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import click
+import logging
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Optional
+
+from config import config
+
+from .pkgbuild import discover_pkgbuilds, get_pkgbuild_by_name, init_pkgbuilds, Pkgbuild
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Flavour:
+    name: str
+    pkgbuild: Pkgbuild
+    description: str
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def from_pkgbuild(pkgbuild: Pkgbuild) -> Flavour:
+        name = pkgbuild.name
+        if not name.startswith('flavour-'):
+            raise Exception(f'Flavour package "{name}" doesn\'t start with "flavour-": "{name}"')
+        if name.endswith('-common'):
+            raise Exception(f'Flavour package "{name}" ends with "-common": "{name}"')
+        name = name[8:]  # split off 'flavour-'
+        return Flavour(name=name, pkgbuild=pkgbuild, description=pkgbuild.description)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f'Flavour "{self.name}": "{self.description}", package: {self.pkgbuild.name if self.pkgbuild else "??? PROBABLY A BUG!"}'
+
+
+_flavours_discovered: bool = False
+_flavours_cache: dict[str, Flavour] = {}
+
+
+def get_flavours(lazy: bool = True):
+    global _flavours_cache, _flavours_discovered
+    if lazy and _flavours_discovered:
+        return _flavours_cache
+    flavours: dict[str, Flavour] = {}
+    pkgbuilds: dict[str, Pkgbuild] = discover_pkgbuilds(lazy=(lazy or not _flavours_discovered))
+    for pkg in pkgbuilds.values():
+        name = pkg.name
+        if not name.startswith('flavour-') or name.endswith('-common'):
+            continue
+        name = name[8:]  # split off 'flavour-'
+        logging.info(f"Found flavour package {name}")
+        flavours[name] = Flavour.from_pkgbuild(pkg)
+    _flavours_cache.clear()
+    _flavours_cache.update(flavours)
+    _flavours_discovered = True
+    return flavours
+
+
+def get_flavour(name: str, lazy: bool = True):
+    global _flavours_cache
+    pkg_name = f'flavour-{name}'
+    if lazy and name in _flavours_cache:
+        return _flavours_cache[name]
+    try:
+        logging.info(f"Trying to find PKGBUILD for flavour {name}")
+        init_pkgbuilds()
+        pkg = get_pkgbuild_by_name(pkg_name)
+    except Exception as ex:
+        raise Exception(f"Error parsing PKGBUILD for flavour package {pkg_name}:\n{ex}")
+    assert pkg and pkg.name == pkg_name
+    flavour = Flavour.from_pkgbuild(pkg)
+    _flavours_cache[name] = flavour
+    return flavour
+
+
+def get_profile_flavour(profile_name: Optional[str] = None) -> Flavour:
+    profile = config.enforce_profile_flavour_set(profile_name=profile_name)
+    return get_flavour(profile.flavour)
+
+
+@click.command(name='list')
+def cmd_flavours_list():
+    'list information about available flavours'
+    flavours = get_flavours()
+    for f in flavours.values():
+        print(f)