diff --git a/cmd/oci-lifecycle-demo/main.go b/cmd/oci-lifecycle-demo/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..646f18e1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/oci-lifecycle-demo/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	l "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-tools/lifecycle"
+)
+
+func TestDemo() {
+	runtime := "runc"
+
+	type ActionCase struct {
+		action   l.LifecycleAction
+		args     []string
+		expected bool
+	}
+	cases := []struct {
+		bundle  string
+		id      string
+		actions []ActionCase
+	}{
+		{"noexist_bundle", "1", []ActionCase{
+			{action: l.LifecycleCreate, expected: false}},
+		},
+		{"exist_bundle", "1", []ActionCase{
+			{action: l.LifecycleCreate, expected: true}},
+		},
+		{"exist_bundle", "1", []ActionCase{
+			{action: l.LifecycleCreate, expected: true},
+			{action: l.LifecycleCreate, expected: false}},
+		},
+		{"exist_bundle_run_err", "1", []ActionCase{
+			{action: l.LifecycleCreate, expected: true},
+			{action: l.LifecycleStart, expected: false}},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		//TODO: Prepare c.bundle
+		lc, _ := l.NewLifecycle(runtime, c.bundle, c.id)
+		for _, a := range c.actions {
+			_, err := lc.Operate(a.action)
+			if err != nil && a.expected == true {
+				fmt.Printf("Failed in test")
+				break
+			} else if err == nil && a.expected == false {
+				fmt.Printf("Failed in test")
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		//TODO: Remove it anyway
+		lc.Operate(l.LifecycleDelete)
+	}
+}
+
+func main() {
+	runtime := "runc"
+	bundle := "bundle"
+	id := "25"
+	lc, _ := l.NewLifecycle(runtime, bundle, id)
+
+	fmt.Println("create")
+	out, err := lc.Operate(l.LifecycleCreate)
+	fmt.Println(string(out), err)
+
+	fmt.Println("state")
+	out, err = lc.Operate(l.LifecycleState)
+	fmt.Println(string(out), err)
+
+	fmt.Println("start")
+	out, err = lc.Operate(l.LifecycleStart)
+	fmt.Println(string(out), err)
+
+	fmt.Println("state")
+	out, _ = lc.Operate(l.LifecycleState)
+	fmt.Println(string(out))
+
+	fmt.Println("delete")
+	out, _ = lc.Operate(l.LifecycleDelete)
+	fmt.Println(string(out))
+
+	fmt.Println("state")
+	out, _ = lc.Operate(l.LifecycleState)
+	fmt.Println(string(out))
+}
diff --git a/lifecycle/lifecycle.go b/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72f4958c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lifecycle/lifecycle.go
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+package lifecycle
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os/exec"
+)
+
+// LifecycleAction defines lifecycle action according to oci spec
+type LifecycleAction string
+
+// Define actions for Lifecycle
+const (
+	LifecycleState  LifecycleAction = "state"
+	LifecycleCreate LifecycleAction = "create"
+	LifecycleStart  LifecycleAction = "start"
+	LifecycleKill   LifecycleAction = "kill"
+	LifecycleDelete LifecycleAction = "delete"
+)
+
+// Lifecycle storages the runtime location, bundle path and the container id
+type Lifecycle struct {
+	ID         string
+	Runtime    string
+	BundlePath string
+}
+
+// NewLifecycle creates a lifecycle with a runtime, bundle path and the container id
+//   no need to check the validate of bundlepath or id
+func NewLifecycle(runtime, bundlePath, id string) (Lifecycle, error) {
+	var lc Lifecycle
+	lc.Runtime = runtime
+	lc.BundlePath = bundlePath
+	lc.ID = id
+	return lc, nil
+}
+
+// Operate provides lifecycle  operations
+func (lc *Lifecycle) Operate(action LifecycleAction, arg ...string) ([]byte, error) {
+	var cmd *exec.Cmd
+
+	switch action {
+	case LifecycleState:
+		cmd = exec.Command(lc.Runtime, string(action), lc.ID)
+	case LifecycleCreate:
+		// FIXME: '-b' is used in 'runc'
+		cmd = exec.Command(lc.Runtime, string(action), "-b", lc.BundlePath, lc.ID)
+	case LifecycleStart:
+		cmd = exec.Command(lc.Runtime, string(action), lc.ID)
+	case LifecycleKill:
+		if len(arg) != 1 {
+			return nil, errors.New("Should choose a 'signal' to kill a container")
+		}
+		cmd = exec.Command(lc.Runtime, string(action), lc.ID, arg[0])
+	case LifecycleDelete:
+		cmd = exec.Command(lc.Runtime, string(action), lc.ID)
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("'%s' is not supported", string(action))
+
+	}
+
+	return cmd.CombinedOutput()
+}