diff --git a/cmd/pomerium/main.go b/cmd/pomerium/main.go
index ad3703d6f..f4f290438 100644
--- a/cmd/pomerium/main.go
+++ b/cmd/pomerium/main.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/config"
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/log"
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/version"
+	zero_cmd "github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/zero/cmd"
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pkg/cmd/pomerium"
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pkg/envoy/files"
 )
@@ -30,7 +31,12 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	if err := run(ctx); !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+	runFn := run
+	if zero_cmd.IsManagedMode() {
+		runFn = zero_cmd.Run
+	}
+
+	if err := runFn(ctx); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
 		log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("cmd/pomerium")
 	}
 	log.Info(ctx).Msg("cmd/pomerium: exiting")
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2773e5ac0..7c45d46b1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.4.2
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.16.7
 	github.com/martinlindhe/base36 v1.1.1
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19
 	github.com/mholt/acmez v1.2.0
 	github.com/minio/minio-go/v7 v7.0.61
 	github.com/mitchellh/hashstructure/v2 v2.0.2
@@ -188,7 +189,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.7 // indirect
 	github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19 // indirect
 	github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.55 // indirect
 	github.com/minio/md5-simd v1.1.2 // indirect
diff --git a/internal/zero/cmd/command.go b/internal/zero/cmd/command.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24321b4f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/zero/cmd/command.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// Package cmd implements the pomerium zero command.
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/mattn/go-isatty"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+
+	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/zero/controller"
+)
+
+// Run runs the pomerium zero command.
+func Run(ctx context.Context) error {
+	err := setupLogger()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error setting up logger: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	token := getToken()
+	if token == "" {
+		return errors.New("no token provided")
+	}
+
+	return controller.Run(
+		withInterrupt(ctx),
+		controller.WithAPIToken(token),
+		controller.WithClusterAPIEndpoint(getClusterAPIEndpoint()),
+		controller.WithConnectAPIEndpoint(getConnectAPIEndpoint()),
+	)
+}
+
+// IsManagedMode returns true if Pomerium should start in managed mode using this command.
+func IsManagedMode() bool {
+	return getToken() != ""
+}
+
+func withInterrupt(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	go func(ctx context.Context) {
+		ch := make(chan os.Signal, 2)
+		defer signal.Stop(ch)
+
+		signal.Notify(ch, os.Interrupt)
+		signal.Notify(ch, syscall.SIGTERM)
+
+		select {
+		case sig := <-ch:
+			log.Ctx(ctx).Info().Str("signal", sig.String()).Msg("quitting...")
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+		}
+		cancel()
+	}(ctx)
+	return ctx
+}
+
+func setupLogger() error {
+	if isatty.IsTerminal(os.Stdin.Fd()) {
+		log.Logger = log.Output(zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: os.Stderr})
+	} else {
+		log.Logger = zerolog.New(os.Stderr)
+	}
+
+	if rawLvl, ok := os.LookupEnv("LOG_LEVEL"); ok {
+		lvl, err := zerolog.ParseLevel(rawLvl)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		log.Logger = log.Logger.Level(lvl)
+	} else {
+		log.Logger = log.Logger.Level(zerolog.InfoLevel)
+	}
+
+	// set the default context logger
+	zerolog.DefaultContextLogger = &log.Logger
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/zero/cmd/env.go b/internal/zero/cmd/env.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ee6a3c37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/zero/cmd/env.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package cmd
+
+import "os"
+
+const (
+	// PomeriumZeroTokenEnv is the environment variable name for the API token.
+	//nolint: gosec
+	PomeriumZeroTokenEnv = "POMERIUM_ZERO_TOKEN"
+)
+
+func getToken() string {
+	return os.Getenv(PomeriumZeroTokenEnv)
+}
diff --git a/internal/zero/cmd/env_dev.go b/internal/zero/cmd/env_dev.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99123ff4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/zero/cmd/env_dev.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//go:build !release
+
+package cmd
+
+import "os"
+
+func getConnectAPIEndpoint() string {
+	connectServerEndpoint := os.Getenv("CONNECT_SERVER_ENDPOINT")
+	if connectServerEndpoint == "" {
+		connectServerEndpoint = "http://localhost:8721"
+	}
+	return connectServerEndpoint
+}
+
+func getClusterAPIEndpoint() string {
+	clusterAPIEndpoint := os.Getenv("CLUSTER_API_ENDPOINT")
+	if clusterAPIEndpoint == "" {
+		clusterAPIEndpoint = "http://localhost:8720/cluster/v1"
+	}
+	return clusterAPIEndpoint
+}
diff --git a/internal/zero/cmd/env_release.go b/internal/zero/cmd/env_release.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1438d40c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/zero/cmd/env_release.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//go:build release
+
+package cmd
+
+func getConnectAPIEndpoint() string {
+	return "https://connect.pomerium.com"
+}
+
+func getClusterAPIEndpoint() string {
+	return "https://console.pomerium.com/cluster/v1"
+}
diff --git a/internal/zero/controller/config.go b/internal/zero/controller/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e729acb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/zero/controller/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package controller
+
+import "time"
+
+// Option configures a controller.
+type Option func(*controllerConfig)
+
+type controllerConfig struct {
+	apiToken           string
+	clusterAPIEndpoint string
+	connectAPIEndpoint string
+
+	tmpDir                  string
+	bootstrapConfigFileName string
+
+	reconcilerLeaseDuration  time.Duration
+	databrokerRequestTimeout time.Duration
+}
+
+// WithTmpDir sets the temporary directory to use.
+func WithTmpDir(dir string) Option {
+	return func(c *controllerConfig) {
+		c.tmpDir = dir
+	}
+}
+
+// WithClusterAPIEndpoint sets the endpoint to use for the cluster API
+func WithClusterAPIEndpoint(endpoint string) Option {
+	return func(c *controllerConfig) {
+		c.clusterAPIEndpoint = endpoint
+	}
+}
+
+// WithConnectAPIEndpoint sets the endpoint to use for the connect API
+func WithConnectAPIEndpoint(endpoint string) Option {
+	return func(c *controllerConfig) {
+		c.connectAPIEndpoint = endpoint
+	}
+}
+
+// WithAPIToken sets the API token to use for authentication.
+func WithAPIToken(token string) Option {
+	return func(c *controllerConfig) {
+		c.apiToken = token
+	}
+}
+
+// WithBootstrapConfigFileName sets the name of the file to store the bootstrap config in.
+func WithBootstrapConfigFileName(name string) Option {
+	return func(c *controllerConfig) {
+		c.bootstrapConfigFileName = name
+	}
+}
+
+// WithDatabrokerLeaseDuration sets the lease duration for the
+func WithDatabrokerLeaseDuration(duration time.Duration) Option {
+	return func(c *controllerConfig) {
+		c.reconcilerLeaseDuration = duration
+	}
+}
+
+// WithDatabrokerRequestTimeout sets the timeout for databroker requests.
+func WithDatabrokerRequestTimeout(timeout time.Duration) Option {
+	return func(c *controllerConfig) {
+		c.databrokerRequestTimeout = timeout
+	}
+}
+
+func newControllerConfig(opts ...Option) *controllerConfig {
+	c := new(controllerConfig)
+
+	for _, opt := range []Option{
+		WithClusterAPIEndpoint("https://console.pomerium.com/cluster/v1"),
+		WithConnectAPIEndpoint("https://connect.pomerium.com"),
+		WithBootstrapConfigFileName("/var/cache/pomerium-bootstrap.dat"),
+		WithDatabrokerLeaseDuration(time.Second * 30),
+		WithDatabrokerRequestTimeout(time.Second * 30),
+	} {
+		opt(c)
+	}
+
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(c)
+	}
+	return c
+}
diff --git a/internal/zero/controller/controller.go b/internal/zero/controller/controller.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1377168e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/zero/controller/controller.go
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+// Package controller implements Pomerium managed mode
+package controller
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
+
+	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/log"
+	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/zero/bootstrap"
+	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pkg/cmd/pomerium"
+	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pkg/grpc/databroker"
+	sdk "github.com/pomerium/zero-sdk"
+)
+
+// Run runs Pomerium is managed mode using the provided token.
+func Run(ctx context.Context, opts ...Option) error {
+	c := controller{cfg: newControllerConfig(opts...)}
+	eg, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+
+	err := c.initAPI(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("init api: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	src, err := bootstrap.New([]byte(c.cfg.apiToken))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating bootstrap config: %w", err)
+	}
+	c.bootstrapConfig = src
+
+	err = c.InitDatabrokerClient(ctx, src.GetConfig())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("init databroker client: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	eg.Go(func() error { return run(ctx, "connect", c.runConnect, nil) })
+	eg.Go(func() error { return run(ctx, "zero-bootstrap", c.runBootstrap, nil) })
+	eg.Go(func() error { return run(ctx, "pomerium-core", c.runPomeriumCore, src.WaitReady) })
+	eg.Go(func() error { return run(ctx, "zero-reconciler", c.RunReconciler, src.WaitReady) })
+	eg.Go(func() error { return run(ctx, "connect-log", c.RunConnectLog, nil) })
+	return eg.Wait()
+}
+
+type controller struct {
+	cfg *controllerConfig
+
+	api *sdk.API
+
+	bootstrapConfig *bootstrap.Source
+
+	databrokerClient databroker.DataBrokerServiceClient
+}
+
+func (c *controller) initAPI(ctx context.Context) error {
+	api, err := sdk.NewAPI(ctx,
+		sdk.WithClusterAPIEndpoint(c.cfg.clusterAPIEndpoint),
+		sdk.WithAPIToken(c.cfg.apiToken),
+		sdk.WithConnectAPIEndpoint(c.cfg.connectAPIEndpoint),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error initializing cloud api: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	c.api = api
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func run(ctx context.Context, name string, runFn func(context.Context) error, waitFn func(context.Context) error) error {
+	if waitFn != nil {
+		log.Ctx(ctx).Info().Str("name", name).Msg("waiting for initial configuration")
+		err := waitFn(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s: error waiting for initial configuration: %w", name, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	log.Ctx(ctx).Info().Str("name", name).Msg("starting")
+	err := runFn(ctx)
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", name, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *controller) runBootstrap(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return c.bootstrapConfig.Run(ctx, c.api, c.cfg.bootstrapConfigFileName)
+}
+
+func (c *controller) runPomeriumCore(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return pomerium.Run(ctx, c.bootstrapConfig)
+}
+
+func (c *controller) runConnect(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return c.api.Connect(ctx)
+}
diff --git a/internal/zero/controller/databroker.go b/internal/zero/controller/databroker.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0008f6713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/zero/controller/databroker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package controller
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"net/url"
+
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+
+	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/config"
+	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pkg/grpc/databroker"
+	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pkg/grpcutil"
+)
+
+func (c *controller) InitDatabrokerClient(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config) error {
+	conn, err := c.newDataBrokerConnection(ctx, cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("databroker connection: %w", err)
+	}
+	c.databrokerClient = databroker.NewDataBrokerServiceClient(conn)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetDataBrokerServiceClient implements the databroker.Leaser interface.
+func (c *controller) GetDataBrokerServiceClient() databroker.DataBrokerServiceClient {
+	return c.databrokerClient
+}
+
+func (c *controller) newDataBrokerConnection(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
+	sharedSecret, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(cfg.Options.SharedKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("decode shared_secret: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return grpcutil.NewGRPCClientConn(ctx, &grpcutil.Options{
+		Address: &url.URL{
+			Scheme: "http",
+			Host:   net.JoinHostPort("localhost", cfg.GRPCPort),
+		},
+		ServiceName:    "databroker",
+		SignedJWTKey:   sharedSecret,
+		RequestTimeout: c.cfg.databrokerRequestTimeout,
+	})
+}
diff --git a/internal/zero/controller/mux_log.go b/internal/zero/controller/mux_log.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0cad8d58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/zero/controller/mux_log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package controller
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
+
+	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/log"
+	connect_mux "github.com/pomerium/zero-sdk/connect-mux"
+)
+
+func (c *controller) RunConnectLog(ctx context.Context) error {
+	logger := log.Ctx(ctx).With().Str("service", "connect-mux").Logger().Level(zerolog.InfoLevel)
+
+	return c.api.Watch(ctx,
+		connect_mux.WithOnConnected(func(ctx context.Context) {
+			logger.Info().Msg("connected")
+		}),
+		connect_mux.WithOnDisconnected(func(ctx context.Context) {
+			logger.Info().Msg("disconnected")
+		}),
+		connect_mux.WithOnBootstrapConfigUpdated(func(ctx context.Context) {
+			logger.Info().Msg("bootstrap config updated")
+		}),
+		connect_mux.WithOnBundleUpdated(func(ctx context.Context, key string) {
+			logger.Info().Str("key", key).Msg("bundle updated")
+		}),
+	)
+}
diff --git a/internal/zero/controller/reconciler.go b/internal/zero/controller/reconciler.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c6993e87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/zero/controller/reconciler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package controller
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/zero/reconciler"
+	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/pkg/grpc/databroker"
+)
+
+func (c *controller) RunReconciler(ctx context.Context) error {
+	leaser := databroker.NewLeaser("zero-reconciler", c.cfg.reconcilerLeaseDuration, c)
+	return leaser.Run(ctx)
+}
+
+// RunLeased implements the databroker.Leaser interface.
+func (c *controller) RunLeased(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return reconciler.Run(ctx,
+		reconciler.WithAPI(c.api),
+		reconciler.WithDataBrokerClient(c.GetDataBrokerServiceClient()),
+	)
+}