diff --git a/tools/nem_test_vectors.erb b/tools/nem_test_vectors.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e7ed946ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/nem_test_vectors.erb
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+// test vectors from <%= source_url %>
+START_TEST(<%= test_name %>)
+{
+	static const struct {
+<% fields.each do |(name, type)| -%>
+		<%= if type.nil? then 'const char *' else "#{type} " end %><%= name %>;
+<% end -%>
+	} tests[] = {
+<% data.each do |values| -%>
+		{ <% values.each do |value| %><%= value %>, <% end %>},
+<% end -%>
+	};
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < (sizeof(tests) / sizeof(*tests)); i++) {
+		// TODO: Implement test
+	}
+}
+END_TEST
diff --git a/tools/nem_test_vectors.rb b/tools/nem_test_vectors.rb
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..46586f84e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/nem_test_vectors.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+require 'highline'
+require 'open-uri'
+
+TEMPLATE_NAME = (Pathname.new(__FILE__).sub_ext '.erb').to_s.freeze
+
+@terminal = HighLine.new($stdin, $stderr)
+
+def github_files
+  require 'octokit'
+
+  @github_files ||= Octokit.contents('NemProject/nem-test-vectors')
+                           .select do |file|
+    file.name.end_with? '.dat'
+  end
+end
+
+def choose_data_file
+  @terminal.choose do |menu|
+    github_files.each do |file|
+      menu.choice(file.name) { file.download_url }
+    end
+
+    menu.prompt = 'Which file?  '
+
+    menu.index = :none
+    menu.select_by = :name
+  end
+end
+
+def load_header(line)
+  line = line.dup
+  abort 'Header is not a comment' unless line.slice!(0) == '#'
+
+  line.split(':').each(&:strip!)
+end
+
+def parse_field_answer(answer)
+  if answer.empty?
+    nil
+  elsif /^(?:(?<type>\w+) )?(?<identifier>\w+)$/ =~ answer
+    [identifier, type]
+  else
+    raise NotValidQuestionError
+  end
+end
+
+def ask_fields(header)
+  header.map do |name|
+    @terminal.ask "Field for `#{name}'?  " do |question|
+      question.answer_type = lambda(&method(:parse_field_answer))
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+def load_data_line(line)
+  abort 'Line does not begin with colon' unless line.slice!(0) == ':'
+
+  values = line.split(':').each(&:strip!)
+  values.pop if values.last.empty?
+
+  values
+end
+
+def load_data(file, count)
+  file.each_line.lazy.reject { |line| line.start_with? '#' }
+      .take(count)
+      .map(&method(:load_data_line))
+      .to_a
+end
+
+def remove_skipped_fields(fields, data)
+  data.each do |values|
+    abort 'Line does not match header' unless values.size == fields.size
+
+    values.reject!.each_with_index { |_, index| fields[index].nil? }
+  end
+
+  fields.compact!
+end
+
+def format_data_fields(fields, data)
+  data.each do |values|
+    fields.each_with_index do |(_, type), index|
+      values[index] = values[index].dump if type.nil?
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+def template(source_url, fields, data)
+  test_name = @terminal.ask('Name for test?  ') do |question|
+    question.validate = /./
+  end
+
+  erb = ERB.new(File.read(TEMPLATE_NAME), nil, '-')
+  erb.filename = TEMPLATE_NAME
+
+  erb.result(binding)
+end
+
+download_url = choose_data_file
+
+source_code = open download_url do |file|
+  line = file.readline
+
+  header = load_header(line)
+  @terminal.say line
+
+  count = @terminal.ask('How many vectors to import?  ', Integer)
+
+  fields = ask_fields(header)
+  data = load_data(file, count)
+
+  remove_skipped_fields(fields, data)
+  format_data_fields(fields, data)
+
+  template(download_url, fields, data)
+end
+
+puts source_code