diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action.rb b/lib/vagrant/action.rb
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index 000000000..adc8eb76b
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+++ b/lib/vagrant/action.rb
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+module Vagrant
+  class Action
+    class << self
+      # Returns the list of registered actions.
+      def actions
+        @actions ||= {}
+      end
+
+      # Registers an action and associates it with a symbol. This
+      # symbol can then be referenced in other action builds and
+      # callbacks can be registered on that symbol.
+      #
+      # @param [Symbol] key
+      def register(key, callable)
+        @actions[key] = callable
+      end
+
+      # Runs a registered action with the given key.
+      #
+      # @param [Symbol] key
+      def run(key)
+        @actions[key].call
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/builder.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/builder.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4be32d2fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/builder.rb
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+module Vagrant
+  class Action
+    class Builder
+      def initialize(&block)
+        instance_eval(&block) if block_given?
+      end
+
+      def stack
+        @stack ||= []
+      end
+
+      def use(middleware, *args, &block)
+        stack << [middleware, args, block]
+      end
+
+      def to_app
+        inner = @ins.last
+
+        @ins[0...-1].reverse.inject(inner) { |a,e| e.call(a) }
+      end
+
+      def call(env)
+        to_app.call(env)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/actions/middleware_stack.rb b/lib/vagrant/actions/middleware_stack.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f28bf16b7
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+++ b/lib/vagrant/actions/middleware_stack.rb
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+module Vagrant
+  module Actions
+    # Represents a middleware stack for Vagrant actions. Vagrant
+    # actions are created and can be extended with middlewares.
+    #
+    # The exact nature of how this will work is not set in stone.
+    class MiddlewareStack
+      # Initializes the middleware stack with the given name.
+      def initialize(key)
+        @stack = []
+      end
+
+      def use(klass)
+        @stack << klass
+      end
+
+      def run(endpoint)
+        @stack << endpoint
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/action/builder_test.rb b/test/vagrant/action/builder_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad6f8d9f3
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+++ b/test/vagrant/action/builder_test.rb
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+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'test_helper')
+
+class ActionBuilderTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  setup do
+    @klass = Vagrant::Action::Builder
+  end
+
+  context "initializing" do
+    should "setup empty middleware stack" do
+      builder = @klass.new
+      assert builder.stack.empty?
+    end
+
+    should "take block to setup stack" do
+      builder = @klass.new do
+        use Hash
+        use lambda { |i| i }
+      end
+
+      assert !builder.stack.empty?
+      assert_equal 2, builder.stack.length
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with an instance" do
+    setup do
+      @instance = @klass.new
+    end
+
+    context "adding to the stack" do
+      should "add to the end" do
+        @instance.use 1
+        @instance.use 2
+        assert_equal [2, [], nil], @instance.stack.last
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "converting to an app" do
+
+    end
+  end
+end