diff --git a/lib/puppet/face/module_tool/install.rb b/lib/puppet/face/module_tool/install.rb
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+++ b/lib/puppet/face/module_tool/install.rb
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+Puppet::Face.define(:module_tool, '0.0.1') do
+  action(:install) do
+    summary "Install a module from a repository or release archive."
+    description <<-EOT
+      Install a module from a release archive file on-disk or by downloading
+      one from a repository. Unpack the archive into the install directory
+      specified by the --install-dir option, which defaults to the first
+      directory in the modulepath.
+    EOT
+
+    returns "Pathname object representing the path to the installed module."
+
+    examples <<-EOT
+      Install a module from the default repository:
+
+      $ puppet module_tool install username-modulename
+
+      Install a specific module version from a repository:
+
+      $ puppet module_tool install username-modulename --version=0.0.1
+
+      Install a module into a specific directory:
+
+      $ puppet module_tool install username-modulename --install-dir=path
+
+      Install a module from a release archive:
+
+      $ puppet module_tool install username-modulename-0.0.1.tar.gz
+    EOT
+
+    arguments "<name>"
+
+    option "--force", "-f" do
+      summary "Force overwrite of existing module, if any."
+      description <<-EOT
+        Force overwrite of existing module, if any.
+      EOT
+    end
+
+    option "--install-dir=", "-i=" do
+      default_to { Puppet.settings[:modulepath].split(File::PATH_SEPARATOR).first }
+      summary "The directory into which modules are installed."
+      description <<-EOT
+        The directory into which modules are installed, defaults to the first
+        directory in the modulepath.
+      EOT
+    end
+
+    option "--module-repository=", "-r=" do
+      default_to { Puppet.settings[:module_repository] }
+      summary "Module repository to use."
+      description <<-EOT
+        Module repository to use.
+      EOT
+    end
+
+    option "--version=", "-v=" do
+      summary "Module version to install."
+      description <<-EOT
+        Module version to install, can be a requirement string, eg '>= 1.0.3',
+        defaults to latest version.
+      EOT
+    end
+
+    when_invoked do |name, options|
+      Puppet::Module::Tool::Applications::Installer.run(name, options)
+    end
+
+    when_rendering :console do |return_value|
+      # Get the string representation of the Pathname object and print it to
+      # the console.
+      return_value.to_s
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/face/module_tool/install_spec.rb b/spec/unit/face/module_tool/install_spec.rb
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+++ b/spec/unit/face/module_tool/install_spec.rb
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+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'puppet/face'
+
+describe "puppet module_tool install" do
+  subject { Puppet::Face[:module_tool, :current] }
+
+  let(:options) do
+    {}
+  end
+
+  describe "option validation" do
+    let(:expected_options) do
+      {
+        :install_dir => "/dev/null/modules",
+        :module_repository => "http://forge.puppetlabs.com",
+      }
+    end
+
+    context "without any options" do
+      it "should require a name" do
+        pattern = /wrong number of arguments/
+        expect { subject.install }.to raise_error ArgumentError, pattern
+      end
+
+      it "should not require any options" do
+        Puppet::Module::Tool::Applications::Installer.expects(:run).with("puppetlabs-apache", expected_options).once
+        subject.install("puppetlabs-apache")
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "should accept the --force option" do
+      options[:force] = true
+      expected_options.merge!(options)
+      Puppet::Module::Tool::Applications::Installer.expects(:run).with("puppetlabs-apache", expected_options).once
+      subject.install("puppetlabs-apache", options)
+    end
+
+    it "should accept the --install-dir option" do
+      options[:install_dir] = "/foo/puppet/modules"
+      expected_options.merge!(options)
+      Puppet::Module::Tool::Applications::Installer.expects(:run).with("puppetlabs-apache", expected_options).once
+      subject.install("puppetlabs-apache", options)
+    end
+
+    it "should accept the --module-repository option" do
+      options[:module_repository] = "http://forge.example.com"
+      expected_options.merge!(options)
+      Puppet::Module::Tool::Applications::Installer.expects(:run).with("puppetlabs-apache", expected_options).once
+      subject.install("puppetlabs-apache", options)
+    end
+
+    it "should accept the --version option" do
+      options[:version] = "0.0.1"
+      expected_options.merge!(options)
+      Puppet::Module::Tool::Applications::Installer.expects(:run).with("puppetlabs-apache", expected_options).once
+      subject.install("puppetlabs-apache", options)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "inline documentation" do
+    subject { Puppet::Face[:module_tool, :current].get_action :install }
+
+    its(:summary)     { should =~ /install.*module/im }
+    its(:description) { should =~ /install.*module/im }
+    its(:returns)     { should =~ /pathname/i }
+    its(:examples)    { should_not be_empty }
+
+    %w{ license copyright summary description returns examples }.each do |doc|
+      context "of the" do
+        its(doc.to_sym) { should_not =~ /(FIXME|REVISIT|TODO)/ }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end