diff --git a/packages/simtester/setup.py b/packages/simtester/setup.py
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+# third party
+from setuptools import find_packages
+from setuptools import setup
+
+__version__ = "0.1.0"
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    setup(
+        name="simtester",
+        version=__version__,
+        packages=find_packages(where="src"),
+        package_dir={"": "src"},
+        entry_points={
+            "console_scripts": [
+                "simtester=simtester.__main__:main",  # Exposes the command 'simtester'
+            ],
+        },
+    )
diff --git a/packages/simtester/src/simtester/__init__.py b/packages/simtester/src/simtester/__init__.py
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+# relative
+from .actor import Actor
+from .actor import action
diff --git a/packages/simtester/src/simtester/__main__.py b/packages/simtester/src/simtester/__main__.py
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+# stdlib
+import argparse
+import asyncio
+import importlib.util
+import os
+
+# relative
+from .actor import Actor
+from .runner import Runner
+
+
+def load_actor_class(module_path, class_name):
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("actor_module", module_path)
+    actor_module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    spec.loader.exec_module(actor_module)
+
+    # Find the specific class by name
+    obj = getattr(actor_module, class_name, None)
+    if obj is None:
+        raise ImportError(f"Class `{class_name}` not found in `{module_path}`.")
+    if not isinstance(obj, type) or not issubclass(obj, Actor):
+        raise TypeError(f"`{class_name}` is not a valid subclass of `Actor`.")
+    return obj
+
+
+def parse_actor_args(args):
+    actor_data = []
+    for i in range(
+        0, len(args), 2
+    ):  # Iterate over the pairs of `module_path::class_name` and `count`
+        path_class_pair = args[i]
+        count = int(args[i + 1])
+
+        if "::" not in path_class_pair:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Invalid format for actor class specification: {path_class_pair}"
+            )
+
+        module_path, class_name = path_class_pair.split("::")
+
+        # Resolve the absolute module path
+        module_path = os.path.abspath(module_path)
+
+        actor_data.append((module_path, class_name, count))
+    return actor_data
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run the simulation tests")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "actor_args",
+        nargs="+",
+        help="Actor class specifications in the format path/to/file.py::Class count.\n"
+        "Example usage: `bigquery/level_0_simtest.py::DataScientist 5 bigquery/level_0_simtest.py::Admin 2`.\n"
+        "This will spawn 5 DataScientist actors and 2 Admin actors.",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    actor_specs = parse_actor_args(args.actor_args)
+
+    actor_classes = []
+    for module_path, class_name, count in actor_specs:
+        try:
+            actor_class = load_actor_class(module_path, class_name)
+        except (ImportError, TypeError) as e:
+            print(e)
+            return
+        actor_classes.append((actor_class, count))
+
+    # Run the simulation with multiple actor classes
+    runner = Runner(actor_classes)
+    asyncio.run(runner.start())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/packages/simtester/src/simtester/actor.py b/packages/simtester/src/simtester/actor.py
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+# stdlib
+import asyncio
+import logging
+import random
+
+
+class Actor:
+    cooldown_period: int = 1
+
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        self.name = name
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(self.name)
+        self.logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)  # Set default logging level
+        handler = logging.StreamHandler()  # Log to stdout
+        formatter = logging.Formatter(
+            "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
+        )
+        handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+        self.logger.addHandler(handler)
+
+        self.actions = [
+            method
+            for method in dir(self)
+            if callable(getattr(self, method))
+            and getattr(getattr(self, method), "is_action", False)
+        ]
+        # Call setup if defined
+        if hasattr(self, "setup") and callable(self.setup):
+            self.setup()
+
+    async def run(self):
+        try:
+            while True:
+                action = random.choice(self.actions)
+                await getattr(self, action)()
+                if isinstance(self.cooldown_period, int):
+                    cooldown = self.cooldown_period
+                elif isinstance(self.cooldown_period, tuple):
+                    cooldown = random.randint(*self.cooldown_period)
+                await asyncio.sleep(cooldown)
+        finally:
+            # Call teardown if defined
+            if hasattr(self, "teardown") and callable(self.teardown):
+                self.teardown()
+
+
+def action(func):
+    func.is_action = True
+    return func
diff --git a/packages/simtester/src/simtester/runner.py b/packages/simtester/src/simtester/runner.py
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+# stdlib
+import asyncio
+
+# relative
+from .actor import Actor
+
+
+class Runner:
+    def __init__(self, actor_classes: list[tuple[type[Actor], int]]):
+        # `actor_classes` is a list of tuples (ActorClass, count)
+        self.actor_classes = actor_classes
+
+    async def start(self):
+        tasks = []
+        for actor_class, count in self.actor_classes:
+            for i in range(count):
+                # Instantiate the actor
+                actor = actor_class(name=f"{actor_class.__name__}-{i}")
+                tasks.append(asyncio.create_task(actor.run()))
+        await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
diff --git a/tests/scenarios/bigquery/level_2_sim_test.py b/tests/scenarios/bigquery/level_2_sim_test.py
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+# third party
+from simtester import Actor
+from simtester import action
+
+
+class DataScientist(Actor):
+    cooldown_period = (1, 5)
+
+    def setup(self):
+        # TODO create a server, or connect to an existing one
+        # TODO register this test user on the server
+        self.logger.info(f"{self.name}: Setup complete")
+
+    def teardown(self):
+        # TODO In case of live server, delete the user and perform any cleanup
+        self.logger.info(f"{self.name}: Teardown complete")
+
+    @action
+    async def whoami(self):
+        self.logger.info(f"Actor {self.name} is running whoami")
+        # self.client.account()
+
+    @action
+    async def guest_register(self):
+        # TODO register a guest user
+        self.logger.info(f"Actor {self.name} is running guest_register")
+
+    @action
+    async def query_mock(self):
+        # TODO run a query on bigquery.test_query
+        self.logger.info(f"Actor {self.name} is running query_mock")
+
+    @action
+    async def submit_query(self):
+        # TODO submit a query to bigquery.submit_query
+        self.logger.info(f"Actor {self.name} is running submit_query")
+
+    @action
+    async def get_query_results(self):
+        # TODO get the results of a query using get_results
+        self.logger.info(f"Actor {self.name} is running get_query_results")
+
+
+class Admin(Actor):
+    cooldown_period = (1, 5)
+
+    def setup(self):
+        # TODO create a server, or connect to an existing one
+        # server = make_server()
+        # admin = make_admin()
+        # self.root_client = admin.client(server)
+        # create_prebuilt_worker_image
+        # get_prebuilt_worker_image
+        # add_external_registry
+        self.logger.info(f"{self.name}: Setup complete")
+
+    def teardown(self):
+        self.logger.info(f"{self.name}: Teardown complete")
+
+    @action
+    async def approve_pending_requests(self):
+        self.logger.info(f"Actor {self.name} is running approve_pending_requests")
+
+    @action
+    async def reject_pending_requests(self):
+        self.logger.info(f"Actor {self.name} is running reject_pending_requests")
+
+    @action
+    async def create_worker_pool(self):
+        self.logger.info(f"Actor {self.name} is running create_worker_pool")
+
+    @action
+    async def remove_worker_pool(self):
+        self.logger.info(f"Actor {self.name} is running remove_worker_pool")
+
+    @action
+    async def disallow_guest_signup(self):
+        self.logger.info(f"Actor {self.name} is running disallow_guest_signup")
+
+    @action
+    async def allow_guest_signup(self):
+        self.logger.info(f"Actor {self.name} is running allow_guest_signup")
+
+    @action
+    async def create_endpoints(self):
+        # create_endpoints_query
+        # create_endpoints_schema
+        # create_endpoints_submit_query
+        self.logger.info(f"Actor {self.name} is running create_endpoints_query")
+
+    @action
+    async def remove_endpoints(self):
+        # remove_endpoints_query
+        # remove_endpoints_schema
+        # remove_endpoints_submit_query
+        self.logger.info(f"Actor {self.name} is running remove_endpoints_query")