diff --git a/wsme/root.py b/wsme/root.py
index 6b27a9b..a4caf33 100644
--- a/wsme/root.py
+++ b/wsme/root.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import webob
 from wsme import exc
 from wsme.protocols import getprotocol
 from wsme.api import scan_api
+from wsme import spore
 import wsme.types
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -203,6 +204,11 @@ class WSRoot(object):
         res = webob.Response()
         res_content_type = None
 
+        if request.path == self._webpath + '/api.spore':
+            res.body = spore.getdesc(self)
+            res.content_type = 'application/json'
+            return res
+
         try:
             msg = None
             protocol = self._select_protocol(request)
diff --git a/wsme/spore.py b/wsme/spore.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b45554c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wsme/spore.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+from wsme import types
+
+try:
+    import simplejson as json
+except ImportError:
+    import json
+
+
+def getdesc(root):
+    methods = {}
+
+    for path, funcdef in root.getapi():
+        method = funcdef.extra_options.get('method', None)
+        name = '_'.join(path)
+        if method is not None:
+            path = path[:-1]
+        else:
+            method = 'GET'
+            for argdef in funcdef.arguments:
+                if types.iscomplex(argdef.datatype) \
+                        or types.isarray(argdef.datatype) \
+                        or types.isdict(argdef.datatype):
+                    method = 'POST'
+                    break
+
+        required_params = []
+        optional_params = []
+        for argdef in funcdef.arguments:
+            if method == 'GET' and argdef.mandatory:
+                required_params.append(argdef.name)
+            else:
+                optional_params.append(argdef.name)
+
+        methods[name] = {
+            'method': method,
+            'path': '/'.join([root._webpath] + path)
+        }
+        if required_params:
+            methods[name]['required_params'] = required_params
+        if optional_params:
+            methods[name]['optional_params'] = optional_params
+        if funcdef.doc:
+            methods[name]['documentation'] = funcdef.doc
+
+    formats = []
+    for p in root.protocols:
+        if p.name == 'restxml':
+            formats.append('xml')
+        if p.name == 'restjson':
+            formats.append('json')
+
+    api = {
+        'base_url': root._webpath,
+        'version': '0.1',
+        'name': getattr(root, 'name', 'name'),
+        'authority': '',
+        'formats': [
+            'json',
+            'xml'
+        ],
+        'methods': methods
+    }
+
+    return json.dumps(api, indent=4)
diff --git a/wsme/tests/test_spore.py b/wsme/tests/test_spore.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..644c8a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wsme/tests/test_spore.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import unittest
+
+try:
+    import simplejson as json
+except ImportError:
+    import json
+
+from wsme.tests.protocol import WSTestRoot
+import wsme.spore
+
+
+class TestSpore(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_spore(self):
+        spore = wsme.spore.getdesc(WSTestRoot())
+
+        print spore
+
+        spore = json.loads(spore)
+
+        assert len(spore['methods']) == 36, len(spore['methods'])
+
+        m = spore['methods']['argtypes_setbytesarray']
+        assert m['path'] == '/argtypes/setbytesarray'
+        assert m['optional_params'] == ['value']
+        assert m['method'] == 'POST'
+
+        m = spore['methods']['argtypes_setdecimal']
+        assert m['path'] == '/argtypes/setdecimal'
+        assert m['required_params'] == ['value']
+        assert m['method'] == 'GET'