diff --git a/client/new_project.py b/client/new_project.py
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+++ b/client/new_project.py
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+import os
+import sys
+import argparse
+import requests
+import tempfile
+import shutil
+
+
+def process_command_line(argv):
+    '''Parse the command line and do a first-pass on processing them into a
+    format appropriate for the rest of the script.'''
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(formatter_class=argparse.
+                                     ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--top", required=True,
+        help="Topology file to submit.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--mdp", required=True,
+        help="MDP file to submit.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--gro", required=True,
+        help="Conformation file to submit.")
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-n", "--project-name", required=True,
+        help="The name to give the project.")
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--gromppery", required=True,
+        help="The location (including port) for the gromppery.")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv[1:])
+
+    assert os.path.isfile(args.top)
+    assert os.path.isfile(args.gro)
+    assert os.path.isfile(args.mdp)
+
+    return args
+
+
+def main(argv=None):
+    args = process_command_line(argv)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdirname:
+
+        files = {}
+        for filetype in ['top', 'gro', 'mdp']:
+            new_filename = os.path.join(
+                tmpdirname, args.project_name+'.'+filetype)
+            shutil.copy(
+                getattr(args, filetype),
+                new_filename)
+            files[filetype] = open(new_filename, 'rb')
+
+        r = requests.post(
+            args.gromppery+'/api/tprs/',
+            files=files,
+            data={'name': args.project_name})
+
+    if r.status_code != 201:
+        print('Failed to submit project!')
+        print("Response was code {code} with content {content}.".format(
+            code=r.status_code, content=r.content))
+        return 1
+
+    return 0
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main(sys.argv))
diff --git a/client/test_new_project.py b/client/test_new_project.py
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+++ b/client/test_new_project.py
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+import os
+import shutil
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.test import override_settings
+from django.contrib.staticfiles.testing import StaticLiveServerTestCase
+
+from tprs.models import Project
+from . import new_project as script
+
+
+@override_settings(MEDIA_ROOT=os.path.join(settings.BASE_DIR, 'test-media'))
+class ClientTests(StaticLiveServerTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        shutil.copytree(
+            os.path.join(settings.BASE_DIR, 'testdata'),
+            os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, 'testdata'))
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        shutil.rmtree(settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
+
+    def test_run(self):
+
+        PROJ_NAME = 'new-project'
+
+        testdata_dir = os.path.join(settings.BASE_DIR, 'testdata')
+
+        self.assertEqual(Project.objects.filter(name=PROJ_NAME).count(), 0)
+
+        self.assertEquals(0, script.main([
+            'new_project.py',
+            '--project-name', PROJ_NAME,
+            '--top', os.path.join(testdata_dir, 'plcg_sh2_wt.top'),
+            '--mdp', os.path.join(testdata_dir, 'plcg_sh2_wt.mdp'),
+            '--gro', os.path.join(testdata_dir, 'plcg_sh2_wt.gro'),
+            '--gromppery', self.live_server_url]))
+
+        self.assertEqual(Project.objects.filter(name=PROJ_NAME).count(), 1)
+
+        proj = Project.objects.get(name=PROJ_NAME)
+
+        for filetype in ['top', 'mdp', 'gro']:
+            self.assertEqual(
+                os.path.basename(getattr(proj, filetype).name),
+                '.'.join([PROJ_NAME, filetype]))