diff --git a/lib/gzr/commands/role.rb b/lib/gzr/commands/role.rb
index b3b8b7d..8576254 100644
--- a/lib/gzr/commands/role.rb
+++ b/lib/gzr/commands/role.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The MIT License (MIT)
 
-# Copyright (c) 2018 Mike DeAngelo Looker Data Sciences, Inc.
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Mike DeAngelo Google, Inc.
 
 # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
 # this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ def rm(role_id)
                            desc: 'Display usage information'
       method_option :dir,  type: :string,
                            desc: 'Directory to get output file'
+      method_option :trim, type: :boolean,
+                           desc: 'Trim output to minimal set of fields for later import'
       def cat(role_id)
         if options[:help]
           invoke :help, ['cat']
@@ -158,6 +160,22 @@ def ls(*)
           Gzr::Commands::Role::Ls.new(options).execute
         end
       end
+
+      desc 'create ROLE_NAME PERMISSION_SET_ID MODEL_SET_ID', "Create new role with the given permission and model sets"
+      method_option :help, aliases: '-h', type: :boolean,
+                           desc: 'Display usage information'
+      method_option :plain, type: :boolean, default: false,
+                           desc: 'print without any extra formatting'
+
+      def create(name, pset, mset)
+        if options[:help]
+          invoke :help, ['create']
+        else
+          require_relative 'role/create'
+          Gzr::Commands::Role::Create.new(name, pset, mset, options).execute
+        end
+      end
+
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/gzr/commands/role/cat.rb b/lib/gzr/commands/role/cat.rb
index 68cf869..2c6a2ad 100644
--- a/lib/gzr/commands/role/cat.rb
+++ b/lib/gzr/commands/role/cat.rb
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ def initialize(role_id,options)
         def execute(input: $stdin, output: $stdout)
           say_warning("options: #{@options.inspect}") if @options[:debug]
           with_session do
-            data = query_role(@role_id)
-            write_file(@options[:dir] ? "Role_#{data.id}_#{data.name}.json" : nil, @options[:dir], nil, output) do |f|
-              f.puts JSON.pretty_generate(data.to_attrs)
+            data = query_role(@role_id)&.to_attrs
+            data = trim_role(data) if @options[:trim]
+            write_file(@options[:dir] ? "Role_#{data[:id]}_#{data[:name]}.json" : nil, @options[:dir], nil, output) do |f|
+              f.puts JSON.pretty_generate(data)
             end
           end
         end
diff --git a/lib/gzr/commands/role/create.rb b/lib/gzr/commands/role/create.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07e152d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/gzr/commands/role/create.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# The MIT License (MIT)
+
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Mike DeAngelo Google, Inc.
+
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+# this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+# the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+# use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+# the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+# subject to the following conditions:
+
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+# copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+# COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+# IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+# CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require_relative '../../command'
+require_relative '../../modules/role'
+
+module Gzr
+  module Commands
+    class Role
+      class Create < Gzr::Command
+        include Gzr::Role
+        def initialize(name,pset,mset, options)
+          super()
+          @name = name
+          @pset = pset
+          @mset = mset
+          @options = options
+        end
+
+        def execute(input: $stdin, output: $stdout)
+          folder = nil
+          with_session do
+            role = create_role(@name, @pset, @mset)
+            output.puts "Created role #{role[:id]} #{role[:name]}" unless @options[:plain]
+            output.puts role[:id] if @options[:plain]
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/gzr/modules/role.rb b/lib/gzr/modules/role.rb
index 91e0393..303e137 100644
--- a/lib/gzr/modules/role.rb
+++ b/lib/gzr/modules/role.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,18 @@ def query_role(role_id)
       end
       data
     end
+    def trim_role(data)
+      trimmed = data.select do |k,v|
+        (keys_to_keep('create_role') + [:id]).include? k
+      end
+      trimmed[:permission_set] = data[:permission_set].select do |k,v|
+        (keys_to_keep('create_permission_set') + [:id,:built_in,:all_access]).include? k
+      end
+      trimmed[:model_set] = data[:model_set].select do |k,v|
+        (keys_to_keep('create_model_set') + [:id,:built_in,:all_access]).include? k
+      end
+      trimmed
+    end
     def delete_role(role_id)
       data = nil
       begin
@@ -124,5 +136,16 @@ def set_role_users(role_id,users=[])
       end
       data
     end
+    def create_role(name,pset,mset)
+      req = { name: name, permission_set_id: pset, model_set_id: mset }
+      begin
+        return @sdk.create_role(req)&.to_attrs
+      rescue LookerSDK::Error => e
+        say_error "Unable to call create_role(#{JSON.pretty_generate(req)})"
+        say_error e
+        raise
+      end
+    end
+
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/integration/role/cat_spec.rb b/spec/integration/role/cat_spec.rb
index 466dec2..b288258 100644
--- a/spec/integration/role/cat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/role/cat_spec.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 Options:
   -h, [--help], [--no-help]  # Display usage information
       [--dir=DIR]            # Directory to get output file
+      [--trim], [--no-trim]  # Trim output to minimal set of fields for later import
 
 Output the JSON representation of a role to screen/file
     OUT
diff --git a/spec/integration/role_spec.rb b/spec/integration/role_spec.rb
index 5393aa8..718271f 100644
--- a/spec/integration/role_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/role_spec.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     expected_output = <<-OUT
 Commands:
   gzr role cat ROLE_ID                                       # Output the JSON representation of a role to screen/file
+  gzr role create ROLE_NAME PERMISSION_SET_ID MODEL_SET_ID   # Create new role with the given permission and model sets
   gzr role group_add ROLE_ID GROUP_ID GROUP_ID GROUP_ID ...  # Add indicated groups to role
   gzr role group_ls ROLE_ID                                  # List the groups assigned to a role
   gzr role group_rm ROLE_ID GROUP_ID GROUP_ID GROUP_ID ...   # Remove indicated groups from role