diff --git a/cli/mpool.go b/cli/mpool.go
index 5f8ccd8f7..d508c93fe 100644
--- a/cli/mpool.go
+++ b/cli/mpool.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ var mpoolClear = &cli.Command{
 
 		really := cctx.Bool("really-do-it")
 		if !really {
-			return fmt.Errorf("the --really-do-it flag must be specified for this action to have an effect; you have been warned")
+			return fmt.Errorf("--really-do-it must be specified for this action to have an effect; you have been warned")
 		}
 
 		local := cctx.Bool("local")
diff --git a/cmd/lotus-shed/genesis-verify.go b/cmd/lotus-shed/genesis-verify.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ab6458a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lotus-shed/genesis-verify.go
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"sort"
+
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-datastore"
+	cbor "github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-cbor"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-address"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/build"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/state"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/stmgr"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/lib/blockstore"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/actors/abi/big"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/actors/builtin"
+	saacc "github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/actors/builtin/account"
+	saminer "github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/actors/builtin/miner"
+	samsig "github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors/actors/builtin/multisig"
+)
+
+type addrInfo struct {
+	Key     address.Address
+	Balance types.FIL
+}
+
+type msigInfo struct {
+	Signers   []address.Address
+	Balance   types.FIL
+	Threshold uint64
+}
+
+type minerInfo struct {
+}
+
+var genesisVerifyCmd = &cli.Command{
+	Name:        "verify-genesis",
+	Description: "verify some basic attributes of a genesis car file",
+	Action: func(cctx *cli.Context) error {
+		if !cctx.Args().Present() {
+			return fmt.Errorf("must pass genesis car file")
+		}
+		bs := blockstore.NewBlockstore(datastore.NewMapDatastore())
+
+		cs := store.NewChainStore(bs, datastore.NewMapDatastore(), nil)
+
+		cf := cctx.Args().Get(0)
+		f, err := os.Open(cf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("opening the car file: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		ts, err := cs.Import(f)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		sm := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs)
+
+		total, err := stmgr.CheckTotalFIL(context.TODO(), sm, ts)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		fmt.Println("Genesis: ", ts.Key())
+		expFIL := big.Mul(big.NewInt(int64(build.FilBase)), big.NewInt(int64(build.FilecoinPrecision)))
+		fmt.Printf("Total FIL: %s", types.FIL(total))
+		if !expFIL.Equals(total) {
+			color.Red("  INCORRECT!")
+		}
+		fmt.Println()
+
+		cst := cbor.NewCborStore(bs)
+
+		stree, err := state.LoadStateTree(cst, ts.ParentState())
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		var accAddrs, msigAddrs []address.Address
+		kaccounts := make(map[address.Address]addrInfo)
+		kmultisigs := make(map[address.Address]msigInfo)
+		kminers := make(map[address.Address]minerInfo)
+
+		ctx := context.TODO()
+
+		if err := stree.ForEach(func(addr address.Address, act *types.Actor) error {
+			switch act.Code {
+			case builtin.StorageMinerActorCodeID:
+				var st saminer.State
+				if err := cst.Get(ctx, act.Head, &st); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				kminers[addr] = minerInfo{}
+			case builtin.MultisigActorCodeID:
+				var st samsig.State
+				if err := cst.Get(ctx, act.Head, &st); err != nil {
+					return xerrors.Errorf("multisig actor: %w", err)
+				}
+
+				kmultisigs[addr] = msigInfo{
+					Balance:   types.FIL(act.Balance),
+					Signers:   st.Signers,
+					Threshold: st.NumApprovalsThreshold,
+				}
+				msigAddrs = append(msigAddrs, addr)
+			case builtin.AccountActorCodeID:
+				var st saacc.State
+				if err := cst.Get(ctx, act.Head, &st); err != nil {
+					log.Warn(xerrors.Errorf("account actor %s: %w", addr, err))
+				}
+
+				kaccounts[addr] = addrInfo{
+					Key:     st.Address,
+					Balance: types.FIL(act.Balance.Copy()),
+				}
+				accAddrs = append(accAddrs, addr)
+			}
+			return nil
+		}); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		sort.Slice(accAddrs, func(i, j int) bool {
+			return accAddrs[i].String() < accAddrs[j].String()
+		})
+
+		sort.Slice(msigAddrs, func(i, j int) bool {
+			return msigAddrs[i].String() < msigAddrs[j].String()
+		})
+
+		fmt.Println("Account Actors:")
+		for _, acc := range accAddrs {
+			a := kaccounts[acc]
+			fmt.Printf("%s\t%s\t%s\n", acc, a.Key, a.Balance)
+		}
+
+		fmt.Println("Multisig Actors:")
+		for _, acc := range msigAddrs {
+			m := kmultisigs[acc]
+			fmt.Printf("%s\t%s\t%d\t[", acc, m.Balance, m.Threshold)
+			for i, s := range m.Signers {
+				fmt.Print(s)
+				if i != len(m.Signers)-1 {
+					fmt.Print(",")
+				}
+			}
+			fmt.Printf("]\n")
+		}
+		return nil
+	},
+}
diff --git a/cmd/lotus-shed/main.go b/cmd/lotus-shed/main.go
index 30e7ff32d..5438a31ef 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-shed/main.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-shed/main.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func main() {
 		verifRegCmd,
 		miscCmd,
 		mpoolCmd,
+		genesisVerifyCmd,
 	}
 
 	app := &cli.App{