diff --git a/_config/dev.yml b/_config/dev.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3aa0b604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_config/dev.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+Name: DevelopmentAdmin
+---
+DevelopmentAdmin:
+  registered_controllers:
+    build:
+      controller: 'DevBuildController'
+      links:
+        build: 'Build/rebuild this environment. Call this whenever you have updated your project sources'
+    tests:
+      controller: 'TestRunner'
+      links:
+        tests: 'See a list of unit tests to run'
+        'tests/all': 'Run all tests'
+    jstests:
+      controller: 'JSTestRunner'
+      links: 
+        jstests: 'See a list of JavaScript tests to run'
+        'jstests/all': 'Run all JavaScript tests'
+    tasks:
+      controller: 'TaskRunner'
+      links:
+        tasks: 'See a list of build tasks to run'
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diff --git a/dev/DevBuildController.php b/dev/DevBuildController.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02ffbaa52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/DevBuildController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php 
+
+class DevBuildController extends Controller {
+	
+	private static $url_handlers = array(
+		'' => 'build'	
+	);
+	
+	private static $allowed_actions = array(
+		'build'
+	);
+	
+	
+	public function build($request) {
+		if(Director::is_cli()) {
+			$da = DatabaseAdmin::create();
+			return $da->handleRequest($request, $this->model);
+		} else {
+			$renderer = DebugView::create();
+			$renderer->writeHeader();
+			$renderer->writeInfo("Environment Builder", Director::absoluteBaseURL());
+			echo "<div class=\"build\">";
+	
+			$da = DatabaseAdmin::create();
+			return $da->handleRequest($request, $this->model);
+	
+			echo "</div>";
+			$renderer->writeFooter();
+		}
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/dev/DevelopmentAdmin.php b/dev/DevelopmentAdmin.php
index 6533aea10..d68d941f7 100644
--- a/dev/DevelopmentAdmin.php
+++ b/dev/DevelopmentAdmin.php
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 <?php
 
 /**
- * Base class for URL access to development tools. Currently supports the
- * ; and TaskRunner.
+ * Base class for development tools.
+ * 
+ * Configured in framework/_config/dev.yml, with the config key registeredControllers being
+ * used to generate the list of links for /dev.
  *
  * @todo documentation for how to add new unit tests and tasks
+ * @todo do we need buildDefaults and generatesecuretoken? if so, register in the list
+ * @todo cleanup errors() it's not even an allowed action, so can go
+ * @todo cleanup index() html building
  * @package framework
  * @subpackage dev
  */
@@ -13,23 +18,18 @@ class DevelopmentAdmin extends Controller {
 	private static $url_handlers = array(
 		'' => 'index',
 		'build/defaults' => 'buildDefaults',
-		'$Action' => '$Action',
-		'$Action//$Action/$ID' => 'handleAction',
+		'generatesecuretoken' => 'generatesecuretoken',
+		'$Action' => 'runRegisteredController',
 	);
 	
 	private static $allowed_actions = array( 
 		'index', 
-		'tests', 
-		'jstests', 
-		'tasks', 
-		'viewmodel', 
-		'build', 
-		'reset', 
-		'viewcode',
-		'generatesecuretoken',
 		'buildDefaults',
+		'runRegisteredController',
+		'generatesecuretoken',
 	);
 	
+
 	public function init() {
 		parent::init();
 		
@@ -80,20 +80,8 @@ class DevelopmentAdmin extends Controller {
 	}
 	
 	public function index() {
-		$actions = array(
-			"build" => "Build/rebuild this environment.  Call this whenever you have updated your project sources",
-			"tests" => "See a list of unit tests to run",
-			"tests/all" => "Run all tests",
-			"jstests" => "See a list of JavaScript tests to run",
-			"jstests/all" => "Run all JavaScript tests",
-			"tasks" => "See a list of build tasks to run"
-		);
-		
 		// Web mode
 		if(!Director::is_cli()) {
-			// This action is sake-only right now.
-			unset($actions["modules/add"]);
-			
 			$renderer = DebugView::create();
 			$renderer->writeHeader();
 			$renderer->writeInfo("SilverStripe Development Tools", Director::absoluteBaseURL());
@@ -101,7 +89,7 @@ class DevelopmentAdmin extends Controller {
 
 			echo '<div class="options"><ul>';
 			$evenOdd = "odd";
-			foreach($actions as $action => $description) {
+			foreach(self::get_links() as $action => $description) {
 				echo "<li class=\"$evenOdd\"><a href=\"{$base}dev/$action\"><b>/dev/$action:</b>"
 					. " $description</a></li>\n";
 				$evenOdd = ($evenOdd == "odd") ? "even" : "odd";
@@ -113,42 +101,74 @@ class DevelopmentAdmin extends Controller {
 		} else {
 			echo "SILVERSTRIPE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS\n--------------------------\n\n";
 			echo "You can execute any of the following commands:\n\n";
-			foreach($actions as $action => $description) {
+			foreach(self::get_links() as $action => $description) {
 				echo "  sake dev/$action: $description\n";
 			}
 			echo "\n\n";
 		}
 	}
 	
-	public function tests($request) {
-		return TestRunner::create();
-	}
-	
-	public function jstests($request) {
-		return JSTestRunner::create();
-	}
-	
-	public function tasks() {
-		return TaskRunner::create();
-	}
-	
-	public function build($request) {
-		if(Director::is_cli()) {
-			$da = DatabaseAdmin::create();
-			return $da->handleRequest($request, $this->model);
-		} else {
-			$renderer = DebugView::create();
-			$renderer->writeHeader();
-			$renderer->writeInfo("Environment Builder", Director::absoluteBaseURL());
-			echo "<div class=\"build\">";
-			
-			$da = DatabaseAdmin::create();
-			return $da->handleRequest($request, $this->model);
-
-			echo "</div>";
-			$renderer->writeFooter();
+	public function runRegisteredController(SS_HTTPRequest $request){
+		$controllerClass = null;
+		
+		$baseUrlPart = $request->param('Action');
+		$reg = Config::inst()->get(__CLASS__, 'registered_controllers');
+		if(isset($reg[$baseUrlPart])){
+			$controllerClass = $reg[$baseUrlPart]['controller'];
+		}
+		
+		if($controllerClass && class_exists($controllerClass)){
+			return $controllerClass::create();
+		}
+		
+		$msg = 'Error: no controller registered in '.__CLASS__.' for: '.$request->param('Action');
+		if(Director::is_cli()){
+			// in CLI we cant use httpError because of a bug with stuff being in the output already, see DevAdminControllerTest
+			throw new Exception($msg);
+		}else{
+			$this->httpError(500, $msg);
 		}
 	}
+	
+	
+	
+	
+	/*
+	 * Internal methods
+	 */
+	
+	/**
+	 * @return array of url => description
+	 */
+	protected static function get_links(){
+		$links = array();
+		
+		$reg = Config::inst()->get(__CLASS__, 'registered_controllers');
+		foreach($reg as $registeredController){
+			foreach($registeredController['links'] as $url => $desc){
+				$links[$url] = $desc;
+			}
+		}
+		return $links;
+	}
+	
+	protected function getRegisteredController($baseUrlPart){
+		$reg = Config::inst()->get(__CLASS__, 'registered_controllers');
+		
+		if(isset($reg[$baseUrlPart])){
+			$controllerClass = $reg[$baseUrlPart]['controller'];
+			return $controllerClass;
+		}
+		
+		return null;
+	}
+	
+	
+	
+	
+	/*
+	 * Unregistered (hidden) actions
+	 */
 
 	/**
 	 * Build the default data, calling requireDefaultRecords on all
diff --git a/tests/dev/DevAdminControllerTest.php b/tests/dev/DevAdminControllerTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c09b14684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dev/DevAdminControllerTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+<?php 
+
+/**
+ * Note: the running of this test is handled by the thing it's testing (DevelopmentAdmin controller).
+ * 
+ * @package framework
+ * @package tests
+ */
+class DevAdminControllerTest extends FunctionalTest {
+	
+	public function setUp(){
+		parent::setUp();
+
+		Config::nest()->update('DevelopmentAdmin', 'registered_controllers', array(
+			'x1' => array(
+				'controller' => 'DevAdminControllerTest_Controller1',
+				'links' => array(
+					'x1' => 'x1 link description',
+					'x1/y1' => 'x1/y1 link description'
+				)
+			),
+			'x2' => array(
+				'controller' => 'DevAdminControllerTest_Controller2', // intentionally not a class that exists
+				'links' => array(
+					'x2' => 'x2 link description'
+				)
+			)
+		));
+	}
+	
+	public function tearDown(){
+		parent::tearDown();
+		Config::unnest();
+	}
+	
+	
+	public function testGoodRegisteredControllerOutput(){
+		// Check for the controller running from the registered url above 
+		// (we use contains rather than equals because sometimes you get Warning: You probably want to define an entry in $_FILE_TO_URL_MAPPING)
+		$this->assertContains(DevAdminControllerTest_Controller1::OK_MSG, $this->getCapture('/dev/x1'));
+		$this->assertContains(DevAdminControllerTest_Controller1::OK_MSG, $this->getCapture('/dev/x1/y1'));
+	}
+	
+	public function testGoodRegisteredControllerStatus(){
+		// Check response code is 200/OK
+		$this->assertEquals(false, $this->getAndCheckForError('/dev/x1'));
+		$this->assertEquals(false, $this->getAndCheckForError('/dev/x1/y1'));
+		
+		// Check response code is 500/ some sort of error
+		$this->assertEquals(true, $this->getAndCheckForError('/dev/x2'));
+	}
+	
+	
+	
+	protected function getCapture($url){
+		$this->logInWithPermission('ADMIN');
+		
+		ob_start();
+		$this->get($url);
+		$r = ob_get_contents();
+		ob_end_clean();
+		
+		return $r;
+	}
+	
+	protected function getAndCheckForError($url){
+		$this->logInWithPermission('ADMIN');
+		
+		if(Director::is_cli()){
+			// when in CLI the admin controller throws exceptions
+			ob_start();
+			try{
+				$this->get($url);
+			}catch(Exception $e){
+				ob_end_clean();
+				return true;
+			}
+			
+			ob_end_clean();
+			return false;
+			
+		}else{
+			// when in http the admin controller sets a response header
+			ob_start();
+			$resp = $this->get($url);
+			ob_end_clean();
+			return $resp->isError();
+		}
+	}
+	
+}
+
+class DevAdminControllerTest_Controller1 extends Controller {
+	
+	const OK_MSG = 'DevAdminControllerTest_Controller1 TEST OK';
+	
+	private static $url_handlers = array(
+		'' => 'index',
+		'y1' => 'y1Action'
+	);
+	
+	private static $allowed_actions = array(
+		'index',
+		'y1Action',
+	);
+	
+	
+	public function index(){
+		echo self::OK_MSG;
+	}
+	
+	public function y1Action(){
+		echo self::OK_MSG;
+	} 
+	
+}
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