diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f557de2..20c48a4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,6 +53,25 @@ For personal configs `link` must be defined
 }
 ```
 
+### 2. Refresh symlinks
+
+Symlinks are created automatically on `composer install`/`update`, but you can
+trigger the process manually with the built-in command:
+
+```bash
+$ composer symlinks:refresh
+```
+
+Add the `--dry-run` flag to preview the operations without touching the
+filesystem:
+
+```bash
+$ composer symlinks:refresh --dry-run
+```
+
+The legacy environment variable `SYMLINKS_DRY_RUN=1` is still honoured during
+Composer hooks for backwards compatibility.
+
 ### 3. Execute composer
 
 DO NOT use --no-plugins for composer install or update
diff --git a/src/Symlinks/Command/CommandProvider.php b/src/Symlinks/Command/CommandProvider.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..028f931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symlinks/Command/CommandProvider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace SomeWork\Symlinks\Command;
+
+use Composer\Plugin\Capability\CommandProvider as CommandProviderCapability;
+
+class CommandProvider implements CommandProviderCapability
+{
+    public function getCommands(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            new RefreshCommand(),
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symlinks/Command/RefreshCommand.php b/src/Symlinks/Command/RefreshCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30c71dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symlinks/Command/RefreshCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace SomeWork\Symlinks\Command;
+
+use Composer\Command\BaseCommand;
+use Composer\Script\Event;
+use Composer\Util\Filesystem;
+use SomeWork\Symlinks\SymlinksExecutionTrait;
+use SomeWork\Symlinks\SymlinksFactory;
+use SomeWork\Symlinks\SymlinksProcessor;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+class RefreshCommand extends BaseCommand
+{
+    use SymlinksExecutionTrait;
+
+    protected function configure(): void
+    {
+        $this
+            ->setName('symlinks:refresh')
+            ->setDescription('Create symlinks defined in extra.somework/composer-symlinks.')
+            ->addOption('dry-run', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Show the operations without creating links.');
+    }
+
+    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
+    {
+        $composer = $this->requireComposer();
+        $io = $this->getIO();
+
+        $dryRun = (bool) $input->getOption('dry-run');
+
+        $event = new Event('symlinks:refresh', $composer, $io);
+        $filesystem = new Filesystem();
+        $factory = new SymlinksFactory($event, $filesystem);
+        $processor = new SymlinksProcessor($filesystem, $dryRun);
+
+        $this->runSymlinks($factory, $processor, $io, $dryRun);
+
+        return Command::SUCCESS;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symlinks/Plugin.php b/src/Symlinks/Plugin.php
index 1e5a21e..1c99f71 100644
--- a/src/Symlinks/Plugin.php
+++ b/src/Symlinks/Plugin.php
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@
 
 use Composer\Composer;
 use Composer\IO\IOInterface;
+use Composer\Plugin\Capability\CommandProvider as CommandProviderCapability;
+use Composer\Plugin\Capable;
 use Composer\Plugin\PluginInterface;
 use Composer\Script\Event;
 use Composer\Script\ScriptEvents;
 use Composer\Util\Filesystem;
 
-class Plugin implements PluginInterface
+class Plugin implements PluginInterface, Capable
 {
+    use SymlinksExecutionTrait;
+
     public function activate(Composer $composer, IOInterface $io): void
     {
         $eventDispatcher = $composer->getEventDispatcher();
@@ -19,6 +23,13 @@ public function activate(Composer $composer, IOInterface $io): void
         $eventDispatcher->addListener(ScriptEvents::POST_UPDATE_CMD, $this->createLinks());
     }
 
+    public function getCapabilities(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            CommandProviderCapability::class => Command\CommandProvider::class,
+        ];
+    }
+
     public function deactivate(Composer $composer, IOInterface $io): void
     {
     }
@@ -35,40 +46,7 @@ protected function createLinks(): callable
             $dryRun = getenv('SYMLINKS_DRY_RUN') === '1' || getenv('SYMLINKS_DRY_RUN') === 'true';
             $processor = new SymlinksProcessor($fileSystem, $dryRun);
 
-            $symlinks = $factory->process();
-            foreach ($symlinks as $symlink) {
-                try {
-                    if (!$processor->processSymlink($symlink)) {
-                        throw new RuntimeException('Unknown error');
-                    }
-                    $event
-                        ->getIO()
-                        ->write(sprintf(
-                            '  %sSymlinking <comment>%s</comment> to <comment>%s</comment>',
-                            $dryRun ? '[DRY RUN] ' : '',
-                            $symlink->getLink(),
-                            $symlink->getTarget()
-                        ));
-                } catch (LinkDirectoryError $exception) {
-                    $event
-                        ->getIO()
-                        ->write(sprintf(
-                            '  Symlinking <comment>%s</comment> to <comment>%s</comment> - %s',
-                            $symlink->getLink(),
-                            $symlink->getTarget(),
-                            'Skipped'
-                        ));
-                } catch (\Exception $exception) {
-                    $event
-                        ->getIO()
-                        ->writeError(sprintf(
-                            '  Symlinking <comment>%s</comment> to <comment>%s</comment> - %s',
-                            $symlink->getLink(),
-                            $symlink->getTarget(),
-                            $exception->getMessage()
-                        ));
-                }
-            }
+            $this->runSymlinks($factory, $processor, $event->getIO(), $dryRun);
         };
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symlinks/SymlinksExecutionTrait.php b/src/Symlinks/SymlinksExecutionTrait.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad3c75e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symlinks/SymlinksExecutionTrait.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace SomeWork\Symlinks;
+
+use Composer\IO\IOInterface;
+
+trait SymlinksExecutionTrait
+{
+    private function runSymlinks(
+        SymlinksFactory $factory,
+        SymlinksProcessor $processor,
+        IOInterface $io,
+        bool $dryRun
+    ): void {
+        $symlinks = $factory->process();
+        foreach ($symlinks as $symlink) {
+            try {
+                if (!$processor->processSymlink($symlink)) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException('Unknown error');
+                }
+
+                $io->write(sprintf(
+                    '  %sSymlinking <comment>%s</comment> to <comment>%s</comment>',
+                    $dryRun ? '[DRY RUN] ' : '',
+                    $symlink->getLink(),
+                    $symlink->getTarget()
+                ));
+            } catch (LinkDirectoryError $exception) {
+                $io->write(sprintf(
+                    '  Symlinking <comment>%s</comment> to <comment>%s</comment> - %s',
+                    $symlink->getLink(),
+                    $symlink->getTarget(),
+                    'Skipped'
+                ));
+            } catch (\Exception $exception) {
+                $io->writeError(sprintf(
+                    '  Symlinking <comment>%s</comment> to <comment>%s</comment> - %s',
+                    $symlink->getLink(),
+                    $symlink->getTarget(),
+                    $exception->getMessage()
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/PluginTest.php b/tests/PluginTest.php
index 650fac8..fe72a96 100644
--- a/tests/PluginTest.php
+++ b/tests/PluginTest.php
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 use Composer\Composer;
 use Composer\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher;
 use Composer\IO\NullIO;
+use Composer\Plugin\Capability\CommandProvider as CommandProviderCapability;
 use Composer\Script\ScriptEvents;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use SomeWork\Symlinks\Plugin;
+use SomeWork\Symlinks\Command\RefreshCommand;
 
 class PluginTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -35,4 +37,24 @@ public function addListener(string $eventName, $listener, int $priority = 0): vo
         $this->assertArrayHasKey(ScriptEvents::POST_UPDATE_CMD, $dispatcher->recorded);
         $this->assertIsCallable($dispatcher->recorded[ScriptEvents::POST_INSTALL_CMD][0]);
     }
+
+    public function testGetCapabilitiesRegistersCommand(): void
+    {
+        $plugin = new Plugin();
+
+        $capabilities = $plugin->getCapabilities();
+
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey(CommandProviderCapability::class, $capabilities);
+        $this->assertSame(
+            \SomeWork\Symlinks\Command\CommandProvider::class,
+            $capabilities[CommandProviderCapability::class]
+        );
+
+        $providerClass = $capabilities[CommandProviderCapability::class];
+        $provider = new $providerClass();
+        $commands = $provider->getCommands();
+
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($commands);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(RefreshCommand::class, $commands[0]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/RefreshCommandTest.php b/tests/RefreshCommandTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3f7cb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/RefreshCommandTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SomeWork\Symlinks\Tests;
+
+use Composer\Composer;
+use Composer\Console\Application;
+use Composer\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher;
+use Composer\IO\NullIO;
+use Composer\Package\RootPackage;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use SomeWork\Symlinks\Command\RefreshCommand;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Tester\CommandTester;
+
+class RefreshCommandTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testCommandCreatesSymlinks(): void
+    {
+        $tmp = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/command_' . uniqid();
+        mkdir($tmp);
+        mkdir($tmp . '/source');
+        file_put_contents($tmp . '/source/file.txt', 'data');
+
+        $cwd = getcwd();
+        chdir($tmp);
+
+        $composer = $this->createComposer([
+            'somework/composer-symlinks' => [
+                'symlinks' => [
+                    'source/file.txt' => 'link.txt',
+                ],
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $this->runCommand($composer);
+
+        $this->assertTrue(is_link($tmp . '/link.txt'));
+        $this->assertSame(
+            realpath($tmp . '/source/file.txt'),
+            realpath(dirname($tmp . '/link.txt') . '/' . readlink($tmp . '/link.txt'))
+        );
+
+        chdir($cwd);
+    }
+
+    public function testDryRunOptionDoesNotCreateLinks(): void
+    {
+        $tmp = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/command_' . uniqid();
+        mkdir($tmp);
+        mkdir($tmp . '/source');
+        file_put_contents($tmp . '/source/file.txt', 'data');
+
+        $cwd = getcwd();
+        chdir($tmp);
+
+        $composer = $this->createComposer([
+            'somework/composer-symlinks' => [
+                'symlinks' => [
+                    'source/file.txt' => 'link.txt',
+                ],
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $this->runCommand($composer, ['--dry-run' => true]);
+
+        $this->assertFalse(file_exists($tmp . '/link.txt'));
+
+        chdir($cwd);
+    }
+
+    private function createComposer(array $extra): Composer
+    {
+        $composer = new Composer();
+        $io = new NullIO();
+        $dispatcher = new EventDispatcher($composer, $io);
+        $composer->setEventDispatcher($dispatcher);
+
+        $package = new RootPackage('test/test', '1.0.0', '1.0.0');
+        $package->setExtra($extra);
+        $composer->setPackage($package);
+
+        $composer->setConfig(new \Composer\Config());
+
+        return $composer;
+    }
+
+    private function runCommand(Composer $composer, array $input = []): void
+    {
+        $application = new Application();
+        $application->setAutoExit(false);
+        $io = new NullIO();
+
+        $command = new RefreshCommand();
+        $command->setComposer($composer);
+        $command->setIO($io);
+        $application->add($command);
+
+        $tester = new CommandTester($application->find('symlinks:refresh'));
+        $tester->execute(array_merge(['command' => 'symlinks:refresh'], $input));
+    }
+}
+