diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 62905fde..a4050c6c 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ documentation:
 - [`jsonschema lint`](./docs/lint.markdown)
 - [`jsonschema bundle`](./docs/bundle.markdown) (for inlining remote references in a schema)
 - [`jsonschema frame`](./docs/frame.markdown) (for debugging references)
+- [`jsonschema compile`](./docs/compile.markdown) (for internal debugging)
 
 Coming Soon
 -----------
diff --git a/docs/compile.markdown b/docs/compile.markdown
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e53cf5ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/compile.markdown
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+Compile
+=======
+
+> [!WARNING]
+> Only JSON Schema Draft 4, Draft 6, and Draft 7 are supported at this point in
+> time. We have plans to support *every* dialect of JSON Schema from Draft 0 to
+> Draft 2020-12 soon.
+
+```sh
+jsonschema compile <schema.json>
+```
+
+Evaluating a JSON Schema is a complex process with a non-trivial associated
+performance overhead. For faster evaluation, we internally pre-process a given
+JSON Schema into a compiled low-level form. This command allows you to obtain
+the schema compilation result as a separate step.
+
+**At least for now, this command is mainly for internal debugging purposes. As
+an end-user, you are better served by the [`validate`](./validate.markdown)
+command, which internally compiles schemas.**
+
+Examples
+--------
+
+For example, consider the following simple schema:
+
+```json
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "properties": {
+    "foo": { "type": "string" }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+The compilation process will result in something like this:
+
+```
+TODO
+```
+
+### Compile a JSON Schema
+
+```sh
+jsonschema compile path/to/my/schema.json
+```
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ef07f9f..aca9dcb8 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ add_executable(jsonschema_cli
   command_fmt.cc
   command_frame.cc
   command_bundle.cc
+  command_compile.cc
   command_test.cc
   command_lint.cc
   command_metaschema.cc
diff --git a/src/command.h b/src/command.h
index 75877e7e..0289e717 100644
--- a/src/command.h
+++ b/src/command.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ namespace intelligence::jsonschema::cli {
 auto fmt(const std::span<const std::string> &arguments) -> int;
 auto frame(const std::span<const std::string> &arguments) -> int;
 auto bundle(const std::span<const std::string> &arguments) -> int;
+auto compile(const std::span<const std::string> &arguments) -> int;
 auto test(const std::span<const std::string> &arguments) -> int;
 auto lint(const std::span<const std::string> &arguments) -> int;
 auto validate(const std::span<const std::string> &arguments) -> int;
diff --git a/src/command_compile.cc b/src/command_compile.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b931fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/command_compile.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#include <sourcemeta/jsontoolkit/json.h>
+#include <sourcemeta/jsontoolkit/jsonschema.h>
+
+#include <cstdlib>  // EXIT_SUCCESS
+#include <iostream> // std::cout, std::endl
+
+#include "command.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+
+auto intelligence::jsonschema::cli::compile(
+    const std::span<const std::string> &arguments) -> int {
+  const auto options{parse_options(arguments, {})};
+
+  if (options.at("").size() < 1) {
+    std::cerr
+        << "error: This command expects a path to a schema. For example:\n\n"
+        << "  jsonschema compile path/to/schema.json\n";
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+
+  const auto schema{sourcemeta::jsontoolkit::from_file(options.at("").front())};
+
+  const auto compiled_schema{sourcemeta::jsontoolkit::compile(
+      schema, sourcemeta::jsontoolkit::default_schema_walker,
+      resolver(options, options.contains("h") || options.contains("http")),
+      sourcemeta::jsontoolkit::default_schema_compiler)};
+
+  const sourcemeta::jsontoolkit::JSON result{
+      sourcemeta::jsontoolkit::to_json(compiled_schema)};
+  sourcemeta::jsontoolkit::prettify(result, std::cout);
+  std::cout << std::endl;
+  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 91cdbf21..3d5edcb5 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ Global Options:
        Frame a schema in-place, displaying schema locations and references
        in a human-readable manner.
 
+   compile <schema.json>
+
+       Pre-process a JSON Schema into JSON Toolkit's low-level JSON-based
+       compiled form for faster evaluation.
+
 For more documentation, visit https://github.com/Intelligence-AI/jsonschema
 )EOF"};
 
@@ -69,6 +74,8 @@ auto jsonschema_main(const std::string &program, const std::string &command,
     return intelligence::jsonschema::cli::frame(arguments);
   } else if (command == "bundle") {
     return intelligence::jsonschema::cli::bundle(arguments);
+  } else if (command == "compile") {
+    return intelligence::jsonschema::cli::compile(arguments);
   } else if (command == "lint") {
     return intelligence::jsonschema::cli::lint(arguments);
   } else if (command == "validate") {