diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 322bb2a..a67c3e3 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
     secrets:
       - secret: deploy-zuul-credentials
         name: zuul_deploy
-    run: playbooks/deploy.yaml
+    run:
+      - playbooks/deploy.yaml
+      - playbooks/checkers.yaml
     # Run on the executor only (an empty nodeset)
     nodeset:
       nodes: []
diff --git a/checkers.yaml b/checkers.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69cb6d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checkers.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# A list of checkers which should be defined in Gerrit.
+#
+# If the UUID of the checker does not already exist in Gerrit, it is
+# created.  If it does exist, it is updated.  Fields which are not
+# present in the input are not touched (nor are they considered when
+# comparing the declared state to the existing state).
+
+checkers:
+  - uuid: "opendev-zuul-third-party-check:plugins_checks"
+    repository: "plugins/checks"
+    name: "Zuul Tests"
+    description: "Tests of Checks plugin with Zuul"
+    status: "DISABLED"
+
+  - uuid: "zuul-check:plugins_checks"
+    repository: "plugins/checks"
+    name: "Zuul Check Pipeline"
+    description: "Run Zuul jobs on new patchsets"
+
+  - uuid: "zuul-check:zuul_config"
+    repository: "zuul/config"
+    name: "Zuul Check Pipeline"
+    description: "Run Zuul jobs on new patchsets"
+
+  - uuid: "zuul-check:zuul_jobs"
+    repository: "zuul/jobs"
+    name: "Zuul Check Pipeline"
+    description: "Run Zuul jobs on new patchsets"
+
+  - uuid: "zuul-check:zuul_ops"
+    repository: "zuul/ops"
+    name: "Zuul Check Pipeline"
+    description: "Run Zuul jobs on new patchsets"
diff --git a/playbooks/checkers.yaml b/playbooks/checkers.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f86c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/checkers.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+- name: Update checkers
+  gather_facts: false
+  hosts: localhost
+  tasks:
+    - name: Add scheduler to inventory
+      add_host:
+        name: 'zuul-scheduler-0'
+        ansible_kubectl_namespace: zuul
+        ansible_connection: kubectl
+    - name: Load checker data
+      include_vars:
+        file: "../checkers.yaml"
+    - name: Update Checkers
+      delegate_to: 'zuul-scheduler-0'
+      update_checkers:
+        checkers: "{{ checkers }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/library/update_checkers.py b/playbooks/library/update_checkers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c2b7c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/library/update_checkers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2019 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
+import requests
+import json
+
+TOKEN_URL = ('http://metadata.google.internal/computeMetadata/v1/'
+             'instance/service-accounts/default/token')
+GERRIT_URL = 'https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com'
+
+
+def get_checkers(token):
+    url = GERRIT_URL + '/a/plugins/checks/checkers/'
+    data = requests.get(url, cookies={'o': token}).text
+    return json.loads(data[4:])
+
+
+def update_checker(token, existing, spec):
+    """If the contents of spec differ from existing, update the checker"""
+    update = False
+    for k, v in spec.items():
+        if existing[k] != v:
+            update = True
+            break
+    if update:
+        url = GERRIT_URL + '/a/plugins/checks/checkers/' + spec['uuid']
+        data = requests.post(url, cookies={'o': token}, json=spec).text
+        return json.loads(data[4:])
+
+
+def create_checker(token, spec):
+    """Create a checker as specified"""
+    url = GERRIT_URL + '/a/plugins/checks/checkers/'
+    data = requests.post(url, cookies={'o': token}, json=spec).text
+    return json.loads(data[4:])
+
+
+def main():
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=dict(
+            checkers=dict(required=True, type='list'),
+        )
+    )
+
+    data = requests.get(TOKEN_URL,
+                        headers={'Metadata-Flavor': 'Google'}).json()
+    token = data['access_token']
+    existing_checkers = get_checkers(token)
+    existing_checker_map = {c['uuid']:c for c in existing_checkers}
+
+    updated_checkers = []
+    for spec in module.params.get('checkers'):
+        if not spec.get('uuid'):
+            module.fail_json(msg="Checker UUID is required",
+                             checker=spec)
+        existing = existing_checker_map.get(spec['uuid'])
+        if existing:
+            updated = update_checker(token, existing, spec)
+            if updated:
+                updated_checkers.append(updated)
+        else:
+            updated = create_checker(token, spec)
+            if updated:
+                updated_checkers.append(updated)
+
+    module.exit_json(changed=(len(updated_checkers) > 0),
+                     updated_checkers=updated_checkers,
+                     existing_checkers=existing_checkers)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()