diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 24b64c2..be409b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,4 +30,10 @@ Once configured you can start the node with:
 go run .
 ```
 
+To verify Yggdrasil connectivity without starting Tendermint you can run:
+
+```bash
+go run . testYggdrasil
+```
+
 See `--help` for a full list of available options.
diff --git a/cli/testyggdrasil.go b/cli/testyggdrasil.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f9b0cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/testyggdrasil.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"lbc/cfg"
+	"lbc/yggdrasil"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var testYggdrasilCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "testYggdrasil",
+	Short: "Тест подключения через Yggdrasil без Tendermint",
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		v, err := cfg.LoadViperConfig(defaultConfigPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("не удалось прочитать конфигурацию: %w", err)
+		}
+		if err := yggdrasil.TestConnectivity(v); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("тест не пройден: %w", err)
+		}
+		fmt.Println("Yggdrasil connectivity test successful")
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(testYggdrasilCmd)
+}
diff --git a/yggdrasil/test.go b/yggdrasil/test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f73d2e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yggdrasil/test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package yggdrasil
+
+import (
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gologme/log"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+
+	adminapi "github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go/src/admin"
+	yggConfig "github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go/src/config"
+	"github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go/src/core"
+)
+
+// TestConnectivity starts a temporary Yggdrasil node using the provided
+// configuration and waits a short time for peer connections. It returns an
+// error if the node fails to start or no peers connect.
+func TestConnectivity(config *viper.Viper) error {
+	ygg := config.Sub("yggdrasil")
+	if ygg == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no [yggdrasil] section in config")
+	}
+
+	cfg := yggConfig.GenerateConfig()
+	cfg.AdminListen = ygg.GetString("admin_listen")
+	cfg.Listen = ygg.GetStringSlice("listen")
+	if ygg.GetString("peers") == "auto" {
+		publicPeers := getPublicPeers()
+		var urls []string
+		for _, u := range publicPeers {
+			urls = append(urls, u.String())
+		}
+		cfg.Peers = urls
+	} else {
+		cfg.Peers = ygg.GetStringSlice("peers")
+	}
+	cfg.AllowedPublicKeys = ygg.GetStringSlice("allowed-public-keys")
+	cfg.PrivateKeyPath = ygg.GetString("private-key-file")
+
+	logger := log.Default()
+	n := &node{}
+
+	options := []core.SetupOption{
+		core.NodeInfo(cfg.NodeInfo),
+		core.NodeInfoPrivacy(cfg.NodeInfoPrivacy),
+	}
+	for _, addr := range cfg.Listen {
+		options = append(options, core.ListenAddress(addr))
+	}
+	for _, peer := range cfg.Peers {
+		options = append(options, core.Peer{URI: peer})
+	}
+	for intf, peers := range cfg.InterfacePeers {
+		for _, peer := range peers {
+			options = append(options, core.Peer{URI: peer, SourceInterface: intf})
+		}
+	}
+	for _, allowed := range cfg.AllowedPublicKeys {
+		k, err := hex.DecodeString(allowed)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		options = append(options, core.AllowedPublicKey(k[:]))
+	}
+
+	var err error
+	n.core, err = core.New(cfg.Certificate, logger, options...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer n.core.Stop()
+
+	// Start admin socket to query peers.
+	adminOpts := []adminapi.SetupOption{
+		adminapi.ListenAddress(cfg.AdminListen),
+	}
+	n.admin, err = adminapi.New(n.core, logger, adminOpts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	n.admin.SetupAdminHandlers()
+	defer n.admin.Stop()
+
+	// Give the node some time to establish connections.
+	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+
+	peers := n.core.GetPeers()
+	if len(peers) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no peers connected")
+	}
+	return nil
+}