diff --git a/cmd/chisel/cmd_cut.go b/cmd/chisel/cmd_cut.go
index 4224ed31..06c43920 100644
--- a/cmd/chisel/cmd_cut.go
+++ b/cmd/chisel/cmd_cut.go
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"github.com/jessevdk/go-flags"
 
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"regexp"
-	"strings"
-
 	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/archive"
 	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/cache"
 	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/setup"
@@ -18,10 +13,13 @@ var shortCutHelp = "Cut a tree with selected slices"
 var longCutHelp = `
 The cut command uses the provided selection of package slices
 to create a new filesystem tree in the root location.
+
+By default it fetches the slices for the same Ubuntu version as the
+current host, unless the --release flag is used.
 `
 
 var cutDescs = map[string]string{
-	"release": "Chisel release directory",
+	"release": "Chisel release name or directory (e.g. ubuntu-22.04)",
 	"root":    "Root for generated content",
 	"arch":    "Package architecture",
 }
@@ -54,25 +52,7 @@ func (cmd *cmdCut) Execute(args []string) error {
 		sliceKeys[i] = sliceKey
 	}
 
-	var release *setup.Release
-	var err error
-	if strings.Contains(cmd.Release, "/") {
-		release, err = setup.ReadRelease(cmd.Release)
-	} else {
-		var label, version string
-		if cmd.Release == "" {
-			label, version, err = readReleaseInfo()
-		} else {
-			label, version, err = parseReleaseInfo(cmd.Release)
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		release, err = setup.FetchRelease(&setup.FetchOptions{
-			Label:   label,
-			Version: version,
-		})
-	}
+	release, err := obtainRelease(cmd.Release)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -106,35 +86,3 @@ func (cmd *cmdCut) Execute(args []string) error {
 	})
 	return err
 }
-
-// TODO These need testing, and maybe moving into a common file.
-
-var releaseExp = regexp.MustCompile(`^([a-z](?:-?[a-z0-9]){2,})-([0-9]+(?:\.?[0-9])+)$`)
-
-func parseReleaseInfo(release string) (label, version string, err error) {
-	match := releaseExp.FindStringSubmatch(release)
-	if match == nil {
-		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("invalid release reference: %q", release)
-	}
-	return match[1], match[2], nil
-}
-
-func readReleaseInfo() (label, version string, err error) {
-	data, err := os.ReadFile("/etc/lsb-release")
-	if err == nil {
-		const labelPrefix = "DISTRIB_ID="
-		const versionPrefix = "DISTRIB_RELEASE="
-		for _, line := range strings.Split(string(data), "\n") {
-			switch {
-			case strings.HasPrefix(line, labelPrefix):
-				label = strings.ToLower(line[len(labelPrefix):])
-			case strings.HasPrefix(line, versionPrefix):
-				version = line[len(versionPrefix):]
-			}
-			if label != "" && version != "" {
-				return label, version, nil
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return "", "", fmt.Errorf("cannot infer release via /etc/lsb-release, see the --release option")
-}
diff --git a/cmd/chisel/cmd_find.go b/cmd/chisel/cmd_find.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..91c3f7f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/chisel/cmd_find.go
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"text/tabwriter"
+
+	"github.com/jessevdk/go-flags"
+
+	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/setup"
+	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/strdist"
+)
+
+var shortFindHelp = "Find existing slices"
+var longFindHelp = `
+The find command queries the slice definitions for matching slices.
+Globs (* and ?) are allowed in the query.
+
+By default it fetches the slices for the same Ubuntu version as the
+current host, unless the --release flag is used.
+`
+
+var findDescs = map[string]string{
+	"release": "Chisel release name or directory (e.g. ubuntu-22.04)",
+}
+
+type cmdFind struct {
+	Release string `long:"release" value-name:"<branch|dir>"`
+
+	Positional struct {
+		Query []string `positional-arg-name:"<query>" required:"yes"`
+	} `positional-args:"yes"`
+}
+
+func init() {
+	addCommand("find", shortFindHelp, longFindHelp, func() flags.Commander { return &cmdFind{} }, findDescs, nil)
+}
+
+func (cmd *cmdFind) Execute(args []string) error {
+	if len(args) > 0 {
+		return ErrExtraArgs
+	}
+
+	release, err := obtainRelease(cmd.Release)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	slices, err := findSlices(release, cmd.Positional.Query)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if len(slices) == 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(Stderr, "No matching slices for \"%s\"\n", strings.Join(cmd.Positional.Query, " "))
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	w := tabWriter()
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Slice\tSummary\n")
+	for _, s := range slices {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\n", s, "-")
+	}
+	w.Flush()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// match reports whether a slice (partially) matches the query.
+func match(slice *setup.Slice, query string) bool {
+	var term string
+	switch {
+	case strings.HasPrefix(query, "_"):
+		query = strings.TrimPrefix(query, "_")
+		term = slice.Name
+	case strings.Contains(query, "_"):
+		term = slice.String()
+	default:
+		term = slice.Package
+	}
+	query = strings.ReplaceAll(query, "**", "⁑")
+	return strdist.Distance(term, query, distWithGlobs, 0) <= 1
+}
+
+// findSlices returns slices from the provided release that match all of the
+// query strings (AND).
+func findSlices(release *setup.Release, query []string) (slices []*setup.Slice, err error) {
+	slices = []*setup.Slice{}
+	for _, pkg := range release.Packages {
+		for _, slice := range pkg.Slices {
+			if slice == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			allMatch := true
+			for _, term := range query {
+				if !match(slice, term) {
+					allMatch = false
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if allMatch {
+				slices = append(slices, slice)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	sort.Slice(slices, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return slices[i].String() < slices[j].String()
+	})
+	return slices, nil
+}
+
+func tabWriter() *tabwriter.Writer {
+	return tabwriter.NewWriter(Stdout, 5, 3, 2, ' ', 0)
+}
+
+// distWithGlobs encodes the standard Levenshtein distance with support for
+// "*", "?" and "**". However, because it works on runes "**" has to be encoded
+// as "⁑" in the strings.
+//
+// Supported wildcards:
+//
+//	?  - Any one character
+//	*  - Any zero or more characters
+//	⁑  - Any zero or more characters
+func distWithGlobs(ar, br rune) strdist.Cost {
+	if ar == '⁑' || br == '⁑' {
+		return strdist.Cost{SwapAB: 0, DeleteA: 0, InsertB: 0}
+	}
+	if ar == '*' || br == '*' {
+		return strdist.Cost{SwapAB: 0, DeleteA: 0, InsertB: 0}
+	}
+	if ar == '?' || br == '?' {
+		return strdist.Cost{SwapAB: 0, DeleteA: 1, InsertB: 1}
+	}
+	return strdist.StandardCost(ar, br)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/chisel/cmd_find_test.go b/cmd/chisel/cmd_find_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d7c0d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/chisel/cmd_find_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+package main_test
+
+import (
+	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
+
+	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/setup"
+	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/testutil"
+
+	chisel "github.com/canonical/chisel/cmd/chisel"
+)
+
+type findTest struct {
+	summary string
+	release *setup.Release
+	query   []string
+	result  []*setup.Slice
+}
+
+func makeSamplePackage(pkg string, slices []string) *setup.Package {
+	slicesMap := map[string]*setup.Slice{}
+	for _, slice := range slices {
+		slicesMap[slice] = &setup.Slice{
+			Package: pkg,
+			Name:    slice,
+		}
+	}
+	return &setup.Package{
+		Name:    pkg,
+		Path:    "slices/" + pkg,
+		Archive: "ubuntu",
+		Slices:  slicesMap,
+	}
+}
+
+var sampleRelease = &setup.Release{
+	DefaultArchive: "ubuntu",
+
+	Archives: map[string]*setup.Archive{
+		"ubuntu": {
+			Name:       "ubuntu",
+			Version:    "22.04",
+			Suites:     []string{"jammy", "jammy-security"},
+			Components: []string{"main", "other"},
+		},
+	},
+	Packages: map[string]*setup.Package{
+		"openjdk-8-jdk": makeSamplePackage("openjdk-8-jdk", []string{"bins", "config", "core", "libs", "utils"}),
+		"python3.10":    makeSamplePackage("python3.10", []string{"bins", "config", "core", "libs", "utils"}),
+	},
+}
+
+var findTests = []findTest{{
+	summary: "Search by package name",
+	release: sampleRelease,
+	query:   []string{"python3.10"},
+	result: []*setup.Slice{
+		sampleRelease.Packages["python3.10"].Slices["bins"],
+		sampleRelease.Packages["python3.10"].Slices["config"],
+		sampleRelease.Packages["python3.10"].Slices["core"],
+		sampleRelease.Packages["python3.10"].Slices["libs"],
+		sampleRelease.Packages["python3.10"].Slices["utils"],
+	},
+}, {
+	summary: "Search by slice name",
+	release: sampleRelease,
+	query:   []string{"_config"},
+	result: []*setup.Slice{
+		sampleRelease.Packages["openjdk-8-jdk"].Slices["config"],
+		sampleRelease.Packages["python3.10"].Slices["config"],
+	},
+}, {
+	summary: "Slice search without leading underscore",
+	release: sampleRelease,
+	query:   []string{"config"},
+	result:  []*setup.Slice{},
+}, {
+	summary: "Check distance greater than one",
+	release: sampleRelease,
+	query:   []string{"python3."},
+	result:  []*setup.Slice{},
+}, {
+	summary: "Check glob matching (*)",
+	release: sampleRelease,
+	query:   []string{"python3.*_bins"},
+	result: []*setup.Slice{
+		sampleRelease.Packages["python3.10"].Slices["bins"],
+	},
+}, {
+	summary: "Check glob matching (?)",
+	release: sampleRelease,
+	query:   []string{"python3.1?_co*"},
+	result: []*setup.Slice{
+		sampleRelease.Packages["python3.10"].Slices["config"],
+		sampleRelease.Packages["python3.10"].Slices["core"],
+	},
+}, {
+	summary: "Check no matching slice",
+	release: sampleRelease,
+	query:   []string{"foo_bar"},
+	result:  []*setup.Slice{},
+}, {
+	summary: "Several terms all match",
+	release: sampleRelease,
+	query:   []string{"python*", "_co*"},
+	result: []*setup.Slice{
+		sampleRelease.Packages["python3.10"].Slices["config"],
+		sampleRelease.Packages["python3.10"].Slices["core"],
+	},
+}, {
+	summary: "Distance of one in each term",
+	release: sampleRelease,
+	query:   []string{"python3.1", "_lib"},
+	result: []*setup.Slice{
+		sampleRelease.Packages["python3.10"].Slices["libs"],
+	},
+}, {
+	summary: "Query with underscore is matched against full name",
+	release: sampleRelease,
+	query:   []string{"python3.1_libs"},
+	result: []*setup.Slice{
+		sampleRelease.Packages["python3.10"].Slices["libs"],
+	},
+}, {
+	summary: "Several terms, one does not match",
+	release: sampleRelease,
+	query:   []string{"python", "slice"},
+	result:  []*setup.Slice{},
+}}
+
+func (s *ChiselSuite) TestFindSlices(c *C) {
+	for _, test := range findTests {
+		c.Logf("Summary: %s", test.summary)
+
+		for _, query := range testutil.Permutations(test.query) {
+			slices, err := chisel.FindSlices(test.release, query)
+			c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+			c.Assert(slices, DeepEquals, test.result)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/chisel/cmd_help.go b/cmd/chisel/cmd_help.go
index a6314f49..a0ebd273 100644
--- a/cmd/chisel/cmd_help.go
+++ b/cmd/chisel/cmd_help.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ type helpCategory struct {
 var helpCategories = []helpCategory{{
 	Label:       "Basic",
 	Description: "general operations",
-	Commands:    []string{"help", "version"},
+	Commands:    []string{"find", "help", "version"},
 }, {
 	Label:       "Action",
 	Description: "make things happen",
diff --git a/cmd/chisel/export_test.go b/cmd/chisel/export_test.go
index dd852b44..a99a7831 100644
--- a/cmd/chisel/export_test.go
+++ b/cmd/chisel/export_test.go
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ func FakeIsStdinTTY(t bool) (restore func()) {
 		isStdinTTY = oldIsStdinTTY
 	}
 }
+
+var FindSlices = findSlices
diff --git a/cmd/chisel/helpers.go b/cmd/chisel/helpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7506888e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/chisel/helpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/setup"
+)
+
+// TODO These need testing
+
+var releaseExp = regexp.MustCompile(`^([a-z](?:-?[a-z0-9]){2,})-([0-9]+(?:\.?[0-9])+)$`)
+
+func parseReleaseInfo(release string) (label, version string, err error) {
+	match := releaseExp.FindStringSubmatch(release)
+	if match == nil {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("invalid release reference: %q", release)
+	}
+	return match[1], match[2], nil
+}
+
+func readReleaseInfo() (label, version string, err error) {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile("/etc/lsb-release")
+	if err == nil {
+		const labelPrefix = "DISTRIB_ID="
+		const versionPrefix = "DISTRIB_RELEASE="
+		for _, line := range strings.Split(string(data), "\n") {
+			switch {
+			case strings.HasPrefix(line, labelPrefix):
+				label = strings.ToLower(line[len(labelPrefix):])
+			case strings.HasPrefix(line, versionPrefix):
+				version = line[len(versionPrefix):]
+			}
+			if label != "" && version != "" {
+				return label, version, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return "", "", fmt.Errorf("cannot infer release via /etc/lsb-release, see the --release option")
+}
+
+// obtainRelease returns the Chisel release information matching the provided string,
+// fetching it if necessary. The provided string should be either:
+// * "<name>-<version>",
+// * the path to a directory containing a previously fetched release,
+// * "" and Chisel will attempt to read the release label from the host.
+func obtainRelease(releaseStr string) (release *setup.Release, err error) {
+	if strings.Contains(releaseStr, "/") {
+		release, err = setup.ReadRelease(releaseStr)
+	} else {
+		var label, version string
+		if releaseStr == "" {
+			label, version, err = readReleaseInfo()
+		} else {
+			label, version, err = parseReleaseInfo(releaseStr)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		release, err = setup.FetchRelease(&setup.FetchOptions{
+			Label:   label,
+			Version: version,
+		})
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return release, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/strdist/strdist.go b/internal/strdist/strdist.go
index eb0c1dca..f205bfcf 100644
--- a/internal/strdist/strdist.go
+++ b/internal/strdist/strdist.go
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ func Distance(a, b string, f CostFunc, cut int64) int64 {
 // Supported wildcards:
 //
 //	?  - Any one character, except for /
-//	*  - Any zero or more characters, execept for /
-//	** - Any zero or more characrers, including /
+//	*  - Any zero or more characters, except for /
+//	** - Any zero or more characters, including /
 func GlobPath(a, b string) bool {
 	a = strings.ReplaceAll(a, "**", "⁑")
 	b = strings.ReplaceAll(b, "**", "⁑")
diff --git a/tests/find/task.yaml b/tests/find/task.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..283d7bc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/find/task.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+summary: Chisel can find slice by slice name, package name or a combination
+
+execute: |
+  find() {
+    fullname=$1
+    shift
+    query=$@
+    chisel find --release ${OS}-${RELEASE} $query | grep $fullname
+  }
+
+  find "ca-certificates_data" "ca-certificates_data"
+  find "ca-certificates_data" "ca-certificates" "_data"
+  find "ca-certificates_data" "_data" "ca-certificates"
+  ! find "ca-certificates_data" "ca-certificates" "foo"