diff --git a/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/__init__.py b/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/__init__.py
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diff --git a/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/requirements.txt b/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/requirements.txt
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+++ b/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+git+ssh://git@github.com/RIOT-OS/riotctrl
diff --git a/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/sys.py b/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/sys.py
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+++ b/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/sys.py
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+# Copyright (C) 20 Freie Universität Berlin
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+
+"""
+sys-related shell interactions
+
+Defines sys-related shell command interactions
+"""
+
+from riotctrl.shell import ShellInteraction
+
+
+class Help(ShellInteraction):
+    """Help ShellInteraction"""
+    @ShellInteraction.check_term
+    def help(self, timeout=-1, async_=False):
+        """Sends the reboot command via the terminal"""
+        return self.cmd("help", timeout, async_)
+
+
+class Reboot(ShellInteraction):
+    """Reboot ShellInteraction"""
+    @ShellInteraction.check_term
+    def reboot(self, timeout=-1, async_=False):
+        """Sends the reboot command via the terminal"""
+        return self.cmd("reboot", timeout, async_)
+
+
+class Version(ShellInteraction):
+    """Version ShellInteraction"""
+    @ShellInteraction.check_term
+    def version(self, timeout=-1, async_=False):
+        """Sends the reboot command via the terminal"""
+        return self.cmd("version", timeout, async_)
diff --git a/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/tests/__init__.py b/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/tests/__init__.py
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diff --git a/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/tests/common.py b/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/tests/common.py
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+++ b/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/tests/common.py
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+# Copyright (C) 2020 Freie Universität Berlin
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+
+
+class MockSpawn():
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        # set some expected attributes
+        self.before = None
+        self.echo = False
+
+    def sendline(self, line, *args, **kwargs):
+        # just echo last input for before (what replwrap is assembling output
+        # from)
+        self.before = line
+
+    def expect_exact(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        # always match on prompt with replwrap
+        return 0
+
+
+class MockRIOTCtrl():
+    """
+    Mock RIOT ctrl
+    """
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.term = MockSpawn()
+
+
+def init_ctrl():
+    rc = MockRIOTCtrl("foobar", env={"BOARD": "native"})
+    return rc
diff --git a/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/tests/test_sys.py b/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/tests/test_sys.py
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+++ b/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/tests/test_sys.py
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+# Copyright (C) 2020 Freie Universität Berlin
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+
+import riotctrl_shell.sys
+
+from .common import init_ctrl
+
+
+def test_help():
+    rc = init_ctrl()
+    si = riotctrl_shell.sys.Help(rc)
+    res = si.help()
+    # mock just returns last input
+    assert res == "help"
+
+
+def test_reboot():
+    rc = init_ctrl()
+    si = riotctrl_shell.sys.Reboot(rc)
+    res = si.reboot()
+    # mock just returns last input
+    assert res == "reboot"
+
+
+def test_version():
+    rc = init_ctrl()
+    si = riotctrl_shell.sys.Version(rc)
+    res = si.version()
+    # mock just returns last input
+    assert res == "version"
diff --git a/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/tox.ini b/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/tox.ini
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+++ b/dist/pythonlibs/riotctrl_shell/tox.ini
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+[tox]
+envlist = test,flake8
+skipsdist = True
+
+[testenv]
+commands =
+    test:       {[testenv:test]commands}
+    flake8:     {[testenv:flake8]commands}
+
+[testenv:test]
+deps =
+    pytest
+    -rrequirements.txt
+commands =
+    pytest -v
+
+[testenv:flake8]
+deps = flake8
+commands =
+    flake8 .