diff --git a/src/bin/cache/main.rs b/src/bin/cache/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74c6308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/cache/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use std::process;
+
+use clap::Parser;
+use colored::Colorize;
+
+use sdkman_cli_native::constants::VAR_DIR;
+use sdkman_cli_native::helpers::{infer_sdkman_dir, read_file_content};
+
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+#[command(
+    bin_name = "sdk cache",
+    about = "sdk subcommand to validate the SDKMAN candidates cache"
+)]
+struct Args;
+
+fn main() {
+    let sdkman_dir = infer_sdkman_dir();
+    let cache_path = sdkman_dir.join(VAR_DIR).join("candidates");
+
+    if !cache_path.exists() || !cache_path.is_file() {
+        print_corrupt_cache_message();
+        process::exit(1);
+    }
+
+    match read_file_content(cache_path) {
+        Some(_) => {}
+        None => {
+            print_corrupt_cache_message();
+            process::exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn print_corrupt_cache_message() {
+    eprintln!(
+        "{}",
+        "WARNING: Cache is corrupt. SDKMAN cannot be used until updated.".red()
+    );
+    println!();
+    println!("  $ sdk update");
+    println!();
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/config/main.rs b/src/bin/config/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64a598d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/config/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+use std::env;
+use std::process::Command;
+
+use clap::Parser;
+use colored::Colorize;
+
+use sdkman_cli_native::helpers::infer_sdkman_dir;
+
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+#[command(
+    bin_name = "sdk config",
+    about = "sdk subcommand to edit the SDKMAN configuration file"
+)]
+struct Args;
+
+fn main() {
+    let sdkman_dir = infer_sdkman_dir();
+    let config_path = sdkman_dir.join("etc").join("config");
+
+    let editor = env::var("EDITOR").unwrap_or_else(|_| "vi".to_string());
+
+    let mut parts = editor.split_whitespace();
+    let cmd = match parts.next() {
+        Some(c) => c,
+        None => {
+            eprintln!("{}", "No default editor configured.".red());
+            println!(
+                "{}",
+                "Please set the default editor with the EDITOR environment variable.".yellow()
+            );
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    };
+    let extra_args: Vec<&str> = parts.collect();
+
+    if which_exists(cmd) {
+        let mut command = Command::new(cmd);
+        command.args(&extra_args);
+        command.arg(&config_path);
+        let status = command.status().expect("failed to execute editor");
+        std::process::exit(status.code().unwrap_or(1));
+    } else {
+        eprintln!(
+            "{}",
+            format!("Editor '{}' not found. Please set EDITOR to a valid editor.", cmd).red()
+        );
+        println!(
+            "{}",
+            "Please set the default editor with the EDITOR environment variable.".yellow()
+        );
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    }
+}
+
+fn which_exists(cmd: &str) -> bool {
+    Command::new("which")
+        .arg(cmd)
+        .output()
+        .map(|o| o.status.success())
+        .unwrap_or(false)
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/flush/main.rs b/src/bin/flush/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5719ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/flush/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::process;
+
+use clap::Parser;
+use colored::Colorize;
+
+use sdkman_cli_native::constants::{TMP_DIR, VAR_DIR};
+use sdkman_cli_native::helpers::infer_sdkman_dir;
+
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+#[command(
+    bin_name = "sdk flush",
+    about = "sdk subcommand to flush temporary files and metadata"
+)]
+struct Args {
+    #[arg(required(false))]
+    qualifier: Option<String>,
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let args = Args::parse();
+    let sdkman_dir = infer_sdkman_dir();
+
+    match args.qualifier.as_deref() {
+        Some("version") => flush_version(sdkman_dir),
+        Some("tmp") | Some("temp") => cleanup_folder(sdkman_dir, TMP_DIR),
+        Some("metadata") => cleanup_folder(sdkman_dir, &format!("{}/metadata", VAR_DIR)),
+        _ => {
+            cleanup_folder(sdkman_dir.clone(), TMP_DIR);
+            cleanup_folder(sdkman_dir, &format!("{}/metadata", VAR_DIR));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn flush_version(sdkman_dir: PathBuf) {
+    let version_file = sdkman_dir.join(VAR_DIR).join("version");
+    if version_file.exists() {
+        fs::remove_file(&version_file).expect("could not remove version file");
+        println!("{}", "Version file has been flushed.".green());
+    }
+}
+
+fn cleanup_folder(sdkman_dir: PathBuf, folder: &str) {
+    let cleanup_dir = sdkman_dir.join(folder);
+
+    if !cleanup_dir.exists() {
+        fs::create_dir_all(&cleanup_dir).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            eprintln!("could not create directory {}: {}", folder, e);
+            process::exit(1);
+        });
+        println!(
+            "{}",
+            format!("0 archive(s) flushed, freeing 0B for {}.", folder).green()
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let count = fs::read_dir(&cleanup_dir)
+        .map(|entries| entries.count())
+        .unwrap_or(0);
+
+    let disk_usage = get_disk_usage(&cleanup_dir);
+
+    fs::remove_dir_all(&cleanup_dir).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        eprintln!("could not remove directory {}: {}", folder, e);
+        process::exit(1);
+    });
+
+    fs::create_dir_all(&cleanup_dir).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        eprintln!("could not recreate directory {}: {}", folder, e);
+        process::exit(1);
+    });
+
+    println!(
+        "{}",
+        format!(
+            "{} archive(s) flushed, freeing {} for {}.",
+            count, disk_usage, folder
+        )
+        .green()
+    );
+}
+
+fn get_disk_usage(path: &PathBuf) -> String {
+    let total: u64 = fs::read_dir(path)
+        .ok()
+        .map(|entries| {
+            entries
+                .filter_map(|e| e.ok())
+                .filter_map(|e| e.metadata().ok())
+                .map(|m| m.len())
+                .sum()
+        })
+        .unwrap_or(0);
+    format_size(total)
+}
+
+fn format_size(bytes: u64) -> String {
+    const KB: u64 = 1024;
+    const MB: u64 = KB * 1024;
+    const GB: u64 = MB * 1024;
+
+    if bytes >= GB {
+        format!("{:.1}G", bytes as f64 / GB as f64)
+    } else if bytes >= MB {
+        format!("{:.1}M", bytes as f64 / MB as f64)
+    } else if bytes >= KB {
+        format!("{:.1}K", bytes as f64 / KB as f64)
+    } else {
+        format!("{}B", bytes)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/cache.rs b/tests/cache.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f6b1fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cache.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#[cfg(test)]
+use std::env;
+use std::fs;
+use std::process::Command;
+
+use assert_cmd::prelude::*;
+use predicates::prelude::*;
+use serial_test::serial;
+use support::{prepare_sdkman_dir, write_file, VirtualEnv};
+
+mod support;
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn should_pass_with_valid_cache() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let sdkman_dir = support::virtual_env(VirtualEnv {
+        cli_version: "5.0.0".to_string(),
+        native_version: "0.1.0".to_string(),
+        candidates: vec![support::TestCandidate {
+            name: "java",
+            versions: vec!["17.0.0-tem"],
+            current_version: "17.0.0-tem",
+        }],
+    });
+    env::set_var("SDKMAN_DIR", sdkman_dir.path().as_os_str());
+
+    Command::new(assert_cmd::cargo::cargo_bin!("cache"))
+        .assert()
+        .success();
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn should_fail_with_empty_cache() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let sdkman_dir = support::virtual_env(VirtualEnv {
+        cli_version: "5.0.0".to_string(),
+        native_version: "0.1.0".to_string(),
+        candidates: vec![],
+    });
+    env::set_var("SDKMAN_DIR", sdkman_dir.path().as_os_str());
+
+    let cache_path = sdkman_dir.path().join("var/candidates");
+    fs::write(&cache_path, "")?;
+
+    Command::new(assert_cmd::cargo::cargo_bin!("cache"))
+        .assert()
+        .failure()
+        .stderr(predicate::str::contains("Cache is corrupt"))
+        .stdout(predicate::str::contains("sdk update"));
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn should_fail_with_missing_cache() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let sdkman_dir = prepare_sdkman_dir();
+    env::set_var("SDKMAN_DIR", sdkman_dir.path().as_os_str());
+
+    Command::new(assert_cmd::cargo::cargo_bin!("cache"))
+        .assert()
+        .failure()
+        .stderr(predicate::str::contains("Cache is corrupt"));
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn should_fail_with_whitespace_only_cache() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let sdkman_dir = prepare_sdkman_dir();
+    env::set_var("SDKMAN_DIR", sdkman_dir.path().as_os_str());
+
+    write_file(
+        sdkman_dir.path(),
+        std::path::Path::new("var"),
+        "candidates",
+        "  \n  ".to_string(),
+    );
+
+    Command::new(assert_cmd::cargo::cargo_bin!("cache"))
+        .assert()
+        .failure()
+        .stderr(predicate::str::contains("Cache is corrupt"));
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/tests/config.rs b/tests/config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ff8e17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#[cfg(test)]
+use std::env;
+use std::process::Command;
+
+use assert_cmd::prelude::*;
+use predicates::prelude::*;
+use serial_test::serial;
+use support::{VirtualEnv, write_file};
+
+mod support;
+
+fn setup_with_config() -> tempfile::TempDir {
+    let sdkman_dir = support::virtual_env(VirtualEnv {
+        cli_version: "5.0.0".to_string(),
+        native_version: "0.1.0".to_string(),
+        candidates: vec![],
+    });
+    env::set_var("SDKMAN_DIR", sdkman_dir.path().as_os_str());
+
+    // Create the config file that the editor will open
+    write_file(
+        sdkman_dir.path(),
+        std::path::Path::new("etc"),
+        "config",
+        "sdkman_auto_answer=false\n".to_string(),
+    );
+
+    sdkman_dir
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn should_fail_when_editor_not_found() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let _sdkman_dir = setup_with_config();
+    env::set_var("EDITOR", "nonexistent_editor_xyz");
+
+    Command::new(assert_cmd::cargo::cargo_bin!("config"))
+        .assert()
+        .failure()
+        .stderr(predicate::str::contains("not found"));
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn should_open_config_with_cat_as_editor() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let _sdkman_dir = setup_with_config();
+    env::set_var("EDITOR", "cat");
+
+    let assert = Command::new(assert_cmd::cargo::cargo_bin!("config"))
+        .assert()
+        .success();
+
+    // cat prints the config file contents to stdout
+    assert.stdout(predicate::str::contains("sdkman_auto_answer=false"));
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/tests/flush.rs b/tests/flush.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..535421d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/flush.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+#[cfg(test)]
+use std::env;
+use std::fs;
+use std::process::Command;
+
+use assert_cmd::prelude::*;
+use predicates::prelude::*;
+use serial_test::serial;
+use support::{write_file, VirtualEnv};
+
+mod support;
+
+fn create_tmp_archive(sdkman_dir: &tempfile::TempDir, name: &str) {
+    write_file(
+        sdkman_dir.path(),
+        std::path::Path::new("tmp"),
+        name,
+        "fake archive content".to_string(),
+    );
+}
+
+fn create_metadata_file(sdkman_dir: &tempfile::TempDir, name: &str) {
+    write_file(
+        sdkman_dir.path(),
+        std::path::Path::new("var/metadata"),
+        name,
+        "fake metadata content".to_string(),
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn should_flush_tmp_and_metadata_by_default() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let sdkman_dir = support::virtual_env(VirtualEnv {
+        cli_version: "5.0.0".to_string(),
+        native_version: "0.1.0".to_string(),
+        candidates: vec![],
+    });
+    env::set_var("SDKMAN_DIR", sdkman_dir.path().as_os_str());
+
+    create_tmp_archive(&sdkman_dir, "java-17.0.0-tem.zip");
+    create_metadata_file(&sdkman_dir, "java-metadata.json");
+
+    Command::new(assert_cmd::cargo::cargo_bin!("flush"))
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout(predicate::str::contains("archive(s) flushed"))
+        .stdout(predicate::str::contains("tmp"))
+        .stdout(predicate::str::contains("var/metadata"));
+
+    assert!(sdkman_dir.path().join("tmp").exists());
+    assert!(sdkman_dir.path().join("var/metadata").exists());
+    assert!(fs::read_dir(sdkman_dir.path().join("tmp"))?.next().is_none());
+    assert!(fs::read_dir(sdkman_dir.path().join("var/metadata"))?.next().is_none());
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn should_flush_tmp_only() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let sdkman_dir = support::virtual_env(VirtualEnv {
+        cli_version: "5.0.0".to_string(),
+        native_version: "0.1.0".to_string(),
+        candidates: vec![],
+    });
+    env::set_var("SDKMAN_DIR", sdkman_dir.path().as_os_str());
+
+    create_tmp_archive(&sdkman_dir, "java-17.0.0-tem.zip");
+
+    Command::new(assert_cmd::cargo::cargo_bin!("flush"))
+        .arg("tmp")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout(predicate::str::contains("archive(s) flushed"))
+        .stdout(predicate::str::contains("tmp"));
+
+    assert!(sdkman_dir.path().join("tmp").exists());
+    assert!(fs::read_dir(sdkman_dir.path().join("tmp"))?.next().is_none());
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn should_flush_metadata_only() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let sdkman_dir = support::virtual_env(VirtualEnv {
+        cli_version: "5.0.0".to_string(),
+        native_version: "0.1.0".to_string(),
+        candidates: vec![],
+    });
+    env::set_var("SDKMAN_DIR", sdkman_dir.path().as_os_str());
+
+    create_metadata_file(&sdkman_dir, "java-metadata.json");
+
+    Command::new(assert_cmd::cargo::cargo_bin!("flush"))
+        .arg("metadata")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout(predicate::str::contains("archive(s) flushed"))
+        .stdout(predicate::str::contains("var/metadata"));
+
+    assert!(sdkman_dir.path().join("var/metadata").exists());
+    assert!(fs::read_dir(sdkman_dir.path().join("var/metadata"))?.next().is_none());
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn should_flush_version_file() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let sdkman_dir = support::virtual_env(VirtualEnv {
+        cli_version: "5.0.0".to_string(),
+        native_version: "0.1.0".to_string(),
+        candidates: vec![],
+    });
+    env::set_var("SDKMAN_DIR", sdkman_dir.path().as_os_str());
+
+    assert!(sdkman_dir.path().join("var/version").exists());
+
+    Command::new(assert_cmd::cargo::cargo_bin!("flush"))
+        .arg("version")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout(predicate::str::contains("Version file has been flushed"));
+
+    assert!(!sdkman_dir.path().join("var/version").exists());
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn should_handle_empty_tmp_dir() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let sdkman_dir = support::virtual_env(VirtualEnv {
+        cli_version: "5.0.0".to_string(),
+        native_version: "0.1.0".to_string(),
+        candidates: vec![],
+    });
+    env::set_var("SDKMAN_DIR", sdkman_dir.path().as_os_str());
+
+    Command::new(assert_cmd::cargo::cargo_bin!("flush"))
+        .arg("tmp")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout(predicate::str::contains("0 archive(s) flushed"));
+
+    Ok(())
+}