diff --git a/mega-test-quick.cfg b/mega-test-quick.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95f324b6ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mega-test-quick.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+linux-gcc-4.7      1428 ./super-test.sh tmpdir capnp-gcc-4.7 quick
+linux-gcc-4.8      1431 ./super-test.sh tmpdir capnp-gcc-4.8 quick gcc-4.8
+linux-clang        1445 ./super-test.sh tmpdir capnp-clang quick clang
+mac                 704 ./super-test.sh remote beat caffeinate quick
+cygwin              709 ./super-test.sh remote Kenton@flashman quick
diff --git a/mega-test.cfg b/mega-test.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4f6acf714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mega-test.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+linux-gcc-4.7     12075 ./super-test.sh tmpdir capnp-gcc-4.7
+linux-gcc-4.8     10761 ./super-test.sh tmpdir capnp-gcc-4.8 gcc-4.8
+linux-clang       12174 ./super-test.sh tmpdir capnp-clang clang
+mac                5064 ./super-test.sh remote beat caffeinate
+cygwin             5817 ./super-test.sh remote Kenton@flashman
diff --git a/mega-test.py b/mega-test.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..480752e9ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mega-test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env python
+
+# MEGA TEST
+#
+# usage:  mega-test.py <config>
+#
+# This runs several tests in parallel and shows progress bars for each, based on a config file.
+#
+# <config> is a file containing a list of commands to run along with the expected number of lines
+# they will output (to stdout and stderr combined), which is how the progress bar is calculated.
+# The format of the file is simply one test per line, with the line containing the test name,
+# the number of output lines expected, and the test command.  Example:
+#
+#     mytest 1523 ./my-test --foo bar
+#     another 862 ./another-test --baz
+#
+# Each command is interpreted by `sh -euc`, therefore it is acceptable to use environment
+# variables and other shell syntax.
+#
+# After all tests complete, the config file will be rewritten to update the line counts to the
+# actual number of lines seen for all passing tests (failing tests are not updated).
+
+import sys
+import re
+import os
+from errno import EAGAIN
+from fcntl import fcntl, F_GETFL, F_SETFL
+from select import poll, POLLIN, POLLHUP
+from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, STDOUT
+
+CONFIG_LINE = re.compile("^([^ ]+) +([0-9]+) +(.*)$")
+
+if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+  sys.stderr.write("Wrong number of arguments.\n");
+  sys.exit(1)
+
+if not os.access("/tmp/test-output", os.F_OK):
+  os.mkdir("/tmp/test-output")
+
+config = open(sys.argv[1], 'r')
+
+tests = []
+
+class Test:
+  def __init__(self, name, command, lines):
+    self.name = name
+    self.command = command
+    self.lines = lines
+    self.count = 0
+    self.done = False
+
+  def start(self, poller):
+    self.proc = Popen(["sh", "-euc", test.command], stdin=dev_null, stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT)
+    fd = self.proc.stdout.fileno()
+    flags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL)
+    fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, flags | os.O_NONBLOCK)
+    poller.register(self.proc.stdout, POLLIN)
+    self.log = open("/tmp/test-output/" + self.name + ".log", "w")
+
+  def update(self):
+    try:
+      while True:
+        text = self.proc.stdout.read()
+        if text == "":
+          self.proc.wait()
+          self.done = True
+          self.log.close()
+          return True
+        self.count += text.count("\n")
+        self.log.write(text)
+    except IOError as e:
+      if e.errno == EAGAIN:
+        return False
+      raise
+
+  def print_bar(self):
+    percent = self.count * 100 / self.lines
+    status = "(%3d%%)" % percent
+
+    color_on = ""
+    color_off = ""
+
+    if self.done:
+      if self.proc.returncode == 0:
+        color_on = "\033[0;32m"
+        status = "PASS"
+      else:
+        color_on = "\033[0;31m"
+        status = "FAIL: /tmp/test-output/%s.log" % self.name
+      color_off = "\033[0m"
+
+    print "%s%-16s |%-25s| %6d/%6d %s%s    " % (
+        color_on, self.name, '=' * min(percent / 4, 25), self.count, self.lines, status, color_off)
+
+  def passed(self):
+    return self.proc.returncode == 0
+
+for line in config:
+  if len(line) > 0 and not line.startswith("#"):
+    match = CONFIG_LINE.match(line)
+    if not match:
+      sys.stderr.write("Invalid config syntax: %s\n" % line);
+      sys.exit(1)
+    test = Test(match.group(1), match.group(3), int(match.group(2)))
+    tests.append(test)
+
+config.close()
+
+dev_null = open("/dev/null", "rw")
+poller = poll()
+fd_map = {}
+
+for test in tests:
+  test.start(poller)
+  fd_map[test.proc.stdout.fileno()] = test
+
+active_count = len(tests)
+
+def print_bars():
+  for test in tests:
+    test.print_bar()
+
+print_bars()
+
+while active_count > 0:
+  for (fd, event) in poller.poll():
+    if fd_map[fd].update():
+      active_count -= 1
+      poller.unregister(fd)
+  sys.stdout.write("\033[%dA\r" % len(tests))
+  print_bars()
+
+new_config = open(sys.argv[1], "w")
+for test in tests:
+  if test.passed():
+    new_config.write("%-16s %6d %s\n" % (test.name, test.count, test.command))
+  else:
+    new_config.write("%-16s %6d %s\n" % (test.name, test.lines, test.command))
+
+for test in tests:
+  if not test.passed():
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+sys.exit(0)
diff --git a/super-test.sh b/super-test.sh
index 2c119f583e..da261756df 100755
--- a/super-test.sh
+++ b/super-test.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,39 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
     quick )
       QUICK=quick
       ;;
+    caffeinate )
+      # Re-run preventing sleep.
+      shift
+      exec caffeinate $0 $@
+      ;;
+    tmpdir )
+      # Clone to a temp directory.
+      if [ "$#" -lt 2 ]; then
+        echo "usage: $0 tmpdir NAME [COMMAND]" >&2
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      DIR=/tmp/$2
+      shift 2
+      if [ -e $DIR ]; then
+        if [ "${DIR/*..*}" = "" ]; then
+          echo "NO DO NOT PUT .. IN THERE IT'S GOING TO GO IN /tmp AND I'M GONNA DELETE IT" >&2
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        if [ ! -e "$DIR/super-test.sh" ]; then
+          echo "$DIR exists and it doesn't look like one of mine." >&2
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        # make distcheck leaves non-writable files when it fails, so we need to chmod to be safe.
+        chmod -R +w $DIR
+        rm -rf $DIR
+      fi
+      git clone . $DIR
+      if [ -e c++/gtest ]; then
+        cp -r c++/gtest $DIR/c++/gtest
+      fi
+      cd $DIR
+      exec ./super-test.sh $@
+      ;;
     remote )
       if [ "$#" -lt 2 ]; then
         echo "usage: $0 remote HOST [COMMAND]" >&2
@@ -29,8 +62,9 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
       BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
       ssh $HOST 'rm -rf tmp-test-capnp && mkdir tmp-test-capnp && git init tmp-test-capnp'
       git push ssh://$HOST/~/tmp-test-capnp "$BRANCH:test"
-      ssh $HOST "cd tmp-test-capnp && git checkout test && ./super-test.sh $@ && cd .. && rm -rf tmp-test-capnp"
-      exit 0
+      ssh $HOST "cd tmp-test-capnp && git checkout test"
+      scp -qr c++/gtest $HOST:~/tmp-test-capnp/c++/gtest
+      exec ssh $HOST "cd tmp-test-capnp && ./super-test.sh $@ && cd .. && rm -rf tmp-test-capnp"
       ;;
     clang )
       export CXX=clang++
@@ -65,7 +99,7 @@ __EOF__
 *************************************************************************
 =========================================================================
 __EOF__
-      $0 remote beat $QUICK
+      $0 remote beat caffeinate $QUICK
       cat << "__EOF__"
 =========================================================================
 *************************************************************************