diff --git a/ophyd_devices/__init__.py b/ophyd_devices/__init__.py
index 289d674..bb3c5c4 100644
--- a/ophyd_devices/__init__.py
+++ b/ophyd_devices/__init__.py
@@ -4,14 +4,9 @@ from .galil.galil_ophyd import GalilMotor
 from .galil.sgalil_ophyd import SGalilMotor
 from .npoint.npoint import NPointAxis
 from .rt_lamni import RtLamniMotor
-from .sim.sim import (
-    SynAxisMonitor,
-    SimPositioner as SynAxisOPAAS,
-    SimPositioner,
-    SynDeviceOPAAS,
-    SynFlyer,
-    SynSignalRO,
-    SynSLSDetector,
-)
+from .sim.sim import SimPositioner
+from .sim.sim import SimPositioner as SynAxisOPAAS
+from .sim.sim import SynAxisMonitor, SynDeviceOPAAS, SynFlyer, SynSignalRO, SynSLSDetector
 from .sls_devices.sls_devices import SLSInfo, SLSOperatorMessages
 from .smaract.smaract_ophyd import SmaractMotor
+from .utils.static_device_test import launch
diff --git a/ophyd_devices/utils/static_device_test.py b/ophyd_devices/utils/static_device_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8593b77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ophyd_devices/utils/static_device_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+import argparse
+import copy
+from io import TextIOWrapper
+
+import ophyd
+import ophyd.sim as ops
+import yaml
+from bec_lib.scibec_validator import SciBecValidator
+
+import ophyd_devices as opd
+
+try:
+    from bec_plugins import devices as plugin_devices
+except ImportError:
+    plugin_devices = None
+
+
+class StaticDeviceTest:
+    def __init__(self, config: str, output_file: TextIOWrapper) -> None:
+        self.config = self.read_config(config)
+        self.file = output_file
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def read_config(config) -> dict:
+        """load a config from disk"""
+        content = None
+        with open(config, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+            file_content = file.read()
+            content = yaml.safe_load(file_content)
+        return content
+
+    def check_signals(self, name, conf) -> None:
+        """run checks on EpicsSignals"""
+        try:
+            dev_class = self._get_device_class(conf["deviceClass"])
+            if issubclass(dev_class, ophyd.EpicsMotor):
+                if "prefix" not in conf["deviceConfig"]:
+                    msg_suffix = ""
+                    if "read_pv" in conf["deviceConfig"]:
+                        msg_suffix = "Maybe a typo? The device specifies a read_pv instead."
+                    raise ValueError(f"{name}: does not specify the prefix. {msg_suffix}")
+            if not issubclass(dev_class, ophyd.signal.EpicsSignalBase):
+                if issubclass(dev_class, ophyd.Device):
+                    for _, sub_name, item in dev_class.walk_components():
+                        if not issubclass(item.cls, ophyd.signal.EpicsSignalBase):
+                            continue
+                        if not item.is_signal:
+                            continue
+                        if not item.kind < ophyd.Kind.normal:
+                            continue
+                        # check if auto_monitor is in kwargs
+                        self._has_auto_monitor(f"{name}/{sub_name}", item.kwargs)
+                return 0
+            self._has_auto_monitor(name, conf["deviceConfig"])
+            if "read_pv" not in conf["deviceConfig"]:
+                raise ValueError(f"{name}: does not specify the read_pv")
+            return 0
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.print_and_write(f"ERROR: {name} is not valid: {e}")
+            return 1
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _has_auto_monitor(name: str, config: dict) -> None:
+        if "auto_monitor" not in config:
+            print(f"WARNING: Device {name} is configured without auto monitor.")
+
+    def _get_device_class(self, dev_type):
+        """Return the class object from 'dev_type' string in the form '[module:][submodule:]class_name'
+
+        The class is looked after in ophyd devices[.module][.submodule] first, if it is not
+        present plugin_devices, ophyd, ophyd_devices.sim are searched too
+        """
+        submodule, _, class_name = dev_type.rpartition(":")
+        if submodule:
+            submodule = f".{submodule.replace(':', '.')}"
+        for parent_module in (opd, plugin_devices, ophyd, ops):
+            try:
+                module = __import__(f"{parent_module.__name__}{submodule}", fromlist=[""])
+            except ModuleNotFoundError:
+                continue
+            else:
+                break
+        else:
+            raise TypeError(f"Unknown device class {dev_type}")
+        return getattr(module, class_name)
+
+    def validate_schema(self, name: str, conf: dict) -> None:
+        """validate the device config against the json schema"""
+        try:
+            validator = SciBecValidator()
+            db_config = self._translate_to_db_config(name, conf)
+            validator.validate_device(db_config)
+            return 0
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.print_and_write(f"ERROR: {name} is not valid: {e}")
+            return 1
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _translate_to_db_config(name, config) -> dict:
+        """translate the config to the format used by the database"""
+        db_config = copy.deepcopy(config)
+        db_config["name"] = name
+        if "deviceConfig" in db_config and db_config["deviceConfig"] is None:
+            db_config["deviceConfig"] = {}
+        db_config.pop("deviceType")
+        return db_config
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        """run the test"""
+        failed_devices = []
+        for name, conf in self.config.items():
+            return_val = 0
+            self.print_and_write(f"Checking {name}...")
+            return_val += self.validate_schema(name, conf)
+            return_val += self.check_signals(name, conf)
+            if return_val == 0:
+                self.print_and_write("OK")
+            else:
+                self.print_and_write("FAILED")
+                failed_devices.append(name)
+
+        self.print_and_write("\n\n")
+        self.print_and_write("========================================")
+        # print summary
+        self.print_and_write("Summary:")
+        if len(failed_devices) == 0:
+            print("All devices passed the test.")
+            self.file.write("All devices passed the test.\n")
+        else:
+            print(f"{len(failed_devices)} devices failed the test:")
+            self.file.write(f"{len(failed_devices)} devices failed the test:\n")
+            for device in failed_devices:
+                print(f"    {device}")
+                self.file.write(f"    {device}\n")
+
+    def print_and_write(self, text: str) -> None:
+        print(text)
+        self.file.write(text + "\n")
+
+
+def launch() -> None:
+    """launch the test"""
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter,
+        description="Perform tests on an ophyd device config file.",
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument("--config", help="path to the config file", required=True, type=str)
+    optional = parser.add_argument_group("optional arguments")
+    optional.add_argument("--output", default="./report.txt", help="path to the output file")
+    parser.add_help = True
+
+    clargs = parser.parse_args()
+
+    with open("./report.txt", "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        device_config_test = StaticDeviceTest(clargs.config, output_file=file)
+        device_config_test.run()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4c0317a..efda087 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         ],
         extras_require={"dev": ["pytest", "pytest-random-order", "black", "coverage"]},
         package_data={"ophyd_devices.smaract": ["smaract_sensors.json"]},
+        entry_points={"console_scripts": ["ophyd_test = ophyd_devices:launch"]},
         version=__version__,
     )