diff --git a/inventory/inventory b/inventory/inventory
index 2ecb908129..9997d76c5a 100644
--- a/inventory/inventory
+++ b/inventory/inventory
@@ -489,6 +489,12 @@ taskotron-stg01.qa.fedoraproject.org
 [taskotron-dev]
 taskotron-dev01.qa.fedoraproject.org
 
+[taskotron-dev-clients]
+virt26.qa.fedoraproject.org
+virt27.qa.fedoraproject.org
+virt28.qa.fedoraproject.org
+virt29.qa.fedoraproject.org
+
 [monitor]
 monitor.qa.fedoraproject.org
 
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/taskotron-dev-clients.yml b/playbooks/groups/taskotron-dev-clients.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a910640b66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/groups/taskotron-dev-clients.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+---
+# create a taskotron dev clients
+# NOTE: make sure there is room/space for this server on the vmhost
+# NOTE: most of these vars_path come from group_vars/mirrorlist or from hostvars
+
+- name: make taskotron-dev clients
+  hosts: taskotron-dev-clients
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: False
+  accelerate: "{{ accelerated }}"
+
+  vars_files: 
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - "{{ private }}/vars.yml"
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+
+  tasks:
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/virt_instance_create.yml"
+
+  handlers:
+  - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
+
+- name: make the box be real
+  hosts: taskotron-dev-clients
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: True
+  accelerate: "{{ accelerated }}"
+
+  vars_files: 
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - "{{ private }}/vars.yml"
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+
+  roles:
+   - { role: base, tags:['base'] }
+   - { role: rkhunter, tags:['rkhunter'] }
+   - { role: nagios_client, tags:['nagios_client'] }
+   - hosts
+   - { role: fas_client, tags:['fas_client'] }
+   - { role: collectd/base, tags:['collectd_base'] }
+   - { role: yum-cron, tags:['yumcron'] }
+   - { role: sudo, tags:['sudo'] }
+
+  tasks:
+  # this is how you include other task lists
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/2fa_client.yml"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/motd.yml"
+
+  handlers:
+   - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
+
+- name: configure taskotron clients
+  hosts: taskotron-dev-clients
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: True
+  accelerate: "{{ accelerated }}"
+
+  vars_files: 
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - "{{ private }}/vars.yml"
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+
+  roles:
+#   - { role: taskotron/taskotron-client, tags: ['taskotronclient'] }
+