diff --git a/tools/try_perf.py b/tools/try_perf.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright 2014 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import find_depot_tools
+import sys
+
+find_depot_tools.add_depot_tools_to_path()
+
+from git_cl import Changelist
+
+BOTS = [
+  'v8_linux32_perf_try',
+  'v8_linux64_perf_try',
+]
+
+def main(tests):
+  cl = Changelist()
+  if not cl.GetIssue():
+    print 'Need to upload first'
+    return 1
+
+  props = cl.GetIssueProperties()
+  if props.get('closed'):
+    print 'Cannot send tryjobs for a closed CL'
+    return 1
+
+  if props.get('private'):
+    print 'Cannot use trybots with private issue'
+    return 1
+
+  if not tests:
+    print 'Please specify the benchmarks to run as arguments.'
+    return 1
+
+  masters = {'internal.client.v8': dict((b, tests) for b in BOTS)}
+  cl.RpcServer().trigger_distributed_try_jobs(
+        cl.GetIssue(), cl.GetMostRecentPatchset(), cl.GetBranch(),
+        False, None, masters)
+  return 0
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+  sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]))