diff --git a/lib/timescaledb.rb b/lib/timescaledb.rb
index 4dc31db..60cde6c 100644
--- a/lib/timescaledb.rb
+++ b/lib/timescaledb.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 require_relative 'timescaledb/application_record'
 require_relative 'timescaledb/acts_as_hypertable'
 require_relative 'timescaledb/acts_as_hypertable/core'
+require_relative 'timescaledb/continuous_aggregates_helper'
 require_relative 'timescaledb/connection'
 require_relative 'timescaledb/toolkit'
 require_relative 'timescaledb/chunk'
diff --git a/lib/timescaledb/acts_as_hypertable/core.rb b/lib/timescaledb/acts_as_hypertable/core.rb
index 1c6eaf3..6290f5a 100644
--- a/lib/timescaledb/acts_as_hypertable/core.rb
+++ b/lib/timescaledb/acts_as_hypertable/core.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def define_association_scopes
             CompressionSettings.where(hypertable_name: table_name)
           end
 
-          scope :continuous_aggregates, -> do
+          scope :caggs, -> do
             ContinuousAggregates.where(hypertable_name: table_name)
           end
         end
diff --git a/lib/timescaledb/continuous_aggregates.rb b/lib/timescaledb/continuous_aggregates.rb
index 6f00d22..5c4e61f 100644
--- a/lib/timescaledb/continuous_aggregates.rb
+++ b/lib/timescaledb/continuous_aggregates.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Timescaledb
-  class ContinuousAggregate < ::Timescaledb::ApplicationRecord
+  class ContinuousAggregates < ::Timescaledb::ApplicationRecord
     self.table_name = "timescaledb_information.continuous_aggregates"
     self.primary_key = 'materialization_hypertable_name'
 
@@ -39,5 +39,4 @@ class ContinuousAggregate < ::Timescaledb::ApplicationRecord
       end
     end
   end
-  ContinuousAggregates = ContinuousAggregate
 end
diff --git a/lib/timescaledb/continuous_aggregates_helper.rb b/lib/timescaledb/continuous_aggregates_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..700feae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/timescaledb/continuous_aggregates_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+module Timescaledb
+  module ContinuousAggregatesHelper
+    extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+    class_methods do
+      def continuous_aggregates(options = {})
+        @time_column = options[:time_column] || 'ts'
+        @timeframes = options[:timeframes] || [:minute, :hour, :day, :week, :month, :year]
+        
+        scopes = options[:scopes] || []
+        @aggregates = {}
+
+        scopes.each do |scope_name|
+          @aggregates[scope_name] = {
+            scope_name: scope_name,
+            select: nil,
+            group_by: nil,
+            refresh_policy: options[:refresh_policy] || {}
+          }
+        end
+
+        # Allow for custom aggregate definitions to override or add to scope-based ones
+        @aggregates.merge!(options[:aggregates] || {})
+
+        define_continuous_aggregate_classes
+      end
+
+      def refresh_aggregates(timeframes = nil)
+        timeframes ||= @timeframes
+        @aggregates.each do |aggregate_name, _|
+          timeframes.each do |timeframe|
+            klass = const_get("#{aggregate_name}_per_#{timeframe}".classify)
+            klass.refresh!
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      def create_continuous_aggregates(with_data: false)
+        @aggregates.each do |aggregate_name, config|
+          previous_timeframe = nil
+          @timeframes.each do |timeframe|
+            klass = const_get("#{aggregate_name}_per_#{timeframe}".classify)
+            interval = "'1 #{timeframe.to_s}'"
+            base_query =
+              if previous_timeframe
+                prev_klass = const_get("#{aggregate_name}_per_#{previous_timeframe}".classify)
+                prev_klass
+                  .select("time_bucket(#{interval}, #{@time_column}) as #{@time_column}, #{config[:select]}")
+                  .group(1, *config[:group_by])
+              else
+                scope = public_send(config[:scope_name])
+                select_values = scope.select_values.join(', ')
+                group_values = scope.group_values
+
+                config[:select] = select_values.gsub('count(*) as total', 'sum(total) as total')
+                config[:group_by] = (2...(2 + group_values.size)).map(&:to_s).join(', ')
+
+                self.select("time_bucket(#{interval}, #{@time_column}) as #{@time_column}, #{select_values}")
+                  .group(1, *group_values)
+              end
+
+            connection.execute <<~SQL
+              CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW IF NOT EXISTS #{klass.table_name}
+              WITH (timescaledb.continuous) AS
+              #{base_query.to_sql}
+              #{with_data ? 'WITH DATA' : 'WITH NO DATA'};
+            SQL
+
+            if (policy = klass.refresh_policy)
+              connection.execute <<~SQL
+                SELECT add_continuous_aggregate_policy('#{klass.table_name}',
+                  start_offset => INTERVAL '#{policy[:start_offset]}',
+                  end_offset =>  INTERVAL '#{policy[:end_offset]}',
+                  schedule_interval => INTERVAL '#{policy[:schedule_interval]}');
+              SQL
+            end
+
+            previous_timeframe = timeframe
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def define_continuous_aggregate_classes
+        @aggregates.each do |aggregate_name, config|
+          @timeframes.each do |timeframe|
+            _table_name = "#{aggregate_name}_per_#{timeframe}"
+            class_name = "#{aggregate_name}_per_#{timeframe}".classify
+            const_set(class_name, Class.new(ActiveRecord::Base) do
+              extend ActiveModel::Naming
+
+              class << self
+                attr_accessor :config, :timeframe
+              end
+
+              self.table_name = _table_name
+              self.config = config
+              self.timeframe = timeframe
+
+
+              def self.refresh!
+                connection.execute("CALL refresh_continuous_aggregate('#{table_name}', null, null);")
+              end
+
+              def readonly?
+                true
+              end
+
+              def self.refresh_policy
+                config[:refresh_policy]&.dig(timeframe)
+              end
+            end)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/timescaledb/continuos_aggregates_helper_spec.rb b/spec/timescaledb/continuos_aggregates_helper_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4d5c21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/timescaledb/continuos_aggregates_helper_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+class Download < ActiveRecord::Base
+  include Timescaledb::ContinuousAggregatesHelper
+
+  acts_as_hypertable time_column: 'ts'
+
+  scope :total_downloads, -> { select("count(*) as total") }
+  scope :downloads_by_gem, -> { select("gem_name, count(*) as total").group(:gem_name) }
+  scope :downloads_by_version, -> { select("gem_name, gem_version, count(*) as total").group(:gem_name, :gem_version) }
+
+  continuous_aggregates(
+    time_column: 'ts',
+    timeframes: [:minute, :hour, :day, :month],
+    scopes: [:total_downloads, :downloads_by_gem, :downloads_by_version],
+    refresh_policy: {
+      minute: { start_offset: "10 minutes", end_offset: "1 minute", schedule_interval: "1 minute" },
+      hour:   { start_offset: "4 hour",     end_offset: "1 hour",   schedule_interval: "1 hour" },
+      day:    { start_offset: "3 day",      end_offset: "1 day",    schedule_interval: "1 hour" },
+      month:  { start_offset: "3 month",    end_offset: "1 hour",   schedule_interval: "1 hour" }
+    }
+  )
+end
+
+RSpec.describe Timescaledb::ContinuousAggregatesHelper do
+  let(:test_class) do
+    Download
+  end
+
+  before(:all) do
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.instance_exec do
+      hypertable_options = {
+        time_column: 'ts',
+        chunk_time_interval: '1 day',
+        compress_segmentby: 'gem_name, gem_version',
+        compress_orderby: 'ts DESC',
+      }
+      create_table(:downloads, id: false, hypertable: hypertable_options) do |t|
+        t.timestamptz :ts, null: false
+        t.text :gem_name, :gem_version, null: false
+        t.jsonb :payload
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  after(:all) do
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection.drop_table :downloads, if_exists: true
+  end
+
+  describe '.continuous_aggregates' do
+    it 'defines aggregate classes' do
+      expect(test_class.const_defined?(:TotalDownloadsPerMinute)).to be true
+      expect(test_class.const_defined?(:TotalDownloadsPerHour)).to be true
+      expect(test_class.const_defined?(:TotalDownloadsPerDay)).to be true
+      expect(test_class.const_defined?(:TotalDownloadsPerMonth)).to be true
+
+      expect(test_class.const_defined?(:DownloadsByVersionPerMinute)).to be true
+      expect(test_class.const_defined?(:DownloadsByVersionPerHour)).to be true
+      expect(test_class.const_defined?(:DownloadsByVersionPerDay)).to be true
+      expect(test_class.const_defined?(:DownloadsByVersionPerMonth)).to be true
+
+      expect(test_class.const_defined?(:DownloadsByGemPerMinute)).to be true
+      expect(test_class.const_defined?(:DownloadsByGemPerHour)).to be true
+      expect(test_class.const_defined?(:DownloadsByGemPerDay)).to be true
+      expect(test_class.const_defined?(:DownloadsByGemPerMonth)).to be true
+    end
+
+    it 'sets up correct table names for aggregates' do
+      expect(test_class::TotalDownloadsPerMinute.table_name).to eq('total_downloads_per_minute')
+      expect(test_class::TotalDownloadsPerHour.table_name).to eq('total_downloads_per_hour')
+      expect(test_class::TotalDownloadsPerDay.table_name).to eq('total_downloads_per_day')
+      expect(test_class::TotalDownloadsPerMonth.table_name).to eq('total_downloads_per_month')
+
+      expect(test_class::DownloadsByVersionPerMinute.table_name).to eq('downloads_by_version_per_minute')
+      expect(test_class::DownloadsByVersionPerHour.table_name).to eq('downloads_by_version_per_hour')
+      expect(test_class::DownloadsByVersionPerDay.table_name).to eq('downloads_by_version_per_day')
+      expect(test_class::DownloadsByVersionPerMonth.table_name).to eq('downloads_by_version_per_month')
+
+      expect(test_class::DownloadsByGemPerMinute.table_name).to eq('downloads_by_gem_per_minute')
+      expect(test_class::DownloadsByGemPerHour.table_name).to eq('downloads_by_gem_per_hour')
+      expect(test_class::DownloadsByGemPerDay.table_name).to eq('downloads_by_gem_per_day')
+      expect(test_class::DownloadsByGemPerMonth.table_name).to eq('downloads_by_gem_per_month')
+    end
+
+    it 'defines rollup scope for aggregates' do
+      test_class.create_continuous_aggregates
+      aggregate_classes = [test_class::TotalDownloadsPerMinute, test_class::TotalDownloadsPerHour, test_class::TotalDownloadsPerDay, test_class::TotalDownloadsPerMonth]
+      aggregate_classes.each do |agg_class|
+        expect(agg_class).to respond_to(:rollup)
+        expect(agg_class.rollup.to_sql).to include('time_bucket')
+        expect(agg_class.rollup.to_sql).to include('count(*) as total')
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'defines time-based scopes for aggregates' do
+      aggregate_classes = [test_class::TotalDownloadsPerMinute, test_class::TotalDownloadsPerHour, test_class::TotalDownloadsPerDay, test_class::TotalDownloadsPerMonth]
+      aggregate_scopes = [:total_downloads, :downloads_by_gem, :downloads_by_version]
+      
+      aggregate_scopes.each do |scope|
+        aggregate_classes.each do |agg_class|
+          expect(agg_class).to respond_to(scope)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '.create_continuous_aggregates' do
+    before do
+      allow(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to receive(:execute).and_call_original
+    end
+
+    it 'creates materialized views for each aggregate' do
+      test_class.create_continuous_aggregates
+
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW.*downloads_total_downloads_per_minute/i)
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW.*downloads_total_downloads_per_hour/i)
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW.*downloads_total_downloads_per_day/i)
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW.*downloads_total_downloads_per_month/i)
+    end
+
+    it 'sets up refresh policies for each aggregate' do
+      test_class.create_continuous_aggregates
+
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/add_continuous_aggregate_policy.*downloads_minutely/i)
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/add_continuous_aggregate_policy.*downloads_total_downloads_per_hour/i)
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/add_continuous_aggregate_policy.*downloads_total_downloads_per_day/i)
+      expect(ActiveRecord::Base.connection).to have_received(:execute).with(/add_continuous_aggregate_policy.*downloads_total_downloads_per_month/i)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'refresh policies' do
+    it 'defines appropriate refresh policies for each timeframe' do
+      policies = {
+        minute: { start_offset: "INTERVAL '10 minutes'", end_offset: "INTERVAL '1 minute'", schedule_interval: "INTERVAL '1 minute'" },
+        hour:   { start_offset: "INTERVAL '4 hour'",     end_offset: "INTERVAL '1 hour'",   schedule_interval: "INTERVAL '1 hour'" },
+        day:    { start_offset: "INTERVAL '3 day'",      end_offset: "INTERVAL '1 day'",    schedule_interval: "INTERVAL '1 day'" },
+        month:  { start_offset: "INTERVAL '3 month'",    end_offset: "INTERVAL '1 day'",  schedule_interval: "INTERVAL '1 day'" } 
+      }
+
+      policies.each do |timeframe, expected_policy|
+        actual_policy = test_class.const_get(timeframe).refresh_policy
+        expect(actual_policy).to eq(expected_policy)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end