diff --git a/scripts/default_worker.py b/scripts/default_worker.py
index 2ee6b9542..522d43df1 100644
--- a/scripts/default_worker.py
+++ b/scripts/default_worker.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import numpy as np
 
 import ray.array.remote as ra
 import ray.array.distributed as da
+import example_functions
 
 import ray
 import ray.services as services
@@ -24,5 +25,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
   ray.register_module(da)
   ray.register_module(da.random)
   ray.register_module(da.linalg)
+  ray.register_module(example_functions)
 
   worker.main_loop()
diff --git a/scripts/example_functions.py b/scripts/example_functions.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e424e9b5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/example_functions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import ray
+import numpy as np
+from typing import List
+
+@ray.remote([int], [float])
+def estimate_pi(n):
+  x = np.random.uniform(size=n)
+  y = np.random.uniform(size=n)
+  return 4 * np.mean(x ** 2 + y ** 2 < 1)
+
+@ray.remote([int], [int])
+def increment(x):
+  return x + 1
+
+@ray.remote([List[int]], [np.ndarray])
+def zeros(shape):
+  return np.zeros(shape)
+
+@ray.remote([np.ndarray, np.ndarray], [np.ndarray])
+def dot(a, b):
+  return np.dot(a, b)
+
+@ray.remote([], [])
+def throw_exception():
+  raise Exception("This function intentionally failed.")
diff --git a/scripts/shell.py b/scripts/shell.py
index b0164ce08..2c1bb75c1 100644
--- a/scripts/shell.py
+++ b/scripts/shell.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import ray.worker as worker
 
 import ray.array.remote as ra
 import ray.array.distributed as da
+import example_functions
 
 DEFAULT_NUM_WORKERS = 10
 DEFAULT_WORKER_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "default_worker.py")