diff --git a/docs/example_plugins/basic.py b/docs/example_plugins/basic.py
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+import RNS
+
+class BasicCommandPlugin(SidebandCommandPlugin):
+    command_name = "basic_example"
+
+    def start(self):
+        # Do any initialisation work here
+        RNS.log("Basic command plugin example starting...")
+
+        # And finally call start on superclass
+        super().start()
+
+    def stop(self):
+        # Do any teardown work here
+        pass
+
+        # And finally call stop on superclass
+        super().stop()
+
+    def handle_command(self, arguments, lxm):
+        response_content = "Hello "+RNS.prettyhexrep(lxm.source_hash)+". "
+        response_content += "This is a response from the basic command example. It doesn't do much, but here is a list of the arguments you included:\n"
+
+        for argument in arguments:
+            response_content += "\n"+str(argument)
+
+        # Let the Sideband core send a reply.
+        self.get_sideband().send_message(
+            response_content,
+            lxm.source_hash,
+            False,              # Don't use propagation by default, try direct first
+            skip_fields=True,   # Don't include any additional fields automatically
+            no_display=True     # Dot't display this message in the message stream
+        )
+
+# Finally, tell Sideband what class in this
+# file is the actual plugin class.
+plugin_class = BasicCommandPlugin
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diff --git a/docs/example_plugins/comic.py b/docs/example_plugins/comic.py
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diff --git a/docs/example_plugins/service.py b/docs/example_plugins/service.py
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+import RNS
+import time
+import threading
+
+class BasicServicePlugin(SidebandServicePlugin):
+    service_name = "service_example"
+
+    def service_jobs(self):
+        while self.should_run:
+            time.sleep(5)
+            RNS.log("Service ping from "+str(self))
+
+        RNS.log("Jobs stopped running for "+str(self))
+
+    def start(self):
+        # Do any initialisation work here
+        RNS.log("Basic service plugin example starting...")
+        self.should_run = True
+        self.service_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.service_jobs, daemon=True)
+        self.service_thread.start()
+
+        # And finally call start on superclass
+        super().start()
+
+    def stop(self):
+        # Do any teardown work here
+        self.should_run = False
+
+        # And finally call stop on superclass
+        super().stop()
+
+# Finally, tell Sideband what class in this
+# file is the actual plugin class.
+plugin_class = BasicServicePlugin
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