diff --git a/examples/chat-room-python/.gitignore b/examples/chat-room-python/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79b7a1192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/chat-room-python/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.actorcore
+node_modules
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diff --git a/examples/chat-room-python/actors/app.ts b/examples/chat-room-python/actors/app.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21e9577b5
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+++ b/examples/chat-room-python/actors/app.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { actor, setup } from "actor-core";
+
+// state managed by the actor
+export interface State {
+	messages: { username: string; message: string }[];
+}
+
+export const chatRoom = actor({
+	// initialize state
+	state: { messages: [] } as State,
+
+	// define actions
+	actions: {
+		// receive an action call from the client
+		sendMessage: (c, username: string, message: string) => {
+			// save message to persistent storage
+			c.state.messages.push({ username, message });
+
+			// broadcast message to all clients
+			c.broadcast("newMessage", username, message);
+		},
+
+		getHistory: (c) => {
+			return c.state.messages;
+		},
+	},
+});
+
+// Create and export the app
+export const app = setup({
+	actors: { chatRoom },
+});
+
+// Export type for client type checking
+export type App = typeof app;
diff --git a/examples/chat-room-python/package.json b/examples/chat-room-python/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58881e7ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/chat-room-python/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "name": "chat-room-python",
+  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "npx @actor-core/cli@latest dev actors/app.ts",
+    "check-types": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "pytest": "pytest tests/test_chat_room.py -v"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@actor-core/cli": "workspace:*",
+    "@types/node": "^22.13.9",
+    "actor-core": "workspace:*",
+    "tsx": "^3.12.7",
+    "typescript": "^5.5.2"
+  },
+  "example": {
+    "platforms": [
+      "*"
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/chat-room-python/requirements.txt b/examples/chat-room-python/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a28c733d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/chat-room-python/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+actor-core-client>=0.8.0
+prompt_toolkit>=3.0.0
+pytest>=7.0.0
+pytest-asyncio>=0.21.0 
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diff --git a/examples/chat-room-python/scripts/cli.py b/examples/chat-room-python/scripts/cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1269e1256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/chat-room-python/scripts/cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import asyncio
+from actor_core_client import AsyncClient as ActorClient
+import prompt_toolkit
+from prompt_toolkit.patch_stdout import patch_stdout
+from typing import TypedDict, List
+
+async def init_prompt() -> tuple[str, str]:
+    username = await prompt_toolkit.prompt_async("Username: ")
+    room = await prompt_toolkit.prompt_async("Room: ")
+    return username, room
+
+async def main():
+    # Get username and room
+    username, room = await init_prompt()
+    print(f"Joining room '{room}' as '{username}'")
+
+    # Create client and connect to chat room
+    client = ActorClient("http://localhost:6420")
+    chat_room = await client.get("chatRoom", tags={"room": room}, params={"room": room})
+
+    # Get and display history
+    history = await chat_room.action("getHistory", [])
+    if history:
+        print("\nHistory:")
+        for msg in history:
+            print(f"[{msg['username']}] {msg['message']}")
+
+    # Set up message handler
+    def on_message(username: str, message: str):
+        print(f"\n[{username}] {message}")
+
+    chat_room.on_event("newMessage", on_message)
+
+    # Main message loop
+    print("\nStart typing messages (press Ctrl+D or send empty message to exit)")
+    try:
+        with patch_stdout():
+            while True:
+                # NOTE: Using prompt_toolkit to keep messages
+                # intact, regardless of other threads / tasks.
+                message = await prompt_toolkit.prompt_async("\nMessage: ")
+                if not message:
+                    break
+                await chat_room.action("sendMessage", [username, message])
+    except EOFError:
+        pass
+    finally:
+        print("\nDisconnecting...")
+        await chat_room.disconnect()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(main()) 
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diff --git a/examples/chat-room-python/scripts/connect.py b/examples/chat-room-python/scripts/connect.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba2482d65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/chat-room-python/scripts/connect.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import asyncio
+import os
+from actor_core_client import AsyncClient as ActorClient
+
+async def main():
+    # Create client
+    endpoint = os.getenv("ENDPOINT", "http://localhost:6420")
+    client = ActorClient(endpoint)
+
+    # Connect to chat room
+    chat_room = await client.get("chatRoom")
+
+    # Get existing messages
+    messages = await chat_room.action("getHistory", [])
+    print("Messages:", messages)
+
+    # Listen for new messages
+    def on_message(username: str, message: str):
+        print(f"Message from {username}: {message}")
+
+    chat_room.on_event("newMessage", on_message)
+
+    # Send message to room
+    await chat_room.action("sendMessage", ["william", "All the world's a stage."])
+
+    # Disconnect from actor when finished
+    await chat_room.disconnect()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(main()) 
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diff --git a/examples/chat-room-python/tests/test_chat_room.py b/examples/chat-room-python/tests/test_chat_room.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9af59b295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/chat-room-python/tests/test_chat_room.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import pytest
+from actor_core_client import AsyncClient as ActorClient
+from actor_core_test import setup_test
+from typing import TypedDict, List
+
+
+async def test_chat_room_should_handle_messages():
+    # Set up test environment
+    client = await setup_test()
+
+    # Connect to chat room
+    chat_room = await client.get("chatRoom")
+
+    # Initial history should be empty
+    initial_messages = await chat_room.action("getHistory", [])
+    assert initial_messages == []
+
+    # Test event emission
+    received_data = {"username": "", "message": ""}
+
+    def on_message(username: str, message: str):
+        received_data["username"] = username
+        received_data["message"] = message
+
+    chat_room.on_event("newMessage", on_message)
+
+    # Send a message
+    test_user = "william"
+    test_message = "All the world's a stage."
+    await chat_room.action("sendMessage", [test_user, test_message])
+
+    # Verify event was emitted with correct data
+    assert received_data["username"] == test_user
+    assert received_data["message"] == test_message
+
+    # Verify message was stored in history
+    updated_messages = await chat_room.action("getHistory", [])
+    assert updated_messages == [{"username": test_user, "message": test_message}]
+
+    # Send multiple messages and verify
+    users = ["romeo", "juliet", "othello"]
+    messages = [
+        "Wherefore art thou?",
+        "Here I am!",
+        "The green-eyed monster."
+    ]
+
+    for i in range(len(users)):
+        await chat_room.action("sendMessage", [users[i], messages[i]])
+
+        # Verify event emission
+        assert received_data["username"] == users[i]
+        assert received_data["message"] == messages[i]
+
+    # Verify all messages are in history in correct order
+    final_history = await chat_room.action("getHistory", [])
+    expected_history = [{"username": test_user, "message": test_message}]
+    expected_history.extend([
+        {"username": users[i], "message": messages[i]}
+        for i in range(len(users))
+    ])
+
+    assert final_history == expected_history
+
+    # Cleanup
+    await chat_room.disconnect() 
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diff --git a/examples/chat-room-python/tsconfig.json b/examples/chat-room-python/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..474d2882c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/chat-room-python/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    /* Visit https://aka.ms/tsconfig.json to read more about this file */
+
+    /* Set the JavaScript language version for emitted JavaScript and include compatible library declarations. */
+    "target": "esnext",
+    /* Specify a set of bundled library declaration files that describe the target runtime environment. */
+    "lib": ["esnext"],
+    /* Specify what JSX code is generated. */
+    "jsx": "react-jsx",
+
+    /* Specify what module code is generated. */
+    "module": "esnext",
+    /* Specify how TypeScript looks up a file from a given module specifier. */
+    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
+    /* Specify type package names to be included without being referenced in a source file. */
+    "types": ["node"],
+    /* Enable importing .json files */
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
+
+    /* Allow JavaScript files to be a part of your program. Use the `checkJS` option to get errors from these files. */
+    "allowJs": true,
+    /* Enable error reporting in type-checked JavaScript files. */
+    "checkJs": false,
+
+    /* Disable emitting files from a compilation. */
+    "noEmit": true,
+
+    /* Ensure that each file can be safely transpiled without relying on other imports. */
+    "isolatedModules": true,
+    /* Allow 'import x from y' when a module doesn't have a default export. */
+    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
+    /* Ensure that casing is correct in imports. */
+    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
+
+    /* Enable all strict type-checking options. */
+    "strict": true,
+
+    /* Skip type checking all .d.ts files. */
+    "skipLibCheck": true
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*", "actors/**/*", "tests/**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 59e66df54..b756d1f33 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3897,6 +3897,18 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"chat-room-python@workspace:examples/chat-room-python":
+  version: 0.0.0-use.local
+  resolution: "chat-room-python@workspace:examples/chat-room-python"
+  dependencies:
+    "@actor-core/cli": "workspace:*"
+    "@types/node": "npm:^22.13.9"
+    actor-core: "workspace:*"
+    tsx: "npm:^3.12.7"
+    typescript: "npm:^5.5.2"
+  languageName: unknown
+  linkType: soft
+
 "chat-room@workspace:examples/chat-room":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "chat-room@workspace:examples/chat-room"