--- a/ckanext/example/commands.py
+++ b/ckanext/example/commands.py
@@ -1,1 +1,66 @@
+from ckan import model
+from ckan.lib.cli import CkanCommand
+from ckan.logic import get_action, NotFound
+import forms
 
+import logging
+log = logging.getLogger()
+
+
+class ExampleCommand(CkanCommand):
+    '''
+    CKAN Example Extension
+
+    Usage::
+
+        paster example create-example-vocab -c <path to config file>
+
+        paster example clean -c <path to config file>
+            - Remove all data created by ckanext-example
+
+    The commands should be run from the ckanext-example directory.
+    '''
+    summary = __doc__.split('\n')[0]
+    usage = __doc__
+
+    def command(self):
+        '''
+        Parse command line arguments and call appropriate method.
+        '''
+        if not self.args or self.args[0] in ['--help', '-h', 'help']:
+            print ExampleCommand.__doc__
+            return
+
+        cmd = self.args[0]
+        self._load_config()
+
+        if cmd == 'create-example-vocab':
+            self.create_example_vocab()
+        else:
+            log.error('Command "%s" not recognized' % (cmd,))
+
+    def create_example_vocab(self):
+        '''
+        Adds an example vocabulary to the database if it doesn't
+        already exist.
+        '''
+        user = get_action('get_site_user')({'model': model, 'ignore_auth': True}, {})
+        context = {'model': model, 'session': model.Session, 'user': user['name']}
+        data = {'id': forms.EXAMPLE_VOCAB}
+
+        try:
+            get_action('vocabulary_show')(context, data)
+            log.info("Example tag vocabulary already exists, skipping.")
+        except NotFound:
+            log.info("Creating example vocab %s" % forms.EXAMPLE_VOCAB)
+            data = {'name': forms.EXAMPLE_VOCAB}
+            vocab = get_action('vocabulary_create')(context, data)
+
+            log.info("Adding tag %s to vocab %s" % ('vocab-tag-example-1', forms.EXAMPLE_VOCAB))
+            data = {'name': 'vocab-tag-example-1', 'vocabulary_id': vocab['id']}
+            get_action('tag_create')(context, data)
+
+            log.info("Adding tag %s to vocab %s" % ('vocab-tag-example-2', forms.EXAMPLE_VOCAB))
+            data = {'name': 'vocab-tag-example-2', 'vocabulary_id': vocab['id']}
+            get_action('tag_create')(context, data)
+