diff --git a/boilerplate/embark.json b/boilerplate/embark.json
index dcee5f59..5f43498a 100644
--- a/boilerplate/embark.json
+++ b/boilerplate/embark.json
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
   },
   "buildDir": "dist/",
   "config": "config/",
-  "plugins": []
+  "plugins": {}
 }
diff --git a/docs/plugins.rst b/docs/plugins.rst
index 76dc1479..d50cd7cc 100644
--- a/docs/plugins.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins.rst
@@ -108,3 +108,21 @@ expected return: ``string``
         });
     }
 
+**embark.registerConsoleCommand(callback(options))**
+
+This call is used to extend the console with custom commands.
+
+expected return: ``string`` (output to print in console) or ``boolean`` (skip command if false)
+
+.. code:: javascript
+
+    module.exports = function(embark) {
+        embark.registerConsoleCommand(function(cmd, options) {
+          if (cmd === "hello") {
+            return "hello there!";
+          }
+          // continue to embark or next plugin;
+          return false;
+        });
+    }
+
diff --git a/lib/console.js b/lib/console.js
index 69e56ed2..6e57e0ff 100644
--- a/lib/console.js
+++ b/lib/console.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 var Web3 = require('web3');
 
 var Console = function(options) {
+  this.plugins = options.plugins;
 };
 
 Console.prototype.runCode = function(code) {
@@ -8,6 +9,14 @@ Console.prototype.runCode = function(code) {
 };
 
 Console.prototype.executeCmd = function(cmd, callback) {
+  var plugin, pluginOutput;
+  var plugins = this.plugins.getPluginsFor('console');
+  for (var i = 0; i < plugins.length; i++) {
+    plugin = plugins[i];
+    pluginOutput = plugin.runCommands(cmd, {});
+    if (pluginOutput !== false && pluginOutput !== 'false') return callback(pluginOutput);
+  }
+
   if (cmd === 'help') {
     var helpText = [
       'Welcome to Embark 2',
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 6868f235..238cbe38 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ var Embark = {
         callback();
       },
       function startConsole(callback) {
-        Embark.console = new Console();
+        Embark.console = new Console({plugins: self.plugins});
         callback();
       },
       function startMonitor(callback) {
diff --git a/lib/plugin.js b/lib/plugin.js
index 8e4e6931..21ba340f 100644
--- a/lib/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/plugin.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ var Plugin = function(options) {
   this.clientWeb3Providers = [];
   this.contractsGenerators = [];
   this.pipeline = [];
+  this.console = [];
   this.pluginTypes = [];
   this.logger = options.logger;
 };
@@ -26,6 +27,21 @@ Plugin.prototype.interceptLogs = function(context) {
     //self.logger.error.apply(self.logger, arguments);
     self.logger.error(self.name + " > " + txt);
   };
+  context.console.log  = function(txt) {
+    self.logger.info(self.name + " > " + txt);
+  };
+  context.console.warn  = function(txt) {
+    self.logger.warn(self.name + " > " + txt);
+  };
+  context.console.info  = function(txt) {
+    self.logger.info(self.name + " > " + txt);
+  };
+  context.console.debug  = function(txt) {
+    self.logger.debug(self.name + " > " + txt);
+  };
+  context.console.trace  = function(txt) {
+    self.logger.trace(self.name + " > " + txt);
+  };
 };
 
 // TODO: add deploy provider
@@ -45,6 +61,11 @@ Plugin.prototype.registerPipeline = function(matcthingFiles, cb) {
   this.pluginTypes.push('pipeline');
 };
 
+Plugin.prototype.registerConsoleCommand = function(cb) {
+  this.console.push(cb);
+  this.pluginTypes.push('console');
+};
+
 Plugin.prototype.has = function(pluginType) {
   return this.pluginTypes.indexOf(pluginType) >= 0;
 };
@@ -61,6 +82,12 @@ Plugin.prototype.generateContracts = function(args) {
   }).join("\n");
 };
 
+Plugin.prototype.runCommands = function(cmd, options) {
+  return this.console.map(function(cb) {
+    return cb.call(this, cmd, options);
+  }).join("\n");
+};
+
 Plugin.prototype.runPipeline = function(args) {
   // TODO: should iterate the pipeliens
   var pipeline = this.pipeline[0];