diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e7ec6435ae..68e0622aa7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2704,6 +2704,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "sqlparser 0.33.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nu-cmd-extra"
+version = "0.80.1"
+dependencies = [
+ "nu-cmd-lang",
+ "nu-engine",
+ "nu-parser",
+ "nu-protocol",
+ "nu-test-support",
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nu-cmd-lang"
 version = "0.80.1"
@@ -2774,6 +2786,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "notify",
  "nu-ansi-term",
  "nu-cmd-dataframe",
+ "nu-cmd-extra",
  "nu-cmd-lang",
  "nu-color-config",
  "nu-engine",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b4de279305..3237148d84 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ members = [
 	"crates/nu-engine",
 	"crates/nu-parser",
 	"crates/nu-system",
+	"crates/nu-cmd-extra",
 	"crates/nu-cmd-lang",
 	"crates/nu-cmd-dataframe",
 	"crates/nu-command",
@@ -108,8 +109,6 @@ plugin = [
 	"nu-protocol/plugin",
 	"nu-engine/plugin",
 ]
-# extra used to be more useful but now it's the same as default. Leaving it in for backcompat with existing build scripts
-extra = ["default", "nu-cmd-lang/extra"]
 default = ["plugin", "which-support", "trash-support", "sqlite"]
 stable = ["default"]
 wasi = ["nu-cmd-lang/wasi"]
@@ -121,7 +120,8 @@ static-link-openssl = ["dep:openssl", "nu-cmd-lang/static-link-openssl"]
 which-support = ["nu-command/which-support", "nu-cmd-lang/which-support"]
 trash-support = ["nu-command/trash-support", "nu-cmd-lang/trash-support"]
 
-# Extra
+# Extra feature for nushell
+extra = ["nu-command/extra"]
 
 # Dataframe feature for nushell
 dataframe = ["nu-command/dataframe", "nu-cmd-lang/dataframe"]
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1bfcd6c42e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+[package]
+authors = ["The Nushell Project Developers"]
+description = "Nushell's extra commands that are not part of the 1.0 api standard."
+edition = "2021"
+license = "MIT"
+name = "nu-cmd-extra"
+repository = "https://github.com/nushell/nushell/tree/main/crates/nu-cmd-extra"
+version = "0.80.1"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[lib]
+bench = false
+
+[dependencies]
+nu-cmd-lang = { path = "../nu-cmd-lang", version = "0.80.1" }
+nu-engine = { path = "../nu-engine", version = "0.80.1" }
+nu-parser = { path = "../nu-parser", version = "0.80.1" }
+nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", version = "0.80.1" }
+
+# Potential dependencies for extras
+num-traits = "0.2"
+
+[features]
+extra = ["default"]
+default = []
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+nu-test-support = { path = "../nu-test-support", version = "0.80.1" }
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/LICENSE b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae174e8595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2019 - 2023 The Nushell Project Developers
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/example_test.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/example_test.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ed7e22f75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/example_test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#[cfg(test)]
+use nu_protocol::engine::Command;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub fn test_examples(cmd: impl Command + 'static) {
+    test_examples::test_examples(cmd);
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test_examples {
+
+    use nu_cmd_lang::example_support::{
+        check_all_signature_input_output_types_entries_have_examples,
+        check_example_evaluates_to_expected_output,
+        check_example_input_and_output_types_match_command_signature,
+    };
+
+    use nu_protocol::{
+        engine::{Command, EngineState, StateWorkingSet},
+        Type,
+    };
+    use std::collections::HashSet;
+
+    pub fn test_examples(cmd: impl Command + 'static) {
+        let examples = cmd.examples();
+        let signature = cmd.signature();
+        let mut engine_state = make_engine_state(cmd.clone_box());
+
+        let cwd = std::env::current_dir().expect("Could not get current working directory.");
+
+        let mut witnessed_type_transformations = HashSet::<(Type, Type)>::new();
+
+        for example in examples {
+            if example.result.is_none() {
+                continue;
+            }
+            witnessed_type_transformations.extend(
+                check_example_input_and_output_types_match_command_signature(
+                    &example,
+                    &cwd,
+                    &mut make_engine_state(cmd.clone_box()),
+                    &signature.input_output_types,
+                    signature.operates_on_cell_paths(),
+                    signature.vectorizes_over_list,
+                ),
+            );
+            check_example_evaluates_to_expected_output(&example, cwd.as_path(), &mut engine_state);
+        }
+
+        check_all_signature_input_output_types_entries_have_examples(
+            signature,
+            witnessed_type_transformations,
+        );
+    }
+
+    fn make_engine_state(cmd: Box<dyn Command>) -> Box<EngineState> {
+        let mut engine_state = Box::new(EngineState::new());
+
+        let delta = {
+            // Base functions that are needed for testing
+            // Try to keep this working set small to keep tests running as fast as possible
+            let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&engine_state);
+
+            // Adding the command that is being tested to the working set
+            working_set.add_decl(cmd);
+            working_set.render()
+        };
+
+        engine_state
+            .merge_delta(delta)
+            .expect("Error merging delta");
+        engine_state
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/bits/and.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/and.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/bits/and.rs
rename to crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/and.rs
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/bits/bits_.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/bits_.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/bits/bits_.rs
rename to crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/bits_.rs
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/bits/mod.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/mod.rs
similarity index 82%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/bits/mod.rs
rename to crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/mod.rs
index b70bb73b55..9bc6775019 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/bits/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ mod shift_left;
 mod shift_right;
 mod xor;
 
+use nu_protocol::engine::StateWorkingSet;
 use nu_protocol::Spanned;
 
 pub use and::SubCommand as BitsAnd;
@@ -20,6 +21,30 @@ pub use shift_left::SubCommand as BitsShiftLeft;
 pub use shift_right::SubCommand as BitsShiftRight;
 pub use xor::SubCommand as BitsXor;
 
+pub fn add_bits_decls(working_set: &mut StateWorkingSet) {
+    macro_rules! bind_command {
+            ( $command:expr ) => {
+                working_set.add_decl(Box::new($command));
+            };
+            ( $( $command:expr ),* ) => {
+                $( working_set.add_decl(Box::new($command)); )*
+            };
+        }
+
+    // Dataframe commands
+    bind_command!(
+        Bits,
+        BitsAnd,
+        BitsNot,
+        BitsOr,
+        BitsXor,
+        BitsRotateLeft,
+        BitsRotateRight,
+        BitsShiftLeft,
+        BitsShiftRight
+    );
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 enum NumberBytes {
     One,
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/bits/not.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/not.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/bits/not.rs
rename to crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/not.rs
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/bits/or.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/or.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/bits/or.rs
rename to crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/or.rs
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/bits/rotate_left.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/rotate_left.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/bits/rotate_left.rs
rename to crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/rotate_left.rs
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/bits/rotate_right.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/rotate_right.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/bits/rotate_right.rs
rename to crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/rotate_right.rs
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/bits/shift_left.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/shift_left.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/bits/shift_left.rs
rename to crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/shift_left.rs
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/bits/shift_right.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/shift_right.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/bits/shift_right.rs
rename to crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/shift_right.rs
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/bits/xor.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/xor.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/bits/xor.rs
rename to crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/xor.rs
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/mod.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e63a5b1e14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+mod bits;
+
+pub use bits::add_bits_decls;
+
+use nu_protocol::engine::StateWorkingSet;
+
+pub fn add_extra_decls(working_set: &mut StateWorkingSet) {
+    add_bits_decls(working_set);
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/lib.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a3d70e6cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+mod example_test;
+pub mod extra;
+pub use extra::*;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub use example_test::test_examples;
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-lang/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-cmd-lang/Cargo.toml
index 1cfeb2b6e6..d63b46a2eb 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cmd-lang/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-lang/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,4 @@ trash-support = []
 sqlite = []
 dataframe = []
 static-link-openssl = []
-extra = []
 wasi = []
-
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-command/Cargo.toml
index e326ca1bc6..d8702b745d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-command/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ bench = false
 [dependencies]
 nu-cmd-lang = { path = "../nu-cmd-lang", version = "0.80.1" }
 nu-cmd-dataframe = { path = "../nu-cmd-dataframe", version = "0.80.1", optional = true }
+nu-cmd-extra = { path = "../nu-cmd-extra", version = "0.80.1", optional = true }
 nu-color-config = { path = "../nu-color-config", version = "0.80.1" }
 nu-engine = { path = "../nu-engine", version = "0.80.1" }
 nu-explore = { path = "../nu-explore", version = "0.80.1" }
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ version = "0.48"
 
 [features]
 dataframe = ["dep:nu-cmd-dataframe"]
+extra = ["dep:nu-cmd-extra"]
 plugin = ["nu-parser/plugin"]
 sqlite = [
 	"rusqlite",
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index d7b19afb58..c37adadc21 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ use crate::*;
 #[cfg(feature = "dataframe")]
 use nu_cmd_dataframe::*;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "extra")]
+use nu_cmd_extra::*;
+
 pub fn create_default_context() -> EngineState {
     let mut engine_state = nu_cmd_lang::create_default_context();
 
@@ -20,6 +23,10 @@ pub fn create_default_context() -> EngineState {
         // they have to be registered before the main declarations. This helps to make
         // them only accessible if the correct input value category is used with the
         // declaration
+
+        #[cfg(feature = "extra")]
+        add_extra_decls(&mut working_set);
+
         #[cfg(feature = "dataframe")]
         add_dataframe_decls(&mut working_set);
 
@@ -205,19 +212,6 @@ pub fn create_default_context() -> EngineState {
             StrUpcase
         };
 
-        // Bits
-        bind_command! {
-            Bits,
-            BitsAnd,
-            BitsNot,
-            BitsOr,
-            BitsXor,
-            BitsRotateLeft,
-            BitsRotateRight,
-            BitsShiftLeft,
-            BitsShiftRight,
-        }
-
         // Bytes
         bind_command! {
             Bytes,
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/lib.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/lib.rs
index da423ee676..45cbaafd78 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-mod bits;
 mod bytes;
 mod charting;
 mod conversions;
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ mod system;
 pub mod util;
 mod viewers;
 
-pub use bits::*;
 pub use bytes::*;
 pub use charting::*;
 pub use conversions::*;
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index 4e1f984e46..309a8b30c3 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#[cfg(feature = "extra")]
 mod test_bits;
 mod test_cell_path;
 mod test_commandline;