diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/append.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/append.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52ad5f3b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/append.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    ast::Call,
+    engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack},
+    Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape, Value,
+};
+
+use super::values::{Axis, Column, NuDataFrame};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct AppendDF;
+
+impl Command for AppendDF {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "append-df"
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Appends a new dataframe"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build(self.name())
+            .required("other", SyntaxShape::Any, "dataframe to be appended")
+            .switch("col", "appends in col orientation", Some('c'))
+            .category(Category::Custom("dataframe".into()))
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Appends a dataframe as new columns",
+                example: r#"let a = ([[a b]; [1 2] [3 4]] | to df);
+$a | append-df $a"#,
+                result: Some(
+                    NuDataFrame::try_from_columns(vec![
+                        Column::new("a".to_string(), vec![1.into(), 3.into()]),
+                        Column::new("b".to_string(), vec![2.into(), 4.into()]),
+                        Column::new("a_x".to_string(), vec![1.into(), 3.into()]),
+                        Column::new("b_x".to_string(), vec![2.into(), 4.into()]),
+                    ])
+                    .expect("simple df for test should not fail")
+                    .into_value(Span::unknown()),
+                ),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Appends a dataframe merging at the end of columns",
+                //example: r#"let a = ([[a b]; [1 2] [3 4]] | to df); $a | append-df $a -col"#,
+                example: r#"let a = ([[a b]; [1 2] [3 4]] | to df);
+$a | append-df $a --col"#,
+                result: Some(
+                    NuDataFrame::try_from_columns(vec![
+                        Column::new(
+                            "a".to_string(),
+                            vec![1.into(), 3.into(), 1.into(), 3.into()],
+                        ),
+                        Column::new(
+                            "b".to_string(),
+                            vec![2.into(), 4.into(), 2.into(), 4.into()],
+                        ),
+                    ])
+                    .expect("simple df for test should not fail")
+                    .into_value(Span::unknown()),
+                ),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        command(engine_state, stack, call, input)
+    }
+}
+
+fn command(
+    engine_state: &EngineState,
+    stack: &mut Stack,
+    call: &Call,
+    input: PipelineData,
+) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+    let other: Value = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+
+    let axis = if call.has_flag("col") {
+        Axis::Column
+    } else {
+        Axis::Row
+    };
+    let df_other = NuDataFrame::try_from_value(other)?;
+    let df = NuDataFrame::try_from_pipeline(input, call.head)?;
+
+    df.append_df(&df_other, axis, call.head)
+        .map(|df| PipelineData::Value(NuDataFrame::into_value(df, call.head), None))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::super::test_dataframe::test_dataframe;
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        test_dataframe(AppendDF {})
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/column.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/column.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..422dd710c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/column.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    ast::Call,
+    engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack},
+    Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, Spanned, SyntaxShape,
+};
+
+use super::values::{Column, NuDataFrame};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct ColumnDF;
+
+impl Command for ColumnDF {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "column"
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Returns the selected column"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build(self.name())
+            .required("column", SyntaxShape::String, "column name")
+            .category(Category::Custom("dataframe".into()))
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![Example {
+            description: "Returns the selected column as series",
+            example: "[[a b]; [1 2] [3 4]] | to df | column a",
+            result: Some(
+                NuDataFrame::try_from_columns(vec![Column::new(
+                    "a".to_string(),
+                    vec![1.into(), 3.into()],
+                )])
+                .expect("simple df for test should not fail")
+                .into_value(Span::unknown()),
+            ),
+        }]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        command(engine_state, stack, call, input)
+    }
+}
+
+fn command(
+    engine_state: &EngineState,
+    stack: &mut Stack,
+    call: &Call,
+    input: PipelineData,
+) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+    let column: Spanned<String> = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+
+    let df = NuDataFrame::try_from_pipeline(input, call.head)?;
+
+    let res = df.as_ref().column(&column.item).map_err(|e| {
+        ShellError::SpannedLabeledError("Error selecting column".into(), e.to_string(), column.span)
+    })?;
+
+    NuDataFrame::try_from_series(vec![res.clone()], call.head)
+        .map(|df| PipelineData::Value(NuDataFrame::into_value(df, call.head), None))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::super::test_dataframe::test_dataframe;
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        test_dataframe(ColumnDF {})
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/describe.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/describe.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/describe.rs
rename to crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/describe.rs
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/drop.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/drop.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7be2361ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/drop.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    ast::Call,
+    engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack},
+    Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape, Value,
+};
+
+use super::values::utils::convert_columns;
+use super::values::{Column, NuDataFrame};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct DropDF;
+
+impl Command for DropDF {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "drop-df"
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Creates a new dataframe by dropping the selected columns"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build(self.name())
+            .rest("rest", SyntaxShape::Any, "column names to be dropped")
+            .category(Category::Custom("dataframe".into()))
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![Example {
+            description: "drop column a",
+            example: "[[a b]; [1 2] [3 4]] | to df | drop-df a",
+            result: Some(
+                NuDataFrame::try_from_columns(vec![Column::new(
+                    "b".to_string(),
+                    vec![2.into(), 4.into()],
+                )])
+                .expect("simple df for test should not fail")
+                .into_value(Span::unknown()),
+            ),
+        }]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        command(engine_state, stack, call, input)
+    }
+}
+
+fn command(
+    engine_state: &EngineState,
+    stack: &mut Stack,
+    call: &Call,
+    input: PipelineData,
+) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+    let columns: Vec<Value> = call.rest(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+    let (col_string, col_span) = convert_columns(columns, call.head)?;
+
+    let df = NuDataFrame::try_from_pipeline(input, call.head)?;
+
+    let new_df = col_string
+        .get(0)
+        .ok_or_else(|| {
+            ShellError::SpannedLabeledError(
+                "Empty names list".into(),
+                "No column names where found".into(),
+                col_span,
+            )
+        })
+        .and_then(|col| {
+            df.as_ref().drop(&col.item).map_err(|e| {
+                ShellError::SpannedLabeledError(
+                    "Error dropping column".into(),
+                    e.to_string(),
+                    col.span,
+                )
+            })
+        })?;
+
+    // If there are more columns in the drop selection list, these
+    // are added from the resulting dataframe
+    col_string
+        .iter()
+        .skip(1)
+        .try_fold(new_df, |new_df, col| {
+            new_df.drop(&col.item).map_err(|e| {
+                ShellError::SpannedLabeledError(
+                    "Error dropping column".into(),
+                    e.to_string(),
+                    col.span,
+                )
+            })
+        })
+        .map(|df| PipelineData::Value(NuDataFrame::dataframe_into_value(df, call.head), None))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::super::test_dataframe::test_dataframe;
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        test_dataframe(DropDF {})
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/dtypes.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/dtypes.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/dtypes.rs
rename to crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/dtypes.rs
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/mod.rs
index 3b6d78309..beab822b7 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,43 @@
-mod nu_dataframe;
+mod values;
 
-pub use nu_dataframe::{DataTypes, DescribeDF, OpenDataFrame, ToDataFrame};
+mod append;
+mod column;
+mod describe;
+mod drop;
+mod dtypes;
+mod open;
+mod to_df;
+
+pub use append::AppendDF;
+pub use column::ColumnDF;
+pub use describe::DescribeDF;
+pub use drop::DropDF;
+pub use dtypes::DataTypes;
+pub use open::OpenDataFrame;
+pub use to_df::ToDataFrame;
+
+use nu_protocol::engine::StateWorkingSet;
+
+pub fn add_dataframe_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)); )*
+            };
+        }
+
+    bind_command!(
+        AppendDF,
+        ColumnDF,
+        DataTypes,
+        DescribeDF,
+        DropDF,
+        OpenDataFrame,
+        ToDataFrame
+    );
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test_dataframe;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/mod.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index c90f0b6fb..000000000
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/mod.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-mod values;
-
-mod describe;
-mod dtypes;
-mod open;
-mod to_df;
-
-pub use describe::DescribeDF;
-pub use dtypes::DataTypes;
-pub use open::OpenDataFrame;
-pub use to_df::ToDataFrame;
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod test_dataframe;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/open.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/open.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/open.rs
rename to crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/open.rs
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/test_dataframe.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/test_dataframe.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/test_dataframe.rs
rename to crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/test_dataframe.rs
index 653f3936f..9ce9ddd33 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/test_dataframe.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/test_dataframe.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use nu_protocol::{
 };
 
 use super::ToDataFrame;
+use crate::Let;
 
 pub fn test_dataframe(cmd: impl Command + 'static) {
     let examples = cmd.examples();
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ pub fn test_dataframe(cmd: impl Command + 'static) {
         // 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);
+        working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Let));
         working_set.add_decl(Box::new(ToDataFrame));
 
         // Adding the command that is being tested to the working set
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/to_df.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/to_df.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/to_df.rs
rename to crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/to_df.rs
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0aecd416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+mod nu_dataframe;
+pub mod utils;
+
+pub use nu_dataframe::{Axis, Column, NuDataFrame};
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/values/between_values.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/between_values.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/values/between_values.rs
rename to crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/between_values.rs
index 2a6451f08..65a4ba218 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/values/between_values.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/between_values.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use polars::prelude::{
 };
 use std::ops::{Add, BitAnd, BitOr, Div, Mul, Sub};
 
-pub fn between_dataframes(
+pub(super) fn between_dataframes(
     operator: Spanned<Operator>,
     left: &Value,
     lhs: &NuDataFrame,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub fn between_dataframes(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn compute_between_series(
+pub(super) fn compute_between_series(
     operator: Spanned<Operator>,
     left: &Value,
     lhs: &Series,
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ pub fn compute_between_series(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn compute_series_single_value(
+pub(super) fn compute_series_single_value(
     operator: Spanned<Operator>,
     left: &Value,
     lhs: &NuDataFrame,
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/values/conversion.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/conversion.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/values/conversion.rs
rename to crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/conversion.rs
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/values/custom_value.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/custom_value.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/values/custom_value.rs
rename to crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/custom_value.rs
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/values/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/mod.rs
similarity index 94%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/values/mod.rs
rename to crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/mod.rs
index 127450603..3fe42d2a9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/values/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ mod conversion;
 mod custom_value;
 mod operations;
 
-pub(super) use conversion::{Column, ColumnMap};
+pub use conversion::{Column, ColumnMap};
+pub use operations::Axis;
 
 use indexmap::map::IndexMap;
 use nu_protocol::{did_you_mean, PipelineData, ShellError, Span, Value};
@@ -147,12 +148,17 @@ impl NuDataFrame {
         conversion::from_parsed_columns(column_values)
     }
 
-    //pub fn try_from_series(columns: Vec<Series>) -> Result<Self, ShellError> {
-    //    let dataframe = DataFrame::new(columns)
-    //        .map_err(|e| ShellError::InternalError(format!("Unable to create DataFrame: {}", e)))?;
+    pub fn try_from_series(columns: Vec<Series>, span: Span) -> Result<Self, ShellError> {
+        let dataframe = DataFrame::new(columns).map_err(|e| {
+            ShellError::SpannedLabeledError(
+                "Error creating dataframe".into(),
+                format!("Unable to create DataFrame: {}", e),
+                span,
+            )
+        })?;
 
-    //    Ok(Self::new(dataframe))
-    //}
+        Ok(Self::new(dataframe))
+    }
 
     pub fn try_from_columns(columns: Vec<Column>) -> Result<Self, ShellError> {
         let mut column_values: ColumnMap = IndexMap::new();
@@ -167,8 +173,8 @@ impl NuDataFrame {
         conversion::from_parsed_columns(column_values)
     }
 
-    pub fn try_from_pipeline(input: PipelineData, span: Span) -> Result<Self, ShellError> {
-        match input.into_value(span) {
+    pub fn try_from_value(value: Value) -> Result<Self, ShellError> {
+        match value {
             Value::CustomValue { val, span } => match val.as_any().downcast_ref::<NuDataFrame>() {
                 Some(df) => Ok(NuDataFrame(df.0.clone())),
                 None => Err(ShellError::CantConvert(
@@ -180,11 +186,16 @@ impl NuDataFrame {
             _ => Err(ShellError::CantConvert(
                 "Dataframe not found".into(),
                 "value is not a dataframe".into(),
-                span,
+                value.span()?,
             )),
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn try_from_pipeline(input: PipelineData, span: Span) -> Result<Self, ShellError> {
+        let value = input.into_value(span);
+        NuDataFrame::try_from_value(value)
+    }
+
     pub fn column(&self, column: &str, span: Span) -> Result<Self, ShellError> {
         let s = self.0.column(column).map_err(|_| {
             let possibilities = self
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/values/operations.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/operations.rs
similarity index 67%
rename from crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/values/operations.rs
rename to crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/operations.rs
index 7fbc00c2e..beee980f1 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/nu_dataframe/values/operations.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/nu_dataframe/operations.rs
@@ -9,19 +9,9 @@ use super::NuDataFrame;
 
 pub enum Axis {
     Row,
-    //Column,
+    Column,
 }
 
-//impl Axis {
-//    pub fn try_from_str(axis: &str, span: Span) -> Result<Axis, ShellError> {
-//        match axis {
-//            "row" => Ok(Axis::Row),
-//            "col" => Ok(Axis::Column),
-//            _ => Err(ShellError::DidYouMean("'row' or 'col'".into(), span)),
-//        }
-//    }
-//}
-
 impl NuDataFrame {
     pub fn compute_with_value(
         &self,
@@ -156,60 +146,63 @@ impl NuDataFrame {
                 })?;
 
                 Ok(NuDataFrame::new(df_new))
-            } //Axis::Column => {
-              //    if self.0.width() != other.0.width() {
-              //        return Err(ShellError::IncompatibleParametersSingle(
-              //            "Dataframes with different number of columns".into(),
-              //            span,
-              //        ));
-              //    }
+            }
+            Axis::Column => {
+                if self.0.width() != other.0.width() {
+                    return Err(ShellError::IncompatibleParametersSingle(
+                        "Dataframes with different number of columns".into(),
+                        span,
+                    ));
+                }
 
-              //    if !self
-              //        .0
-              //        .get_column_names()
-              //        .iter()
-              //        .all(|col| other.0.get_column_names().contains(col))
-              //    {
-              //        return Err(ShellError::IncompatibleParametersSingle(
-              //            "Dataframes with different columns names".into(),
-              //            span,
-              //        ));
-              //    }
+                if !self
+                    .0
+                    .get_column_names()
+                    .iter()
+                    .all(|col| other.0.get_column_names().contains(col))
+                {
+                    return Err(ShellError::IncompatibleParametersSingle(
+                        "Dataframes with different columns names".into(),
+                        span,
+                    ));
+                }
 
-              //    let new_cols = self
-              //        .0
-              //        .get_columns()
-              //        .iter()
-              //        .map(|s| {
-              //            let other_col = other
-              //                .0
-              //                .column(s.name())
-              //                .expect("Already checked that dataframes have same columns");
+                let new_cols = self
+                    .0
+                    .get_columns()
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|s| {
+                        let other_col = other
+                            .0
+                            .column(s.name())
+                            .expect("Already checked that dataframes have same columns");
 
-              //            let mut tmp = s.clone();
-              //            let res = tmp.append(other_col);
+                        let mut tmp = s.clone();
+                        let res = tmp.append(other_col);
 
-              //            match res {
-              //                Ok(s) => Ok(s.clone()),
-              //                Err(e) => Err({
-              //                    ShellError::InternalError(format!(
-              //                        "Unable to append dataframes: {}",
-              //                        e
-              //                    ))
-              //                }),
-              //            }
-              //        })
-              //        .collect::<Result<Vec<Series>, ShellError>>()?;
+                        match res {
+                            Ok(s) => Ok(s.clone()),
+                            Err(e) => Err({
+                                ShellError::SpannedLabeledError(
+                                    "Error appending dataframe".into(),
+                                    format!("Unable to append: {}", e),
+                                    span,
+                                )
+                            }),
+                        }
+                    })
+                    .collect::<Result<Vec<Series>, ShellError>>()?;
 
-              //    let df_new = DataFrame::new(new_cols).map_err(|e| {
-              //        ShellError::InternalError(format!(
-              //            "Unable to append dataframes: {}",
-              //            e.to_string()
-              //        ))
-              //    })?;
+                let df_new = DataFrame::new(new_cols).map_err(|e| {
+                    ShellError::SpannedLabeledError(
+                        "Error appending dataframe".into(),
+                        format!("Unable to append dataframes: {}", e.to_string()),
+                        span,
+                    )
+                })?;
 
-              //    Ok(NuDataFrame::new(df_new))
-              //}
+                Ok(NuDataFrame::new(df_new))
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/utils.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec2c0a345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/dataframe/values/utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+use nu_protocol::{span as span_join, ShellError, Span, Spanned, Value};
+
+// Converts a Vec<Value> to a Vec<String> with a Span marking the whole
+// location of the columns for error referencing
+pub(crate) fn convert_columns(
+    columns: Vec<Value>,
+    span: Span,
+) -> Result<(Vec<Spanned<String>>, Span), ShellError> {
+    // First column span
+    let mut col_span = columns
+        .get(0)
+        .ok_or_else(|| {
+            ShellError::SpannedLabeledError(
+                "Empty column list".into(),
+                "Empty list found for command".into(),
+                span,
+            )
+        })
+        .and_then(|v| v.span())?;
+
+    let res = columns
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|value| match value {
+            Value::String { val, span } => {
+                col_span = span_join(&[col_span, span]);
+                Ok(Spanned { item: val, span })
+            }
+            _ => Err(ShellError::SpannedLabeledError(
+                "Incorrect column format".into(),
+                "Only string as column name".into(),
+                span,
+            )),
+        })
+        .collect::<Result<Vec<Spanned<String>>, _>>()?;
+
+    Ok((res, col_span))
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index c43c0f504..a85671646 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub fn create_default_context() -> EngineState {
         // them only accessible if the correct input value category is used with the
         // declaration
         #[cfg(feature = "dataframe")]
-        bind_command!(DataTypes, DescribeDF, OpenDataFrame, ToDataFrame);
+        add_dataframe_decls(&mut working_set);
 
         // TODO: sort default context items categorically
         bind_command!(
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/lib.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/lib.rs
index c4823cc93..593368639 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ mod strings;
 mod system;
 mod viewers;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "dataframe")]
-mod dataframe;
 pub use calendar::*;
 pub use conversions::*;
 pub use core_commands::*;
@@ -38,5 +36,8 @@ pub use strings::*;
 pub use system::*;
 pub use viewers::*;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "dataframe")]
+mod dataframe;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "dataframe")]
 pub use dataframe::*;
diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
index ceb23edc5..8e85b1c95 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fn eval_call(
     call: &Call,
     input: PipelineData,
 ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
-    let decl = engine_state.get_decl_with_input(call.decl_id, &input);
+    let decl = engine_state.get_decl(call.decl_id);
 
     if call.named.iter().any(|(flag, _)| flag.item == "help") {
         let full_help = get_full_help(&decl.signature(), &decl.examples(), engine_state);
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/engine_state.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/engine_state.rs
index fa51795c1..371ba51e4 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/engine_state.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/engine_state.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::Command;
 use crate::{
-    ast::Block, BlockId, DeclId, Example, Overlay, OverlayId, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature,
-    Span, Type, Value, VarId,
+    ast::Block, BlockId, DeclId, Example, Overlay, OverlayId, ShellError, Signature, Span, Type,
+    VarId,
 };
 use core::panic;
 use std::{
@@ -370,39 +370,6 @@ impl EngineState {
             .expect("internal error: missing declaration")
     }
 
-    #[allow(clippy::borrowed_box)]
-    pub fn get_decl_with_input(&self, decl_id: DeclId, input: &PipelineData) -> &Box<dyn Command> {
-        let decl = self.get_decl(decl_id);
-
-        match input {
-            PipelineData::Stream(..) => decl,
-            PipelineData::Value(value, ..) => match value {
-                Value::CustomValue { val, .. } => {
-                    // This filter works because the custom definitions were declared
-                    // before the default nushell declarations. This means that the custom
-                    // declarations that get overridden by the default declarations can only
-                    // be accessed if the input value has the required category
-                    let decls = self
-                        .decls
-                        .iter()
-                        .enumerate()
-                        .filter(|(_, decl_inner)| {
-                            decl.name() == decl_inner.name()
-                                && decl_inner.signature().category == val.category()
-                        })
-                        .map(|(index, _)| index)
-                        .collect::<Vec<usize>>();
-
-                    match decls.first() {
-                        Some(index) => self.get_decl(*index),
-                        None => decl,
-                    }
-                }
-                _ => decl,
-            },
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Get all IDs of all commands within scope, sorted by the commads' names
     pub fn get_decl_ids_sorted(&self, include_hidden: bool) -> impl Iterator<Item = DeclId> {
         let mut decls_map = HashMap::new();
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/custom_value.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/custom_value.rs
index 92423d577..1859ee4dc 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/custom_value.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/custom_value.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ pub trait CustomValue: fmt::Debug + Send + Sync {
     fn follow_path_string(&self, column_name: String, span: Span) -> Result<Value, ShellError>;
 
     // ordering with other value
-    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Value) -> Option<Ordering>;
+    fn partial_cmp(&self, _other: &Value) -> Option<Ordering> {
+        None
+    }
 
     // Definition of an operation between the object that implements the trait
     // and another Value.