diff --git a/tests/demo_items/command.py b/tests/demo_items/command.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import argparse, json, sys, time
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+parser.add_argument("action")
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+print("args:", args, file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+
+def item(i):
+    print(json.dumps(i))
+
+if args.action == "fetch":
+    item({
+        "id": "item1-only-id",
+    })
+    item({
+        "id": "item2-title",
+        "title": "This item has a title",
+    })
+    item({
+        "id": "item3-body",
+        "title": "This item has a title and body",
+        "body": "<p>Hello, intake! This is an <b>item</b> body.</p>",
+    })
+    item({
+        "id": "item4-action",
+        "title": "This item has an action but no body",
+        "action": {
+            "action1": None
+        },
+    })
+    item({
+        "id": "item5-actions",
+        "title": "This item has two actions and a body",
+        "body": "<p>This is body text.</p>",
+        "action": {
+            "action1": None,
+            "action2": None,
+        },
+    })
+    item({
+        "id": "item6-footer",
+        "title": "No body text but all footer fields",
+        "author": "Authorname",
+        "time": int(time.time()),
+    })
+    item({
+        "id": "item7-footer",
+        "title": "Body text and all footer fields",
+        "author": "Authorname",
+        "time": int(time.time()),
+        "body": "<p>This is body text.</p>",
+    })
+    item({
+        "id": "item8-link",
+        "title": "Item with a link",
+        "link": "#",
+    })
+
+if args.action == "action1":
+    item = sys.stdin.readline()
+    item = json.loads(item)
+    print(json.dumps(item))
+
+if args.action == "action2":
+    item = sys.stdin.readline()
+    item = json.loads(item)
+    print(json.dumps(item))
diff --git a/tests/demo_items/intake.json b/tests/demo_items/intake.json
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+{
+  "action": {
+    "fetch": {
+      "exe": "./command.py",
+      "args": [
+        "fetch"
+      ]
+    },
+    "action1": {
+      "exe": "./command.py",
+      "args": [
+        "action1"
+      ]
+    },
+    "action2": {
+      "exe": "./command.py",
+      "args": [
+        "action2"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
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