diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eae6535..b40e8d7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Write ad-hoc transformations and workflow tasks with Python.
 Do not use in production!
 
 ```
-eval $(cmemc -c seebi-testing.eccenca.dev config eval)
+eval $(cmemc -c my-cmem config eval)
 task clean check deploy
 ```
 
diff --git a/cmem_plugin_python/custom.svg b/cmem_plugin_python/python_icon.svg
similarity index 100%
rename from cmem_plugin_python/custom.svg
rename to cmem_plugin_python/python_icon.svg
diff --git a/cmem_plugin_python/transform.py b/cmem_plugin_python/transform.py
index ce14942..41e7a3d 100644
--- a/cmem_plugin_python/transform.py
+++ b/cmem_plugin_python/transform.py
@@ -11,10 +11,25 @@
 
 EXAMPLE_CODE = """result = str(inputs) """
 
+documentation = """
+This transform operator allows the execution of arbitrary Python source code inside of a
+transformation 😈
+
+The following variable is available in the scope of the code execution:
+
+- `inputs` - a `Sequence` of `Sequence[str)`, which represents the data which is passed
+   to the operator in the transformation. The inner sequence is the list of values
+   from an input port while the outer sequence represents the list of ports.
+
+In order to provide data for the next operator in the transformation, a `result`
+variable of type `Sequence[str]` needs to be prepared.
+"""
+
 
 @Plugin(
     label="Python Code",
     plugin_id="cmem_plugin_python-transform",
+    documentation=documentation,
     parameters=[
         PluginParameter(name="source_code", label="Source Code", default_value=EXAMPLE_CODE),
     ],
@@ -27,9 +42,8 @@ def __init__(self, source_code: PythonCode):
 
     def transform(self, inputs: Sequence[Sequence[str]]) -> Sequence[str]:
         """Transform a collection of values."""
-        # pylint: disable=exec-used
         self.log.info("Start doing bad things with custom code.")
         scope: dict[str, Any] = {"inputs": inputs}
-        exec(str(self.source_code), scope)  # nosec  # noqa: S102
+        exec(str(self.source_code), scope)  # nosec # noqa: S102
         result: Sequence[str] = scope["result"]
         return result
diff --git a/cmem_plugin_python/workflow.py b/cmem_plugin_python/workflow.py
index ca53d3f..aeabb2c 100644
--- a/cmem_plugin_python/workflow.py
+++ b/cmem_plugin_python/workflow.py
@@ -1,59 +1,214 @@
 """Python code workflow plugin module"""
-from collections.abc import Sequence
+from collections.abc import Iterator, Sequence
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from typing import Any
 
 from cmem_plugin_base.dataintegration.context import ExecutionContext
 from cmem_plugin_base.dataintegration.description import Icon, Plugin, PluginParameter
-from cmem_plugin_base.dataintegration.entity import Entities
+from cmem_plugin_base.dataintegration.entity import Entities, Entity
 from cmem_plugin_base.dataintegration.parameter.code import PythonCode
 from cmem_plugin_base.dataintegration.plugins import WorkflowPlugin
 
+docu_links = SimpleNamespace()
+docu_links.entities = (
+    "https://documentation.eccenca.com/latest/develop/python-plugins/development/#entities"
+)
+docu_links.context = (
+    "https://documentation.eccenca.com/23.3/develop/python-plugins/development/#context-objects"
+)
+
+examples_init = SimpleNamespace()
+examples_init.no_input_ports = """# no input ports (empty list)
+# e.g. if you fetch data from the web
+from cmem_plugin_base.dataintegration import ports
+input_ports = ports.FixedNumberOfInputs([])"""
+examples_init.single_input_flexible = """# a single port with flexible schema
+# e.g. to process everything which comes in
+from cmem_plugin_base.dataintegration import ports
+input_ports = ports.FixedNumberOfInputs(
+    [ports.FlexibleSchemaPort()]
+)"""
+examples_init.single_input_fixed = """# a single port with a fixed schema
+# e.g. to fetch data from a dataset
+from cmem_plugin_base.dataintegration import ports, entity
+my_schema = entity.EntitySchema(
+    type_uri="urn:x-example:output",
+    paths=[
+        entity.EntityPath("name"),
+        entity.EntityPath("description")
+    ]
+)
+input_ports = ports.FixedNumberOfInputs(
+    [ports.FixedSchemaPort(schema=my_schema)]
+)"""
+examples_init.no_output = """# no output port
+# e.g. if you post data to the web
+output_port = None"""
+examples_init.fixed_output = """# an output port with fixed schema
+from cmem_plugin_base.dataintegration import ports, entity
+my_schema = entity.EntitySchema(
+    type_uri="urn:x-example:output",
+    paths=[
+        entity.EntityPath("name"),
+        entity.EntityPath("description")
+    ]
+)
+output_port = ports.FixedSchemaPort(schema=my_schema)"""
+
+examples_execute = SimpleNamespace()
+examples_execute.take_first = """# take the entities from the first input port
+# and copy it to the output port
+try:
+    result = inputs[0]
+except IndexError:
+    raise ValueError("Please connect a task to the first input port.")
+"""
+examples_execute.randoms = """# create 1000 random strings and output them with a custom schema
+from uuid import uuid4
+from secrets import token_hex
+from cmem_plugin_base.dataintegration import entity
+my_schema = entity.EntitySchema(
+    type_uri="urn:x-example:random",
+    paths=[entity.EntityPath("random")]
+)
+entities = []
+for _ in range(1000):
+    entity_uri = "urn:uuid:" + str(uuid4())
+    values = [[token_hex(10)]]
+    entities.append(
+        entity.Entity(uri=entity_uri, values=values)
+    )
+result = entity.Entities(entities=entities, schema=my_schema)
+"""
+
+documentation = f"""
+This workflow task allows the execution of arbitrary Python source code as a workflow task 😈
+
+The "configuration" is split into two code fields: initialization and execution.
+
+## Initialization
+
+The initialization code is executed on task creation and update.
+It is optional and can be used to configure input and output ports of the task as well as to
+prepare data for the execution phase.
+Note that the execution scope of this code is empty.
+All used objects needs to be imported first.
+
+### Specify input ports
+
+In order to specify input ports, you have to define the variable `input_ports`.
+Here are some valid examples.
+If you do not specify any input ports, the default
+behavior is a flexible number of flexible schema input ports.
+
+```
+{examples_init.no_input_ports}
+```
+
+```
+{examples_init.single_input_flexible}
+```
+
+```
+{examples_init.single_input_fixed}
+```
+
+### Specify the output port
+
+In order to specify the output port, you have to define the variable `output_port`.
+Here are some valid examples.
+If you do not specify the output port, the default behavior is a flexible schema output port.
+
+``` python
+{examples_init.no_output}
+```
+
+``` python
+{examples_init.fixed_output}
+```
+
+### Additional Data
+
+In addition to input and output port specifications, you can provide additional data for
+the task execution phase by manipulating the `data` dictionary.
+
+```
+data["my_schema"] = my_schema  # in case you used a schema example above
+data["output"] = ":-)"
+```
+
+## Execution
+
+The execution code is interpreted in the context of an executed workflow.
+The following variables are available in the scope of the code execution:
+
+- `inputs` - a `Sequence` of `Entities`, which represents the data which will be passed to
+   the to task in the workflow. Have a look at [the entities documentation]({docu_links.entities})
+   for more information.
+- `context` - an `ExecutionContext` object, which holds information about the system,
+   the user the current task and more. Have a look
+   [the context object documentation]({docu_links.context}) for more information.
+- `data` - a `dict` of arbitrary data, which was optionally added by the initialization code.
+
+In order to provide data for the next workflow task in the workflow, a `result`
+variable of type `Entities` needs to be prepared.
+
+Here are some valid examples:
+
+``` python
+{examples_execute.take_first}
+```
+
+``` python
+{examples_execute.randoms}
+```
+"""
+
 
 @Plugin(
     label="Python Code",
-    icon=Icon(file_name="custom.svg", package=__package__),
+    icon=Icon(file_name="python_icon.svg", package=__package__),
     plugin_id="cmem_plugin_python-workflow",
+    description="Run arbitrary Python code as a workflow task.",
+    documentation=documentation,
     parameters=[
         PluginParameter(
             name="init_code",
-            label="Source Code (Initialization)",
+            label="Initialization",
+            default_value="",
+            description="Python source code for the initialization phase (see documentation).",
         ),
         PluginParameter(
             name="execute_code",
-            label="Source Code (Execution)",
+            label="Execution",
+            default_value="",
+            description="Python source code for the execution phase (see documentation).",
         ),
     ],
 )
 class PythonCodeWorkflowPlugin(WorkflowPlugin):
     """Python Code Workflow Plugin"""
 
-    example_init = """result = str(inputs) """
-    example_execute = """result = str(inputs) """
+    init_code: str
+    execute_code: str
+    data: dict
 
     def __init__(self, init_code: PythonCode, execute_code: PythonCode):
         self.init_code = str(init_code)
         self.execute_code = str(execute_code)
-        scope: dict = {}
+        self.data = {}
+        scope: dict[str, Any] = {"data": self.data}
         exec(str(self.init_code), scope)  # nosec  # noqa: S102
-        for _ in scope:
-            setattr(self, _, scope[_])
+        if "input_ports" in scope:
+            self.input_ports = scope["input_ports"]
+        if "output_port" in scope:
+            self.output_port = scope["output_port"]
+        self.data = scope["data"] if "data" in scope else {}
 
     def execute(self, inputs: Sequence[Entities], context: ExecutionContext) -> Entities | None:
         """Start the plugin in workflow context."""
         self.log.info("Start doing bad things with custom code.")
-        scope = {"inputs": inputs, "context": context}
+        scope: dict[str, Any] = {"inputs": inputs, "context": context, "data": self.data}
         exec(str(self.execute_code), scope)  # nosec  # noqa: S102
-        try:
-            entities = scope["entities"]
-        except KeyError as error:
-            raise ValueError(
-                "Python execution code needs to prepare a variable 'entities'"
-                " of type 'Iterator[cmem_plugin_base.dataintegration.entity.Entity]'."
-            ) from error
-        try:
-            schema = scope["schema"]
-        except KeyError as error:
-            raise ValueError(
-                "Python execution code needs to prepare a variable 'schema'"
-                " of type 'cmem_plugin_base.dataintegration.entity.EntitySchema'."
-            ) from error
-        return Entities(entities=entities, schema=schema)
+        result: Iterator[Entity] | None = scope["result"] if "result" in scope else None
+        return result
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 476447f..e87e575 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -999,6 +999,20 @@ typing-extensions = ">=4.4.0,<5.0.0"
 [package.extras]
 syntax = ["tree-sitter (>=0.20.1,<0.21.0)", "tree_sitter_languages (>=1.7.0)"]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "types-requests"
+version = "2.31.0.10"
+description = "Typing stubs for requests"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.7"
+files = [
+    {file = "types-requests-2.31.0.10.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:dc5852a76f1eaf60eafa81a2e50aefa3d1f015c34cf0cba130930866b1b22a92"},
+    {file = "types_requests-2.31.0.10-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:b32b9a86beffa876c0c3ac99a4cd3b8b51e973fb8e3bd4e0a6bb32c7efad80fc"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+urllib3 = ">=2"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "typing-extensions"
 version = "4.9.0"
@@ -1058,4 +1072,4 @@ testing = ["big-O", "jaraco.functools", "jaraco.itertools", "more-itertools", "p
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.11"
-content-hash = "d154f7d9ea09bd33a4d438626289797dcf6fc528471996cb46932d4c8b94686b"
+content-hash = "7e779c56e8e80cd00d58446657134fb116aa993b35a9d11c9afb79b2b5cc324a"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e77a9ab..08e32d7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ pytest-dotenv = "^0.5.2"
 pytest-memray = { version = "^1.5.0",  markers = "platform_system != 'Windows'" }
 ruff = "^0.1.5"
 safety = "^1.10.3"
+types-requests = "^2.31.0.10"
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0", "poetry-dynamic-versioning"]
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/cmem_plugin_python_testing.project.zip b/tests/fixtures/cmem_plugin_python_testing.project.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b924d0c
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/fixtures/cmem_plugin_python_testing.project.zip differ
diff --git a/tests/test_transform.py b/tests/test_transform.py
index 91cad85..6cb2af4 100644
--- a/tests/test_transform.py
+++ b/tests/test_transform.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 """Plugin tests."""
 
-
 from cmem_plugin_base.dataintegration.parameter.code import PythonCode
 
 from cmem_plugin_python.transform import PythonCodeTransformPlugin
diff --git a/tests/test_workflow.py b/tests/test_workflow.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42f0f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_workflow.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+"""Plugin tests."""
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+import pytest
+from cmem_plugin_base.dataintegration.parameter.code import PythonCode
+
+from cmem_plugin_python.workflow import PythonCodeWorkflowPlugin, examples_execute, examples_init
+from tests.utils import TestExecutionContext
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from cmem_plugin_base.dataintegration.entity import Entities
+
+
+def test_workflow_execution() -> None:
+    """Test with inputs"""
+    init_code = PythonCode(
+        """# init code
+pass
+        """
+    )
+    execute_code = PythonCode(
+        """# execute code
+entities = None
+schema = None
+        """
+    )
+    plugin = PythonCodeWorkflowPlugin(init_code=init_code, execute_code=execute_code)
+    entities = plugin.execute(inputs=[], context=TestExecutionContext())
+    assert entities is None
+
+
+def test_example_init_code() -> None:
+    """Run initialization for all init examples"""
+    for init_code in vars(examples_init).values():
+        PythonCodeWorkflowPlugin(init_code=PythonCode(init_code), execute_code=PythonCode(""))
+
+
+def test_example_execution() -> None:
+    """Test execution of examples"""
+    # run 'randoms' first, then feed output to `take_first`
+    random_size = 1000
+    randoms = PythonCodeWorkflowPlugin(
+        init_code=PythonCode(""), execute_code=PythonCode(examples_execute.randoms)
+    )
+    randoms_result: Entities = randoms.execute(inputs=[], context=TestExecutionContext())
+    assert len(list(randoms_result.entities)) == random_size
+
+    take_first = PythonCodeWorkflowPlugin(
+        init_code=PythonCode(""), execute_code=PythonCode(examples_execute.take_first)
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Please connect a task to the first input port"):
+        take_first.execute(inputs=[], context=TestExecutionContext())
+    take_first_result: Entities = take_first.execute(
+        inputs=[randoms_result], context=TestExecutionContext()
+    )
+    assert len(list(take_first_result.entities)) == random_size