diff --git a/examples/repl.js b/examples/repl.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/examples/repl.js
+++ b/examples/repl.js
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ engine(server)
   .use(engine.logger('logs'))
   .use(engine.stats())
   .use(engine.repl(__dirname + '/repl'))
+  .use(engine.debug())
   .listen();
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diff --git a/lib/plugins/repl.js b/lib/plugins/repl.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/repl.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/repl.js
@@ -80,3 +80,15 @@ exports.help = function(master, sock){
 };
 
 exports.help.description = 'Display help information';
+
+/**
+ * Spawn `n` additional workers.
+ */
+
+exports.spawn = function(master, sock, n){
+  n = n || 1;
+  sock.write('spawning ' + n + ' worker' + (n > 1 ? 's' : '') + '\n');
+  master.spawn(n);
+};
+
+exports.spawn.description = 'Spawn one or more additional workers';
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Added spawn(n) REPL command