diff --git a/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-ipython/.plugin-ci.yml b/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-ipython/.plugin-ci.yml
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+# Copyright 2021 VMware, Inc.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+image: "python:3.7"
+
+.build-vdk-ipython-ext:
+  variables:
+    PLUGIN_NAME: vdk-ipython-ext
+  extends: .build-plugin
+
+build-py37-vdk-ipython-ext:
+  extends: .build-vdk-ipython-ext
+  image: "python:3.7"
+
+
+build-py38-vdk-ipython-ext:
+  extends: .build-vdk-ipython-ext
+  image: "python:3.8"
+
+build-py39-vdk-ipython-ext:
+  extends: .build-vdk-ipython-ext
+  image: "python:3.9"
+
+build-py310-vdk-ipython-ext:
+  extends: .build-vdk-ipython-ext
+  image: "python:3.10"
+
+build-py311-vdk-ipython-ext:
+  extends: .build-vdk-ipython-ext
+  image: "python:3.11"
+
+release-vdk-ipython-ext:
+  variables:
+    PLUGIN_NAME: vdk-ipython-ext
+  extends: .release-plugin
diff --git a/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-ipython/README.md b/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-ipython/README.md
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+# vdk-ipython
+
+Ipython extension for VDK
+
+This extension introduces a magic command for Jupyter.
+The command enables the user to load job_input for his current data job and use it freely while working with Jupyter.
+
+See more about magic commands: https://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/interactive/magics.html
+
+
+## Usage
+To use the extension it must be firstly installed with pip as a python package.
+Then to load the extension in Jupyter the user should use:
+```
+%reload_ext vdk_ipython
+```
+And to load the job_input:
+```
+%reload_job_input
+```
+The %reload_job_input magic can be used with arguments such as passing the job's path with --path
+or giving the job a new with --name, etc.
+
+### Example
+The output of this example is "myjob"
+```
+%reload_ext vdk_ipython
+
+%reload_job_input --name=myjob
+
+job_input.get_name()
+```
+
+### Build and testing
+
+```
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+pip install -e .
+pytest
+```
+
+In VDK repo [../build-plugin.sh](https://github.com/vmware/versatile-data-kit/tree/main/projects/vdk-plugins/build-plugin.sh) script can be used also.
+
+
+#### Note about the CICD:
+
+.plugin-ci.yaml is needed only for plugins part of [Versatile Data Kit Plugin repo](https://github.com/vmware/versatile-data-kit/tree/main/projects/vdk-plugins).
+
+The CI/CD is separated in two stages, a build stage and a release stage.
+The build stage is made up of a few jobs, all which inherit from the same
+job configuration and only differ in the Python version they use (3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10 and 3.11).
+They run according to rules, which are ordered in a way such that changes to a
+plugin's directory trigger the plugin CI, but changes to a different plugin does not.
diff --git a/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-ipython/requirements.txt b/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-ipython/requirements.txt
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+# this file is used to provide testing requirements
+# for requirements (dependencies) needed during and after installation of the plugin see (and update) setup.py install_requires section
+
+IPython
+
+pytest
+vdk-core
+vdk-test-utils
diff --git a/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-ipython/setup.py b/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-ipython/setup.py
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+# Copyright 2021 VMware, Inc.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+import pathlib
+
+import setuptools
+
+
+__version__ = "0.1.0"
+
+setuptools.setup(
+    name="vdk-ipython",
+    version=__version__,
+    url="https://github.com/vmware/versatile-data-kit",
+    description="Ipython extension for VDK",
+    long_description=pathlib.Path("README.md").read_text(),
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
+    install_requires=["vdk-core"],
+    package_dir={"": "src"},
+    packages=setuptools.find_namespace_packages(where="src"),
+    entry_points={"vdk.plugin.run": ["ipython = vdk_ipython"]},
+    classifiers=[
+        "Development Status :: 2 - Pre-Alpha",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+        "Framework :: IPython",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-ipython/src/vdk_ipython.py b/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-ipython/src/vdk_ipython.py
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+# Copyright 2021 VMware, Inc.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import os
+import pathlib
+
+from IPython import get_ipython
+from IPython.core.magic_arguments import argument
+from IPython.core.magic_arguments import magic_arguments
+from IPython.core.magic_arguments import parse_argstring
+from vdk.internal.builtin_plugins.run.standalone_data_job import (
+    StandaloneDataJobFactory,
+)
+
+
+def load_ipython_extension(ipython):
+    """
+    IPython will look for this function specifically.
+    See https://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config/extensions/index.html
+    """
+    ipython.register_magic_function(magic_load_job, magic_name="reload_job_input")
+
+
+@magic_arguments()
+@argument("-p", "--path", type=str, default=None)
+@argument("-n", "--name", type=str, default=None)
+@argument("-a", "--arguments", type=str, default=None)
+@argument("-t", "--template", type=str, default=None)
+def magic_load_job(line: str):
+    """
+    You can use %initialize_vdk_job line magic within your Notebook to reload the job_input variable
+    for your current job
+    See more for line magic: https://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/interactive/magics.html
+    """
+    args = parse_argstring(magic_load_job, line)
+    load_job(args.path, args.name, args.arguments, args.template)
+
+
+def load_job(
+    path: str = None, name: str = None, arguments: str = None, template: str = None
+):
+    path = pathlib.Path(path) if path else pathlib.Path(os.getcwd())
+    with StandaloneDataJobFactory.create(
+        data_job_directory=path, name=name, job_args=arguments, template_name=template
+    ) as job_input:
+        get_ipython().push(variables={"job_input": job_input})
diff --git a/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-ipython/tests/test_plugin.py b/projects/vdk-plugins/vdk-ipython/tests/test_plugin.py
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+# Copyright 2021 VMware, Inc.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import pytest
+from IPython.core.error import UsageError
+from IPython.testing.globalipapp import start_ipython
+from vdk.api.job_input import IJobInput
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def session_ip():
+    yield start_ipython()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def ip(session_ip):
+    session_ip.run_line_magic(magic_name="load_ext", line="vdk_ipython")
+    yield session_ip
+    session_ip.run_line_magic(magic_name="reset", line="-f")
+
+
+def test_load_job_input_with_no_arguments(ip):
+    ip.run_line_magic(magic_name="reload_job_input", line="")
+    assert ip.user_global_ns["job_input"] is not None
+    assert isinstance(ip.user_global_ns["job_input"], IJobInput)
+
+
+def test_load_job_input_with_valid_argument(ip):
+    ip.run_line_magic(magic_name="reload_job_input", line="--name=test")
+    assert ip.user_global_ns["job_input"] is not None
+    assert isinstance(ip.user_global_ns["job_input"], IJobInput)
+    assert ip.user_global_ns["job_input"].get_name() == "test"
+
+
+def test_load_job_input_with_invalid_argument(ip):
+    with pytest.raises(
+        UsageError, match=r"unrecognized arguments: --invalid_arg=dummy"
+    ):
+        ip.run_line_magic(magic_name="reload_job_input", line="--invalid_arg=dummy")