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+# Running the drinks machine app and controller
+
+To run this example matter application, you need a version of the example app
+and a controller. The example app can be compiled with gn / ninja, the
+controller functions can be used through the chip-repl python shell
+
+## App
+
+### Compiling the app on linux
+
+From the root of the chip tree
+
+```
+cd examples/valve/linux
+gn gen out/debug
+ninja -C out/debug
+```
+
+### Running the app on linux
+
+From the root of the chip tree
+
+```
+./examples/valve/linux/out/debug/valve-app --KVS /tmp/valve_kvs.json
+```
+
+The KVS file is where the commissioning data is stored for the app, so be sure
+to start the app with the same kvs file if you do not want to re-commission it
+every time. All the standard linux app flags also work for this app. Use --help
+to see the available options.
+
+## Controller
+
+### Compiling the chip-repl
+
+To compile the chip-repl, from the root of the chip tree:
+
+```
+. scripts/activate.sh
+./scripts/build_python.sh -i out/pyenv
+source out/pyenv/activate
+out/pyenv/chip-repl --
+```
+
+The chip-repl is a shell that lets you directly call python functions. It
+instantiates a controller object that can be used to communicate with devices.
+The controller is called devCtrl. By default, its KVS is at
+/tmp/repl-storage.json, but this can be changed on the command line if desired.
+Use --help to see options.
+
+### Commissioning the valve app
+
+As long as the controller and the application KVSs are kept constant, the app
+should only need to be commissioned once.
+
+To commission the device use:
+
+```
+from chip import ChipDeviceCtrl
+await devCtrl.CommissionOnNetwork(nodeId=1, setupPinCode=20202021, filterType=ChipDeviceCtrl.DiscoveryFilterType.LONG_DISCRIMINATOR, filter=3840)
+```
+
+### Interacting with teh valve app
+
+To create a drinks machine controller:
+
+```
+import examples.valve.controller as DrinksController
+dm = DrinksController.DrinkMachine(devCtrl, 1)
+```
+
+You can now call functions on the drinks machine controller. Tab completion will
+work within the repl, so you can see the available options.
diff --git a/examples/valve/controller/__init__.py b/examples/valve/controller/__init__.py
index 7d76b665aa0e35..312465a9bc4757 100644
--- a/examples/valve/controller/__init__.py
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@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from enum import StrEnum
 from chip import ChipDeviceCtrl
+from chip.clusters.Types import NullValue
 import chip.clusters as Clusters
 
 
@@ -73,3 +74,11 @@ async def dispense(self, recipe: str):
             time = amount.time()
             await self.dev_ctrl.SendCommand(nodeid=self.node_id, endpoint=ep,
                                             payload=Clusters.ValveConfigurationAndControl.Commands.Open(openDuration=time))
+
+    async def prime(self, endpoint: int):
+        await self.dev_ctrl.SendCommand(nodeid=self.node_id, endpoint=endpoint,
+                                        payload=Clusters.ValveConfigurationAndControl.Commands.Open(openDuration=NullValue))
+
+    async def stop(self, endpoint: int):
+        await self.dev_ctrl.SendCommand(nodeid=self.node_id, endpoint=endpoint,
+                                        payload=Clusters.ValveConfigurationAndControl.Commands.Close())