diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 928b81f6..296b9027 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Rust Dataflow example"
         timeout-minutes: 30
         run: cargo run --example rust-dataflow
+      - name: "Rust Git Dataflow example"
+        timeout-minutes: 30
+        run: cargo run --example rust-dataflow-git
       - name: "Multiple Daemons example"
         timeout-minutes: 30
         run: cargo run --example multiple-daemons
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f67b0fcb..a353bf17 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ path = "examples/vlm/run.rs"
 name = "rust-dataflow"
 path = "examples/rust-dataflow/run.rs"
 
+[[example]]
+name = "rust-dataflow-git"
+path = "examples/rust-dataflow-git/run.rs"
+
 [[example]]
 name = "rust-ros2-dataflow"
 path = "examples/rust-ros2-dataflow/run.rs"
diff --git a/examples/rust-dataflow-git/README.md b/examples/rust-dataflow-git/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4d2f3de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rust-dataflow-git/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Git-based Rust example
+
+To get started:
+
+```bash
+cargo run --example rust-dataflow-git
+```
diff --git a/examples/rust-dataflow-git/dataflow.yml b/examples/rust-dataflow-git/dataflow.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4bca5df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rust-dataflow-git/dataflow.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+nodes:
+  - id: rust-node
+    git: https://github.com/dora-rs/dora.git
+    rev: e31b2a34 # pinned commit, update this when changing the message crate
+    build: cargo build -p rust-dataflow-example-node
+    path: target/debug/rust-dataflow-example-node
+    inputs:
+      tick: dora/timer/millis/10
+    outputs:
+      - random
+
+  - id: rust-status-node
+    git: https://github.com/dora-rs/dora.git
+    rev: e31b2a34 # pinned commit, update this when changing the message crate
+    build: cargo build -p rust-dataflow-example-status-node
+    path: target/debug/rust-dataflow-example-status-node
+    inputs:
+      tick: dora/timer/millis/100
+      random: rust-node/random
+    outputs:
+      - status
+
+  - id: rust-sink
+    git: https://github.com/dora-rs/dora.git
+    rev: e31b2a34 # pinned commit, update this when changing the message crate
+    build: cargo build -p rust-dataflow-example-sink
+    path: target/debug/rust-dataflow-example-sink
+    inputs:
+      message: rust-status-node/status
diff --git a/examples/rust-dataflow-git/run.rs b/examples/rust-dataflow-git/run.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..213b65a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rust-dataflow-git/run.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+use dora_tracing::set_up_tracing;
+use eyre::{bail, Context};
+use std::path::Path;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    set_up_tracing("rust-dataflow-runner").wrap_err("failed to set up tracing subscriber")?;
+
+    let root = Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
+    std::env::set_current_dir(root.join(file!()).parent().unwrap())
+        .wrap_err("failed to set working dir")?;
+
+    let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().collect();
+    let dataflow = if args.len() > 1 {
+        Path::new(&args[1])
+    } else {
+        Path::new("dataflow.yml")
+    };
+
+    build_dataflow(dataflow).await?;
+
+    run_dataflow(dataflow).await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn build_dataflow(dataflow: &Path) -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    let cargo = std::env::var("CARGO").unwrap();
+    let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new(&cargo);
+    cmd.arg("run");
+    cmd.arg("--package").arg("dora-cli");
+    cmd.arg("--").arg("build").arg(dataflow);
+    if !cmd.status().await?.success() {
+        bail!("failed to build dataflow");
+    };
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn run_dataflow(dataflow: &Path) -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    let cargo = std::env::var("CARGO").unwrap();
+    let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new(&cargo);
+    cmd.arg("run");
+    cmd.arg("--package").arg("dora-cli");
+    cmd.arg("--")
+        .arg("daemon")
+        .arg("--run-dataflow")
+        .arg(dataflow);
+    if !cmd.status().await?.success() {
+        bail!("failed to run dataflow");
+    };
+    Ok(())
+}