diff --git a/example/rhapsody-exchange/dragon/.gitignore b/example/rhapsody-exchange/dragon/.gitignore
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+++ b/example/rhapsody-exchange/dragon/.gitignore
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+ddict_orc_*
diff --git a/example/rhapsody-exchange/dragon/driver.py b/example/rhapsody-exchange/dragon/driver.py
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+++ b/example/rhapsody-exchange/dragon/driver.py
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+"""RHAPSODY-launched Dragon DDict exchange, executed via RHAPSODY tasks.
+
+Run with:
+    dragon -s -- python3 driver.py
+
+RHAPSODY's DragonDataBackend constructs and owns the `dragon.data.ddict.DDict`
+-- this driver never constructs the DDict itself, unlike
+../../cpp-exchange/dragon or ../../py-cpp-exchange/dragon. Once the backend
+hands back a serialized endpoint, radex takes over exactly as it would
+against any other DDict: DragonClient attaches directly from the descriptor.
+
+The producer/consumer exchange itself runs as RHAPSODY ComputeTasks
+dispatched through a DragonExecutionBackend, not inline in this driver
+process -- each task function below is fully self-contained (its own
+imports, its own radex client, built only from the endpoint passed as an
+argument) since a task may execute in a completely separate process with
+no knowledge of this module or anything else defined here.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+
+from rhapsody.api import ComputeTask, Session
+from rhapsody.backends import DragonExecutionBackend
+from rhapsody.backends.data import DragonDataBackend
+
+
+def produce(descriptor):
+    import numpy as np
+
+    from radex.clients.core import DragonClient
+    from radex.handles.handles import OutgoingHandle
+
+    client = DragonClient(descriptor=descriptor, timeout=5)
+
+    samples = np.arange(10, dtype=np.float64) ** 2
+    client.put_tensor(OutgoingHandle("samples"), samples)
+    client.put_scalar(OutgoingHandle("sample-count"), len(samples))
+    return len(samples)
+
+
+def consume(descriptor):
+    from radex.clients.core import DragonClient
+    from radex.handles.handles import IncomingHandle
+
+    client = DragonClient(descriptor=descriptor, timeout=5)
+
+    samples = client.wait_for_tensor(IncomingHandle("samples"), 10)
+    count = client.wait_for_scalar(IncomingHandle("sample-count"), 10)
+    return {
+        "count": int(count),
+        "sum": float(samples.sum()),
+        "mean": float(samples.mean()),
+    }
+
+
+async def main() -> int:
+    print("Driver: Starting Backends", flush=True)
+    session = Session()
+    exec_backend = await DragonExecutionBackend()
+    data_backend = await DragonDataBackend(managers_per_node=1, n_nodes=1)
+
+    session.add_backend(exec_backend)
+    session.add_backend(data_backend)
+
+    descriptor = data_backend.endpoints[0].serialize()
+
+    tasks = [
+        ComputeTask(function=produce, args=(descriptor,)),
+        ComputeTask(function=consume, args=(descriptor,)),
+    ]
+
+    print("Driver: Submitting tasks", flush=True)
+    futures = await session.submit_tasks(tasks)
+    await asyncio.gather(*futures)
+
+    for task in tasks:
+        print(f"Driver: Task {task.uid} in {task.state} state.", flush=True)
+        print(f"Driver: Output: {task.return_value}", flush=True)
+
+    print("Driver: Shutting down", flush=True)
+    await data_backend.shutdown()
+    await exec_backend.shutdown()
+
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(asyncio.run(main()))
diff --git a/example/rhapsody-exchange/dragon/requirements.txt b/example/rhapsody-exchange/dragon/requirements.txt
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+++ b/example/rhapsody-exchange/dragon/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+numpy
+dragonhpc[telemetry]>=0.14.1
+rhapsody-py @ git+https://github.com/radical-cybertools/rhapsody.git@feature/data-backends
diff --git a/example/rhapsody-exchange/redis/.gitignore b/example/rhapsody-exchange/redis/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2516d72
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+++ b/example/rhapsody-exchange/redis/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dump.rdb
+rhapsody.data.*
+rhapsody.session.*
diff --git a/example/rhapsody-exchange/redis/driver.py b/example/rhapsody-exchange/redis/driver.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66c886d
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+++ b/example/rhapsody-exchange/redis/driver.py
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+"""RHAPSODY-launched Redis store exchange, executed via RHAPSODY tasks.
+
+RHAPSODY's RedisDataBackend launches and owns the `redis-server` process --
+this driver never spawns it directly, unlike ../../cpp-exchange/redis
+(SmartSim) or a raw `dragon.data.ddict.DDict(...)` construction. Once the
+backend hands back a serialized endpoint, radex takes over exactly as it
+would against any other Redis deployment: RedisClient reads its connection
+info from RADEX_STORE/RADEX_STORE_OPTS.
+
+The producer/consumer exchange itself runs as RHAPSODY ComputeTasks
+dispatched through a ConcurrentExecutionBackend, not inline in this driver
+process -- each task function below is fully self-contained (its own
+imports, its own radex client, built only from the endpoint passed as an
+argument) since a task may execute in a completely separate process with
+no knowledge of this module or anything else defined here.
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import os
+
+from rhapsody.api import ComputeTask, Session
+from rhapsody.backends import ConcurrentExecutionBackend
+from rhapsody.backends.data import RedisDataBackend
+
+
+def produce(descriptor):
+    import os
+
+    import numpy as np
+
+    from radex.clients.core import RedisClient
+    from radex.handles.handles import OutgoingHandle
+
+    os.environ["RADEX_STORE"] = descriptor
+    os.environ["RADEX_STORE_OPTS"] = "Standalone"
+    client = RedisClient()
+
+    samples = np.arange(10, dtype=np.float64) ** 2
+    client.put_tensor(OutgoingHandle("samples"), samples)
+    client.put_scalar(OutgoingHandle("sample-count"), len(samples))
+    return len(samples)
+
+
+def consume(descriptor):
+    import os
+
+    from radex.clients.core import RedisClient
+    from radex.handles.handles import IncomingHandle
+
+    os.environ["RADEX_STORE"] = descriptor
+    os.environ["RADEX_STORE_OPTS"] = "Standalone"
+    client = RedisClient()
+
+    samples = client.wait_for_tensor(IncomingHandle("samples"), 10)
+    count = client.wait_for_scalar(IncomingHandle("sample-count"), 10)
+    return {
+        "count": int(count),
+        "sum": float(samples.sum()),
+        "mean": float(samples.mean()),
+    }
+
+
+async def main() -> int:
+    # Session is constructed first so its work_dir/uid exist before
+    # RedisDataBackend launches redis-server -- that lets the server's log
+    # file land inside the session's own directory.
+
+    print("Driver: Starting Backends", flush=True)
+    session = Session(uid="radex.session.0000")
+
+    data_backend = await RedisDataBackend(
+        work_dir=os.path.join(session.work_dir, session.uid)
+    )
+
+    exec_backend = await ConcurrentExecutionBackend()
+
+    session.add_backend(exec_backend)
+    session.add_backend(data_backend)
+
+    descriptor = data_backend.endpoints[0].serialize()
+
+    tasks = [
+        ComputeTask(function=produce, args=(descriptor,)),
+        ComputeTask(function=consume, args=(descriptor,)),
+    ]
+
+    print("Driver: Submitting tasks", flush=True)
+    futures = await session.submit_tasks(tasks)
+    await asyncio.gather(*futures)
+
+    for task in tasks:
+        print(f"Driver: Task {task.uid} in {task.state} state.", flush=True)
+        print(f"Driver: Output: {task.return_value}", flush=True)
+
+    print("Driver: Shutting down", flush=True)
+    await session.close()
+
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(asyncio.run(main()))
diff --git a/example/rhapsody-exchange/redis/requirements.txt b/example/rhapsody-exchange/redis/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d6a11f
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+++ b/example/rhapsody-exchange/redis/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+numpy
+rhapsody-py @ git+https://github.com/radical-cybertools/rhapsody.git@feature/data-backends