diff --git a/.cargo/config b/.cargo/config.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from .cargo/config
rename to .cargo/config.toml
diff --git a/derive/src/lib.rs b/derive/src/lib.rs
index f9c233c..77f47b4 100644
--- a/derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,25 @@
+use proc_macro2::{Ident, Span};
 use quote::quote;
-use syn::{parse_macro_input, ItemFn, ItemForeignMod};
+use syn::{parse_macro_input, FnArg, ItemFn, ItemForeignMod};
 
-/// `plugin_fn` is used to define a function that will be exported by a plugin
+/// `plugin_fn` is used to define an Extism callable function to export
 ///
 /// It should be added to a function you would like to export, the function should
 /// accept a parameter that implements `extism_pdk::FromBytes` and return a
 /// `extism_pdk::FnResult` that contains a value that implements
-/// `extism_pdk::ToBytes`.
+/// `extism_pdk::ToBytes`. This maps input and output parameters to Extism input
+/// and output instead of using function arguments directly.
+///
+/// ## Example
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// use extism_pdk::{FnResult, plugin_fn};
+/// #[plugin_fn]
+/// pub fn greet(name: String) -> FnResult<String> {
+///   let s = format!("Hello, {name}");
+///   Ok(s)
+/// }
+/// ```
 #[proc_macro_attribute]
 pub fn plugin_fn(
     _attr: proc_macro::TokenStream,
@@ -103,7 +116,122 @@ pub fn plugin_fn(
     }
 }
 
-/// `host_fn` is used to define a host function that will be callable from within a plugin
+/// `shared_fn` is used to define a function that will be exported by a plugin but is not directly
+/// callable by an Extism runtime. These functions can be used for runtime linking and mocking host
+/// functions for tests. If direct access to Wasm native parameters is needed, then a bare
+/// `extern "C" fn` should be used instead.
+///
+/// All arguments should implement `extism_pdk::ToBytes` and the return value should implement
+/// `extism_pdk::FromBytes`
+/// ## Example
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// use extism_pdk::{FnResult, shared_fn};
+/// #[shared_fn]
+/// pub fn greet2(greeting: String, name: String) -> FnResult<String> {
+///   let s = format!("{greeting}, {name}");
+///   Ok(name)
+/// }
+/// ```
+#[proc_macro_attribute]
+pub fn shared_fn(
+    _attr: proc_macro::TokenStream,
+    item: proc_macro::TokenStream,
+) -> proc_macro::TokenStream {
+    let mut function = parse_macro_input!(item as ItemFn);
+
+    if !matches!(function.vis, syn::Visibility::Public(..)) {
+        panic!("extism_pdk::shared_fn expects a public function");
+    }
+
+    let name = &function.sig.ident;
+    let constness = &function.sig.constness;
+    let unsafety = &function.sig.unsafety;
+    let generics = &function.sig.generics;
+    let inputs = &mut function.sig.inputs;
+    let output = &mut function.sig.output;
+    let block = &function.block;
+
+    let (raw_inputs, raw_args): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) = inputs
+        .iter()
+        .enumerate()
+        .map(|(i, x)| {
+            let t = match x {
+                FnArg::Receiver(_) => {
+                    panic!("Receiver argument (self) cannot be used in extism_pdk::shared_fn")
+                }
+                FnArg::Typed(t) => &t.ty,
+            };
+            let arg = Ident::new(&format!("arg{i}"), Span::call_site());
+            (
+                quote! { #arg: extism_pdk::MemoryPointer<#t> },
+                quote! { #arg.get()? },
+            )
+        })
+        .unzip();
+
+    if name == "main" {
+        panic!(
+            "export_pdk::shared_fn must not be applied to a `main` function. To fix, rename this to something other than `main`."
+        )
+    }
+
+    let (no_result, raw_output) = match output {
+        syn::ReturnType::Default => (true, quote! {}),
+        syn::ReturnType::Type(_, t) => {
+            if let syn::Type::Path(p) = t.as_ref() {
+                if let Some(t) = p.path.segments.last() {
+                    if t.ident != "SharedFnResult" {
+                        panic!("extism_pdk::shared_fn expects a function that returns extism_pdk::SharedFnResult");
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    panic!("extism_pdk::shared_fn expects a function that returns extism_pdk::SharedFnResult");
+                }
+            };
+            (false, quote! {-> u64 })
+        }
+    };
+
+    if no_result {
+        quote! {
+            #[no_mangle]
+            pub #constness #unsafety extern "C" fn #name(#(#raw_inputs,)*) {
+                #constness #unsafety fn inner #generics(#inputs) -> extism_pdk::SharedFnResult<()> {
+                    #block
+                }
+
+
+                let r = || inner(#(#raw_args,)*);
+                if let Err(rc) = r() {
+                    panic!("{}", rc.to_string());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        .into()
+    } else {
+        quote! {
+            #[no_mangle]
+            pub #constness #unsafety extern "C" fn #name(#(#raw_inputs,)*) #raw_output {
+                #constness #unsafety fn inner #generics(#inputs) #output {
+                    #block
+                }
+
+                let r = || inner(#(#raw_args,)*);
+                match r().and_then(|x| extism_pdk::Memory::new(&x)) {
+                    Ok(mem) => {
+                        mem.offset()
+                    },
+                    Err(rc) => {
+                        panic!("{}", rc.to_string());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        .into()
+    }
+}
+
+/// `host_fn` is used to import a host function from an `extern` block
 #[proc_macro_attribute]
 pub fn host_fn(
     attr: proc_macro::TokenStream,
diff --git a/examples/reflect.rs b/examples/reflect.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a47df22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/reflect.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#![no_main]
+
+use extism_pdk::*;
+
+#[shared_fn]
+pub fn host_reflect(input: String) -> SharedFnResult<Vec<u8>> {
+    Ok(input.to_lowercase().into_bytes())
+}
+
+#[shared_fn]
+pub fn nothing() -> SharedFnResult<()> {
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/extism.rs b/src/extism.rs
index a473791..35b1116 100644
--- a/src/extism.rs
+++ b/src/extism.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ extern "C" {
 }
 
 /// Loads a byte array from Extism's memory. Only use this if you
-/// have already considered the plugin_fn macro as well as the [extism_load_input] function.
+/// have already considered the plugin_fn macro as well as the `extism_load_input` function.
 ///
 /// # Arguments
 ///
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 2fcb1e5..52937bb 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ pub mod http;
 pub use anyhow::Error;
 pub use extism_convert::*;
 pub use extism_convert::{FromBytes, FromBytesOwned, ToBytes};
-pub use extism_pdk_derive::{host_fn, plugin_fn};
-pub use memory::Memory;
+pub use extism_pdk_derive::{host_fn, plugin_fn, shared_fn};
+pub use memory::{Memory, MemoryPointer};
 pub use to_memory::ToMemory;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "http")]
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ pub use http::HttpResponse;
 /// The return type of a plugin function
 pub type FnResult<T> = Result<T, WithReturnCode<Error>>;
 
+/// The return type of a `shared_fn`
+pub type SharedFnResult<T> = Result<T, Error>;
+
 /// Logging levels
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum LogLevel {
diff --git a/src/memory.rs b/src/memory.rs
index c58ae10..eee3ffc 100644
--- a/src/memory.rs
+++ b/src/memory.rs
@@ -174,3 +174,23 @@ impl From<i64> for Memory {
         Memory::find(offset as u64).unwrap_or_else(Memory::null)
     }
 }
+
+#[repr(transparent)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
+pub struct MemoryPointer<T>(u64, std::marker::PhantomData<T>);
+
+impl<T> MemoryPointer<T> {
+    pub unsafe fn new(x: u64) -> Self {
+        MemoryPointer(x, Default::default())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: FromBytesOwned> MemoryPointer<T> {
+    pub fn get(&self) -> Result<T, Error> {
+        let mem = Memory::find(self.0);
+        match mem {
+            Some(mem) => T::from_bytes_owned(&mem.to_vec()),
+            None => anyhow::bail!("Invalid pointer offset {}", self.0),
+        }
+    }
+}