diff --git a/examples/dbnode/metrics_client/config.yaml b/examples/dbnode/metrics_client/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..347d968c66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dbnode/metrics_client/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+client:
+  config:
+    service:
+      env: default_env
+      zone: embedded
+      service: m3db
+      etcdClusters:
+        - zone: embedded
+          endpoints:
+            - 127.0.0.1:2379
+  writeConsistencyLevel: majority
+  readConsistencyLevel: unstrict_majority
diff --git a/examples/dbnode/metrics_client/main.go b/examples/dbnode/metrics_client/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39746955d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dbnode/metrics_client/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2020 Uber Technologies, Inc.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+// THE SOFTWARE.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/m3db/m3/src/dbnode/client"
+	"github.com/m3db/m3/src/dbnode/storage/index"
+	"github.com/m3db/m3/src/m3ninx/idx"
+	"github.com/m3db/m3/src/x/ident"
+	xtime "github.com/m3db/m3/src/x/time"
+	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+)
+
+const (
+	namespace = "default"
+)
+
+var (
+	namespaceID = ident.StringID(namespace)
+)
+
+type config struct {
+	Client client.Configuration `yaml:"client"`
+}
+
+var configFile = flag.String("f", "", "configuration file")
+
+func main() {
+	flag.Parse()
+	if *configFile == "" {
+		flag.Usage()
+		return
+	}
+
+	cfgBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(*configFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("unable to read config file: %s, err: %v", *configFile, err)
+	}
+
+	cfg := &config{}
+	if err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict(cfgBytes, cfg); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("unable to parse YAML: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	client, err := cfg.Client.NewClient(client.ConfigurationParameters{})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("unable to create new M3DB client: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	session, err := client.DefaultSession()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("unable to create new M3DB session: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer session.Close()
+
+	runTaggedExample(session)
+}
+
+// runTaggedExample demonstrates how to write "tagged" (indexed) metrics data
+// and then read it back out again by either:
+//
+//   1. Querying for a set of time series using an inverted index query
+//   2. Querying for a specific time series by its ID directly
+func runTaggedExample(session client.Session) {
+	log.Printf("------ run tagged example ------")
+	var (
+		seriesID = ident.StringID("{__name__=\"network_in\",host=\"host-01\",region=\"us-east-1\"}")
+		tags     = []ident.Tag{
+			{Name: ident.StringID("host"), Value: ident.StringID("host01")},
+			{Name: ident.StringID("region"), Value: ident.StringID("us-east-1")},
+		}
+		tagsIter = ident.NewTagsIterator(ident.NewTags(tags...))
+	)
+	// Write a tagged series ID using millisecond precision.
+	timestamp := time.Now()
+	value := 42.0
+	err := session.WriteTagged(namespaceID, seriesID, tagsIter,
+		timestamp, value, xtime.Millisecond, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("error writing series %s, err: %v", seriesID.String(), err)
+	}
+
+	// 1. Fetch data for the tagged seriesID using a query (only data written
+	// within the last minute).
+	start, end := time.Now().Add(-time.Minute), time.Now()
+
+	// Use regexp to filter on a single tag, use idx.NewConjunctionQuery to
+	// to search on multiple tags, etc.
+	reQuery, err := idx.NewRegexpQuery([]byte("host"), []byte("host[0-9]+"))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("error in creating query: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	resultsIter, _, err := session.FetchTagged(namespaceID, index.Query{Query: reQuery},
+		index.QueryOptions{StartInclusive: start, EndExclusive: end})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("error fetching data for tagged series: %v", err)
+	}
+	for _, seriesIter := range resultsIter.Iters() {
+		log.Printf("series: %s", seriesIter.ID().String())
+		tags := seriesIter.Tags()
+		for tags.Next() {
+			tag := tags.Current()
+			log.Printf("%s=%s", tag.Name.String(), tag.Value.String())
+		}
+		if err := tags.Err(); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("error in tag iterator: %v", err)
+		}
+		for seriesIter.Next() {
+			dp, _, _ := seriesIter.Current()
+			log.Printf("%s: %v", dp.Timestamp.String(), dp.Value)
+		}
+		if err := seriesIter.Err(); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("error in series iterator: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// 2. Fetch data for the series ID directly, skips the inverted index.
+	seriesIter, err := session.Fetch(namespaceID, seriesID, start, end)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("error fetching data for untagged series: %v", err)
+	}
+	for seriesIter.Next() {
+		dp, _, _ := seriesIter.Current()
+		log.Printf("%s: %v", dp.Timestamp.String(), dp.Value)
+	}
+	if err := seriesIter.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("error in series iterator: %v", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/examples/dbnode/proto_client/main.go b/examples/dbnode/proto_client/main.go
index b26229b563..0a2fcf2261 100644
--- a/examples/dbnode/proto_client/main.go
+++ b/examples/dbnode/proto_client/main.go
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2020 Uber Technologies, Inc.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+// THE SOFTWARE.
+
 package main
 
 import (
diff --git a/scripts/development/m3_stack/docker-compose.yml b/scripts/development/m3_stack/docker-compose.yml
index 83d7390dd9..2c2017ae91 100644
--- a/scripts/development/m3_stack/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/scripts/development/m3_stack/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ services:
     environment:
       - M3DB_HOST_ID=m3db_seed
     expose:
+      - "2379"
       - "9002"
       - "9003"
       - "9004"
     ports:
+      - "0.0.0.0:2379:2379"
       - "0.0.0.0:9002:9002"
       - "0.0.0.0:9003:9003"
       - "0.0.0.0:9004:9004"