diff --git a/auto_gpt/commands.py b/auto_gpt/commands.py
index 0133c6653..2f9016ba4 100644
--- a/auto_gpt/commands.py
+++ b/auto_gpt/commands.py
@@ -79,38 +79,30 @@ class CommandRegistry:
         commands_list = [f"{idx + 1}. {str(cmd)}" for idx, cmd in enumerate(self.commands.values())]
         return "\n".join(commands_list)
 
-    def scan_directory_for_plugins(self, directory: str) -> None:
+    def import_commands(self, module_name: str) -> None:
         """
-        Scans the specified directory for Python files containing command plugins.
+        Imports the specified Python module containing command plugins.
 
-       For each file in the directory that ends with ".py", this method imports the associated module and registers any
-       functions or classes that are decorated with the `AUTO_GPT_COMMAND_IDENTIFIER` attribute as `Command` objects.
-       The registered `Command` objects are then added to the `commands` dictionary of the `CommandRegistry` object.
+        This method imports the associated module and registers any functions or
+        classes that are decorated with the `AUTO_GPT_COMMAND_IDENTIFIER` attribute
+        as `Command` objects. The registered `Command` objects are then added to the
+        `commands` dictionary of the `CommandRegistry` object.
 
-       Args:
-           directory (str): The directory to scan for command plugins.
-       """
+        Args:
+            module_name (str): The name of the module to import for command plugins.
+        """
 
-        for file in os.listdir(directory):
-            if file.endswith(".py"):
-                file_path = os.path.join(directory, file)
-                module_name = file[:-3]
-
-                spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(module_name, file_path)
-                module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
-
-                spec.loader.exec_module(module)
-
-                for attr_name in dir(module):
-                    attr = getattr(module, attr_name)
-                    # Register decorated functions
-                    if hasattr(attr, AUTO_GPT_COMMAND_IDENTIFIER) and getattr(attr, AUTO_GPT_COMMAND_IDENTIFIER):
-                        self.register(attr.command)
-                    # Register command classes
-                    elif inspect.isclass(attr) and issubclass(attr, Command) and attr != Command:
-                        cmd_instance = attr()
-                        self.register(cmd_instance)
+        module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
 
+        for attr_name in dir(module):
+            attr = getattr(module, attr_name)
+            # Register decorated functions
+            if hasattr(attr, AUTO_GPT_COMMAND_IDENTIFIER) and getattr(attr, AUTO_GPT_COMMAND_IDENTIFIER):
+                self.register(attr.command)
+            # Register command classes
+            elif inspect.isclass(attr) and issubclass(attr, Command) and attr != Command:
+                cmd_instance = attr()
+                self.register(cmd_instance)
 
 def command(name: str, description: str, signature: str = None) -> Callable[..., Any]:
     """The command decorator is used to create Command objects from ordinary functions."""
diff --git a/auto_gpt/tests/test_commands.py b/auto_gpt/tests/test_commands.py
index fc0ccb3d4..a7778b6eb 100644
--- a/auto_gpt/tests/test_commands.py
+++ b/auto_gpt/tests/test_commands.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import shutil
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
@@ -112,21 +113,19 @@ class TestCommandRegistry:
 
         assert f"(arg1: int, arg2: str)" in command_prompt
 
-    def test_scan_directory_for_mock_commands(self):
-        """Test that the registry can scan a directory for mocks command plugins."""
+    def test_import_mock_commands_module(self):
+        """Test that the registry can import a module with mock command plugins."""
         registry = CommandRegistry()
-        mock_commands_dir = Path("/app/auto_gpt/tests/mocks")
-        import os
+        mock_commands_module = "auto_gpt.tests.mocks.mock_commands"
 
-        print(os.getcwd())
-        registry.scan_directory_for_plugins(mock_commands_dir)
+        registry.import_commands(mock_commands_module)
 
         assert "function_based" in registry.commands
         assert registry.commands["function_based"].name == "function_based"
         assert registry.commands["function_based"].description == "Function-based test command"
 
-    def test_scan_directory_for_temp_command_file(self, tmp_path):
-        """Test that the registry can scan a directory for command plugins in a temp file."""
+    def test_import_temp_command_file_module(self, tmp_path):
+        """Test that the registry can import a command plugins module from a temp file."""
         registry = CommandRegistry()
 
         # Create a temp command file
@@ -134,8 +133,14 @@ class TestCommandRegistry:
         temp_commands_file = tmp_path / "mock_commands.py"
         shutil.copyfile(src, temp_commands_file)
 
-        registry.scan_directory_for_plugins(tmp_path)
-        print(registry.commands)
+        # Add the temp directory to sys.path to make the module importable
+        sys.path.append(str(tmp_path))
+
+        temp_commands_module = "mock_commands"
+        registry.import_commands(temp_commands_module)
+
+        # Remove the temp directory from sys.path
+        sys.path.remove(str(tmp_path))
 
         assert "function_based" in registry.commands
         assert registry.commands["function_based"].name == "function_based"
diff --git a/scripts/__init__.py b/scripts/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/scripts/main.py b/scripts/main.py
index 5337ceeb8..4d7faa51b 100644
--- a/scripts/main.py
+++ b/scripts/main.py
@@ -290,7 +290,11 @@ print('Using memory of type: ' + memory.__class__.__name__)
 
 # Create a CommandRegistry instance and scan default folder
 command_registry = CommandRegistry()
-command_registry.scan_directory_for_plugins('./scripts')
+command_registry.import_commands('scripts.ai_functions')
+command_registry.import_commands('scripts.commands')
+command_registry.import_commands('scripts.execute_code')
+command_registry.import_commands('scripts.agent_manager')
+command_registry.import_commands('scripts.file_operations')
 
 # Interaction Loop
 while True: