diff --git a/nexosim/src/grpc/run.rs b/nexosim/src/grpc/run.rs
index 6bacfa2..d74f255 100644
--- a/nexosim/src/grpc/run.rs
+++ b/nexosim/src/grpc/run.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use tonic::{transport::Server, Request, Response, Status};
 
 use crate::registry::EndpointRegistry;
-use crate::simulation::{Scheduler, Simulation, SimulationError};
+use crate::simulation::{Simulation, SimulationError};
 
 use super::codegen::simulation::*;
 use super::key_registry::KeyRegistry;
@@ -19,13 +19,11 @@ use super::services::{ControllerService, MonitorService};
 ///
 /// The first argument is a closure that takes an initialization configuration
 /// and is called every time the simulation is (re)started by the remote client.
-/// It must create a new simulation and its scheduler, complemented by a
-/// registry that exposes the public event and query interface.
+/// It must create a new simulation, complemented by a registry that exposes the
+/// public event and query interface.
 pub fn run<F, I>(sim_gen: F, addr: SocketAddr) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
 where
-    F: FnMut(I) -> Result<(Simulation, Scheduler, EndpointRegistry), SimulationError>
-        + Send
-        + 'static,
+    F: FnMut(I) -> Result<(Simulation, EndpointRegistry), SimulationError> + Send + 'static,
     I: DeserializeOwned,
 {
     run_service(GrpcSimulationService::new(sim_gen), addr)
@@ -67,13 +65,11 @@ impl GrpcSimulationService {
     ///
     /// The argument is a closure that takes an initialization configuration and
     /// is called every time the simulation is (re)started by the remote client.
-    /// It must create a new simulation and its scheduler, complemented by a
-    /// registry that exposes the public event and query interface.
+    /// It must create a new simulation, complemented by a registry that exposes
+    /// the public event and query interface.
     pub(crate) fn new<F, I>(sim_gen: F) -> Self
     where
-        F: FnMut(I) -> Result<(Simulation, Scheduler, EndpointRegistry), SimulationError>
-            + Send
-            + 'static,
+        F: FnMut(I) -> Result<(Simulation, EndpointRegistry), SimulationError> + Send + 'static,
         I: DeserializeOwned,
     {
         Self {
diff --git a/nexosim/src/grpc/services/init_service.rs b/nexosim/src/grpc/services/init_service.rs
index be5c176..9eac3f4 100644
--- a/nexosim/src/grpc/services/init_service.rs
+++ b/nexosim/src/grpc/services/init_service.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use super::{map_simulation_error, to_error};
 
 use super::super::codegen::simulation::*;
 
-type InitResult = Result<(Simulation, Scheduler, EndpointRegistry), SimulationError>;
+type InitResult = Result<(Simulation, EndpointRegistry), SimulationError>;
 type DeserializationError = ciborium::de::Error<std::io::Error>;
 type SimGen = Box<dyn FnMut(&[u8]) -> Result<InitResult, DeserializationError> + Send + 'static>;
 
@@ -27,14 +27,11 @@ impl InitService {
     ///
     /// The argument is a closure that takes a CBOR-serialized initialization
     /// configuration and is called every time the simulation is (re)started by
-    /// the remote client. It must create a new simulation and its scheduler,
-    /// complemented by a registry that exposes the public event and query
-    /// interface.
+    /// the remote client. It must create a new simulation complemented by a
+    /// registry that exposes the public event and query interface.
     pub(crate) fn new<F, I>(mut sim_gen: F) -> Self
     where
-        F: FnMut(I) -> Result<(Simulation, Scheduler, EndpointRegistry), SimulationError>
-            + Send
-            + 'static,
+        F: FnMut(I) -> Result<(Simulation, EndpointRegistry), SimulationError> + Send + 'static,
         I: DeserializeOwned,
     {
         // Wrap `sim_gen` so it accepts a serialized init configuration.
@@ -67,7 +64,13 @@ impl InitService {
             .and_then(|init_result| init_result.map_err(map_simulation_error));
 
         let (reply, bench) = match reply {
-            Ok(bench) => (init_reply::Result::Empty(()), Some(bench)),
+            Ok((simulation, registry)) => {
+                let scheduler = simulation.scheduler();
+                (
+                    init_reply::Result::Empty(()),
+                    Some((simulation, scheduler, registry)),
+                )
+            }
             Err(e) => (init_reply::Result::Error(e), None),
         };
 
diff --git a/nexosim/src/lib.rs b/nexosim/src/lib.rs
index 9aac124..8d16d98 100644
--- a/nexosim/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nexosim/src/lib.rs
@@ -394,11 +394,20 @@
 //!
 //! ```toml
 //! [dependencies]
-//! nexosim = { version = "0.3", features = ["tracing"] }
+//! nexosim = { version = "0.3.0-beta.0", features = ["tracing"] }
 //! ```
 //!
 //! See the [`tracing`] module for more information.
 //!
+//! ## gRPC server
+//!
+//! The `grpc` feature provides a gRPC server for remote control and monitoring,
+//! e.g. from a Python client. It can be activated with:
+//!
+//! ```toml
+//! [dependencies]
+//! nexosim = { version = "0.3.0-beta.0", features = ["grpc"] }
+//! ```
 //!
 //! # Other resources
 //!
diff --git a/nexosim/src/simulation.rs b/nexosim/src/simulation.rs
index 29c6c96..67bd8ac 100644
--- a/nexosim/src/simulation.rs
+++ b/nexosim/src/simulation.rs
@@ -494,6 +494,12 @@ impl Simulation {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns a scheduler handle.
+    #[cfg(feature = "grpc")]
+    pub(crate) fn scheduler(&self) -> Scheduler {
+        Scheduler::new(self.scheduler_queue.clone(), self.time.reader())
+    }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for Simulation {