diff --git a/examples/techdemo/templates/control_center.heml b/examples/techdemo/templates/control_center.heml
index 093d7c2..129453b 100644
--- a/examples/techdemo/templates/control_center.heml
+++ b/examples/techdemo/templates/control_center.heml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     <aside class="command-card">
       <h2>Create an issue</h2>
       <form id="launch-work" method="post" data-slhx-handle="launch_work" data-slhx-form="launch_work" data-slhx-disable-while-pending>
-        <input type="hidden" name="__h" value="539242093">
         <label>Title <input name="title" required="required" value="Ship typed effects"></label>
         <label>Lane
           <select name="lane" required="required">
diff --git a/examples/techdemo/tests/e2e.rs b/examples/techdemo/tests/e2e.rs
index 41f2f83..0c66ca6 100644
--- a/examples/techdemo/tests/e2e.rs
+++ b/examples/techdemo/tests/e2e.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use scraper::{Html, Selector};
 use slhx::{Effect, EffectBatch, Payload, EFFECT_BATCH_ABI_VERSION};
 use slhx_techdemo::ui::BUILD_FINGERPRINT;
+use slhx_techdemo::ui::control_center::handles;
 use slhx_techdemo::ui::issue_card::handles as card_handles;
 use slhx_techdemo::ui::issue_lane::handles as lane_handles;
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
@@ -83,7 +84,13 @@ fn product_is_e2e_working_over_http() {
     assert_text(&architecture_doc, "Page swap");
     assert_text(&architecture_doc, "slhx-build");
 
-    let launch = post("/", "__h=539242093&title=Design+hero+moment&lane=product&impact=9");
+    let launch = post(
+        "/",
+        &format!(
+            "__h={}&title=Design+hero+moment&lane=product&impact=9",
+            handles::launch_work
+        ),
+    );
     assert_effect_response(&launch);
     let launch_batch = launch.batch();
     assert_payload_contains(&launch_batch, "Design hero moment");
@@ -91,25 +98,49 @@ fn product_is_e2e_working_over_http() {
     assert_payload_contains(&launch_batch, "Launch accepted");
     assert_payload_contains(&launch_batch, "Launched card #4");
     assert_emit(&launch_batch, "slhx:island-orbit", "activity rows");
-    assert!(launch_batch.ops.len() >= 6, "launch should update generated targets and notify the island");
+    assert!(
+        launch_batch.ops.len() >= 6,
+        "launch should update generated targets and notify the island"
+    );
 
-    let default_impact = post("/", "__h=539242093&title=Default+impact&lane=compiler");
+    let default_impact = post(
+        "/",
+        &format!(
+            "__h={}&title=Default+impact&lane=compiler",
+            handles::launch_work
+        ),
+    );
     assert_effect_response(&default_impact);
     let default_impact_batch = default_impact.batch();
     assert_payload_contains(&default_impact_batch, "Default impact");
     assert_card(&default_impact_batch, "Default impact", "Compiler", "Draft", "width:55%");
 
-    let low_impact = post("/", "__h=539242093&title=Low+impact&lane=runtime&impact=0");
+    let low_impact = post(
+        "/",
+        &format!(
+            "__h={}&title=Low+impact&lane=runtime&impact=0",
+            handles::launch_work
+        ),
+    );
     assert_effect_response(&low_impact);
     let low_impact_batch = low_impact.batch();
     assert_card(&low_impact_batch, "Low impact", "Runtime", "Draft", "width:11%");
 
-    let high_impact = post("/", "__h=539242093&title=High+impact&lane=runtime&impact=99");
+    let high_impact = post(
+        "/",
+        &format!(
+            "__h={}&title=High+impact&lane=runtime&impact=99",
+            handles::launch_work
+        ),
+    );
     assert_effect_response(&high_impact);
     let high_impact_batch = high_impact.batch();
     assert_card(&high_impact_batch, "High impact", "Runtime", "Draft", "width:99%");
 
-    let missing_title = post("/", "__h=539242093&lane=runtime&impact=8");
+    let missing_title = post(
+        "/",
+        &format!("__h={}&lane=runtime&impact=8", handles::launch_work),
+    );
     assert_effect_response(&missing_title);
     let missing_title_batch = missing_title.batch();
     assert_payload_contains(&missing_title_batch, "Launch accepted");
@@ -148,7 +179,7 @@ fn product_is_e2e_working_over_http() {
     let ship_default_batch = ship_default.batch();
     assert_card(&ship_default_batch, "Default impact", "Product", "Shipped", "width:55%");
 
-    let simulated_push = post("/", "__h=2942980687");
+    let simulated_push = post("/", &format!("__h={}", handles::simulate_push));
     assert_effect_response(&simulated_push);
     let push_batch = simulated_push.batch();
     assert_payload_contains(&push_batch, "SSE tick");
@@ -169,7 +200,7 @@ fn product_is_e2e_working_over_http() {
     assert_payload_not_contains(&delete_batch, "data-key=\"4\"");
     assert_payload_contains(&delete_batch, "Default impact");
 
-    let reset = post("/", "__h=4166593243");
+    let reset = post("/", &format!("__h={}", handles::reset_demo));
     assert_effect_response(&reset);
     let reset_batch = reset.batch();
     assert_payload_contains(&reset_batch, "Demo reset from Rust state");
diff --git a/slhx-test/tests/examples_contract.rs b/slhx-test/tests/examples_contract.rs
index 15f749a..c5d8623 100644
--- a/slhx-test/tests/examples_contract.rs
+++ b/slhx-test/tests/examples_contract.rs
@@ -63,16 +63,25 @@ fn canonical_examples_do_not_author_low_level_resource_plumbing() {
         "::lower(include_str!",
         "lower_html(",
         "render_html(",
+        "name=\"__h\"",
+        "name='__h'",
     ];
     let mut failures = Vec::new();
     scan_examples(&examples, &mut |path, text| {
         if path.components().any(|part| part.as_os_str() == "tests") {
             return;
         }
-        if path.extension().and_then(|ext| ext.to_str()) != Some("rs") {
+        let Some(ext) = path.extension().and_then(|ext| ext.to_str()) else {
+            return;
+        };
+        if !matches!(ext, "rs" | "heml" | "html") {
             return;
         }
-        let runtime_source = text.split("#[cfg(test)]").next().unwrap_or(text);
+        let runtime_source = if ext == "rs" {
+            text.split("#[cfg(test)]").next().unwrap_or(text)
+        } else {
+            text
+        };
         for (line_no, line) in runtime_source.lines().enumerate() {
             if let Some(token) = forbidden.iter().find(|token| line.contains(*token)) {
                 failures.push(format!(