diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 545c9ad..15224cf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -489,6 +489,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hemx-saas-example"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "axum",
+ "futures-util",
+ "hemplate",
+ "hemx",
+ "hemx-axum",
+ "hemx-build",
+ "hemx-test",
+ "scraper",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hemx-techdemo"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 52f2bd3..8139a8d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [workspace]
 resolver = "2"
-members = ["hemx", "hemx-core", "hemx-derive", "hemx-js", "hemx-axum", "hemx-build", "hemx-test", "hemx-xtask", "examples/v0", "examples/kanban", "examples/techdemo"]
+members = ["hemx", "hemx-core", "hemx-derive", "hemx-js", "hemx-axum", "hemx-build", "hemx-test", "hemx-xtask", "examples/v0", "examples/kanban", "examples/techdemo", "examples/saas"]
 
 [workspace.package]
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aeb75d7..a71e96d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ wire/runtime ABI; and advanced escape hatches that may remain integration-level.
 - `examples/v0`: canonical beginner path covering counter, typed todo CRUD,
   form wizard, auth action, page swaps, SSE notifications, and keyed list
   updates. Start here.
+- `examples/saas`: compile-tested v1 tutorial skeleton covering auth/session,
+  CSRF-safe mutation, local persistence, generated swaps, page/push shape, plain
+  CSS, and one explicit island without provider-heavy platform scope.
 - `examples/kanban`: advanced / north-star milestone boundary sketch. It may
   expose manual registry or render escape hatches while exploring product limits.
 - `examples/techdemo`: advanced integration demo with a leaf island and broader
diff --git a/examples/saas/Cargo.toml b/examples/saas/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4bb58b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/saas/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+[package]
+name = "hemx-saas-example"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+publish = false
+
+[lib]
+path = "src/lib.rs"
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "hemx-saas-example"
+path = "src/main.rs"
+
+[dependencies]
+axum = "0.7"
+futures-util = "0.3"
+hemplate = { path = "../../../hemplate/hemplate" }
+hemx = { path = "../../hemx" }
+hemx-axum = { path = "../../hemx-axum" }
+tokio = { version = "1", features = ["macros", "net", "rt-multi-thread", "time"] }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+scraper = "0.23"
+hemx-test = { path = "../../hemx-test" }
+
+[build-dependencies]
+hemx-build = { path = "../../hemx-build" }
diff --git a/examples/saas/README.md b/examples/saas/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..478d6ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/saas/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# hemx SaaS tutorial skeleton
+
+This is the compile-tested skeleton for the v1 production-shaped tutorial app. It is intentionally provider-light: auth/session, CSRF, persistence, deploy, metrics, and islands are explicit app boundaries, not hemx core services. req: examples/001 req: auth/001
+
+What it proves today:
+
+- typed form/newtype inputs for project creation
+- auth/session context passed through normal Rust state
+- CSRF-safe mutation checked before persistence
+- local in-memory persistence adapter instead of a vendored SQL/auth provider
+- generated form, slot, keyed row, page-swap, and live-status commands
+- page shell with plain CSS and one explicit metrics island script
+- compile-time surface generation plus interaction tests
+
+What it deliberately does not claim yet:
+
+- real SQLx migrations or a database pool
+- production cookie/session middleware
+- a deploy target, flags, analytics, billing, or offline sync
+- browser automation for the metrics island
+
+Run:
+
+```sh
+cargo run -p hemx-saas-example
+cargo test -p hemx-saas-example
+```
diff --git a/examples/saas/build.rs b/examples/saas/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99fa6f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/saas/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    hemx_build::app().run().unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/examples/saas/src/lib.rs b/examples/saas/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..848b706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/saas/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,463 @@
+#[hemx::surface]
+pub mod ui {}
+
+use hemplate::Hemplate;
+use hemx::{push, Html, IntoEffect};
+use hemx_axum::{
+    interactions, Form, HandlerErrorContext, HandlerFailure, IntoHandlerFailure, Registry, State,
+};
+use std::convert::Infallible;
+use std::fmt::{Display, Write as _};
+use std::str::FromStr;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+
+use ui::dashboard;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct Session {
+    user_id: UserId,
+    email: String,
+    csrf: CsrfToken,
+}
+
+impl Session {
+    pub fn demo() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            user_id: UserId(42),
+            email: "founder@example.com".to_owned(),
+            csrf: CsrfToken("demo-csrf".to_owned()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct UserId(u64);
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct CsrfToken(String);
+
+impl FromStr for CsrfToken {
+    type Err = Infallible;
+
+    fn from_str(value: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Ok(Self(value.to_owned()))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for CsrfToken {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str(&self.0)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct ProjectName(String);
+
+impl ProjectName {
+    fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromStr for ProjectName {
+    type Err = Infallible;
+
+    fn from_str(value: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Ok(Self(value.trim().to_owned()))
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[hemx::form("new_project")]
+pub struct NewProject {
+    csrf: CsrfToken,
+    name: ProjectName,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct ProjectId(u64);
+
+impl Display for ProjectId {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}", self.0)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct ProjectRecord {
+    id: ProjectId,
+    name: String,
+    owner: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
+pub struct LocalProjectStore {
+    projects: Arc<Mutex<Vec<ProjectRecord>>>,
+}
+
+impl LocalProjectStore {
+    pub fn insert(&self, name: ProjectName, session: &Session) -> Result<ProjectRecord, AppError> {
+        if name.as_str() == "fail-store" {
+            return Err(AppError::StoreUnavailable);
+        }
+
+        let mut projects = self.projects.lock().unwrap();
+        let id = ProjectId(projects.last().map_or(1, |project| project.id.0 + 1));
+        let record = ProjectRecord {
+            id,
+            name: name.as_str().to_owned(),
+            owner: session.email.clone(),
+        };
+        projects.push(record.clone());
+        Ok(record)
+    }
+
+    pub fn list(&self) -> Vec<ProjectRecord> {
+        self.projects.lock().unwrap().clone()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct AppContext {
+    session: Session,
+    store: LocalProjectStore,
+}
+
+impl AppContext {
+    pub fn demo() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            session: Session::demo(),
+            store: LocalProjectStore::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn csrf(&self) -> &CsrfToken {
+        &self.session.csrf
+    }
+
+    pub fn projects(&self) -> Vec<ProjectRecord> {
+        self.store.list()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum AppError {
+    MissingSession,
+    CsrfRejected,
+    StoreUnavailable,
+    Validation(&'static str),
+}
+
+impl AppError {
+    fn message(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            Self::MissingSession => "Sign in to continue",
+            Self::CsrfRejected => "Refresh the page before creating another project",
+            Self::StoreUnavailable => "Project storage is temporarily unavailable",
+            Self::Validation(message) => message,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl IntoHandlerFailure for AppError {
+    fn into_handler_failure(self, context: HandlerErrorContext) -> HandlerFailure {
+        match self {
+            Self::Validation(message) => HandlerFailure::effects(
+                (
+                    dashboard::new_project.error("name", message),
+                    dashboard::new_project.focus("name"),
+                ),
+                context,
+            ),
+            other => HandlerFailure::effects(dashboard::flash.set(other.message()), context),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Dashboard {
+    csrf: CsrfToken,
+    flash: String,
+    summary: String,
+    rows: Vec<ProjectRow>,
+    project_count: usize,
+}
+
+impl Dashboard {
+    pub fn from_context(ctx: &AppContext) -> Self {
+        let projects = ctx.projects();
+        Self {
+            csrf: ctx.csrf().clone(),
+            flash: "Signed in with a demo session".to_owned(),
+            summary: project_summary(projects.len()),
+            project_count: projects.len(),
+            rows: projects.into_iter().map(ProjectRow::from).collect(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Hemplate)]
+#[hemplate = "partials"]
+pub struct ProjectRow {
+    id: ProjectId,
+    name: String,
+    owner: String,
+}
+
+impl Hemplate for Dashboard {
+    fn render_into(&self, buf: &mut String) -> Result<(), hemplate::error::HemplateError> {
+        buf.push_str("<section class=\"dashboard\" data-hemx-root=\"dashboard\" data-hemx-sse=\"/events\">\n");
+        buf.push_str("  <header class=\"hero\"><p class=\"eyebrow\">Production-shaped SaaS path</p><h1>Projects</h1><p class=\"lede\">Auth-gated mutations, CSRF checks, local persistence, typed forms, generated swaps, page swaps, live status, plain CSS, and one explicit island.</p></header>\n");
+        buf.push_str("  <nav class=\"tabs\" data-hemx-slot=\"nav\"><a href=\"/\" data-hemx-nav=\"\">Projects</a><button type=\"button\" data-hemx-handle=\"open_settings\">Settings</button></nav>\n");
+        buf.push_str("  <section class=\"panel\" data-hemx-slot=\"page_panel\">\n");
+        buf.push_str("    <form class=\"project-form\" data-hemx-handle=\"create_project\" data-hemx-form=\"new_project\" data-hemx-disable-while-pending>\n");
+        write!(
+            buf,
+            "      <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"csrf\" value=\"{}\">\n",
+            hemplate::HtmlEscape(&self.csrf.to_string())
+        )?;
+        buf.push_str("      <label>Project name <input name=\"name\" required=\"required\" maxlength=\"64\" value=\"Launch checklist\"></label><button type=\"submit\">Create project</button><p class=\"field-error\" data-hemx-error-for=\"name\"></p>\n    </form>\n");
+        write!(
+            buf,
+            "    <p class=\"flash\" data-hemx-slot=\"flash\">{}</p>\n",
+            hemplate::HtmlEscape(&self.flash)
+        )?;
+        write!(
+            buf,
+            "    <p class=\"summary\" data-hemx-slot=\"summary\">{}</p>\n",
+            hemplate::HtmlEscape(&self.summary)
+        )?;
+        buf.push_str("    <ul class=\"project-list\" data-hemx-slot=\"project_row\">\n");
+        for row in &self.rows {
+            buf.push_str("      ");
+            row.render_into(buf)?;
+            buf.push('\n');
+        }
+        buf.push_str("    </ul>\n  </section>\n  <section class=\"status-row\"><p data-hemx-slot=\"live_status\">Waiting for status…</p>");
+        write!(buf, "<article class=\"metrics-island\" data-hemx-island=\"metrics\" data-project-count=\"{}\"><h2>Metrics island</h2><canvas width=\"320\" height=\"140\" aria-label=\"Project metrics chart\"></canvas><p data-island-readout=\"\">Waiting for island script…</p></article>", self.project_count)?;
+        buf.push_str("</section>\n</section>\n");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<ProjectRecord> for ProjectRow {
+    fn from(record: ProjectRecord) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            id: record.id,
+            name: record.name,
+            owner: record.owner,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl hemx::KeyedPartial for ProjectRow {
+    fn hemx_key(&self) -> String {
+        self.id.to_string()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Hemplate)]
+#[hemplate = "partials"]
+pub struct SettingsPage {
+    message: &'static str,
+}
+
+#[derive(Hemplate)]
+pub struct AppShell {
+    title: &'static str,
+    body: Html,
+}
+
+pub fn home_page(ctx: &AppContext) -> Html {
+    hemx::page(&AppShell {
+        title: "hemx SaaS tutorial",
+        body: hemx::page(&Dashboard::from_context(ctx)),
+    })
+}
+
+#[hemx::app(dashboard_handlers)]
+pub fn registry(ctx: AppContext) -> Registry {
+    interactions(ui::BUILD_FINGERPRINT)
+}
+
+#[hemx::component("dashboard")]
+mod dashboard_handlers {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[hemx::handler]
+    pub async fn create_project(
+        State(ctx): State<AppContext>,
+        Form(form): Form<NewProject>,
+    ) -> Result<impl IntoEffect, AppError> {
+        if ctx.session.email.is_empty() {
+            return Err(AppError::MissingSession);
+        }
+        if form.csrf != ctx.session.csrf {
+            return Err(AppError::CsrfRejected);
+        }
+        if form.name.as_str().is_empty() {
+            return Err(AppError::Validation("Project name required"));
+        }
+
+        let project = ctx.store.insert(form.name, &ctx.session)?;
+        let total = ctx.projects().len();
+        Ok((
+            dashboard::project_row.append(ProjectRow::from(project)),
+            dashboard::summary.set(project_summary(total)),
+            dashboard::new_project.clear(),
+            dashboard::flash.set("Project created"),
+            dashboard::live_status.set(format!("{total} projects persisted locally")),
+        ))
+    }
+
+    #[hemx::handler]
+    pub async fn open_settings(State(_ctx): State<AppContext>) -> impl IntoEffect {
+        (
+            dashboard::page_panel.put(&SettingsPage {
+                message:
+                    "Auth, CSRF, persistence, metrics, and deploy stay explicit app integrations.",
+            }),
+            dashboard::nav.set("Settings"),
+            push("/settings"),
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn live_status(projects: usize) -> impl IntoEffect {
+    dashboard::live_status.set(format!("heartbeat: {projects} projects"))
+}
+
+fn project_summary(total: usize) -> String {
+    match total {
+        0 => "No projects yet".to_owned(),
+        1 => "1 project".to_owned(),
+        total => format!("{total} projects"),
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use hemx_axum::{InteractionForm, InteractionRequest};
+    use hemx_test::{inspect, inspect_batch};
+    use scraper::{Html as ParsedHtml, Selector};
+
+    fn form<I>(handle: hemx::Handle<I>, fields: &[(&str, &str)]) -> InteractionForm {
+        InteractionForm::for_handle(
+            handle,
+            fields
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(name, value)| ((*name).to_owned(), (*value).to_owned())),
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn selector(value: &str) -> Selector {
+        Selector::parse(value).expect("test selector parses")
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn home_page_documents_the_production_skeleton_boundaries() {
+        // req: examples/001 req: auth/001 req: auth/004 req: interop/003
+        let ctx = AppContext::demo();
+        let html = home_page(&ctx);
+        let document = ParsedHtml::parse_document(html.as_str());
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            document
+                .select(&selector("[data-hemx-root='dashboard']"))
+                .count(),
+            1
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            document
+                .select(&selector("form[data-hemx-form='new_project']"))
+                .count(),
+            1
+        );
+        assert_eq!(document.select(&selector("input[name='csrf']")).count(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(
+            document
+                .select(&selector("[data-hemx-sse='/events']"))
+                .count(),
+            1
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            document
+                .select(&selector("[data-hemx-island='metrics']"))
+                .count(),
+            1
+        );
+        assert!(html.as_str().contains("/app.css"));
+        assert!(html.as_str().contains("/metrics.js"));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn create_project_is_auth_csrf_checked_and_persisted_locally() {
+        // req: examples/001 req: auth/002 req: auth/004 req: form/001 req: failure/004
+        let ctx = AppContext::demo();
+
+        let rejected = inspect_batch(
+            InteractionRequest::from(form(
+                dashboard::create_project,
+                &[("csrf", "stale"), ("name", "Launch checklist")],
+            ))
+            .dispatch_async(registry(ctx.clone()))
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .batch,
+        );
+        assert!(ctx.projects().is_empty());
+        assert!(rejected.updates_text(dashboard::flash));
+        assert!(rejected.payload_contains("Refresh the page"));
+
+        let validation = inspect_batch(
+            InteractionRequest::from(form(
+                dashboard::create_project,
+                &[("csrf", "demo-csrf"), ("name", "   ")],
+            ))
+            .dispatch_async(registry(ctx.clone()))
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .batch,
+        );
+        assert!(ctx.projects().is_empty());
+        assert!(validation.payload_contains("Project name required"));
+
+        let created = inspect_batch(
+            InteractionRequest::from(form(
+                dashboard::create_project,
+                &[("csrf", "demo-csrf"), ("name", "Launch checklist")],
+            ))
+            .dispatch_async(registry(ctx.clone()))
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .batch,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(ctx.projects()[0].name, "Launch checklist");
+        assert!(created.inserts_html_containing(dashboard::project_row, "1", "Launch checklist"));
+        assert!(created.updates_text(dashboard::summary));
+        assert!(created.resets_form(dashboard::new_project));
+        assert!(created.updates_text(dashboard::live_status));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn page_swap_and_push_shape_use_generated_targets() {
+        // req: page_swap/002 req: push/003 req: examples/001
+        let ctx = AppContext::demo();
+        let settings = inspect_batch(
+            InteractionRequest::from(form(dashboard::open_settings, &[]))
+                .dispatch_async(registry(ctx.clone()))
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+                .batch,
+        );
+        assert!(
+            settings.updates_html_containing(dashboard::page_panel, "explicit app integrations")
+        );
+        assert!(settings.updates_text(dashboard::nav));
+        assert!(settings.pushes_to("/settings"));
+
+        let heartbeat = inspect(live_status(ctx.projects().len()));
+        assert!(heartbeat.updates_text(dashboard::live_status));
+        assert!(heartbeat.payload_contains("heartbeat"));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/saas/src/main.rs b/examples/saas/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e964f1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/saas/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+use axum::body::Body;
+use axum::extract::{Query, State};
+use axum::response::{IntoResponse, Response};
+use axum::routing::get;
+use axum::Router;
+use futures_util::stream;
+use hemx::IntoEffect;
+use hemx_axum::{runtime_js, sse, EffectResponse, InteractionRequest};
+use hemx_saas_example::{home_page, live_status, registry, ui, AppContext};
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::convert::Infallible;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() {
+    let app = app(AppContext::demo());
+    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:3003")
+        .await
+        .expect("bind saas tutorial example");
+    axum::serve(listener, app)
+        .await
+        .expect("serve saas tutorial example");
+}
+
+fn app(ctx: AppContext) -> Router {
+    Router::new()
+        .route("/", get(home).post(interact))
+        .route("/settings", get(settings))
+        .route("/events", get(events))
+        .route("/hemx.js", get(runtime))
+        .route("/app.css", get(css))
+        .route("/metrics.js", get(metrics_js))
+        .with_state(ctx)
+}
+
+async fn home(State(ctx): State<AppContext>) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    axum::response::Html(home_page(&ctx).into_string())
+}
+
+async fn settings(State(ctx): State<AppContext>) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    axum::response::Html(home_page(&ctx).into_string())
+}
+
+async fn interact(
+    State(ctx): State<AppContext>,
+    request: InteractionRequest,
+) -> Result<EffectResponse, impl IntoResponse> {
+    request.dispatch_async(registry(ctx)).await
+}
+
+async fn events(
+    Query(params): Query<BTreeMap<String, String>>,
+    State(ctx): State<AppContext>,
+) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    let count = ctx.projects().len();
+    if params.contains_key("once") {
+        return sse(stream::iter([Ok::<_, Infallible>(
+            live_status(count).into_batch(ui::BUILD_FINGERPRINT),
+        )]));
+    }
+
+    sse(stream::iter([Ok::<_, Infallible>(
+        live_status(count).into_batch(ui::BUILD_FINGERPRINT),
+    )]))
+}
+
+async fn runtime() -> impl IntoResponse {
+    runtime_js()
+}
+
+async fn css() -> Response {
+    Response::builder()
+        .header("content-type", "text/css; charset=utf-8")
+        .body(Body::from(include_str!("../templates/app.css")))
+        .expect("css response")
+}
+
+async fn metrics_js() -> Response {
+    Response::builder()
+        .header("content-type", "text/javascript; charset=utf-8")
+        .body(Body::from(include_str!("../templates/metrics.js")))
+        .expect("metrics js response")
+}
diff --git a/examples/saas/templates/app.css b/examples/saas/templates/app.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23bcf96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/saas/templates/app.css
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+:root { color-scheme: light; font-family: Inter, system-ui, sans-serif; }
+body { margin: 0; background: #f7f4ee; color: #201b16; }
+.dashboard { max-width: 960px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 2rem; }
+.hero, .panel, .status-row { background: white; border: 1px solid #e6ded2; border-radius: 18px; padding: 1.25rem; box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(34, 24, 8, 0.08); }
+.eyebrow { color: #8a5a00; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; }
+.lede { max-width: 56rem; color: #5d5147; }
+.tabs, .project-form, .status-row { display: flex; gap: 1rem; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }
+.tabs { margin: 1rem 0; }
+button, input { font: inherit; }
+button { border: 0; border-radius: 999px; background: #1f5eff; color: white; padding: .65rem 1rem; }
+input { border: 1px solid #cfc4b8; border-radius: 10px; padding: .55rem .7rem; }
+.field-error, .flash { color: #a02b12; font-weight: 700; }
+.summary { color: #516034; }
+.project-list { display: grid; gap: .7rem; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
+.project-row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; border: 1px solid #eee0cb; border-radius: 12px; padding: .75rem; }
+.metrics-island { min-width: 18rem; border-left: 4px solid #1f5eff; padding-left: 1rem; }
diff --git a/examples/saas/templates/app_shell.heml b/examples/saas/templates/app_shell.heml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55796ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/saas/templates/app_shell.heml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+  <title>{+ self.title +}</title>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/app.css">
+  <script src="/hemx.js" defer></script>
+  <script src="/metrics.js" defer></script>
+</head>
+<body>
+  {+= self.body =+}
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/examples/saas/templates/dashboard.heml b/examples/saas/templates/dashboard.heml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8679cd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/saas/templates/dashboard.heml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<section class="dashboard" data-hemx-root="dashboard" data-hemx-sse="/events">
+  <header class="hero">
+    <p class="eyebrow">Production-shaped SaaS path</p>
+    <h1>Projects</h1>
+    <p class="lede">Auth-gated mutations, CSRF checks, local persistence, typed forms, generated swaps, page swaps, live status, plain CSS, and one explicit island.</p>
+  </header>
+
+  <nav class="tabs" data-hemx-slot="nav">
+    <a href="/" data-hemx-nav="">Projects</a>
+    <button type="button" data-hemx-handle="open_settings">Settings</button>
+  </nav>
+
+  <section class="panel" data-hemx-slot="page_panel">
+    <form class="project-form" data-hemx-handle="create_project" data-hemx-form="new_project" data-hemx-disable-while-pending>
+      <input type="hidden" name="csrf" +value="self.csrf">
+      <label>Project name
+        <input name="name" required="required" maxlength="64" value="Launch checklist">
+      </label>
+      <button type="submit">Create project</button>
+      <p class="field-error" data-hemx-error-for="name"></p>
+    </form>
+
+    <p class="flash" data-hemx-slot="flash">{+ self.flash +}</p>
+    <p class="summary" data-hemx-slot="summary">{+ self.summary +}</p>
+
+    <ul class="project-list" data-hemx-slot="project_row">
+      <template h-for="row in &self.rows" h-key="row.id">
+        {+ row +}
+      </template>
+    </ul>
+  </section>
+
+  <section class="status-row">
+    <p data-hemx-slot="live_status">Waiting for status…</p>
+    <article class="metrics-island" data-hemx-island="metrics" +data-project-count="self.project_count">
+      <h2>Metrics island</h2>
+      <canvas width="320" height="140" aria-label="Project metrics chart"></canvas>
+      <p data-island-readout="">Waiting for island script…</p>
+    </article>
+  </section>
+</section>
diff --git a/examples/saas/templates/metrics.js b/examples/saas/templates/metrics.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ca3c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/saas/templates/metrics.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+(() => {
+  function render(island) {
+    const count = island.getAttribute("data-project-count") || "0";
+    const readout = island.querySelector("[data-island-readout]");
+    if (readout) readout.textContent = `${count} persisted project${count === "1" ? "" : "s"}`;
+  }
+
+  function boot() {
+    for (const island of document.querySelectorAll('[data-hemx-island="metrics"]')) render(island);
+  }
+
+  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", boot);
+  document.addEventListener("hemx:after-settle", boot);
+})();
diff --git a/examples/saas/templates/partials/project_row.heml b/examples/saas/templates/partials/project_row.heml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f700f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/saas/templates/partials/project_row.heml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<li class="project-row" +data-key="self.id">
+  <strong>{+ self.name +}</strong>
+  <span>{+ self.owner +}</span>
+</li>
diff --git a/examples/saas/templates/partials/settings_page.heml b/examples/saas/templates/partials/settings_page.heml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8e5c16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/saas/templates/partials/settings_page.heml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<section class="settings-page">
+  <h2>Settings</h2>
+  <p>{+ self.message +}</p>
+</section>
diff --git a/hemx-test/tests/examples_contract.rs b/hemx-test/tests/examples_contract.rs
index 5a6aeda..b136876 100644
--- a/hemx-test/tests/examples_contract.rs
+++ b/hemx-test/tests/examples_contract.rs
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@ fn allowed_example_script(path: &Path, line: &str) -> bool {
     line.contains(r#"<script src="/hemx.js" defer></script>"#)
         || (path.ends_with("examples/techdemo/templates/app_shell.heml")
             && line.contains(r#"<script src="/island.js" defer></script>"#))
+        || (path.ends_with("examples/saas/templates/app_shell.heml")
+            && line.contains(r#"<script src="/metrics.js" defer></script>"#))
 }
 
 fn contains_inline_event_handler(line: &str) -> bool {