diff --git a/examples/v0/README.md b/examples/v0/README.md
index fe9ac5e..d11085b 100644
--- a/examples/v0/README.md
+++ b/examples/v0/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Open <http://127.0.0.1:3000>.
 The page includes working examples for generated target objects and server-first UI commands:
 
 - counter updates
-- todo form submission with one `TodoRow` hemplate partial reused by the initial page render, generated row append/replace/remove commands, and dynamic `Vec<T: IntoEffect>` row batches
+- todo form submission with one `TodoRow` hemplate partial, a notice slot, handlers, generated row append/replace/remove commands, and dynamic `Vec<T: IntoEffect>` row batches reused across initial render and updates
 - wizard step updates
 - login form feedback
 - page swap/navigation
diff --git a/examples/v0/src/main.rs b/examples/v0/src/main.rs
index a875ca7..22ccc23 100644
--- a/examples/v0/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/v0/src/main.rs
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ impl IntoHandlerFailure for AppError {
 
 struct Todos {
     summary: String,
+    notice: String,
     rows: Vec<TodoRow>,
 }
 
@@ -134,6 +135,8 @@ impl Hemplate for Todos {
 
         buf.push_str("<section data-hemx-root=\"todos\">\n  <form data-hemx-handle=\"add_todo\" data-hemx-form=\"new_todo\">\n    <label>New todo\n      <input name=\"title\" required=\"required\">\n    </label>\n    <button type=\"submit\">Add</button>\n    <p data-hemx-form-error=\"title\"></p>\n  </form>\n\n  <p data-hemx-slot=\"summary\">");
         write!(buf, "{}", hemplate::HtmlEscape(&self.summary))?;
+        buf.push_str("</p>\n  <p data-hemx-slot=\"notice\">");
+        write!(buf, "{}", hemplate::HtmlEscape(&self.notice))?;
         buf.push_str("</p>\n\n  <ul data-hemx-slot=\"todo_row\">\n");
         for row in &self.rows {
             buf.push_str("    ");
@@ -313,6 +316,7 @@ mod todo_handlers {
                 todos::new_todo.error("title", "Title required"),
                 todos::new_todo.focus("title"),
                 todos::summary.set(todo_summary(&state.todos.lock().unwrap())),
+                todos::notice.set("Add a title to create a todo"),
             ));
         }
         if form.title.as_str() == "fail-db" {
@@ -330,9 +334,10 @@ mod todo_handlers {
         Ok((
             todos::todo_row.append(TodoRow {
                 id: TodoId(id),
-                title,
+                title: title.clone(),
             }),
             todos::summary.set(summary),
+            todos::notice.set(format!("Added {title}")),
             todos::new_todo.clear(),
         ))
     }
@@ -403,10 +408,13 @@ fn rename_todo_effect(state: Arc<ExampleState>, form: RenameTodo) -> impl IntoEf
         .find(|todo| todo.id == form.id.0)
         .map(|todo| {
             todo.title = form.title.into_string();
-            todos::todo_row.replace(TodoRow {
-                id: form.id,
-                title: todo.title.clone(),
-            })
+            (
+                todos::todo_row.replace(TodoRow {
+                    id: form.id,
+                    title: todo.title.clone(),
+                }),
+                todos::notice.set("Todo renamed"),
+            )
         })
 }
 
@@ -420,6 +428,7 @@ fn delete_todo_effect(state: Arc<ExampleState>, form: DeleteTodo) -> impl IntoEf
     (
         deleted.then(|| todos::todo_row.remove(form.id)),
         deleted.then(|| todos::summary.set(summary)),
+        deleted.then(|| todos::notice.set("Todo deleted")),
     )
 }
 
@@ -427,6 +436,7 @@ fn todos_view(todos: &[TodoRecord]) -> Todos {
     // req: html_safety/002 req: view/001 req: canonical_authoring/003
     Todos {
         summary: todo_summary(todos),
+        notice: String::new(),
         rows: todo_rows(todos),
     }
 }
@@ -438,7 +448,11 @@ fn refresh_todo_rows_effect(todos: &[TodoRecord]) -> impl IntoEffect {
         .into_iter()
         .map(|row| todos::todo_row.replace(row))
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    (row_updates, todos::summary.set(todo_summary(todos)))
+    (
+        row_updates,
+        todos::summary.set(todo_summary(todos)),
+        todos::notice.set("Todos refreshed"),
+    )
 }
 
 fn todo_rows(todos: &[TodoRecord]) -> Vec<TodoRow> {
@@ -626,10 +640,11 @@ mod tests {
 
         let refresh =
             inspect_batch(refresh_todo_rows_effect(&todos).into_batch(ui::BUILD_FINGERPRINT));
-        assert_eq!(refresh.op_count(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(refresh.op_count(), 4);
         assert!(refresh.replaces_keyed_html_containing(todos::todo_row, "7", "Ship v0"));
         assert!(refresh.replaces_keyed_html_containing(todos::todo_row, "8", "Write docs"));
         assert!(refresh.updates_text(todos::summary));
+        assert!(refresh.updates_text(todos::notice));
     }
 
     // req: html_safety/002 req: view/001 req: test/005
@@ -688,9 +703,11 @@ mod tests {
                 .batch,
         );
         assert_eq!(state.todos.lock().unwrap()[0].title, "Ship v0");
-        assert_eq!(add.op_count(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(add.op_count(), 4);
         assert!(add.inserts_html_containing(todos::todo_row, "1", "Ship v0"));
         assert!(add.updates_text(todos::summary));
+        assert!(add.updates_text(todos::notice));
+        assert!(add.payload_contains("Added Ship v0"));
         assert!(add.resets_form(todos::new_todo));
 
         let rename = inspect_batch(
@@ -704,8 +721,9 @@ mod tests {
             .batch,
         );
         assert_eq!(state.todos.lock().unwrap()[0].title, "Ship 1.0");
-        assert_eq!(rename.op_count(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(rename.op_count(), 2);
         assert!(rename.replaces_keyed_html_containing(todos::todo_row, "1", "Ship 1.0"));
+        assert!(rename.updates_text(todos::notice));
 
         let delete = inspect_batch(
             InteractionRequest::from(form(todo_row::delete_todo, &[("id", "1")]))
@@ -715,9 +733,10 @@ mod tests {
                 .batch,
         );
         assert!(state.todos.lock().unwrap().is_empty());
-        assert_eq!(delete.op_count(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(delete.op_count(), 3);
         assert!(delete.removes_key(todos::todo_row, "1"));
         assert!(delete.updates_text(todos::summary));
+        assert!(delete.updates_text(todos::notice));
 
         let missing_delete = inspect_batch(
             InteractionRequest::from(form(todo_row::delete_todo, &[("id", "99")]))
diff --git a/examples/v0/templates/todos.heml b/examples/v0/templates/todos.heml
index dfac2ca..ed44c80 100644
--- a/examples/v0/templates/todos.heml
+++ b/examples/v0/templates/todos.heml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <button type="submit">Add</button>
   </form>
   <p data-hemx-slot="summary">{+ self.summary +}</p>
+  <p data-hemx-slot="notice">{+ self.notice +}</p>
   <ul data-hemx-slot="todo_row">
     <template h-for="row in &self.rows" h-key="row.id">
       {+ row +}