diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9cf125b..6c18e74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: bun run typecheck
       - run: bun test
       - run: bun run build
+      - run: bun run check:dry-run-examples
       - run: bun audit
       - run: bun run pack:check
       - run: |
diff --git a/docs/ai-agent-integration.md b/docs/ai-agent-integration.md
index b15435d..4078f7b 100644
--- a/docs/ai-agent-integration.md
+++ b/docs/ai-agent-integration.md
@@ -37,27 +37,14 @@ The patch is partial: controls not listed keep their current state. The runtime
 still performs profile normalization, safety checks, replay logging, and one
 adapter state-sync message.
 
-For safer model-facing control, prefer action maps:
+For safer model-facing control, use named action maps. Run the canonical
+hold-and-release example from the repository root:
 
-```ts
-const actions = createActionMap(controller, {
-  interact: [{ type: "press", button: "A", durationMs: 100 }],
-  holdBlock: [{ type: "setButton", button: "LB", pressed: true }],
-  combatTick: [
-    {
-      type: "setState",
-      state: {
-        buttons: { LB: true },
-        triggers: { RT: 0.25 },
-        sticks: { LEFT: { x: 0.5, y: 0 } }
-      }
-    }
-  ],
-  releaseBlock: [{ type: "setButton", button: "LB", pressed: false }],
-  stop: [{ type: "neutral" }]
-});
-
-await actions.run("interact");
+```bash
+bun run examples/basic-dry-run/ai-agent-integration.ts
 ```
 
+The [runnable source](../examples/basic-dry-run/ai-agent-integration.ts) holds
+and releases a button through named actions. CI executes that same source and
+checks both states and replay intents with `bun run check:dry-run-examples`.
 Action maps keep model output constrained to named, reviewed behaviors.
diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
index a14eeb5..9c8d58c 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -8,33 +8,17 @@ bun test
 bun run build
 ```
 
-Create a dry-run controller:
+Run the standalone Getting Started dry-run example from the repository root:
 
-```ts
-import { createController } from "@opencontroller/core";
-
-const controller = await createController({
-  profile: "xbox",
-  adapter: "dry-run"
-});
-
-await controller.press("A", 100);
-await controller.press("RT", { durationMs: 120, pressure: 0.35 });
-await controller.moveStick("LEFT", { x: 0, y: -1 }, 300);
-await controller.setButton("LB", true);
-await controller.setTrigger("RT", 0.25);
-await controller.setDpad("UP_RIGHT");
-await controller.setState({
-  buttons: { LB: true },
-  triggers: { RT: 0.1 },
-  sticks: { LEFT: { x: 0.4, y: 0 } },
-  dpad: "NEUTRAL"
-});
-await controller.setButton("LB", false);
-await controller.neutral();
-await controller.disconnect();
+```bash
+bun run examples/basic-dry-run/getting-started.ts
 ```
 
+The [runnable source](../examples/basic-dry-run/getting-started.ts) creates a
+dry-run controller, applies a button, trigger, and stick state patch, then
+neutralizes and disconnects. CI runs this same source and checks its state and
+replay output with `bun run check:dry-run-examples`.
+
 Dry-run is the default adapter because it requires no native permissions and
 still updates state, safety, and replay logs.
 
diff --git a/examples/basic-dry-run/ai-agent-integration.ts b/examples/basic-dry-run/ai-agent-integration.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46c9fa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basic-dry-run/ai-agent-integration.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import type { ControllerState } from "@opencontroller/core";
+import { createActionMap, createController } from "@opencontroller/core";
+
+export async function runAgentActionMapExample(
+  replayDir = `replays/ai-agent-action-map-${randomUUID()}`,
+): Promise<{ heldState: ControllerState; releasedState: ControllerState }> {
+  const controller = await createController({
+    profile: "xbox",
+    adapter: "dry-run",
+    replay: { dir: replayDir, source: "ai-agent-action-map" },
+  });
+  const actions = createActionMap(controller, {
+    holdBlock: [{ type: "setButton", button: "LB", pressed: true }],
+    releaseBlock: [{ type: "setButton", button: "LB", pressed: false }],
+  });
+
+  await actions.run("holdBlock");
+  const heldState = controller.getState();
+  await actions.run("releaseBlock");
+  const releasedState = controller.getState();
+
+  await controller.disconnect();
+  return { heldState, releasedState };
+}
+
+if (import.meta.main) {
+  console.log(await runAgentActionMapExample());
+}
diff --git a/examples/basic-dry-run/check.ts b/examples/basic-dry-run/check.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f98968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basic-dry-run/check.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { mkdtemp, readFile, rm } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { runAgentActionMapExample } from "./ai-agent-integration";
+import { runGettingStartedDryRun } from "./getting-started";
+import { runBasicDryRunExample } from "./index";
+
+type ReplayCommand = {
+  type: "command";
+  command: { type: string; button?: string; intent?: string };
+  intent?: string;
+  stateAfter?: {
+    buttons: Record<string, boolean>;
+    analogButtons: Record<string, number>;
+    sticks: { left: { x: number; y: number } };
+  };
+};
+
+type ReplayState = {
+  type: "state";
+  state?: { connected: boolean };
+};
+
+async function readEvents<T>(
+  replayDir: string,
+  filename: "commands.jsonl" | "events.jsonl",
+): Promise<T[]> {
+  const contents = await readFile(join(replayDir, filename), "utf8");
+  return contents
+    .trim()
+    .split("\n")
+    .map((line) => JSON.parse(line) as T);
+}
+
+const replayRoot = await mkdtemp(
+  join(tmpdir(), "opencontroller-dry-run-docs-"),
+);
+
+try {
+  const gettingStartedDir = join(replayRoot, "getting-started");
+  const gettingStartedState = await runGettingStartedDryRun(gettingStartedDir);
+  assert.equal(gettingStartedState.buttons.A, true);
+  assert.equal(gettingStartedState.analogButtons.RT, 0.25);
+  assert.deepEqual(gettingStartedState.sticks.left, { x: 0.4, y: 0 });
+  const gettingStartedCommands = await readEvents<ReplayCommand>(
+    gettingStartedDir,
+    "commands.jsonl",
+  );
+  assert.equal(gettingStartedCommands[0]?.command.type, "setState");
+  assert.equal(gettingStartedCommands[0]?.stateAfter?.buttons.A, true);
+  assert.equal(gettingStartedCommands[0]?.stateAfter?.analogButtons.RT, 0.25);
+  const neutralCommand = gettingStartedCommands.find(
+    (event) => event.command.type === "neutral",
+  );
+  assert.ok(neutralCommand);
+  assert.equal(neutralCommand.stateAfter?.buttons.A, false);
+  const gettingStartedStates = await readEvents<ReplayState>(
+    gettingStartedDir,
+    "events.jsonl",
+  );
+  assert.equal(gettingStartedStates.at(-1)?.state?.connected, false);
+
+  const agentDir = join(replayRoot, "agent-action-map");
+  const { heldState, releasedState } = await runAgentActionMapExample(agentDir);
+  assert.equal(heldState.buttons.LB, true);
+  assert.equal(releasedState.buttons.LB, false);
+  const agentCommands = await readEvents<ReplayCommand>(
+    agentDir,
+    "commands.jsonl",
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    agentCommands.slice(0, 2).map((event) => event.intent),
+    ["holdBlock", "releaseBlock"],
+  );
+  assert.equal(agentCommands[0]?.command.button, "LB");
+
+  const basicDir = join(replayRoot, "basic");
+  const basicState = await runBasicDryRunExample(basicDir);
+  assert.equal(basicState.buttons.B, false);
+  assert.equal(basicState.sticks.left.y, 0);
+  const basicCommands = await readEvents<ReplayCommand>(
+    basicDir,
+    "commands.jsonl",
+  );
+  assert.ok(basicCommands.some((event) => event.intent === "interact"));
+  assert.ok(basicCommands.some((event) => event.intent === "move_forward"));
+  assert.ok(
+    basicCommands.some(
+      (event) => event.intent === "dodge" && event.command.button === "B",
+    ),
+  );
+
+  console.log("Dry-run documentation examples updated state and replay logs.");
+} finally {
+  await rm(replayRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+}
diff --git a/examples/basic-dry-run/getting-started.ts b/examples/basic-dry-run/getting-started.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dcf8d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basic-dry-run/getting-started.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import type { ControllerState } from "@opencontroller/core";
+import { createController } from "@opencontroller/core";
+
+export async function runGettingStartedDryRun(
+  replayDir = `replays/getting-started-dry-run-${randomUUID()}`,
+): Promise<ControllerState> {
+  const controller = await createController({
+    profile: "xbox",
+    adapter: "dry-run",
+    replay: { dir: replayDir, source: "getting-started-dry-run" },
+  });
+
+  await controller.setState({
+    buttons: { A: true },
+    triggers: { RT: 0.25 },
+    sticks: { LEFT: { x: 0.4, y: 0 } },
+  });
+  const state = controller.getState();
+
+  await controller.neutral();
+  await controller.disconnect();
+  return state;
+}
+
+if (import.meta.main) {
+  console.log(await runGettingStartedDryRun());
+}
diff --git a/examples/basic-dry-run/index.ts b/examples/basic-dry-run/index.ts
index a76bed5..d0fcd17 100644
--- a/examples/basic-dry-run/index.ts
+++ b/examples/basic-dry-run/index.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,36 @@
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import {
   createActionMap,
   createController,
   xboxActionPreset,
 } from "@opencontroller/core";
 
-const controller = await createController({
-  profile: "xbox",
-  adapter: "dry-run",
-  replay: {
-    source: "basic-dry-run-example",
-  },
-});
+export async function runBasicDryRunExample(
+  replayDir = `replays/basic-dry-run-example-${randomUUID()}`,
+) {
+  const controller = await createController({
+    profile: "xbox",
+    adapter: "dry-run",
+    replay: {
+      dir: replayDir,
+      source: "basic-dry-run-example",
+    },
+  });
 
-const actions = createActionMap(controller, xboxActionPreset);
+  const actions = createActionMap(controller, xboxActionPreset);
 
-await controller.press("A", 100, { intent: "interact" });
-await controller.moveStick("LEFT", { x: 0, y: -1 }, 250, {
-  intent: "move_forward",
-});
-await actions.run("dodge");
-await controller.neutral();
+  await controller.press("A", 100, { intent: "interact" });
+  await controller.moveStick("LEFT", { x: 0, y: -1 }, 250, {
+    intent: "move_forward",
+  });
+  await actions.run("dodge");
+  const state = controller.getState();
+  await controller.neutral();
 
-console.log(controller.getState());
+  await controller.disconnect();
+  return state;
+}
 
-await controller.disconnect();
+if (import.meta.main) {
+  console.log(await runBasicDryRunExample());
+}
diff --git a/examples/basic-dry-run/tsconfig.json b/examples/basic-dry-run/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4f1282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basic-dry-run/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "rootDir": ".",
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "composite": true
+  },
+  "include": ["*.ts"],
+  "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "../../packages/core"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d3679c6..eac70cf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "dev:fighter": "bun --cwd examples/agent-fighter dev",
     "dev:overlay": "bun --cwd examples/obs-overlay dev",
     "test": "bun test packages/core/src/__tests__ packages/cli/src/__tests__ packages/native/src/__tests__ packages/native-linux-uinput/src/__tests__ packages/native-windows-virtual-gamepad/src/__tests__ packages/native-macos-driverkit/src/__tests__",
+    "check:dry-run-examples": "bun run examples/basic-dry-run/check.ts",
     "typecheck": "tsc -b",
     "pack:check": "node scripts/check-npm-packages.mjs",
     "npm:status": "node scripts/check-npm-registry.mjs",
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 14cbbdb..ffbe919 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
     },
     {
       "path": "./examples/agent-fighter"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "./examples/basic-dry-run"
     }
   ]
 }