diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6248ace..8f94f3e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ OpenTelemetry-first. Vendor-neutral. Never an agent-code change.**
 [![CI](https://img.shields.io/badge/CI-ruff_·_mypy--strict_·_pytest_≥90%25-brightgreen.svg)](./.github/workflows/ci.yml)
 
 <p align="center">
-  <img src="./docs/assets/demo.gif" width="820"
-       alt="ForgeSight demo — instrument an agent and see the trace, cost, and a verified tamper-evident audit trail" />
+  <img src="./docs/assets/demo.gif" width="900"
+       alt="ForgeSight quick start — pip install, instrument any agent in a few lines, run, and see the captured trace + cost" />
 </p>
 
-> ⬆️ Real output, no edits — `uv run python examples/demo.py` ([source](./examples/demo.py)).
-> Offline here; the same telemetry ships to any backend by changing one config line.
+> ⬆️ **`pip install` → instrument any agent (just wrap it) → run.** Real output, no edits
+> ([examples/quickstart.py](./examples/quickstart.py)). The same code ships to any backend by
+> changing one config line. The offline [examples/demo.py](./examples/demo.py) also shows the
+> tamper-evident audit trail.
 
 ```python
 import forgesight
diff --git a/docs/assets/demo.gif b/docs/assets/demo.gif
index adee868..2c7ce87 100644
Binary files a/docs/assets/demo.gif and b/docs/assets/demo.gif differ
diff --git a/docs/assets/demo.tape b/docs/assets/demo.tape
index 1d128b5..9b788a9 100644
--- a/docs/assets/demo.tape
+++ b/docs/assets/demo.tape
@@ -1,23 +1,45 @@
-# ForgeSight README demo. Regenerate with:  vhs docs/assets/demo.tape
+# ForgeSight README demo — install → instrument → run. Regenerate: vhs docs/assets/demo.tape
+# (requires the prepared venv at /tmp/fs-gif; see the prep steps in the PR.)
 Output docs/assets/demo.gif
 
-Require uv
-
 Set Shell zsh
 Set FontSize 20
-Set Width 1280
-Set Height 540
+Set Width 1320
+Set Height 640
 Set Padding 22
 Set Theme "Dracula"
-Set TypingSpeed 55ms
+Set TypingSpeed 45ms
 
 Hide
-Type "uv sync --all-packages >/dev/null 2>&1; clear"
+Type "cd /tmp/fs-gif && export VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT=1 PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK=1 && source venv/bin/activate && export PROMPT='$ ' && clear"
 Enter
-Sleep 2s
+Sleep 1500ms
 Show
 
-Type "uv run python examples/demo.py"
-Sleep 600ms
+# 1) install
+Type "pip install -q 'forgesight[otel]'"
+Sleep 400ms
+Enter
+Sleep 2500ms
+Type "pip list | grep forgesight"
+Sleep 400ms
+Enter
+Sleep 3000ms
+Type "clear"
+Enter
+Sleep 300ms
+
+# 2) instrument any agent — wrap it, that's it
+Type "cat quickstart.py"
+Sleep 400ms
+Enter
+Sleep 5500ms
+Type "clear"
+Enter
+Sleep 300ms
+
+# 3) run it
+Type "python quickstart.py"
+Sleep 400ms
 Enter
-Sleep 5s
+Sleep 4500ms
diff --git a/examples/quickstart.py b/examples/quickstart.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfd2b7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/quickstart.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"""Quick start — instrument any agent with ForgeSight. Run: python quickstart.py"""
+
+import forgesight
+from forgesight import telemetry
+from forgesight_core import InMemoryExporter, MetricConfig, get_runtime
+
+sink = InMemoryExporter()  # swap exporters for ["otel"], ["datadog"], ["langfuse"] — no code change
+forgesight.configure(exporters=[sink], sync_export=True, metrics=MetricConfig(enabled=False))
+
+with telemetry.agent_run("pr-reviewer", metadata={"team": "platform"}) as run:  # wrap your agent
+    with run.llm_call("anthropic", "claude-sonnet-4-5") as call:
+        call.record_usage(input=1240, output=340)  # tokens → cost, derived for you
+        call.set_cost(0.0123)
+    with run.tool_call("github_get_diff"):
+        ...
+
+get_runtime().force_flush()
+for r in sorted(sink.records, key=lambda x: x.start_unix_nanos):
+    cost = f"  ${r.llm.cost_usd:.4f}" if r.llm and r.llm.cost_usd else ""
+    print(f"  captured: {r.kind.value:<6} {r.name}{cost}")
+print("\n  -> same code ships to Jaeger / Datadog / Langfuse / Prometheus - one config line.")