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+# Examples
+
+Working integrations of Formhaus with real UI kits. Each example is self-contained: it installs its own dependencies, has its own README, and can be used as a starter.
+
+| Example | Stack | What it shows |
+|---------|-------|---------------|
+| [`react-mui`](react-mui/) | React 18 + Material UI | `components` prop with MUI Autocomplete, DateTimePicker, Select, etc. |
+| [`vue-vuetify`](vue-vuetify/) | Vue 3 + Vuetify 3 | `components` prop with Vuetify `<v-autocomplete>`, `<v-text-field>`, etc. |
+| [`vanilla-svelte`](vanilla-svelte/) | Svelte (no adapter) | Using `@formhaus/core` directly without a framework adapter |
+
+## Run any example
+
+```bash
+cd examples/<name>
+pnpm install --ignore-workspace
+pnpm dev
+```
+
+The `--ignore-workspace` flag is important — it makes the example resolve `@formhaus/*` from the public npm registry, the way a real consumer would.
+
+## Form definitions
+
+[`definitions/`](definitions/) contains stand-alone JSON form definitions used by the documentation playground. They're regular `FormDefinition` files; copy any of them into a new project to get started.
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+# React + MUI example
+
+Wires the Formhaus React adapter to [Material UI](https://mui.com) components. Demonstrates the `components` prop pattern: each MUI input is a thin wrapper that maps `FieldComponentProps` onto the MUI API.
+
+## Run
+
+This example installs its own dependencies (it ignores the workspace root):
+
+```bash
+pnpm install --ignore-workspace
+pnpm dev
+```
+
+Opens at http://localhost:5173.
+
+## What's interesting
+
+- [src/component-map.ts](src/component-map.ts) — maps every Formhaus field type to an MUI-backed renderer. Copy this file as a starting point for your own MUI-based form.
+- [src/fields/AutocompleteField.tsx](src/fields/AutocompleteField.tsx) — MUI's `<Autocomplete>` filtering by `label` (the default `<datalist>` filters by `value`).
+- [src/fields/SelectField.tsx](src/fields/SelectField.tsx) — handles both `select` and `multiselect` from one component.
+- [src/fields/TextField.tsx](src/fields/TextField.tsx) — covers text, email, phone, number, password, date, datetime in one renderer using MUI's `<TextField>`.
+- [src/definition.json](src/definition.json) — a small contact form using `text`, `email`, `autocomplete`, and `datetime`.
+
+## Use as a starter
+
+Copy this folder, rename, and tweak `definition.json` and the field map. Nothing in here references workspace-internal paths.
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+# Svelte example (no adapter package)
+
+Demonstrates that `@formhaus/core` works directly with any framework — no `@formhaus/svelte` package needed. The Svelte component subscribes to the `FormEngine` and re-renders on change.
+
+## Run
+
+This example installs its own dependencies (it ignores the workspace root):
+
+```bash
+pnpm install --ignore-workspace
+pnpm dev
+```
+
+Opens at http://localhost:5173.
+
+## What's interesting
+
+- [src/App.svelte](src/App.svelte) — subscribes to `engine.subscribe(...)`, copies state into reactive `let` variables in `sync()`, and renders fields by `field.type`. This is the pattern you'd use to write `@formhaus/svelte` if you wanted one.
+- [src/definition.json](src/definition.json) — same form definition format as the React/Vue examples. Define once, render anywhere.
+
+## Use as a starter
+
+Copy this folder, rename, and tweak `definition.json` and the renderer logic. Add support for whichever field types your app needs.
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+# Vue + Vuetify example
+
+Wires the Formhaus Vue adapter to [Vuetify 3](https://vuetifyjs.com) components. Demonstrates the `components` prop pattern: each Vuetify input is a thin wrapper that maps `FormFieldProps` onto the Vuetify API.
+
+## Run
+
+This example installs its own dependencies (it ignores the workspace root):
+
+```bash
+pnpm install --ignore-workspace
+pnpm dev
+```
+
+Opens at http://localhost:5173.
+
+## What's interesting
+
+- [src/component-map.ts](src/component-map.ts) — maps every Formhaus field type to a Vuetify-backed renderer. Copy this file as a starting point for your own Vuetify-based form.
+- [src/fields/AutocompleteField.vue](src/fields/AutocompleteField.vue) — Vuetify's `<v-autocomplete>` filtering by `label` (the default `<datalist>` filters by `value`).
+- [src/fields/SelectField.vue](src/fields/SelectField.vue) — handles both `select` and `multiselect` from one component.
+- [src/fields/TextField.vue](src/fields/TextField.vue) — covers text, email, phone, number, password, date, datetime in one renderer using Vuetify's `<v-text-field>`.
+- [src/definition.json](src/definition.json) — a small contact form using `text`, `email`, `autocomplete`, and `datetime`.
+
+## Use as a starter
+
+Copy this folder, rename, and tweak `definition.json` and the field map. Nothing in here references workspace-internal paths.