diff --git a/blog_demo.rb b/blog_demo.rb
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+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.expand_path('lib', __dir__))
+require 'prism'
+require 'net/http'
+require_relative 'examples/blog/app'
+
+server = Prism::Server.new(Blog, port: 0).start
+port = server.port
+puts "blog demo server on port #{port}"
+puts "database file: #{File.join(__dir__, 'examples/blog/db/development.pstore')}"
+puts '-' * 40
+
+Net::HTTP.start('127.0.0.1', port) do |http|
+  create = http.post(
+    '/posts',
+    URI.encode_www_form(title: 'Hello from Prism', body: 'This record was written through the ORM-lite file store.'),
+    'Content-Type' => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+  )
+  puts "POST /posts -> #{create.code} Location=#{create['location']}"
+
+  listing = http.get('/posts')
+  puts "GET /posts -> #{listing.code}"
+  puts listing.body
+end
+
+server.stop
+puts '-' * 40
+puts 'blog demo done (process about to exit; data stays on disk for the restart check)'
diff --git a/demo.rb b/demo.rb
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+++ b/demo.rb
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+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.expand_path('lib', __dir__))
+require 'prism'
+require 'net/http'
+require_relative 'examples/app'
+
+server = Prism::Server.new(ExampleApp, port: 0).start
+port = server.port
+puts "demo server on port #{port}"
+puts '-' * 40
+
+Net::HTTP.start('127.0.0.1', port) do |http|
+  hello = http.get('/hello/Ruby')
+  puts "GET /hello/Ruby -> #{hello.code}"
+  puts hello.body
+
+  search = http.get('/search?q=prism&page=2')
+  puts "GET /search?q=prism&page=2 -> #{search.code} #{search.body}"
+
+  echo = http.post('/echo', JSON.generate(name: 'foksiu', role: 'admin'), 'Content-Type' => 'application/json')
+  puts "POST /echo -> #{echo.code} #{echo.body}"
+
+  files = http.get('/files/docs/readme.txt')
+  puts "GET /files/docs/readme.txt -> #{files.code} #{files.body}"
+
+  status = http.get('/api/status')
+  puts "GET /api/status -> #{status.code} #{status.body}"
+
+  first = http.get('/count')
+  cookie = first['set-cookie'].split(';').first
+  puts "GET /count -> #{first.body} (cookie issued: #{!first['set-cookie'].nil?})"
+  second = http.get('/count', 'Cookie' => cookie)
+  puts "GET /count (with cookie) -> #{second.body}"
+
+  redirect = http.get('/old')
+  puts "GET /old -> #{redirect.code} Location=#{redirect['location']}"
+end
+
+server.stop
+puts '-' * 40
+puts 'demo done'
diff --git a/examples/app.rb b/examples/app.rb
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+++ b/examples/app.rb
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+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.expand_path('../lib', __dir__))
+require 'prism'
+
+class ExampleApp < Prism::Application
+  enable_sessions(secret: 'prism-demo-secret')
+  use Prism::Middleware::Logger
+
+  helpers do
+    def layout(title, inner)
+      erb(<<~TEMPLATE, locals: { title: title, inner: inner })
+        <!doctype html>
+        <html><head><title><%= title %></title></head>
+        <body><%== inner %></body></html>
+      TEMPLATE
+    end
+  end
+
+  get '/' do
+    html('<h1>Prism</h1>')
+  end
+
+  get '/hello/:name' do
+    greeting = erb('<p>Hello, <%= name %>!</p>', locals: { name: params['name'] })
+    layout('Hello', greeting)
+  end
+
+  get '/search' do
+    json(query: params['q'], page: params['page'])
+  end
+
+  post '/echo' do
+    json(received: params.to_h)
+  end
+
+  get '/files/*' do
+    json(path: params['splat'])
+  end
+
+  group '/api' do
+    get '/status' do
+      json(ok: true)
+    end
+  end
+
+  get '/count' do
+    session['count'] = (session['count'] || 0) + 1
+    json(count: session['count'])
+  end
+
+  get '/old' do
+    redirect '/', 301
+  end
+end
+
+if __FILE__ == $PROGRAM_NAME
+  server = Prism::Server.new(ExampleApp, port: (ARGV[0] || 0).to_i).start
+  puts "Prism example listening on #{server.url}"
+  trap('INT') do
+    server.stop
+    exit
+  end
+  sleep
+end
diff --git a/examples/blog/app.rb b/examples/blog/app.rb
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+++ b/examples/blog/app.rb
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+require 'prism'
+
+APP_ROOT = __dir__
+
+Prism::Orm.connect(File.join(APP_ROOT, 'db', 'development.pstore'))
+Prism::Orm.migrator(File.join(APP_ROOT, 'db', 'migrate')).migrate!
+
+Prism::Controller.views_root(File.join(APP_ROOT, 'app', 'views'))
+Prism::Controller.layout(:application)
+
+Dir[File.join(APP_ROOT, 'app', 'models', '*.rb')].sort.each { |file| require file }
+Dir[File.join(APP_ROOT, 'app', 'controllers', '*.rb')].sort.each { |file| require file }
+
+class Blog < Prism::Application
+  set :views, File.join(APP_ROOT, 'app', 'views')
+  enable_sessions(secret: 'blog-demo-secret')
+  use Prism::Middleware::Logger
+  use Prism::Middleware::ParamsParser
+  use Prism::Middleware::Static, root: File.join(APP_ROOT, 'public')
+
+  root(to: 'posts#index')
+  resources :posts, only: %i[index show create]
+end
diff --git a/examples/blog/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb b/examples/blog/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb
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+++ b/examples/blog/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb
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+class PostsController < Prism::Controller
+  layout :application
+
+  def index
+    render(:index, locals: { posts: Post.order(:created_at, :desc), notice: flash[:notice], errors: [] })
+  end
+
+  def show
+    render(:show, locals: { post: Post.find(params['id']) })
+  rescue Prism::Orm::RecordNotFound
+    halt(404, 'Post not found')
+  end
+
+  def create
+    post = Post.new(title: params['title'], body: params['body'])
+    if post.save
+      flash[:notice] = "Post ##{post.id} created"
+      redirect url_for(:posts)
+    else
+      status(422)
+      render(:index, locals: { posts: Post.order(:created_at, :desc), notice: nil, errors: post.errors.full_messages })
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/examples/blog/app/models/post.rb b/examples/blog/app/models/post.rb
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+++ b/examples/blog/app/models/post.rb
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+class Post < Prism::Orm::Model
+  validates :title, presence: true, length: { minimum: 3 }
+end
diff --git a/examples/blog/app/views/layouts/application.erb b/examples/blog/app/views/layouts/application.erb
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+++ b/examples/blog/app/views/layouts/application.erb
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+<!doctype html>
+<html>
+  <head><title><%= defined?(title) ? title : 'Prism App' %></title></head>
+  <body><%== content %></body>
+</html>
diff --git a/examples/blog/app/views/posts/_post.erb b/examples/blog/app/views/posts/_post.erb
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+++ b/examples/blog/app/views/posts/_post.erb
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+<li class="post" id="post-<%= post.id %>">
+  <h2><%= post.title %></h2>
+  <p><%= post.body %></p>
+</li>
diff --git a/examples/blog/app/views/posts/index.erb b/examples/blog/app/views/posts/index.erb
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+++ b/examples/blog/app/views/posts/index.erb
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+<h1>Blog</h1>
+<% if notice %>
+<p class="notice"><%= notice %></p>
+<% end %>
+<% unless errors.empty? %>
+<ul class="errors">
+<% errors.each do |message| %>
+<li><%= message %></li>
+<% end %>
+</ul>
+<% end %>
+<form method="post" action="/posts">
+  <input type="text" name="title" placeholder="Title">
+  <textarea name="body" placeholder="Body"></textarea>
+  <button type="submit">Create post</button>
+</form>
+<ul class="posts">
+<% posts.each do |post| %>
+<%== partial('post', locals: { post: post }) %>
+<% end %>
+</ul>
diff --git a/examples/blog/app/views/posts/show.erb b/examples/blog/app/views/posts/show.erb
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+++ b/examples/blog/app/views/posts/show.erb
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+<h1><%= post.title %></h1>
+<p><%= post.body %></p>
diff --git a/examples/blog/bin/server b/examples/blog/bin/server
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+++ b/examples/blog/bin/server
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+require_relative '../app'
+
+server = Prism::Server.new(Blog, port: (ARGV[0] || 3000).to_i).start
+puts "listening on #{server.url}"
+trap('INT') { server.stop; exit }
+sleep
diff --git a/examples/blog/config.ru b/examples/blog/config.ru
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+++ b/examples/blog/config.ru
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+require_relative 'app'
+
+run Blog
diff --git a/examples/blog/db/migrate/20260828014505_create_posts.rb b/examples/blog/db/migrate/20260828014505_create_posts.rb
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+++ b/examples/blog/db/migrate/20260828014505_create_posts.rb
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+class CreatePosts < Prism::Orm::Migration
+  def up
+    create_table :posts do |t|
+      t.string :title
+      t.text :body
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+  end
+
+  def down
+    drop_table :posts
+  end
+end