diff --git a/.github/example-status/java-status.md b/.github/example-status/java-status.md
index b89d5ed2..f5ea0ee6 100644
--- a/.github/example-status/java-status.md
+++ b/.github/example-status/java-status.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 === Java Examples Runner ===
 Timestamp (UTC): 2026-03-03 22:14:19Z
 Network: local
-Mirror:  http://localhost:8080/api/v1
+Mirror:  http://localhost:38081/api/v1
 
 ▶️  Running all examples…
 
diff --git a/.github/examples/java/CreateTokenDemo.java b/.github/examples/java/CreateTokenDemo.java
index 5ff7b384..207e2cda 100644
--- a/.github/examples/java/CreateTokenDemo.java
+++ b/.github/examples/java/CreateTokenDemo.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args ) throws Exception {
         String network = System.getenv().getOrDefault("HEDERA_NETWORK", "local"); // "local" for Solo
         String mirrorNode = System.getenv().getOrDefault(
             "MIRROR_NODE_URL",
-            "http://localhost:8080/api/v1" 
+            "http://localhost:38081/api/v1" 
         );
 
         if (operatorId == null || operatorKey == null) {
diff --git a/.github/examples/java/CreateTopicDemo.java b/.github/examples/java/CreateTopicDemo.java
index 7d075e20..47766cb6 100644
--- a/.github/examples/java/CreateTopicDemo.java
+++ b/.github/examples/java/CreateTopicDemo.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args ) throws Exception {
         String network = System.getenv().getOrDefault("HEDERA_NETWORK", "local");
         String mirrorNode = System.getenv().getOrDefault(
             "MIRROR_NODE_URL",
-            "http://localhost:8080/api/v1" 
+            "http://localhost:38081/api/v1" 
         );
 
         if (operatorId == null || operatorKey == null) {
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples.yml b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
index 1d5e7294..50219adb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ jobs:
 
     env:
       HEDERA_NETWORK: local
-      MIRROR_NODE_URL: http://localhost:8080/api/v1
-      MIRROR_HEALTH_URL: http://localhost:8080/health
+      MIRROR_NODE_URL: http://localhost:38081/api/v1
+      MIRROR_HEALTH_URL: http://localhost:38081/health
       MIRROR_HEALTH_TRIES: "180"
       MIRROR_HEALTH_INTERVAL: "2"
       STATUS_DIR: .github/example-status
@@ -58,129 +58,51 @@ jobs:
           verbosity: 3
           wait: 120s
 
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020
-        with:
-          node-version: 22.12.0
+      - name: Install Homebrew
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          NONINTERACTIVE=1 /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
+          echo "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+          echo "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/sbin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+          eval "$(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
+          brew --version
 
       - name: Install Solo CLI
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          npm install -g @hashgraph/solo
+          eval "$(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
+          brew install hiero-ledger/tools/solo
           solo --version
-          kind --version
 
       - name: Deploy Solo
-        env:
-          SOLO_CLUSTER_NAME: solo
-          SOLO_NAMESPACE: solo
-          SOLO_CLUSTER_SETUP_NAMESPACE: solo-cluster
-          SOLO_DEPLOYMENT: solo-deployment
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          kind create cluster -n "${SOLO_CLUSTER_NAME}"
+          eval "$(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
           solo one-shot single deploy | tee solo-deploy.log
 
-      - name: Wait for Mirror Node data (/network/nodes)
-        env:
-          API_BASE: ${{ env.MIRROR_NODE_URL }}
-          TRIES: "180"
-          INTERVAL: "2"
+      - name: Verify Mirror Node REST API
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
+          url="http://localhost:38081/api/v1/transactions"
 
-          # Tools
-          if ! command -v jq >/dev/null; then sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install -y jq >/dev/null; fi
-          if ! command -v timeout >/dev/null; then sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install -y coreutils >/dev/null; fi
-
-          base_api="${API_BASE%/}"
-          host="$(echo "$base_api" | awk -F[/:] '{print $4}')"
-          port="$(echo "$base_api" | awk -F[/:] '{print $5}')"
-
-          echo "Waiting for TCP ${host}:${port}…"
-          for i in $(seq 1 60); do
-            if (echo >/dev/tcp/"$host"/"$port") >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-              echo "✅ Port ${port} is accepting connections"
-              break
-            fi
-            echo "⏳ TCP not ready (try $i/60)…"
-            sleep 1
-          done
-
-          probe_nodes="${base_api}/network/nodes?limit=1"
-          echo "Probing Mirror REST for data at: ${probe_nodes}"
-
-          # First ensure 200s…
-          for i in $(seq 1 "${TRIES}"); do
-            code="$(curl -m 3 --connect-timeout 2 -sS -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' "$probe_nodes" || true)"
+          echo "Waiting for ${url} ..."
+          for i in $(seq 1 180); do
+            code="$(curl -s -o response.json -w '%{http_code}' "$url" || true)"
             if [ "$code" = "200" ]; then
-              echo "✅ HTTP 200 from Mirror REST"
-              break
-            fi
-            echo "⏳ Mirror REST not 200 yet (try $i/${TRIES})… (code=$code)"
-            sleep "${INTERVAL}"
-          done
-
-          if [ "${code:-}" != "200" ]; then
-            echo "❌ Mirror REST never returned 200 for ${probe_nodes}"
-            curl -m 3 --connect-timeout 2 -sS -v "$probe_nodes" || true
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          for i in $(seq 1 "${TRIES}"); do
-            body="$(curl -fsS "$probe_nodes" || true)"
-            count="$(echo "$body" | jq -r '.nodes | length' 2>/dev/null || echo "0")"
-
-            if [ "$count" -ge 1 ]; then
-              echo "✅ Mirror REST returned ${count} node(s)"
-              echo "Sample response:"
-              echo "$body" | jq '{nodes: (.nodes | .[:1])}' -C
-              ready=1
-              break
-            fi
-
-            echo "⏳ Mirror REST returned empty/invalid data (try $i/${TRIES})…"
-            sleep "${INTERVAL}"
-          done
-
-          if [ "${ready:-0}" -ne 1 ]; then
-            echo "❌ Mirror REST never produced non-empty nodes list at ${probe_nodes}"
-            echo "Last payload (truncated to 500 chars):"
-            echo "$body" | head -c 500 || true
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          # ---- Probe account balance for the provided ACCOUNT_ID ----
-          if [ -z "${ACCOUNT_ID:-}" ]; then
-            echo "⚠️  ACCOUNT_ID not provided; skipping balance check."
-            exit 0
-          fi
-
-          echo "Checking balance for ACCOUNT_ID=${ACCOUNT_ID}"
-
-          # 1) Snapshot endpoint (works on public testnet; may be empty on local)
-          bal_url="${base_api}/balances?account.id=${ACCOUNT_ID}&limit=1"
-          echo "Trying snapshot endpoint: ${bal_url}"
-
-          snapshot_ok=0
-          tinybars=""
-          for i in $(seq 1 "${TRIES}"); do
-            resp="$(curl -fsS "$bal_url" || true)"
-            tb="$(echo "$resp" | jq -r '.balances[0].balance // empty' 2>/dev/null || true)"
-            if [ -n "$tb" ]; then
-              tinybars="$tb"
-              snapshot_ok=1
-              break
+              count="$(jq '.transactions | length' response.json 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
+              if [ "$count" -ge 1 ]; then
+                echo "REST API response:"
+                cat response.json | jq .
+                exit 0
+              fi
             fi
-            echo "⏳ /balances has no snapshot yet (try $i/${TRIES})…"
-            sleep "${INTERVAL}"
+            echo "Attempt $i/180: not ready yet"
+            sleep 2
           done
 
-          if [ "$snapshot_ok" -eq 1 ]; then
-            echo "✅ Mirror /balances returned a snapshot balance: ${tinybars} tinybars"
-            exit 0
-          fi
+          echo "Mirror Node API never became ready"
+          exit 1
 
       - name: Set up JDK 21
         uses: actions/setup-java@c5195efecf7bdfc987ee8bae7a71cb8b11521c00 # v4.7.1