diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe5414cf..77bcf8db 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ ai.resolve_hook("approve_send_email", {"granted": True, "reason": "approved"})
 
 ## Examples
 
-Focused samples live in `examples/samples/`.
+Focused samples live in `examples/`.
 
 End-to-end demos:
 
diff --git a/examples/.test_scripts/check-examples.py b/examples/.test_scripts/check-examples.py
index 2bf5a996..1e7e4d2c 100755
--- a/examples/.test_scripts/check-examples.py
+++ b/examples/.test_scripts/check-examples.py
@@ -13,28 +13,35 @@
 REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
 MYPY_VERSION = "mypy>=1.11"
 
-# Each entry: (display name, directory to check, extra --with deps)
-EXAMPLES: list[tuple[str, Path, list[str]]] = [
-    ("samples", REPO / "examples" / "samples", []),
+_SAMPLE_FILES = sorted(p.name for p in (REPO / "examples").glob("*.py"))
+
+# Each entry: (display name, directory to check, extra --with deps, targets)
+EXAMPLES: list[tuple[str, Path, list[str], list[str]]] = [
+    ("samples", REPO / "examples", [], _SAMPLE_FILES),
     (
         "fastapi-vite/backend",
         REPO / "examples" / "fastapi-vite" / "backend",
         ["fastapi"],
+        ["."],
     ),
     (
         "multiagent-textual",
         REPO / "examples" / "multiagent-textual",
         ["fastapi", "textual", "websockets"],
+        ["."],
     ),
     (
         "temporal-direct",
         REPO / "examples" / "temporal-direct",
         ["temporalio"],
+        ["."],
     ),
 ]
 
 
-def run_mypy(name: str, directory: Path, extra_deps: list[str]) -> bool:
+def run_mypy(
+    name: str, directory: Path, extra_deps: list[str], targets: list[str]
+) -> bool:
     header = f"{'=' * 20} {name} {'=' * 20}"
     print(header)
 
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ def run_mypy(name: str, directory: Path, extra_deps: list[str]) -> bool:
         "mypy",
         "--config-file",
         str(REPO / "pyproject.toml"),
-        ".",
+        *targets,
     ]
 
     env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k != "VIRTUAL_ENV"}
@@ -69,8 +76,8 @@ def run_mypy(name: str, directory: Path, extra_deps: list[str]) -> bool:
 
 def main() -> None:
     results: list[tuple[str, bool]] = []
-    for name, directory, extra_deps in EXAMPLES:
-        ok = run_mypy(name, directory, extra_deps)
+    for name, directory, extra_deps, targets in EXAMPLES:
+        ok = run_mypy(name, directory, extra_deps, targets)
         results.append((name, ok))
 
     print("=" * 60)
diff --git a/examples/.test_scripts/run-examples.py b/examples/.test_scripts/run-examples.py
index d2b3751e..1ec3932b 100755
--- a/examples/.test_scripts/run-examples.py
+++ b/examples/.test_scripts/run-examples.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
-SAMPLES = REPO / "examples" / "samples"
-PATCH_SCRIPT = REPO / "examples" / ".test_scripts" / "run-with-patched-model.py"
+EXAMPLES_DIR = REPO / "examples"
+PATCH_SCRIPT = EXAMPLES_DIR / ".test_scripts" / "run-with-patched-model.py"
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
@@ -140,13 +140,8 @@ def _known_sample_map() -> dict[str, Sample]:
     samples: dict[str, Sample] = {}
     for sample in KNOWN_SAMPLES:
         samples[sample.name] = sample
-        if sample.cmd is None:
-            samples[f"samples/{sample.name}"] = sample
-            samples[f"examples/samples/{sample.name}"] = sample
-            samples[_path_key(SAMPLES / sample.name)] = sample
-        else:
-            samples[f"examples/{sample.name}"] = sample
-            samples[_path_key(REPO / "examples" / sample.name)] = sample
+        samples[f"examples/{sample.name}"] = sample
+        samples[_path_key(EXAMPLES_DIR / sample.name)] = sample
     return samples
 
 
@@ -156,9 +151,7 @@ def _sample_path(name: str) -> Path:
         return path
     if path.parts[:1] == ("examples",):
         return REPO / path
-    if path.parts[:1] == ("samples",):
-        return REPO / "examples" / path
-    return SAMPLES / path
+    return EXAMPLES_DIR / path
 
 
 def _select_sample(
@@ -302,8 +295,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         nargs="*",
         metavar="example",
         help=(
-            "example file(s) to run, e.g. stream.py or "
-            "examples/samples/stream.py"
+            "example file(s) to run, e.g. stream.py or " "examples/stream.py"
         ),
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
diff --git a/examples/.test_scripts/run-with-patched-model.py b/examples/.test_scripts/run-with-patched-model.py
index 5e485da0..a3c7adb4 100644
--- a/examples/.test_scripts/run-with-patched-model.py
+++ b/examples/.test_scripts/run-with-patched-model.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 Example:
     uv run examples/.test_scripts/run-with-patched-model.py \\
         gateway:openai/gpt-5.4-mini \\
-        examples/samples/stream.py
+        examples/stream.py
 
 """
 
diff --git a/examples/samples/agent_custom_loop.py b/examples/agent_custom_loop.py
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rename from examples/samples/agent_custom_loop.py
rename to examples/agent_custom_loop.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/agent_hooks.py b/examples/agent_hooks.py
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rename from examples/samples/agent_hooks.py
rename to examples/agent_hooks.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/agent_hooks_inline.py b/examples/agent_hooks_inline.py
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rename from examples/samples/agent_hooks_inline.py
rename to examples/agent_hooks_inline.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/agent_hooks_serverless.py b/examples/agent_hooks_serverless.py
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rename from examples/samples/agent_hooks_serverless.py
rename to examples/agent_hooks_serverless.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/agent_nested.py b/examples/agent_nested.py
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rename from examples/samples/agent_nested.py
rename to examples/agent_nested.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/agent_simple.py b/examples/agent_simple.py
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rename from examples/samples/agent_simple.py
rename to examples/agent_simple.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/builtin_web_search.py b/examples/builtin_web_search.py
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rename from examples/samples/builtin_web_search.py
rename to examples/builtin_web_search.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/builtin_web_search_gateway.py b/examples/builtin_web_search_gateway.py
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rename from examples/samples/builtin_web_search_gateway.py
rename to examples/builtin_web_search_gateway.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/check_connection.py b/examples/check_connection.py
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rename from examples/samples/check_connection.py
rename to examples/check_connection.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/coding_agent_minimal.py b/examples/coding_agent_minimal.py
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rename from examples/samples/coding_agent_minimal.py
rename to examples/coding_agent_minimal.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/explicit_client.py b/examples/explicit_client.py
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rename from examples/samples/explicit_client.py
rename to examples/explicit_client.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/image_edit.py b/examples/image_edit.py
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rename from examples/samples/image_edit.py
rename to examples/image_edit.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/image_generation.py b/examples/image_generation.py
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rename from examples/samples/image_generation.py
rename to examples/image_generation.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/inline_image.py b/examples/inline_image.py
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rename from examples/samples/inline_image.py
rename to examples/inline_image.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/mcp_tools.py b/examples/mcp_tools.py
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rename from examples/samples/mcp_tools.py
rename to examples/mcp_tools.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/model_params.py b/examples/model_params.py
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rename from examples/samples/model_params.py
rename to examples/model_params.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/multimodal_input.py b/examples/multimodal_input.py
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rename from examples/samples/multimodal_input.py
rename to examples/multimodal_input.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/openai_chat_completions.py b/examples/openai_chat_completions.py
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rename from examples/samples/openai_chat_completions.py
rename to examples/openai_chat_completions.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/prompt_caching.py b/examples/prompt_caching.py
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rename from examples/samples/prompt_caching.py
rename to examples/prompt_caching.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/sample_image.jpg b/examples/sample_image.jpg
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rename from examples/samples/sample_image.jpg
rename to examples/sample_image.jpg
diff --git a/examples/samples/stream.py b/examples/stream.py
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rename from examples/samples/stream.py
rename to examples/stream.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/stream_all.py b/examples/stream_all.py
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rename from examples/samples/stream_all.py
rename to examples/stream_all.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/streaming_tool.py b/examples/streaming_tool.py
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rename from examples/samples/streaming_tool.py
rename to examples/streaming_tool.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/structured_output.py b/examples/structured_output.py
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rename from examples/samples/structured_output.py
rename to examples/structured_output.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/tools_schema.py b/examples/tools_schema.py
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rename from examples/samples/tools_schema.py
rename to examples/tools_schema.py
diff --git a/examples/samples/video_generation.py b/examples/video_generation.py
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rename from examples/samples/video_generation.py
rename to examples/video_generation.py