diff --git a/nix/stackpanel/db/schemas/dns.proto.nix b/nix/stackpanel/db/schemas/dns.proto.nix
index 35ded50b..4cb667e7 100644
--- a/nix/stackpanel/db/schemas/dns.proto.nix
+++ b/nix/stackpanel/db/schemas/dns.proto.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ proto.mkProtoFile {
       name = "Dns";
       description = "DNS records and domain configuration";
       fields = {
-        default_ttl = proto.int32 1 "Default TTL for records (seconds)";
+        default_ttl = proto.withExample 300 (proto.int32 1 "Default TTL for records (seconds)");
         zones = proto.map "string" "Zone" 2 "DNS zones/domains configuration";
       };
     };
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ proto.mkProtoFile {
       name = "Zone";
       description = "DNS zone configuration";
       fields = {
-        domain = proto.string 1 "Domain name (e.g., 'example.com')";
+        domain = proto.withExample "stackpanel.com" (proto.string 1 "Domain name (e.g., 'example.com')");
         provider = proto.message "DnsProvider" 2 "DNS provider";
-        zone_id = proto.optional (proto.string 3 "Provider-specific zone ID (if required)");
+        zone_id = proto.optional (proto.withExample "abcd1234abcd1234abcd1234abcd1234" (proto.string 3 "Provider-specific zone ID (if required)"));
         records = proto.repeated (proto.message "Record" 4 "List of DNS records for this zone");
-        managed = proto.bool 5 "Whether stackpanel manages this zone";
+        managed = proto.withExample true (proto.bool 5 "Whether stackpanel manages this zone");
       };
     };
 
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ proto.mkProtoFile {
       description = "DNS record configuration";
       fields = {
         type = proto.message "RecordType" 1 "DNS record type";
-        name = proto.string 2 "Record name (subdomain or @ for root)";
-        value = proto.string 3 "Record value (IP, hostname, or text content)";
-        ttl = proto.int32 4 "Time to live in seconds";
-        priority = proto.optional (proto.int32 5 "Priority for MX/SRV records");
-        proxied = proto.bool 6 "Whether to proxy through CDN (Cloudflare-specific)";
-        comment = proto.optional (proto.string 7 "Optional comment describing this record");
+        name = proto.withExample "studio" (proto.string 2 "Record name (subdomain or @ for root)");
+        value = proto.withExample "76.76.21.21" (proto.string 3 "Record value (IP, hostname, or text content)");
+        ttl = proto.withExample 300 (proto.int32 4 "Time to live in seconds");
+        priority = proto.optional (proto.withExample 10 (proto.int32 5 "Priority for MX/SRV records"));
+        proxied = proto.withExample true (proto.bool 6 "Whether to proxy through CDN (Cloudflare-specific)");
+        comment = proto.optional (proto.withExample "Studio UI front-end" (proto.string 7 "Optional comment describing this record"));
       };
     };
   };
diff --git a/nix/stackpanel/db/schemas/external/github-collaborators.proto.nix b/nix/stackpanel/db/schemas/external/github-collaborators.proto.nix
index 76f2b5e8..40295ce2 100644
--- a/nix/stackpanel/db/schemas/external/github-collaborators.proto.nix
+++ b/nix/stackpanel/db/schemas/external/github-collaborators.proto.nix
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ proto.mkProtoFile {
       name = "Meta";
       description = "Metadata about this generated file";
       fields = {
-        source = proto.string 1 "GitHub repository source (e.g., github:owner/repo)";
-        generated_at = proto.string 2 "ISO 8601 timestamp of when this file was generated";
+        source = proto.withExample "github:darkmatter/stackpanel" (proto.string 1 "GitHub repository source (e.g., github:owner/repo)");
+        generated_at = proto.withExample "2026-04-30T18:21:04Z" (proto.string 2 "ISO 8601 timestamp of when this file was generated");
       };
     };
 
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ proto.mkProtoFile {
       name = "Collaborator";
       description = "A GitHub collaborator";
       fields = {
-        login = proto.string 1 "GitHub username/login";
-        id = proto.int64 2 "GitHub user ID";
+        login = proto.withExample "cooperdavis" (proto.string 1 "GitHub username/login");
+        id = proto.withExample 1234567 (proto.int64 2 "GitHub user ID");
         role = proto.message "CollaboratorRole" 3 "Repository permission level";
-        is_admin = proto.bool 4 "Whether this user has admin permissions";
-        public_keys = proto.repeated (proto.string 5 "SSH public keys from GitHub");
+        is_admin = proto.withExample true (proto.bool 4 "Whether this user has admin permissions");
+        public_keys = proto.repeated (proto.withExample "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAI cooper@darkmatter" (proto.string 5 "SSH public keys from GitHub"));
       };
     };
   };
diff --git a/nix/stackpanel/db/schemas/secrets.proto.nix b/nix/stackpanel/db/schemas/secrets.proto.nix
index ed46b8a7..0ff59db3 100644
--- a/nix/stackpanel/db/schemas/secrets.proto.nix
+++ b/nix/stackpanel/db/schemas/secrets.proto.nix
@@ -124,24 +124,24 @@ proto.mkProtoFile {
       '';
       fields = {
         age_pub = proto.optional (
-          proto.string 1 ''
+          proto.withExample "age1abc1234abc1234abc1234abc1234abc1234abc1234abc1234abc1" (proto.string 1 ''
             Deprecated. Group-level public keys are no longer used.
-          ''
+          '')
         );
         ssm_path = proto.optional (
-          proto.string 2 ''
+          proto.withExample "/stackpanel/keys/dev" (proto.string 2 ''
             Deprecated. Group-level private keys are no longer used.
-          ''
+          '')
         );
         ref = proto.optional (
-          proto.string 3 ''
+          proto.withExample "ref+awsssm:///stackpanel/keys/dev" (proto.string 3 ''
             Deprecated. Group-level private keys are no longer used.
-          ''
+          '')
         );
         key_cmd = proto.optional (
-          proto.string 4 ''
+          proto.withExample "op read 'op://vault/stackpanel/age-key'" (proto.string 4 ''
             Deprecated. Group-level private keys are no longer used.
-          ''
+          '')
         );
       };
     };
diff --git a/nix/stackpanel/db/schemas/users.proto.nix b/nix/stackpanel/db/schemas/users.proto.nix
index 065c9513..72434c5a 100644
--- a/nix/stackpanel/db/schemas/users.proto.nix
+++ b/nix/stackpanel/db/schemas/users.proto.nix
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ proto.mkProtoFile {
       name = "User";
       description = "A team member with access to the project";
       fields = {
-        name = proto.string 1 "Display name of the user";
-        github = proto.optional (proto.string 2 "GitHub username");
-        email = proto.optional (proto.string 3 "Email address");
-        public-keys = proto.repeated (proto.string 4 "SSH or AGE public keys for the user");
-        secrets-allowed-environments = proto.repeated (proto.string 5 "Environments this user can access secrets for (e.g., dev, staging, production)");
+        name = proto.withExample "Cooper Davis" (proto.string 1 "Display name of the user");
+        github = proto.optional (proto.withExample "cooperdavis" (proto.string 2 "GitHub username"));
+        email = proto.optional (proto.withExample "cooper@darkmatter.io" (proto.string 3 "Email address"));
+        public-keys = proto.repeated (proto.withExample "age1abc1234abc1234abc1234abc1234abc1234abc1234abc1234abc1" (proto.string 4 "SSH or AGE public keys for the user"));
+        secrets-allowed-environments = proto.repeated (proto.withExample "dev" (proto.string 5 "Environments this user can access secrets for (e.g., dev, staging, production)"));
       };
     };