diff --git a/examples/flake-parts/flake.lock b/examples/flake-parts/flake.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e81bcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/flake-parts/flake.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "flake-parts": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs-lib": "nixpkgs-lib"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1756770412,
+        "narHash": "sha256-+uWLQZccFHwqpGqr2Yt5VsW/PbeJVTn9Dk6SHWhNRPw=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "rev": "4524271976b625a4a605beefd893f270620fd751",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nix-gitlab-ci": {
+      "locked": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "lastModified": 1752052838,
+        "narHash": "sha256-EqP4xB8YTVXWPCCchnVtQbuq0bKa79TUEcPF3hjuX/k=",
+        "owner": "TECHNOFAB",
+        "repo": "nix-gitlab-ci",
+        "rev": "0c6949f585a2c1ea2cf85fc01445496f7c75faae",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "owner": "TECHNOFAB",
+        "repo": "nix-gitlab-ci",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1756696532,
+        "narHash": "sha256-6FWagzm0b7I/IGigOv9pr6LL7NQ86mextfE8g8Q6HBg=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "58dcbf1ec551914c3756c267b8b9c8c86baa1b2f",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs-lib": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1754788789,
+        "narHash": "sha256-x2rJ+Ovzq0sCMpgfgGaaqgBSwY+LST+WbZ6TytnT9Rk=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "rev": "a73b9c743612e4244d865a2fdee11865283c04e6",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
+        "nix-gitlab-ci": "nix-gitlab-ci",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "systems": "systems"
+      }
+    },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1689347949,
+        "narHash": "sha256-12tWmuL2zgBgZkdoB6qXZsgJEH9LR3oUgpaQq2RbI80=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default-linux",
+        "rev": "31732fcf5e8fea42e59c2488ad31a0e651500f68",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default-linux",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/examples/flake-parts/flake.nix b/examples/flake-parts/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1b7977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/flake-parts/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{
+  outputs = {
+    flake-parts,
+    systems,
+    ...
+  } @ inputs:
+    flake-parts.lib.mkFlake {inherit inputs;} {
+      imports = [
+        inputs.nix-gitlab-ci.flakeModule
+      ];
+      systems = import systems;
+      flake = {};
+      perSystem = _: {
+        ci = {
+          pipelines = {
+            "default" = {
+              stages = ["example"];
+              jobs."example" = {
+                stage = "example";
+                script = ["echo hello world"];
+              };
+            };
+            "test".jobs."example" = {
+              stage = ".pre";
+              script = ["echo hello world"];
+            };
+          };
+        };
+      };
+    };
+
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
+    flake-parts.url = "github:hercules-ci/flake-parts";
+    systems.url = "github:nix-systems/default-linux";
+    # NOTE: better pin to a version
+    nix-gitlab-ci.url = "gitlab:TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci?dir=lib";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/examples/rensa-nix/flake.lock b/examples/rensa-nix/flake.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c47f5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rensa-nix/flake.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1756542300,
+        "narHash": "sha256-tlOn88coG5fzdyqz6R93SQL5Gpq+m/DsWpekNFhqPQk=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "d7600c775f877cd87b4f5a831c28aa94137377aa",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs-lib": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1754184128,
+        "narHash": "sha256-AjhoyBL4eSyXf01Bmc6DiuaMrJRNdWopmdnMY0Pa/M0=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "rev": "02e72200e6d56494f4a7c0da8118760736e41b60",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "ren": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs-lib": "nixpkgs-lib"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "lastModified": 1756370106,
+        "narHash": "sha256-l84ojcHuQWBwn4BRxQsMMfQpcq/Az/sHh/hSqFgVtyg=",
+        "owner": "rensa-nix",
+        "repo": "core",
+        "rev": "9c1a29fa9ba7cbbb78b9e47eb8afbcd29303a3b4",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "owner": "rensa-nix",
+        "repo": "core",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "ren": "ren"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/examples/rensa-nix/flake.nix b/examples/rensa-nix/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f81895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rensa-nix/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    ren.url = "gitlab:rensa-nix/core?dir=lib";
+  };
+
+  outputs = {
+    self,
+    ren,
+    ...
+  } @ inputs:
+    ren.buildWith
+    {
+      inherit inputs;
+      cellsFrom = ./nix;
+      transformInputs = system: i:
+        i
+        // {
+          pkgs = import i.nixpkgs {inherit system;};
+        };
+      cellBlocks = with ren.blocks; [
+        (simple "ci")
+      ];
+    }
+    {
+      packages = ren.select self [
+        ["repo" "ci" "packages"]
+      ];
+    };
+}
diff --git a/examples/rensa-nix/nix/repo/ci.nix b/examples/rensa-nix/nix/repo/ci.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..adb707e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rensa-nix/nix/repo/ci.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{inputs, ...}: let
+  inherit (inputs) cilib;
+in
+  cilib.mkCI {
+    pipelines = {
+      "default" = {
+        stages = ["example"];
+        jobs."example" = {
+          stage = "example";
+          script = ["echo hello world"];
+        };
+      };
+      "test".jobs."example" = {
+        stage = ".pre";
+        script = ["echo hello world"];
+      };
+    };
+  }
diff --git a/examples/rensa-nix/nix/repo/flake.lock b/examples/rensa-nix/nix/repo/flake.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb28eb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rensa-nix/nix/repo/flake.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "nix-gitlab-ci-lib": {
+      "locked": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "lastModified": 1752052838,
+        "narHash": "sha256-EqP4xB8YTVXWPCCchnVtQbuq0bKa79TUEcPF3hjuX/k=",
+        "owner": "TECHNOFAB",
+        "repo": "nix-gitlab-ci",
+        "rev": "0c6949f585a2c1ea2cf85fc01445496f7c75faae",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "owner": "TECHNOFAB",
+        "repo": "nix-gitlab-ci",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nix-gitlab-ci-lib": "nix-gitlab-ci-lib"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/examples/rensa-nix/nix/repo/flake.nix b/examples/rensa-nix/nix/repo/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad3b77d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rensa-nix/nix/repo/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  inputs = {
+    nix-gitlab-ci-lib.url = "gitlab:TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci?dir=lib";
+  };
+  outputs = i:
+    i
+    // {
+      cilib = i.nix-gitlab-ci-lib.lib {inherit (i.parent) pkgs;};
+    };
+}