diff --git a/plugins/sample-manifest-v1/plugin.json b/plugins/sample-manifest-v1/plugin.json
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+{
+  "manifest_version": 1,
+  "name": "Manifest v1 Example",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Example of the version 1 capability declaration format.",
+  "author": "Dispatcharr Team",
+  "maintainers": [
+    "sethwv"
+  ],
+  "help_url": "https://github.com/Dispatcharr/Plugins",
+  "capabilities": [
+    "outbound_network"
+  ],
+  "fields": [
+    {
+      "id": "endpoint",
+      "label": "Endpoint",
+      "type": "string",
+      "default": "https://example.com"
+    }
+  ],
+  "actions": [
+    {
+      "id": "check_endpoint",
+      "label": "Check Endpoint",
+      "description": "Shows the version 1 capability declaration pattern."
+    }
+  ],
+  "license": "Unlicense",
+  "unlisted": "true"
+}
diff --git a/plugins/sample-manifest-v1/plugin.py b/plugins/sample-manifest-v1/plugin.py
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+class Plugin:
+    name = "Official Manifest v1 Example"
+    version = "1.0.0"
+    description = "Dispatcharr-maintained example of manifest version 1."
+    author = "Dispatcharr Team"
+
+    def run(self, action, params, context):
+        if action != "check_endpoint":
+            return {"status": "error", "message": f"Unknown action: {action}"}
+        return {
+            "status": "ok",
+            "message": "Manifest version 1 declares capabilities for approval without runtime enforcement.",
+            "endpoint": context["settings"].get("endpoint"),
+        }
diff --git a/plugins/sample-manifest-v2/plugin.json b/plugins/sample-manifest-v2/plugin.json
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+{
+  "manifest_version": 2,
+  "name": "Manifest v2 Example",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Example of version 2 capability enforcement and durable plugin storage.",
+  "author": "Dispatcharr Team",
+  "maintainers": [
+    "sethwv"
+  ],
+  "help_url": "https://github.com/Dispatcharr/Plugins",
+  "capabilities": [
+    "background_tasks"
+  ],
+  "fields": [
+    {
+      "id": "message",
+      "label": "Message",
+      "type": "string",
+      "default": "Hello from Dispatcharr"
+    }
+  ],
+  "actions": [
+    {
+      "id": "write_status",
+      "label": "Write Status",
+      "description": "Writes a status file to the plugin data directory.",
+      "async": true
+    }
+  ],
+  "license": "Unlicense",
+  "unlisted": "true"
+}
diff --git a/plugins/sample-manifest-v2/plugin.py b/plugins/sample-manifest-v2/plugin.py
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+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+class Plugin:
+    name = "Official Manifest v2 Example"
+    version = "1.0.0"
+    description = "Dispatcharr-maintained example of manifest version 2."
+    author = "Dispatcharr Team"
+
+    def run(self, action, params, context):
+        if action != "write_status":
+            return {"status": "error", "message": f"Unknown action: {action}"}
+
+        message = context["settings"].get("message", "Hello from Dispatcharr")
+        status_path = Path(context["data_dir"]) / "status.txt"
+        status_path.write_text(message, encoding="utf-8")
+        context["report_progress"](100, "Status file written")
+        return {"status": "ok", "message": f"Wrote {status_path.name}"}