diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build-deploy.yml
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+name: CI — Test, Build, Push, Deploy
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+      - name: Install test deps
+        run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip pytest
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: python -m pytest -q samples/book-app-project/tests
+
+  build-and-push:
+    if: github.event_name == 'push'
+    needs: test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+      - name: Log in to GHCR
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Build and push image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        with:
+          context: samples/book-app-project
+          file: samples/book-app-project/Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/bookkeeper-app:latest
+
+  deploy:
+    needs: build-and-push
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/main') }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Check KUBE_CONFIG secret
+        run: |
+          if [ -z "${{ secrets.KUBE_CONFIG }}" ]; then
+            echo "KUBE_CONFIG secret is not configured; skipping deploy."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+      - name: Install kubectl
+        if: ${{ secrets.KUBE_CONFIG != '' }}
+        uses: azure/setup-kubectl@v3
+        with:
+          version: 'latest'
+      - name: Patch Job image to GHCR
+        if: ${{ secrets.KUBE_CONFIG != '' }}
+        run: |
+          sed -i "s|image: bookkeeper-app:latest|image: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/bookkeeper-app:latest|" samples/book-app-project/k8s/job-list.yaml
+      - name: Configure kubeconfig
+        if: ${{ secrets.KUBE_CONFIG != '' }}
+        run: echo "${{ secrets.KUBE_CONFIG }}" > kubeconfig
+      - name: Apply k8s manifests
+        if: ${{ secrets.KUBE_CONFIG != '' }}
+        run: |
+          kubectl --kubeconfig=kubeconfig apply -f samples/book-app-project/k8s/configmap-data.yaml
+          kubectl --kubeconfig=kubeconfig apply -f samples/book-app-project/k8s/job-list.yaml
+      - name: Wait for job completion
+        if: ${{ secrets.KUBE_CONFIG != '' }}
+        run: kubectl --kubeconfig=kubeconfig wait --for=condition=complete job/bookkeeper-list-job --timeout=120s || true
+      - name: Fetch job logs
+        if: ${{ secrets.KUBE_CONFIG != '' }}
+        run: kubectl --kubeconfig=kubeconfig logs job/bookkeeper-list-job || true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-preview-build.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-preview-build.yml
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+name: PR Preview Build
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  build-preview-image:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+      - name: Install test deps
+        run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip pytest
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: python -m pytest -q samples/book-app-project/tests
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+      - name: Build Docker preview image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        with:
+          context: samples/book-app-project
+          file: samples/book-app-project/Dockerfile
+          load: true
+          push: false
+          tags: bookkeeper-app:pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
diff --git a/samples/book-app-project/Dockerfile b/samples/book-app-project/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.10-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install test tool (no runtime dependencies required for the app itself)
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir pytest
+
+# Copy application files
+COPY . /app
+
+# Default to showing help when container runs without args
+CMD ["python", "book_app.py", "help"]
diff --git a/samples/book-app-project/README.deploy.md b/samples/book-app-project/README.deploy.md
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+Deployment instructions for the sample book app
+
+Build locally with Docker:
+
+```bash
+cd samples/book-app-project
+docker build -t bookkeeper-app:local .
+```
+
+Run the container (interactive CLI):
+
+```bash
+docker run --rm -it -v "$(pwd)/data.json:/app/data.json" bookkeeper-app:local python book_app.py list
+```
+
+Or use docker-compose for an interactive shell session:
+
+```bash
+cd samples/book-app-project
+docker-compose run --rm bookkeeper-app list
+```
+
+Run tests inside the image:
+
+```bash
+docker run --rm bookkeeper-app:local pytest -q
+```
diff --git a/samples/book-app-project/docker-compose.yml b/samples/book-app-project/docker-compose.yml
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+version: "3.8"
+
+services:
+  bookkeeper-app:
+    build: .
+    image: bookkeeper-app:local
+    volumes:
+      - ./data.json:/app/data.json
+    stdin_open: true
+    tty: true
+    entrypoint: ["python", "book_app.py"]
diff --git a/samples/book-app-project/k8s/README.md b/samples/book-app-project/k8s/README.md
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+Kubernetes deployment for the Bookkeeper sample
+
+This folder contains a `ConfigMap` with `data.json` and a `Job` manifest that runs the CLI command `python book_app.py list`.
+
+Usage (build and push image to a registry first):
+
+```bash
+# Build and tag
+cd samples/book-app-project
+docker build -t ghcr.io/<your-user>/bookkeeper-app:latest .
+
+# Push (example: GitHub Container Registry)
+docker push ghcr.io/<your-user>/bookkeeper-app:latest
+
+# Apply k8s resources
+kubectl apply -f k8s/configmap-data.yaml
+kubectl apply -f k8s/job-list.yaml
+
+# Watch job
+kubectl get jobs
+kubectl logs job/bookkeeper-list-job
+```
+
+Notes:
+- The sample app is a CLI, not a long-running server. A `Job` is used to execute a one-time command.
+- If you use a local cluster (kind/minikube) you may need to load the local image into the cluster instead of pushing to a registry.
diff --git a/samples/book-app-project/k8s/configmap-data.yaml b/samples/book-app-project/k8s/configmap-data.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: book-data
+data:
+  data.json: |-
+    [
+      {
+        "title": "The Hobbit",
+        "author": "J.R.R. Tolkien",
+        "year": 1937,
+        "read": false
+      },
+      {
+        "title": "1984",
+        "author": "George Orwell",
+        "year": 1949,
+        "read": true
+      },
+      {
+        "title": "Dune",
+        "author": "Frank Herbert",
+        "year": 1965,
+        "read": false
+      },
+      {
+        "title": "To Kill a Mockingbird",
+        "author": "Harper Lee",
+        "year": 1960,
+        "read": false
+      },
+      {
+        "title": "Mysterious Book",
+        "author": "",
+        "year": 0,
+        "read": false
+      }
+    ]
diff --git a/samples/book-app-project/k8s/job-list.yaml b/samples/book-app-project/k8s/job-list.yaml
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+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: bookkeeper-list-job
+  labels:
+    app: bookkeeper
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: bookkeeper
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: bookkeeper
+        image: bookkeeper-app:latest
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+        command: ["python", "book_app.py", "list"]
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: data-json
+          mountPath: /app/data.json
+          subPath: data.json
+      restartPolicy: Never
+      volumes:
+      - name: data-json
+        configMap:
+          name: book-data
+  backoffLimit: 2