diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 8274465..b7685d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,17 @@ jobs:
           output/reference-env/bin/python -I tools/verify_quickstarts.py
       - name: Verify the downloadable Node invoice and guide
         run: python tools/verify_node_examples.py
+      - name: Verify the downloadable Python web starter and actual HTTP servers
+        run: python tools/verify_python_web_starter.py
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: python-web-starter-verification
+          path: |
+            output/python-web-verification/*.json
+            output/python-web-verification/*.log
+            output/python-web-verification/checks
+          retention-days: 14
       - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with:
           dotnet-version: '10.0.x'
diff --git a/docs/assets/python-web/invoice.pdf b/docs/assets/python-web/invoice.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b1cd79
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diff --git a/docs/assets/python-web/invoice.png b/docs/assets/python-web/invoice.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0018a8c
Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/assets/python-web/invoice.png differ
diff --git a/docs/assets/python-web/project.zip b/docs/assets/python-web/project.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c600aae
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diff --git a/docs/assets/python-web/source.json b/docs/assets/python-web/source.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2bb183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/assets/python-web/source.json
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+{
+  "schema": "fullbleed.python-web-starter.v1",
+  "engineVersion": "2.5.6",
+  "sourceRepository": "https://github.com/fullbleed-engine/fullbleed-official",
+  "sourceCommit": "76769ccd58426717c10cf0d988838182c203382f",
+  "files": [
+    {
+      "path": ".gitignore",
+      "bytes": 28,
+      "sha256": "d3b4beec83000bfbd6f81222b601d367412f30ef10bf55a6bc51b275bdfd905f"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "LICENSE",
+      "bytes": 1079,
+      "sha256": "36a2115938f6e68cf0d87eccff7a6a3e57c17017e909cbd640d51aff1fa0c5a9"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "README.md",
+      "bytes": 5145,
+      "sha256": "b70edbd2649dbf4ea64ebeedaba6522ef8b484c02309febfde22be8babd99b78"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "check_examples.py",
+      "bytes": 6388,
+      "sha256": "2e675d4b0a1d55cba31fa0dd8d4f1eb6ce779af32ade71b90c2a0b2c63988628"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "check_http.py",
+      "bytes": 4400,
+      "sha256": "740ae2957d1651b17642201df800019eec8521a1f9829c99379449399c98a043"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "demo.py",
+      "bytes": 394,
+      "sha256": "82eec29da66e5edfb5460cf0c8ea9d5595f499e26b5688c8c61f07ae92a24fb3"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "django_app.py",
+      "bytes": 1631,
+      "sha256": "90707de21765ba8f72e22e271b6fd0a3a9513b2416056472d01efdc27f7e8f16"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "fastapi_app.py",
+      "bytes": 1081,
+      "sha256": "c5d94fedf92142755995066be17338da6edbaa7a9b37cc8cd376f64dd47a1202"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "flask_app.py",
+      "bytes": 808,
+      "sha256": "8195fb6020b1a0c5e53026099860973965a1c643b4c319676fa39047cee023d7"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "fonts/.gitattributes",
+      "bytes": 120,
+      "sha256": "5de00bfac958cb296380be2135dbbc986dd1f25103ea0f6495231c61affa9c72"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "fonts/BebasNeue-OFL.txt",
+      "bytes": 4337,
+      "sha256": "72082f6cb4d04be2ecf7cc7d9e1e7d73787f0af8a5a278a47cade70c16b78341"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "fonts/BebasNeue-Regular.ttf",
+      "bytes": 61400,
+      "sha256": "08e4623805102d819f58601e46e345648846075e363b2ceb23313c2d1c83ec73"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "fonts/DMSerifDisplay-Italic.ttf",
+      "bytes": 71208,
+      "sha256": "df74c0ac387baeaeb0fe4f2324e1668e6a3ed8c09cd9796fe162c71753e19e45"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "fonts/DMSerifDisplay-OFL.txt",
+      "bytes": 4605,
+      "sha256": "a3e5cdd67d4571dd0a24fcc968de0efde7ae97ef752daf0906e4767619dd7231"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "fonts/DMSerifDisplay-Regular.ttf",
+      "bytes": 76580,
+      "sha256": "8cc3643535edf039aa5d95440a8542735e9197e4f4b8d9303e980fefbf5ab616"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "fonts/sources.json",
+      "bytes": 1592,
+      "sha256": "01c23f8e23d039ef6a9945183ff98fd0022975227ae949de4f1669f06ad18db7"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "invoice.py",
+      "bytes": 2868,
+      "sha256": "45b7ca7f4fd9aa4201aacb295d9b8f03b772244325d0935bb6205806d6b862d6"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "requirements-check.txt",
+      "bytes": 183,
+      "sha256": "cbfe62b7f173711ea4ba4c165a684ddb2c70c9f7954ab7dac3980977e0a59659"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "requirements-django.txt",
+      "bytes": 15,
+      "sha256": "56cbd1c0a43496327d9af1bf231abd19bb1b0e2f0a14734319fe3108dda90b13"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "requirements-fastapi.txt",
+      "bytes": 33,
+      "sha256": "5feb6a8b0c09ed30d831399662a75525ea956cd35c0311ecfa178f87d5a25941"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "requirements-flask.txt",
+      "bytes": 13,
+      "sha256": "35fde835d2cdf4ccbfb67738c7e5d2f8829fd441d3cbcb34b1f4c948a0a11cd4"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "static/index.html",
+      "bytes": 4187,
+      "sha256": "acfd0db1efab50b1229ad937e7bd3075a3b7146de0dfddb33247d0b85bc429a3"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "static/invoice.png",
+      "bytes": 130289,
+      "sha256": "a38d23651c355d1b87bc16fa37fe9121a377a12e6d515b4cd1871750c2241175"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "templates/invoice.css",
+      "bytes": 3546,
+      "sha256": "cda22b39ab1f7a1eeac7cd76d162b05cd3568c2430c099123ba30a2fbd58a296"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "templates/invoice.html",
+      "bytes": 2299,
+      "sha256": "c8c522d0f983c9917587083e5472af39c515c447b33ebf3edf2fafcf2f21673e"
+    }
+  ],
+  "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T23:24:23.430920+00:00",
+  "assets": [
+    {
+      "file": "project.zip",
+      "bytes": 230094,
+      "sha256": "6bcd44c551aeace4e658bf96b7528ea7237d386dfebd52de5d48bbdab4712f1c"
+    },
+    {
+      "file": "invoice.pdf",
+      "bytes": 91537,
+      "sha256": "2e908a21e5f9ac5b1fa761d678833c62f3acc772ba7162d8da1b900f861320e6"
+    },
+    {
+      "file": "invoice.png",
+      "bytes": 130289,
+      "sha256": "a38d23651c355d1b87bc16fa37fe9121a377a12e6d515b4cd1871750c2241175"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/docs/guides/web-frameworks.md b/docs/guides/web-frameworks.md
index 076f041..29261e3 100644
--- a/docs/guides/web-frameworks.md
+++ b/docs/guides/web-frameworks.md
@@ -6,23 +6,37 @@ description: Serve downloadable PDF invoices from FastAPI, Flask, or Django with
 
 Fullbleed returns PDF bytes from Python data and HTML/CSS. Pass those bytes to
 your framework's response object to serve an invoice, report, or statement.
-The examples below generate the same one-page invoice and send it as a download.
+The starter below generates a designed one-page invoice and sends it as a
+download. It includes a browser page, editable HTML/CSS, and the same document
+renderer behind three small framework adapters.
 
-[Get the complete examples](https://github.com/fullbleed-engine/fullbleed-official/tree/master/examples/web_frameworks){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
-[Try a PDF in your browser](../getting-started/notebook.md){ .md-button }
+[Download the Python starter](../assets/python-web/project.zip){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
+[Open the sample PDF](../assets/python-web/invoice.pdf){ .md-button }
+
+[![Northstar Studio invoice with large green typography, three line items, and an orange-accented total panel.](../assets/python-web/invoice.png)](../assets/python-web/invoice.pdf)
+
+The [source record and download hashes](../assets/python-web/source.json) identify
+the exact source files, fonts, package version, and generated sample. This is a
+fictional integration example; connect your application's authorized record
+lookup before serving real invoices.
 
 ## Set up the examples
 
-Use a Python 3.10–3.14 virtual environment, then get the example source:
+Use Python 3.10–3.14. Extract the starter, open its `fullbleed-python-invoice`
+directory, and create a virtual environment:
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/fullbleed-engine/fullbleed-official.git
-cd fullbleed-official/examples/web_frameworks
+python -m venv .venv
 ```
 
+Activate it with `source .venv/bin/activate` on macOS/Linux or
+`.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1` in Windows PowerShell. A repository checkout also
+works: the [source directory](https://github.com/fullbleed-engine/fullbleed-official/tree/master/examples/web_frameworks)
+is `examples/web_frameworks`.
+
 Choose one framework below. Each requirement file installs that framework;
 `fullbleed` remains a separate package. The examples are checked with Fullbleed
-2.4.0, FastAPI 0.142.2, Flask 3.1.3, and Django 5.2.17.
+2.5.6, FastAPI 0.142.2, Flask 3.1.3, and Django 5.2.17.
 
 Each app serves this fictional record:
 
@@ -30,14 +44,15 @@ Each app serves this fictional record:
 http://127.0.0.1:8000/invoices/INV-1042.pdf
 ```
 
-Open that URL after starting the app. The browser downloads `invoice.pdf`, which
+Open `http://127.0.0.1:8000/` after starting the app and select **Download invoice**.
+The browser downloads `invoice.pdf`, which
 contains three line items and a total of **USD 1,870.00**. An unknown invoice ID
 returns HTTP 404. Stop the server before trying another framework on the same port.
 
 ## FastAPI
 
 ```bash
-python -m pip install fullbleed -r requirements-fastapi.txt
+python -m pip install fullbleed==2.5.6 -r requirements-fastapi.txt
 python -m uvicorn fastapi_app:app --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8000
 ```
 
@@ -73,7 +88,7 @@ finishes. See [FastAPI's concurrency documentation](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com
 ## Flask
 
 ```bash
-python -m pip install fullbleed -r requirements-flask.txt
+python -m pip install fullbleed==2.5.6 -r requirements-flask.txt
 python -m flask --app flask_app run --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8000
 ```
 
@@ -101,7 +116,7 @@ for response bodies, media types, and headers.
 ## Django
 
 ```bash
-python -m pip install fullbleed -r requirements-django.txt
+python -m pip install fullbleed==2.5.6 -r requirements-django.txt
 python django_app.py runserver 127.0.0.1:8000 --noreload
 ```
 
@@ -134,10 +149,29 @@ for response construction and headers.
 ## The shared document renderer
 
 [`invoice.py`](https://github.com/fullbleed-engine/fullbleed-official/blob/master/examples/web_frameworks/invoice.py)
-contains the fictional record lookup, HTML/CSS template, and `render_invoice()`.
+contains the fictional record lookup and `render_invoice()`.
 It calculates line totals with `Decimal`, escapes text before inserting it into
-HTML, and embeds the Inter font shipped with Fullbleed. A new `PdfEngine` renders
-each request into memory.
+HTML, and registers the Inter font shipped with Fullbleed alongside the included
+DM Serif Display and Bebas Neue families. A new `PdfEngine` renders each request
+into memory. Font licenses and pinned source hashes are included in `fonts/`.
+
+## Edit the HTML and CSS
+
+Change `templates/invoice.html` for document structure and
+`templates/invoice.css` for typography, spacing, columns, and color. The renderer
+reads those files for each request, so a new download uses your edits without
+restarting the server. Its Python `string.Template` placeholders include
+`$customer`, `$number`, `$rows`, and `$total`; write a literal dollar sign as `$$`.
+Text values are escaped before substitution and are not interpreted again as
+template markup.
+
+The included layout is a fixed one-page A4 sample for three line items. Adapt
+its geometry and pagination before using longer records, and review the final
+PDF. This starter leaves tax, discounts, invoice numbering, payment collection,
+and application authentication to your application. `static/index.html` is the
+local demo page; replace it with your application's interface when integrating.
+
+## Return a private PDF attachment
 
 The response headers are shared too:
 
@@ -154,22 +188,36 @@ it does not need JSON or base64 encoding, and requests do not share output files
 
 Replace `load_invoice()` with your application's authorized record lookup. It
 returns an invoice number, customer, date strings, and items with descriptions,
-integer quantities, and unit-price strings. Keep access checks before rendering.
-This sample omits tax and discounts.
+integer quantities, unit-price strings, and an optional item `detail`.
+Keep access checks before rendering.
 
 ## Verify and deploy your workflow
 
-From the repository root, with Fullbleed installed:
+From the extracted starter's directory, with Fullbleed installed:
+
+```bash
+python -m pip install -r requirements-check.txt
+python check_examples.py --out output/check
+```
+
+The check exercises each framework's test client and starts the documented
+local servers in turn. It verifies actual HTTP downloads, an independent PDF
+reader's text and totals, page count, embedded fonts, headers, 404/405 responses,
+and matching simultaneous downloads. It also checks font/license hashes,
+literal markup and placeholder-like customer text, and the saved preview.
+Servers stop when the checks finish.
+
+Review `output/check/verification.json`, its PDFs, and the PNG preview after a
+layout change. To refresh the download page's saved preview, run:
 
 ```bash
-python -m pip install -r examples/web_frameworks/requirements-check.txt
-python examples/web_frameworks/check_examples.py --out target/web-framework-check
+python check_examples.py --out output/check --update-preview
 ```
 
-The check exercises each framework's test client, saves its PDF response, and
-verifies the expected text and total, page count, embedded font, HTTP headers,
-404 behavior, and repeated output bytes. It also emits a PNG preview and
-`verification.json`. Review the preview after changing the document's layout.
+The browser page shows a saved preview of the included invoice. Its **Download
+invoice** link always renders the current HTML/CSS. Verification covers these
+synthetic fixtures and local servers; it does not establish production capacity
+or PDF standards conformance.
 
 The launch commands above run local development servers. Use your framework's
 deployment setup for a public app. For large jobs, render in your job queue and
diff --git a/tools/verify_python_web_starter.py b/tools/verify_python_web_starter.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c82e158
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/verify_python_web_starter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+"""Install and exercise the exact downloadable Python web starter in isolation."""
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+import hashlib
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import zipfile
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+ASSETS = ROOT / "docs/assets/python-web"
+OUT = ROOT / "output/python-web-verification"
+
+
+def main():
+    OUT.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=False)
+    source = json.loads((ASSETS / "source.json").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    assert source["engineVersion"] == "2.5.6"
+    for item in source["assets"]:
+        data = (ASSETS / item["file"]).read_bytes()
+        assert len(data) == item["bytes"]
+        assert hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest() == item["sha256"], item["file"]
+    unpacked = OUT / "project with spaces"
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(ASSETS / "project.zip") as zipped:
+        assert zipped.testzip() is None
+        for item in zipped.infolist():
+            assert (unpacked / item.filename).resolve().is_relative_to(unpacked.resolve())
+        zipped.extractall(unpacked)
+    project = unpacked / "fullbleed-python-invoice"
+    manifest = json.loads((project / "MANIFEST.json").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    assert manifest["sourceCommit"] == source["sourceCommit"]
+    assert manifest["files"] == source["files"]
+    for item in manifest["files"]:
+        data = (project / item["path"]).read_bytes()
+        assert hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest() == item["sha256"], item["path"]
+    venv = OUT / "venv"
+    subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-m", "venv", str(venv)], check=True)
+    python = venv / ("Scripts/python.exe" if os.name == "nt" else "bin/python")
+    commands = [
+        ("install", [str(python), "-m", "pip", "install", "--disable-pip-version-check",
+                     "fullbleed==2.5.6", "-r", "requirements-check.txt"]),
+        ("verify", [str(python), "check_examples.py", "--out", str(OUT / "checks")]),
+    ]
+    for name, command in commands:
+        with (OUT / (name + ".log")).open("w", encoding="utf-8") as log:
+            result = subprocess.run(command, cwd=project, stdout=log, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, timeout=240)
+        if result.returncode:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"{name} failed; inspect {OUT / (name + '.log')}")
+    for framework in ["fastapi", "flask", "django"]:
+        for suffix in ["", "-http"]:
+            assert (OUT / "checks" / f"{framework}{suffix}.pdf").read_bytes() == (ASSETS / "invoice.pdf").read_bytes()
+    assert (OUT / "checks/preview/invoice_page1.png").read_bytes() == (ASSETS / "invoice.png").read_bytes()
+    report = {"ok": True, "checkedAt": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+              "sourceCommit": source["sourceCommit"], "engineVersion": "2.5.6",
+              "manifestFilesVerified": len(manifest["files"]),
+              "frameworkClientsPassed": 3, "actualHttpServersPassed": 3,
+              "pdfAndPreviewMatchPublishedAssets": True,
+              "scope": "Isolated ZIP install and local HTTP verification; no production deployment claim."}
+    (OUT / "verification.json").write_text(json.dumps(report, indent=2) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    print(json.dumps(report))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__": main()