diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-examples.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-examples.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3dc265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-examples.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+name: Validate Examples
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - "examples/**"
+      - "references/**"
+      - "scripts/validate_specula.py"
+      - ".github/workflows/validate-examples.yml"
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "examples/**"
+      - "references/**"
+      - "scripts/validate_specula.py"
+      - ".github/workflows/validate-examples.yml"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  validate-examples:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Validate every example (constitution + state machine + integration)
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          status=0
+          for dir in examples/*/; do
+            const="${dir}constitution.json"
+            sm="${dir}state-machine.json"
+            if [[ -f "$const" && -f "$sm" ]]; then
+              echo "::group::Validating ${dir}"
+              if ! python scripts/validate_specula.py \
+                    --constitution "$const" \
+                    --state-machine "$sm"; then
+                status=1
+              fi
+              echo "::endgroup::"
+            fi
+          done
+          if [[ "$status" -ne 0 ]]; then
+            echo "One or more examples failed schema/consistency validation."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "All examples passed schema and consistency validation."
diff --git a/examples/community-space-brand/state-machine.json b/examples/community-space-brand/state-machine.json
index 940d3c6..f5b27c6 100644
--- a/examples/community-space-brand/state-machine.json
+++ b/examples/community-space-brand/state-machine.json
@@ -9,52 +9,71 @@
       "id": "receive_request",
       "name": "Receive Request",
       "type": "normal",
-      "allowed_transitions": ["classify_persona_mode"]
+      "allowed_transitions": [
+        "classify_persona_mode"
+      ]
     },
     "classify_persona_mode": {
       "id": "classify_persona_mode",
       "name": "Classify Persona Mode",
       "description": "Identify whether the interaction is from Esploratori (discovering, energy in movement), Attivatori (producing, energy structures), or Garanti (enabling, energy stabilises) mode.",
       "type": "normal",
-      "allowed_transitions": ["non_judgment_check"]
+      "allowed_transitions": [
+        "non_judgment_check"
+      ]
     },
     "non_judgment_check": {
       "id": "non_judgment_check",
       "name": "Non-Judgment Check",
       "type": "normal",
-      "allowed_transitions": ["enabling_check", "block_stigmatizing_output"]
+      "allowed_transitions": [
+        "enabling_check",
+        "block_stigmatizing_output"
+      ]
     },
     "enabling_check": {
       "id": "enabling_check",
       "name": "Enabling Check",
       "description": "Verify response provides infrastructure (tools, access, resources), not just reassurance or assistance.",
       "type": "normal",
-      "allowed_transitions": ["space_state_selection", "escalate_community_guardian"]
+      "allowed_transitions": [
+        "space_state_selection",
+        "escalate_community_guardian"
+      ]
     },
     "space_state_selection": {
       "id": "space_state_selection",
       "name": "Space State Selection",
       "description": "Select the appropriate activation state: essenziale, modulare, denso, or gestuale. Each state carries different intensity, color weight, and interaction mode.",
       "type": "normal",
-      "allowed_transitions": ["generate_response"]
+      "allowed_transitions": [
+        "generate_response"
+      ]
     },
     "generate_response": {
       "id": "generate_response",
       "name": "Generate Response",
       "type": "normal",
-      "allowed_transitions": ["response_ready", "escalate_community_guardian"]
+      "allowed_transitions": [
+        "response_ready",
+        "escalate_community_guardian"
+      ]
     },
     "block_stigmatizing_output": {
       "id": "block_stigmatizing_output",
       "name": "Block Stigmatizing Output",
       "type": "escalation",
-      "allowed_transitions": ["generate_response"]
+      "allowed_transitions": [
+        "generate_response"
+      ]
     },
     "escalate_community_guardian": {
       "id": "escalate_community_guardian",
       "name": "Escalate to Community Guardian",
       "type": "escalation",
-      "allowed_transitions": ["response_ready"]
+      "allowed_transitions": [
+        "response_ready"
+      ]
     },
     "response_ready": {
       "id": "response_ready",
@@ -64,66 +83,72 @@
   },
   "transitions": [
     {
-      "id": "t_receive_to_classify",
+      "id": "transition_receive_to_classify",
       "from_state": "receive_request",
       "to_state": "classify_persona_mode",
       "trigger": "request_received"
     },
     {
-      "id": "t_classify_to_judgment",
+      "id": "transition_classify_to_judgment",
       "from_state": "classify_persona_mode",
       "to_state": "non_judgment_check",
       "trigger": "persona_mode_identified"
     },
     {
-      "id": "t_judgment_pass",
+      "id": "transition_judgment_pass",
       "from_state": "non_judgment_check",
       "to_state": "enabling_check",
       "trigger": "judgment_guard_passed",
-      "guard_ids": ["guard_non_judgment"]
+      "guard_ids": [
+        "guard_non_judgment"
+      ]
     },
     {
-      "id": "t_judgment_fail",
+      "id": "transition_judgment_fail",
       "from_state": "non_judgment_check",
       "to_state": "block_stigmatizing_output",
       "trigger": "judgment_guard_failed",
       "is_fallback": true
     },
     {
-      "id": "t_enabling_pass",
+      "id": "transition_enabling_pass",
       "from_state": "enabling_check",
       "to_state": "space_state_selection",
       "trigger": "enabling_guard_passed",
-      "guard_ids": ["guard_enabling"]
+      "guard_ids": [
+        "guard_enabling"
+      ]
     },
     {
-      "id": "t_enabling_escalate",
+      "id": "transition_enabling_escalate",
       "from_state": "enabling_check",
       "to_state": "escalate_community_guardian",
       "trigger": "enabling_guard_failed",
       "is_fallback": true
     },
     {
-      "id": "t_state_to_generate",
+      "id": "transition_state_to_generate",
       "from_state": "space_state_selection",
       "to_state": "generate_response",
       "trigger": "space_state_selected"
     },
     {
-      "id": "t_generate_to_ready",
+      "id": "transition_generate_to_ready",
       "from_state": "generate_response",
       "to_state": "response_ready",
       "trigger": "response_validated",
-      "guard_ids": ["guard_no_performance_pressure"]
+      "guard_ids": [
+        "guard_no_performance_pressure"
+      ]
     },
     {
-      "id": "t_block_to_retry",
+      "id": "transition_block_to_retry",
       "from_state": "block_stigmatizing_output",
       "to_state": "generate_response",
       "trigger": "output_revised"
     },
     {
-      "id": "t_escalation_to_ready",
+      "id": "transition_escalation_to_ready",
       "from_state": "escalate_community_guardian",
       "to_state": "response_ready",
       "trigger": "guardian_approved"
@@ -157,7 +182,7 @@
       "applies_at_state": "generate_response",
       "condition": "content_non_competitive AND no_achievement_framing AND no_ranking",
       "principle": "principle_imagination_in_practice",
-      "action_on_violation": "revise",
+      "action_on_violation": "retry",
       "severity": "high"
     }
   ],
@@ -165,22 +190,45 @@
     "essenziale": {
       "description": "When only what matters remains. Minimal activation.",
       "tone": "quiet, essential, grounding",
-      "color_weight": {"sand": 0.75, "white": 0.2, "green": 0.05, "red": 0.0}
+      "color_weight": {
+        "sand": 0.75,
+        "white": 0.2,
+        "green": 0.05,
+        "red": 0.0
+      }
     },
     "modulare": {
       "description": "When the community builds together. Structured activation.",
       "tone": "collaborative, structured, enabling",
-      "color_weight": {"sand": 0.6, "white": 0.15, "green": 0.2, "black": 0.05, "red": 0.0}
+      "color_weight": {
+        "sand": 0.6,
+        "white": 0.15,
+        "green": 0.2,
+        "black": 0.05,
+        "red": 0.0
+      }
     },
     "denso": {
       "description": "When the space is full of relationships. High presence.",
       "tone": "warm, present, relational",
-      "color_weight": {"sand": 0.55, "white": 0.15, "green": 0.15, "black": 0.1, "red": 0.05}
+      "color_weight": {
+        "sand": 0.55,
+        "white": 0.15,
+        "green": 0.15,
+        "black": 0.1,
+        "red": 0.05
+      }
     },
     "gestuale": {
       "description": "When something spontaneous happens. Emergent activation.",
       "tone": "spontaneous, energetic, open",
-      "color_weight": {"sand": 0.5, "white": 0.15, "green": 0.15, "black": 0.1, "red": 0.1}
+      "color_weight": {
+        "sand": 0.5,
+        "white": 0.15,
+        "green": 0.15,
+        "black": 0.1,
+        "red": 0.1
+      }
     }
   },
   "metadata": {