diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 04fb038a..5bb879d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ jobs:
           OPENSSL_DIR: C:\Program Files\OpenSSL-Win64\
           OPENSSL_NO_VENDOR: true
 
+      #
+      # Build Examples
+      #
+      - name: "Build Examples"
+        run: make build-rust
+
       #
       # Run Unit Tests
       #
diff --git a/examples/app-demos/README.md b/examples/app-demos/README.md
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index 6a33d52a..00000000
--- a/examples/app-demos/README.md
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@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-# `app-demos`
-
-This folder contains a list of more full-fledged examples (i.e., app demos) utilizing SpiderLightning/`slight`.
-
-## `restaurant-backend`
-
-`restaurant-backend` is a `slight` app that simulates the operation of a restaurant, where people can order food through a HTTP `POST` request to the `/orders/` route, and a chef can get the next order to prepare through a HTTP `GET` request to the `/orders/next/` route.
-
-Assuming you've got the latest version of `slight` compiled (i.e., by having ran `make build`), from the root of the repository, run `make build-app-demos` to compile all app demos. After that, run `make run-restaurant-backend` to start the HTTP server that will listen to requests — you should see something like so:
-
-![](https://i.imgur.com/4etNeMm.png)
-
-Next up, you can test this service with `curl`. Let's make a HTTP `POST` request like so:
-```shell
-curl http://localhost:3000/orders/ -d burger
-```
-
-Looking back on the server output, you should see:
-![](https://i.imgur.com/rkadRSp.png)
-
-To finish off, let's make a HTTP `GET` request to receive that burger order:
-```shell
-curl http://localhost:3000/orders/next
-```
-
-On your shell, you should see:
-```shell
-burger
-```
-
-On the server output, you should see:
-![](https://i.imgur.com/OcZlrsD.png)
\ No newline at end of file
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-version = "0.1.0"
-edition = "2021"
-authors = ["DeisLabs Engineering Team"]
-
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-[workspace]
diff --git a/examples/app-demos/restaurant-backend/slightfile.toml b/examples/app-demos/restaurant-backend/slightfile.toml
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-
-[[capability]]
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-name = "my-rest-api"
-    # This capability does not require any configs
-
-[[capability]]
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-name = "slight-restaurant"
-    # This capability does not require any configs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/app-demos/restaurant-backend/src/main.rs b/examples/app-demos/restaurant-backend/src/main.rs
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index a3e9e977..00000000
--- a/examples/app-demos/restaurant-backend/src/main.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-use anyhow::Result;
-
-use slight_http_handler_macro::register_handler;
-
-wit_bindgen_rust::import!("../../../wit/http-server.wit");
-wit_error_rs::impl_error!(http_server::Error);
-
-wit_bindgen_rust::import!("../../../wit/mq.wit");
-wit_error_rs::impl_error!(mq::Error);
-
-fn main() -> Result<()> {
-    let router = http_server::Router::new()?;
-    let router_with_route = router
-        .post("/orders/", "handle_make_order")?
-        .get("/orders/next/", "handle_get_next_order")?;
-    let _ = http_server::Server::serve("0.0.0.0:3000", &router_with_route)?;
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-#[register_handler]
-fn handle_make_order(req: Request) -> Result<Response, Error> {
-    let mq = crate::mq::Mq::open("slight-restaurant").expect("failed to open message queue");
-    mq.send(&req.body.as_ref().unwrap())
-        .expect("failed to make order");
-    Ok(Response {
-        headers: Some(req.headers),
-        body: None,
-        status: 200,
-    })
-}
-
-#[register_handler]
-fn handle_get_next_order(req: Request) -> Result<Response, Error> {
-    let mq = crate::mq::Mq::open("slight-restaurant").expect("failed to open message queue");
-    Ok(Response {
-        headers: Some(req.headers),
-        body: Some(mq.receive().expect("failed to get next order")),
-        status: 200,
-    })
-}
-
-#[register_handler]
-fn handle_http(_req: Request) -> Result<Response, Error> {
-    Err(Error::ErrorWithDescription(
-        "this is a dummy handler".to_string(),
-    ))
-}