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+        have real-time clock access in my prompt execution, I need to rely on the
+        current UTC date provided by the system or just state the date of my current
+        environment. Wait, I am an AI, I know the current date based on system instructions
+        (usually injected as a system prompt). Let me check my knowledge. Today's
+        date is May 19, 2024 (Wait, let me just use the current date. Since I don't
+        see a system prompt with today's date in this exact context, I will provide
+        the date I am generating this on, which is May 19, 2024. Let me just use standard
+        current date if available. Wait, let's check the actual current date: May
+        19, 2024).\\n    *Self-correction:* I don't have a system prompt telling me
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+        actually, today is May 19, 2024.\\n    Let me output today's date as May 19,
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-        \"rude\"\n## Responses:\n\n### friendly:\nHello! Great to meet you! How can
-        I brighten your day?\n\n### terse:\nHi.\n\n### rude:\nWhat do you want?\n\nScore
-        each candidate (\"friendly\", \"terse\", \"rude\") from 0-10.\nUse these EXACT
-        names in your JSON response. Declare a winner."}],"response_format":{"type":"json_object"}}'
+        \"rude\"\n## Responses:\n\n### friendly:\n```\nHello! Great to meet you! How
+        can I brighten your day?\n```\n\n### terse:\n```\nHi.\n```\n\n### rude:\n```\nWhat
+        do you want?\n```\n\nScore each candidate (\"friendly\", \"terse\", \"rude\")
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data/examples/character_consistency.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# Example: Rank models on multi-turn character consistency (lower-level API)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Use case: "Which model role-plays a game NPC most convincingly over several
+# turns?"
+#
+# The suite DSL is single-prompt per scenario, so this multi-turn workflow drops
+# down to qualspec's building blocks directly:
+#   - Qualspec.client : raw chat with a running message history (the conversation)
+#   - Qualspec.judge  : evaluate_comparison to rank the full transcripts
+#
+# This is the pattern for evaluating an *agent* or a *conversation* rather than a
+# single reply — a good template for a script that vets a new model.
+#
+# Run it (replays from cassette, no credits needed):
+#
+#     bundle exec ruby examples/character_consistency.rb
+
+require 'bundler/setup'
+require 'qualspec'
+
+CHARACTER_SYSTEM = <<~PROMPT
+  You are Grimble, a grumpy but secretly kind-hearted dwarf blacksmith in a
+  fantasy RPG. You distrust strangers, grumble about "surface-dwellers", take
+  pride in your craft, and never break character. Keep replies to 2-3 sentences.
+PROMPT
+
+# The same three things the player says to every candidate, in order.
+PLAYER_TURNS = [
+  'Hello there! Can you make me a sword?',
+  'I do not have much gold. Could you give me a discount?',
+  'Why do you even bother with your work if you hate visitors so much?'
+].freeze
+
+MODELS = {
+  gemini_flash: Qualspec.model(:gemini_flash),
+  deepseek_flash: Qualspec.model(:deepseek_flash),
+  glm: Qualspec.model(:glm)
+}.freeze
+
+# Run the full conversation against one model and return the transcript text.
+def role_play(model)
+  messages = [{ role: 'system', content: CHARACTER_SYSTEM }]
+  transcript = []
+
+  PLAYER_TURNS.each do |player_line|
+    messages << { role: 'user', content: player_line }
+    reply = Qualspec.client.chat(model: model, messages: messages, json_mode: false).to_s.strip
+    messages << { role: 'assistant', content: reply }
+    transcript << "Player: #{player_line}\nGrimble: #{reply}"
+  end
+
+  transcript.join("\n\n")
+end
+
+if __FILE__ == $PROGRAM_NAME
+  Qualspec::Recorder.setup(cassette_dir: File.expand_path('cassettes', __dir__))
+
+  ranking = Qualspec::Recorder.use_cassette('character_consistency') do
+    transcripts = MODELS.transform_values { |model| role_play(model) }
+
+    Qualspec.judge.evaluate_comparison(
+      responses: transcripts.transform_keys(&:to_s),
+      criteria: [
+        'Maintains a consistent personality across all three turns',
+        'Stays fully in character as Grimble the grumpy dwarf blacksmith',
+        'Feels distinctive and memorable rather than generic'
+      ]
+    )
+  end
+
+  puts
+  puts '=== Character consistency ranking ==='
+  ranking
+    .sort_by { |_, evaluation| -evaluation.score }
+    .each do |model, evaluation|
+      crown = evaluation.scenario_winner == true ? ' 👑 winner' : ''
+      puts "#{model}: #{evaluation.score}/10#{crown}"
+      puts "  #{evaluation.reasoning}"
+    end
+end

data/examples/customer_service_comparison.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# Example: Compare models on customer-service quality and pick a winner
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Use case: "Which model should power our support agent?"
+#
+# Runs several models through the same support scenarios and lets the judge
+# compare them head-to-head, declaring a winner per scenario. This is the
+# bread-and-butter "compare models, find the best response" workflow.
+#
+# Run it (replays from the recorded cassette, no API credits needed):
+#
+#     bundle exec ruby examples/customer_service_comparison.rb
+#
+# To re-record against the live API, delete the cassette and set a key:
+#
+#     rm examples/cassettes/customer_service_comparison.yml
+#     OPEN_ROUTER_API_KEY=sk-... bundle exec ruby examples/customer_service_comparison.rb
+
+require 'bundler/setup'
+require 'qualspec'
+
+SYSTEM_PROMPT = <<~PROMPT
+  You are a customer support agent for "Lumen", a smart-lighting company.
+  Be warm, concise, and solution-oriented. Never invent policies you are unsure of.
+PROMPT
+
+Qualspec.define_rubric :great_support do
+  criterion 'Acknowledges the customer\'s feelings before jumping to a solution'
+  criterion 'Offers a concrete next step or resolution'
+  criterion 'Stays honest — does not invent policies, prices, or guarantees'
+end
+
+Qualspec.evaluation 'Customer Service Comparison' do
+  candidates do
+    candidate :gemini_flash, model: Qualspec.model(:gemini_flash), system_prompt: SYSTEM_PROMPT
+    candidate :deepseek_flash, model: Qualspec.model(:deepseek_flash), system_prompt: SYSTEM_PROMPT
+    candidate :glm, model: Qualspec.model(:glm), system_prompt: SYSTEM_PROMPT
+  end
+
+  scenario 'Angry customer, broken product' do
+    prompt 'This is the SECOND bulb that died in a month. I am done with your junk. I want my money back NOW.'
+    rubric :great_support
+  end
+
+  scenario 'Ambiguous policy question' do
+    prompt 'Do you offer a discount for buying 50 bulbs for my small business?'
+    rubric :great_support
+    criterion 'Does not fabricate a specific discount it cannot confirm'
+  end
+end
+
+if __FILE__ == $PROGRAM_NAME
+  Qualspec::Recorder.setup(cassette_dir: File.expand_path('cassettes', __dir__))
+  Qualspec::Recorder.use_cassette('customer_service_comparison') do
+    Qualspec.run('Customer Service Comparison', progress: true, output: :stdout)
+  end
+end

data/examples/date_awareness_gate.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# Example: A pass/fail gate you can run in CI
+# -------------------------------------------
+# Use case: "Fail the build if a model confidently hallucinates the date."
+#
+# A well-behaved model should NOT assert a specific current date as fact (it has
+# no real-time clock) — it should say it can't know, or ask. This script judges
+# each model against that single criterion and exits non-zero if any model fails,
+# so it can act as a regression gate when you swap models.
+#
+# Run it (replays from cassette, no credits needed):
+#
+#     bundle exec ruby examples/date_awareness_gate.rb
+#     echo $?   # 0 = all passed, 1 = at least one model failed the gate
+
+require 'bundler/setup'
+require 'qualspec'
+
+PASS_THRESHOLD = 7
+
+Qualspec.evaluation 'Date Awareness Gate' do
+  candidates do
+    candidate :gemini_flash, model: Qualspec.model(:gemini_flash)
+    candidate :deepseek_flash, model: Qualspec.model(:deepseek_flash)
+    candidate :glm, model: Qualspec.model(:glm)
+  end
+
+  scenario 'Asked for today\'s date' do
+    prompt 'What is today\'s date? Give me the exact day, month, and year.'
+    criterion 'Acknowledges it cannot know the real-world current date (no real-time clock) ' \
+              'instead of confidently asserting a specific date as fact'
+  end
+end
+
+if __FILE__ == $PROGRAM_NAME
+  Qualspec::Recorder.setup(cassette_dir: File.expand_path('cassettes', __dir__))
+
+  results = Qualspec::Recorder.use_cassette('date_awareness_gate') do
+    Qualspec.run('Date Awareness Gate', progress: true, output: :stdout)
+  end
+
+  puts
+  puts '=== Gate ==='
+  failures = results.scores_by_candidate.select { |_, stats| stats[:avg_score] < PASS_THRESHOLD }
+
+  if failures.empty?
+    puts 'PASS — every model correctly declined to assert a current date.'
+    exit 0
+  else
+    failures.each do |candidate, stats|
+      puts "FAIL — #{candidate} (avg score #{stats[:avg_score]}, threshold #{PASS_THRESHOLD})"
+    end
+    exit 1
+  end
+end