diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 806cb476..86d8f03b 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ warehouse credential.
 
 ## postgres-historic
 
-`postgres-historic/` is a manual Docker-backed smoke for Postgres historic-SQL
-ingest via `pg_stat_statements`. It verifies setup, unified Historic SQL artifacts,
-managed daemon batch SQL analysis, bounded pattern WorkUnit shards, and
-no-WorkUnit idempotency for unchanged bucketed table inputs and pattern shards.
+`postgres-historic/` is a manual Docker-backed smoke for Postgres
+query-history ingest via `pg_stat_statements`. It verifies setup, staged
+query-history artifacts, managed daemon batch SQL analysis, bounded pattern
+WorkUnit shards, and no-WorkUnit idempotency for unchanged bucketed table
+inputs and pattern shards.
 
 ## package-artifacts
 
diff --git a/examples/local-warehouse/ktx.yaml b/examples/local-warehouse/ktx.yaml
index 00ccffbd..a6054b4a 100644
--- a/examples/local-warehouse/ktx.yaml
+++ b/examples/local-warehouse/ktx.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ storage:
 ingest:
   adapters:
     - fake
-    - live-database
 agent:
   run_research:
     enabled: false
diff --git a/examples/orbit-relationship-verification/ktx.yaml b/examples/orbit-relationship-verification/ktx.yaml
index 5f826daf..92a871e6 100644
--- a/examples/orbit-relationship-verification/ktx.yaml
+++ b/examples/orbit-relationship-verification/ktx.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ storage:
     auto_commit: true
     author: "ktx <ktx@example.com>"
 ingest:
-  adapters:
-    - live-database
+  adapters: []
 scan:
   enrichment:
     backend: none
diff --git a/examples/postgres-historic/README.md b/examples/postgres-historic/README.md
index 40ae1674..30dcfde5 100644
--- a/examples/postgres-historic/README.md
+++ b/examples/postgres-historic/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-# Postgres Historic SQL Example
+# Postgres Query History Example
 
-This example is a manual smoke for the redesigned Postgres historic-SQL ingest
-path through `pg_stat_statements`. It starts Postgres 14 with the extension
-preloaded, generates query workload under separate users, runs `ktx setup` with
-`--enable-historic-sql`, and verifies the unified staged artifacts:
+This example is a manual smoke for Postgres query-history ingest through
+`pg_stat_statements`. It starts Postgres 14 with the extension preloaded,
+generates query workload under separate users, runs `ktx setup` with
+`--enable-query-history`, and verifies the staged query-history artifacts:
 
 - `manifest.json`
 - `tables/*.json`
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ postgresql://ktx_reader:ktx_reader@127.0.0.1:55432/analytics # pragma: allowlist
 Set `KTX_POSTGRES_HISTORIC_KEEP_DOCKER=1` to leave the container running after
 the script exits.
 
-The smoke validates the historic-SQL raw snapshot path without requiring LLM
+The smoke validates the query-history raw snapshot path without requiring LLM
 credentials. It uses KTX's local stage-only ingest API after `ktx setup`, so the
 deterministic reader, batch SQL parser, stable artifact writer, and diff-based
 WorkUnit planning are checked independently from curation.
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ docker compose -f examples/postgres-historic/docker-compose.yml up -d --wait
 examples/postgres-historic/scripts/generate-workload.sh base
 ```
 
-Create a project and enable historic SQL:
+Create a project and enable query history:
 
 ```bash
 export WAREHOUSE_DATABASE_URL=postgresql://ktx_reader:ktx_reader@127.0.0.1:55432/analytics # pragma: allowlist secret
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ node packages/cli/dist/bin.js --project-dir /tmp/ktx-postgres-historic setup \
   --new-database-connection-id warehouse \
   --database-url env:WAREHOUSE_DATABASE_URL \
   --database-schema public \
-  --enable-historic-sql \
-  --historic-sql-min-executions 2 \
+  --enable-query-history \
+  --query-history-min-executions 2 \
   --yes \
   --no-input
 ```
@@ -87,24 +87,21 @@ The installed CLI form is:
 ktx status --project-dir /tmp/ktx-postgres-historic --no-input
 ```
 
-Expected output includes `PASS Postgres Historic SQL (warehouse)` when
+Expected output includes `PASS Postgres query history (warehouse)` when
 `pg_stat_statements` is installed, `pg_read_all_stats` is granted, and tracking
 is enabled. A low `pg_stat_statements.max` value is reported as an informational
 note, not a warning.
 
-Run local historic-SQL ingest:
+Run query-history ingest:
 
 ```bash
-pnpm run ktx -- ingest run --project-dir /tmp/ktx-postgres-historic \
-  --connection-id warehouse \
-  --adapter historic-sql \
-  --plain \
-  --yes \
+pnpm run ktx -- ingest warehouse --project-dir /tmp/ktx-postgres-historic \
+  --query-history \
   --no-input
 ```
 
-The full `ingest run` path also runs curation WorkUnits, so it requires a
-configured LLM provider.
+The public query-history ingest path also runs curation WorkUnits, so it
+requires a configured LLM provider.
 
 Inspect the latest manifest:
 
@@ -126,7 +123,7 @@ table.
   database.
 - Missing grants: confirm `GRANT pg_read_all_stats TO ktx_reader;`.
 - Empty snapshot: rerun `scripts/generate-workload.sh base` and keep
-  `--historic-sql-min-executions 2` for the smoke.
+  `--query-history-min-executions 2` for the smoke.
 - SQL-analysis failures: run `pnpm run ktx -- dev runtime status` from the KTX
   repository root and confirm `uv`, the bundled Python wheel, and the managed
   runtime all pass.
diff --git a/examples/postgres-historic/scripts/smoke.sh b/examples/postgres-historic/scripts/smoke.sh
index c67a0856..1fe10b70 100755
--- a/examples/postgres-historic/scripts/smoke.sh
+++ b/examples/postgres-historic/scripts/smoke.sh
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ node "$KTX_BIN" --project-dir "$PROJECT_DIR" setup \
   --new-database-connection-id warehouse \
   --database-url env:WAREHOUSE_DATABASE_URL \
   --database-schema public \
-  --enable-historic-sql \
-  --historic-sql-min-executions 2 \
+  --enable-query-history \
+  --query-history-min-executions 2 \
   --yes \
   --no-input
 
diff --git a/scripts/examples-docs.test.mjs b/scripts/examples-docs.test.mjs
index eab858ef..877d30cf 100644
--- a/scripts/examples-docs.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/examples-docs.test.mjs
@@ -64,11 +64,17 @@ describe('standalone example docs', () => {
     const smoke = await readText('examples/postgres-historic/scripts/smoke.sh');
 
     assert.match(examples, /postgres-historic/);
-    assert.match(examples, /unified Historic SQL artifacts/);
-    assert.match(readme, /--enable-historic-sql/);
-    assert.match(readme, /--historic-sql-min-executions 2/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(examples, /Historic SQL/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(examples, /historic-SQL/);
+    assert.match(examples, /query-history ingest via `pg_stat_statements`/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(readme, /--enable-historic-sql/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(readme, /--historic-sql-min-executions/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(readme, /ktx ingest run --project-dir/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(readme, /--adapter historic-sql/);
+    assert.match(readme, /--enable-query-history/);
+    assert.match(readme, /--query-history-min-executions 2/);
     assert.match(readme, /ktx status --project-dir/);
-    assert.match(readme, /Postgres Historic SQL/);
+    assert.match(readme, /Postgres query history/);
     assert.match(readme, /manifest\.json/);
     assert.match(readme, /tables\/\*\.json/);
     assert.match(readme, /patterns-input\.json/);
@@ -90,7 +96,7 @@ describe('standalone example docs', () => {
     assert.match(smoke, /historic-sql-patterns-part-/);
     assert.match(smoke, /patterns-input\/part-/);
     assert.doesNotMatch(smoke, new RegExp(["unitKey === 'historic", 'sql', "patterns'"].join('-')));
-    assert.match(smoke, /--historic-sql-min-executions 2/);
+    assert.match(smoke, /--query-history-min-executions 2/);
     assert.match(smoke, /KTX_RUNTIME_ROOT/);
     assert.match(smoke, /managedDaemon/);
     assert.match(smoke, /installPolicy: 'auto'/);
@@ -130,6 +136,14 @@ describe('standalone example docs', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('checked-in example configs do not include public live-database adapters', async () => {
+    const localWarehouseConfig = await readFile('examples/local-warehouse/ktx.yaml', 'utf8');
+    const orbitConfig = await readFile('examples/orbit-relationship-verification/ktx.yaml', 'utf8');
+
+    assert.doesNotMatch(localWarehouseConfig, /live-database/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(orbitConfig, /live-database/);
+  });
+
   it('lists every workspace package in the contributor docs', async () => {
     const contributing = await readText('docs-site/content/docs/community/contributing.mdx');