diff --git a/apps/cli/bin/app.js b/apps/cli/bin/app.js
index 87396adc..41fdcc9e 100755
--- a/apps/cli/bin/app.js
+++ b/apps/cli/bin/app.js
@@ -44,35 +44,8 @@ yargs(hideBin(process.argv))
             description: "The example to import",
         }),
         async (argv) => {
-            const exampleName = String(argv.example).trim();
             try {
-                const imported = await importExample(exampleName);
-
-                // Build output message
-                const output = [
-                    `✓ Imported example '${exampleName}'`,
-                    `  Agents: ${imported.importedAgents.join(", ")}`,
-                    `  Primary: ${imported.entryAgent}`,
-                ];
-
-                if (imported.addedServers.length > 0) {
-                    output.push(`  MCP servers added: ${imported.addedServers.join(", ")}`);
-                }
-                if (imported.skippedServers.length > 0) {
-                    output.push(`  MCP servers skipped (already configured): ${imported.skippedServers.join(", ")}`);
-                }
-
-                console.log(output.join("\n"));
-
-                if (imported.postInstallInstructions) {
-                    console.log("\n" + "=".repeat(60));
-                    console.log("POST-INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS");
-                    console.log("=".repeat(60));
-                    console.log(imported.postInstallInstructions);
-                    console.log("=".repeat(60) + "\n");
-                }
-
-                console.log(`\nRun: rowboatx --agent ${imported.entryAgent}`);
+                await importExample(String(argv.example).trim());
             } catch (error) {
                 console.error("Error:", error?.message ?? error);
                 process.exit(1);
diff --git a/apps/cli/package-lock.json b/apps/cli/package-lock.json
index 5b2183f7..0df55c71 100644
--- a/apps/cli/package-lock.json
+++ b/apps/cli/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@rowboatlabs/rowboatx",
-  "version": "0.12.0",
+  "version": "0.10.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@rowboatlabs/rowboatx",
-      "version": "0.12.0",
+      "version": "0.10.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ai-sdk/anthropic": "^2.0.44",
@@ -1779,4 +1779,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/app.ts b/apps/cli/src/app.ts
index 6740321c..577f8ca9 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/app.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/app.ts
@@ -467,21 +467,53 @@ async function mergeMcpServers(servers: Record<string, z.infer<typeof McpServerD
 }
 
 export async function importExample(exampleName: string) {
+    // Validate example exists
     const example = examples[exampleName];
-    const postInstallInstructions = example.instructions;
+    if (!example) {
+        const availableExamples = Object.keys(examples);
+        const listMessage = availableExamples.length
+            ? `Available examples: ${availableExamples.join(", ")}`
+            : "No packaged examples are available.";
+        throw new Error(`Unknown example '${exampleName}'. ${listMessage}`);
+    }
+    
+    // Import agents and MCP servers
     await writeAgents(example.agents);
     let serverMerge = { added: [] as string[], skipped: [] as string[] };
     if (example.mcpServers) {
         serverMerge = await mergeMcpServers(example.mcpServers);
     }
-    return {
-        id: example.id,
-        entryAgent: example.entryAgent,
-        importedAgents: example.agents?.map((agent) => agent.name) ?? [],
-        addedServers: serverMerge.added,
-        skippedServers: serverMerge.skipped,
-        postInstallInstructions,
-    };
+    
+    // Build and display output message
+    const importedAgents = example.agents?.map((agent) => agent.name) ?? [];
+    const entryAgent = example.entryAgent ?? importedAgents[0] ?? "";
+    
+    const output = [
+        `✓ Imported example '${exampleName}'`,
+        `  Agents: ${importedAgents.join(", ")}`,
+        `  Primary: ${entryAgent}`,
+    ];
+    
+    if (serverMerge.added.length > 0) {
+        output.push(`  MCP servers added: ${serverMerge.added.join(", ")}`);
+    }
+    if (serverMerge.skipped.length > 0) {
+        output.push(`  MCP servers skipped (already configured): ${serverMerge.skipped.join(", ")}`);
+    }
+    
+    console.log(output.join("\n"));
+    
+    // Display post-install instructions if present
+    if (example.instructions) {
+        console.log("\n" + "=".repeat(60));
+        console.log("POST-INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS");
+        console.log("=".repeat(60));
+        console.log(example.instructions);
+        console.log("=".repeat(60) + "\n");
+    }
+    
+    // Display next steps
+    console.log(`\nRun: rowboatx --agent ${entryAgent}`);
 }
 
 export async function listExamples() {