diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9899653..1a0bc81 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ reproduced, and changed through PRs instead of server-only edits.
 - `src/server.ts` - Node HTTP entrypoint for `/`, `/healthz`, and `/webhook`.
 - `tests/webhook-adapter.test.ts` - parity coverage for signature handling,
   request body edge cases, and task routing guards.
+- `config/example-policy.json` - example installation/repository policy that
+  connects a GitHub App install to a familiar route.
+- `docs/coven-github-connection.md` - operator guide for connecting this
+  TypeScript deployment bundle to the canonical `coven-github` app manifest.
 - `scripts/smoke-webhook.sh` - local HMAC signature smoke test for a running
   webhook endpoint.
 
@@ -87,6 +91,10 @@ Deployments should provide `coven-github-policy.json` through
 `COVEN_GITHUB_POLICY_PATH`. That file is intentionally ignored because it is
 environment-specific.
 
+Start from [`config/example-policy.json`](config/example-policy.json) and the
+connection guide in
+[`docs/coven-github-connection.md`](docs/coven-github-connection.md).
+
 ## Current behavior
 
 - Emits headless contract v2 session briefs.
diff --git a/config/example-policy.json b/config/example-policy.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5c5e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/example-policy.json
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{
+  "version": 1,
+  "installations": {
+    "123456": {
+      "repositories": {
+        "987654321": {
+          "enabled_triggers": [
+            "issues.labeled",
+            "issue_comment.created",
+            "pull_request_review_comment.created"
+          ],
+          "trigger_labels": [
+            "coven:fix",
+            "coven:review"
+          ],
+          "bot_usernames": [
+            "coven-cody[bot]"
+          ],
+          "default_branch": "main",
+          "familiar": {
+            "id": "cody",
+            "display_name": "Cody",
+            "model": "openai/gpt-5.5",
+            "skills": [
+              "systematic-debugging",
+              "test-driven-development"
+            ]
+          },
+          "publication": {
+            "mode": "record_only"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/docs/coven-github-connection.md b/docs/coven-github-connection.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6eb9e9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/coven-github-connection.md
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+# Connecting to coven-github
+
+`coven-github-webhook` is the TypeScript deployment bundle for the
+[`OpenCoven/coven-github`](https://github.com/OpenCoven/coven-github) product
+surface. It receives GitHub App webhooks, verifies signatures, applies
+installation/repository routing policy, and starts `coven-code` headless runs.
+
+Use the canonical `coven-github` repo for the product spec, GitHub App
+permissions, event list, headless contract, and hosted/self-hosted operating
+model. Use this repo when you want the lightweight Node deployment entrypoint.
+
+## App Registration
+
+Register the GitHub App with the manifest from `coven-github`:
+
+- `OpenCoven/coven-github/docs/app-manifest.json`
+
+Set the manifest webhook URL to this service:
+
+```text
+https://your-host/webhook
+```
+
+The manifest subscribes to the events this adapter can route:
+
+- `issues`
+- `issue_comment`
+- `pull_request_review`
+- `pull_request_review_comment`
+- `check_suite`
+- `check_run`
+
+After creating the App, keep these values outside git:
+
+- App ID -> `GITHUB_APP_ID`
+- Webhook secret -> `GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET`
+- Private key PEM path -> `GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH`
+
+## Policy
+
+This adapter uses a local JSON policy file to map a GitHub installation and
+repository to a familiar route. Start with:
+
+```bash
+cp config/example-policy.json coven-github-policy.json
+```
+
+Then replace:
+
+- `123456` with the GitHub App installation ID.
+- `987654321` with the repository ID.
+- `bot_usernames` with the GitHub App bot login, for example
+  `coven-cody[bot]`.
+- `trigger_labels` with labels that should start tasks.
+- `familiar` with the familiar id, display name, model, and skills to pass to
+  `coven-code`.
+
+Point the service at the file:
+
+```bash
+export COVEN_GITHUB_POLICY_PATH="$PWD/coven-github-policy.json"
+```
+
+Keep `publication.mode` as `record_only` for first smoke runs. Switch it to
+`comment` only after you have verified the App installation, `coven-code`
+runtime, Codex token, and workspace permissions.
+
+## Runtime Checklist
+
+```bash
+npm ci
+npm run build
+
+export GITHUB_APP_ID="123456"
+export GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET="replace-with-github-secret"
+export GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH="$PWD/keys/coven-github.private-key.pem"
+export COVEN_GITHUB_POLICY_PATH="$PWD/coven-github-policy.json"
+export COVEN_GITHUB_STATE_DIR="$PWD/coven-github-state"
+export COVEN_CODE_BIN="$(command -v coven-code)"
+
+npm start
+```
+
+In another shell:
+
+```bash
+WEBHOOK_SECRET="$GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET" \
+  scripts/smoke-webhook.sh http://localhost:3000/webhook
+```
+
+That proves the HTTP endpoint and HMAC signature path before any GitHub token or
+runtime work is attempted.
+
+## Functional App Smoke
+
+On a repository where the App is installed:
+
+1. Copy the installation ID and repository ID into `coven-github-policy.json`.
+2. Add one of the configured labels, such as `coven:fix`, to an issue.
+3. Confirm a delivery record appears under `COVEN_GITHUB_STATE_DIR/deliveries`.
+4. Confirm a task record appears under `COVEN_GITHUB_STATE_DIR/tasks`.
+5. Inspect the attempt directory if the runtime fails before enabling comment
+   publication.
+
+This keeps the first app connection auditable: GitHub delivery, policy route,
+task creation, runtime attempt, and publication are separate files.
diff --git a/tests/webhook-adapter.test.ts b/tests/webhook-adapter.test.ts
index b1b396f..5960df9 100644
--- a/tests/webhook-adapter.test.ts
+++ b/tests/webhook-adapter.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 import { createHmac } from "node:crypto";
-import { mkdtempSync } from "node:fs";
+import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import test from "node:test";
@@ -293,3 +293,47 @@ test("missing familiar policy does not fall back to hardcoded installation", ()
   assert.equal(task.state, "ignored");
   assert.equal(task.ignored_reason, "missing_familiar_policy");
 });
+
+test("example policy routes a labeled issue to the configured familiar", () => {
+  const policyFile = new URL("../config/example-policy.json", import.meta.url);
+  const policyRoot = JSON.parse(readFileSync(policyFile, "utf8")) as JsonObject;
+  const installation = (policyRoot.installations as JsonObject)["123456"] as JsonObject;
+  const policy = ((installation.repositories as JsonObject)["987654321"]) as JsonObject;
+
+  const task = buildTaskFromEvent(
+    "issues",
+    "delivery-example-policy",
+    {
+      action: "labeled",
+      installation: {id: 123456},
+      repository: {
+        id: 987654321,
+        full_name: "OpenCoven/example",
+        clone_url: "https://github.com/OpenCoven/example.git",
+        default_branch: "main",
+      },
+      issue: {
+        number: 42,
+        title: "Wire the app",
+        body: "Make the first app route functional.",
+        labels: [{name: "coven:fix"}],
+      },
+    } as JsonObject,
+    policy,
+  );
+
+  assert.equal(task.state, "queued");
+  assert.equal(task.trigger, "issue_mention");
+  assert.deepEqual(task.task, {
+    kind: "fix_issue",
+    issue_number: 42,
+    issue_title: "Wire the app",
+    issue_body: "Make the first app route functional.",
+  });
+  assert.deepEqual(task.familiar, {
+    id: "cody",
+    display_name: "Cody",
+    model: "openai/gpt-5.5",
+    skills: ["systematic-debugging", "test-driven-development"],
+  });
+});