diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6d17b126..b6b36370 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -81,3 +81,6 @@ apps/tui/logs/
 
 # Server runtime logs
 apps/server/logs/
+
+# local QA scratch workspace (nested git repo)
+/qa/
diff --git a/apps/tui-go/.gitignore b/apps/tui-go/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fefb4607
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/tui-go/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/tui-go
diff --git a/examples/workflows/prompts/qa_ping.md b/examples/workflows/prompts/qa_ping.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86afd008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/workflows/prompts/qa_ping.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Write the single word 'pong' to the file qa/sample-repo/ping.txt using file_write, then call stage_complete. Do not explain.
diff --git a/examples/workflows/qa_ping.toml b/examples/workflows/qa_ping.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63cf33e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/workflows/qa_ping.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+id = "qa_ping"
+start = "ping"
+
+[[stages]]
+id = "ping"
+prompt = "prompts/qa_ping.md"
+produces = [{ name = "ping_result", kind = "file_written" }]
+allowed_tools = ["file_write"]
+token_budget = 1024
+max_retries = 1
+
+[[transitions]]
+id = "ping-to-done"
+from = "ping"
+to = "done"
+condition_type = "always_true"