diff --git a/examples/agent-loop/agent.mjs b/examples/agent-loop/agent.mjs
index f460bac..a68f5bd 100644
--- a/examples/agent-loop/agent.mjs
+++ b/examples/agent-loop/agent.mjs
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ async function generateNames(brief, count) {
 }
 
 async function verifyEtymolt(name) {
-  const r = await fetch("https://api.etymolt.com/v1/verify", {
+  const BASE = process.env.ETYMOLT_BASE_URL || "https://api.etymolt.com";
+  const r = await fetch(`${BASE}/v1/verify`, {
     method: "POST",
     headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
     body: JSON.stringify({ name }),
diff --git a/examples/namelix-postcheck/postcheck.mjs b/examples/namelix-postcheck/postcheck.mjs
index 6eed175..93808c9 100644
--- a/examples/namelix-postcheck/postcheck.mjs
+++ b/examples/namelix-postcheck/postcheck.mjs
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ if (!Array.isArray(candidates)) {
 
 const verdicts = await Promise.all(
   candidates.map(async (name) => {
-    const r = await fetch("https://api.etymolt.com/v1/verify", {
+    const BASE = process.env.ETYMOLT_BASE_URL || "https://api.etymolt.com";
+    const r = await fetch(`${BASE}/v1/verify`, {
       method: "POST",
       headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
       body: JSON.stringify({ name }),
diff --git a/examples/react-render/verify-signature.mjs b/examples/react-render/verify-signature.mjs
index 14872cb..b9cddd0 100644
--- a/examples/react-render/verify-signature.mjs
+++ b/examples/react-render/verify-signature.mjs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import { sign } from "tweetnacl";
 import { decodeBase64 } from "tweetnacl-util";
 import canonicalize from "canonicalize";
 
-export async function verifyVerdict(verdict, jwksUrl = "https://api.etymolt.com/.well-known/evp-keys.json") {
+const BASE = process.env.ETYMOLT_BASE_URL || "https://api.etymolt.com";
+export async function verifyVerdict(verdict, jwksUrl = `${BASE}/.well-known/evp-keys.json`) {
   const { signature, signature_key_id, signature_payload_digest, ...payload } = verdict;
   const canonical = canonicalize(payload);
   const message = new TextEncoder().encode(canonical);
diff --git a/examples/verify-single-name/verify.mjs b/examples/verify-single-name/verify.mjs
index e14fe6b..30d2d35 100644
--- a/examples/verify-single-name/verify.mjs
+++ b/examples/verify-single-name/verify.mjs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ if (!name) {
   process.exit(1);
 }
 
-const response = await fetch("https://api.etymolt.com/v1/verify", {
+const BASE = process.env.ETYMOLT_BASE_URL || "https://api.etymolt.com";
+const response = await fetch(`${BASE}/v1/verify`, {
   method: "POST",
   headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
   body: JSON.stringify({ name }),
diff --git a/examples/watch-loop/watch.mjs b/examples/watch-loop/watch.mjs
index e39d78c..36b08a9 100644
--- a/examples/watch-loop/watch.mjs
+++ b/examples/watch-loop/watch.mjs
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ if (!name || !webhook) {
 const stateFile = `.watch-${name}.json`;
 
 while (true) {
-  const r = await fetch("https://api.etymolt.com/v1/verify", {
+  const BASE = process.env.ETYMOLT_BASE_URL || "https://api.etymolt.com";
+  const r = await fetch(`${BASE}/v1/verify`, {
     method: "POST",
     headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
     body: JSON.stringify({ name }),