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+package riverui_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log/slog"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
+	"riverqueue.com/riverui"
+
+	"github.com/riverqueue/river"
+	"github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver/riverpgxv5"
+	"github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared/util/slogutil"
+)
+
+// ExampleNewServer demonstrates how to create a River UI server,
+// embed it in an HTTP server, and make requests to its API endpoints.
+func ExampleNewServer() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// Create a PostgreSQL connection pool. In a real application, you'd use your
+	// own connection string or pool config.
+	connConfig, err := pgxpool.ParseConfig(os.Getenv("TEST_DATABASE_URL"))
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	dbPool, err := pgxpool.NewWithConfig(ctx, connConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	defer dbPool.Close()
+
+	// Create a River client with a message-only logger for reproducible output.
+	// You can use any slog.Handler implementation in your application.
+	logger := slog.New(&slogutil.SlogMessageOnlyHandler{Level: slog.LevelWarn})
+
+	// Create a River client. We don't need to start the client since we're only
+	// using it to demonstrate the UI.
+	client, err := river.NewClient(riverpgxv5.New(dbPool), &river.Config{
+		Logger: logger,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	// Create the River UI server. This server implements http.Handler and can be
+	// mounted in an HTTP mux
+	server, err := riverui.NewServer(&riverui.ServerOpts{
+		Client:  client,
+		DevMode: true, // Use the live filesystem—don't use this outside tests
+		DB:      dbPool,
+		Logger:  logger,
+		Prefix:  "/riverui", // Mount the UI under /riverui path
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	// Start the server to initialize background processes
+	// This does not start an HTTP server
+	if err := server.Start(ctx); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	// Create an HTTP mux and mount the River UI:
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	mux.Handle("/riverui/", server)
+
+	// For this example, we use a test server to demonstrate API calls. In a
+	// production environment, you would use http.ListenAndServe instead.
+	testServer := httptest.NewServer(mux)
+	defer testServer.Close()
+
+	// Make a request to the jobs endpoint to demonstrate API usage:
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, testServer.URL+"/riverui/api/jobs?state=available", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	fmt.Printf("Status: %s\n", resp.Status)
+
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Response: %s\n", strings.TrimSpace(string(body)))
+
+	// Output:
+	// Status: 200 OK
+	// Response: {"data":[]}
+}