diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cbcdc70e..f951f249 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ jobs:
           cargo build -p bashkit-cli --features realfs
           bash examples/realfs_mount.sh
 
+      - name: Run ticket CLI example
+        run: bash examples/ticket-cli.sh
+
       # External API dependency — don't block CI on Anthropic outages
       - name: Run LLM agent example
         continue-on-error: true
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index bb9239ae..6ae78d6a 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@ cargo build -p bashkit-cli --features realfs
 bash examples/realfs_mount.sh
 ```
 
+## ticket-cli.sh
+
+Run the [wedow/ticket](https://github.com/wedow/ticket) issue tracker inside
+bashkit. Exercises plugin discovery via PATH, awk-heavy scripts, YAML
+frontmatter parsing, dependency trees, and filtered listing — all interpreted.
+
+```bash
+cargo build -p bashkit-cli --features realfs
+bash examples/ticket-cli.sh
+```
+
 ## Python
 
 Python examples use [PEP 723](https://peps.python.org/pep-0723/) inline script metadata.
diff --git a/examples/ticket-cli.sh b/examples/ticket-cli.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4339df5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ticket-cli.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Run the wedow/ticket issue tracker inside bashkit with plugin support.
+#
+# Demonstrates: VFS mounts, PATH-based plugin discovery, complex bash scripts
+# with awk, sed, and YAML frontmatter parsing — all interpreted by bashkit.
+#
+# Prerequisites:
+#   - cargo build -p bashkit-cli --features realfs
+#
+# Usage:
+#   bash examples/ticket-cli.sh
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+BASHKIT="${BASHKIT:-$PROJECT_ROOT/target/debug/bashkit}"
+
+# Build if binary doesn't exist
+if [[ ! -x "$BASHKIT" ]]; then
+  echo "Building bashkit CLI with realfs support..."
+  cargo build -p bashkit-cli --features realfs --quiet
+fi
+
+TICKET_DIR="${TICKET_DIR:-/tmp/bashkit-ticket}"
+WORK_DIR="${WORK_DIR:-/tmp/bashkit-ticket-work}"
+
+if [[ ! -d "$TICKET_DIR" ]]; then
+  echo "Cloning wedow/ticket..."
+  git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wedow/ticket "$TICKET_DIR"
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$WORK_DIR"
+
+exec "$BASHKIT" \
+  --mount-ro "$TICKET_DIR:/ticket" \
+  --mount-rw "$WORK_DIR:/work" \
+  --timeout 60 \
+  -c '
+export PATH="/ticket/plugins:$PATH"
+export TK_SCRIPT="/ticket/ticket"
+cd /work
+
+# --- Create tickets ---
+echo "=== Create tickets ==="
+id1=$(/ticket/ticket create "Fix auth bypass" -t bug -p 1 -a alice --tags security,backend -d "JWT validation skipped on /admin routes")
+id2=$(/ticket/ticket create "Add rate limiting" -t feature -p 2 -a bob --tags api,backend -d "Throttle API to 100 req/min per key")
+id3=$(/ticket/ticket create "Update API docs" -t chore -p 3 -a alice --tags docs -d "Document new rate-limit headers")
+echo "Created: $id1, $id2, $id3"
+
+# --- Plugin: list tickets (ticket-ls) ---
+echo ""
+echo "=== Plugin: ticket-ls ==="
+/ticket/ticket ls
+
+# --- Manage workflow ---
+echo ""
+echo "=== Workflow: start, deps, notes ==="
+/ticket/ticket start "$id1"
+/ticket/ticket dep "$id3" "$id2"
+/ticket/ticket add-note "$id1" "Root cause: missing middleware on /admin/* routes"
+
+# --- Show a ticket with full detail ---
+echo ""
+echo "=== Show ticket ==="
+/ticket/ticket show "$id1"
+
+# --- Check ready vs blocked ---
+echo ""
+echo "=== Ready tickets ==="
+/ticket/ticket ready
+echo ""
+echo "=== Blocked tickets ==="
+/ticket/ticket blocked
+
+# --- Dependency tree ---
+echo ""
+echo "=== Dependency tree ==="
+/ticket/ticket dep tree "$id3"
+
+# --- Close a ticket, check unblocking ---
+echo ""
+echo "=== Close rate-limiting ticket ==="
+/ticket/ticket close "$id2"
+echo ""
+echo "=== Blocked after closing dep ==="
+/ticket/ticket blocked
+
+# --- Plugin: query as JSON ---
+echo ""
+echo "=== Plugin: ticket-query (JSON) ==="
+/ticket/ticket query
+
+# --- Plugin: list with filters ---
+echo ""
+echo "=== Plugin: ticket-ls --status=open ==="
+/ticket/ticket ls --status=open
+echo ""
+echo "=== Plugin: ticket-ls -a alice ==="
+/ticket/ticket ls -a alice
+
+# Other commands that work inside bashkit:
+#   /ticket/ticket show <id>     — display ticket with relationships
+#   /ticket/ticket link <a> <b>  — link tickets together
+#   /ticket/ticket dep cycle     — find dependency cycles
+#   /ticket/ticket reopen <id>   — reopen a closed ticket
+'