diff --git a/nodejs/examples/basic-example.ts b/nodejs/examples/basic-example.ts
index 2dc47d6d..b0b99313 100644
--- a/nodejs/examples/basic-example.ts
+++ b/nodejs/examples/basic-example.ts
@@ -2,123 +2,45 @@
  *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-/**
- * Example: Basic usage of the Copilot SDK
- */
-
-import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
-import { CopilotClient, type Tool } from "../src/index.js";
-
-async function main() {
-    console.log("🚀 Starting Copilot SDK Example\n");
-
-    // Create client - will auto-start CLI server
-    const cliCommand = process.env.COPILOT_CLI_PATH?.trim();
-    let cliPath: string | undefined;
-    let cliArgs: string[] | undefined;
-
-    if (cliCommand) {
-        if (!cliCommand.includes(" ") || existsSync(cliCommand)) {
-            cliPath = cliCommand;
-        } else {
-            const tokens = cliCommand
-                .match(/(?:[^\s"]+|"[^"]*")+/g)
-                ?.map((token) => token.replace(/^"(.*)"$/, "$1"));
-            if (tokens && tokens.length > 0) {
-                cliPath = tokens[0];
-                if (tokens.length > 1) {
-                    cliArgs = tokens.slice(1);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    const client = new CopilotClient({
-        logLevel: "info",
-        ...(cliPath ? { cliPath } : {}),
-        ...(cliArgs && cliArgs.length > 0 ? { cliArgs } : {}),
-    });
-
-    try {
-        const facts: Record<string, string> = {
-            javascript: "JavaScript was created in 10 days by Brendan Eich in 1995.",
-            node: "Node.js lets you run JavaScript outside the browser using the V8 engine.",
-        };
-
-        const tools: Tool[] = [
-            {
-                name: "lookup_fact",
-                description: "Returns a fun fact about a given topic.",
-                parameters: {
-                    type: "object",
-                    properties: {
-                        topic: {
-                            type: "string",
-                            description: "Topic to look up (e.g. 'javascript', 'node')",
-                        },
-                    },
-                    required: ["topic"],
-                },
-                handler: async ({ arguments: args }) => {
-                    const topic = String((args as { topic: string }).topic || "").toLowerCase();
-                    const fact = facts[topic];
-                    if (!fact) {
-                        return {
-                            textResultForLlm: `No fact stored for ${topic}.`,
-                            resultType: "failure",
-                            sessionLog: `lookup_fact: missing topic ${topic}`,
-                            toolTelemetry: {},
-                        };
-                    }
-
-                    return {
-                        textResultForLlm: fact,
-                        resultType: "success",
-                        sessionLog: `lookup_fact: served ${topic}`,
-                        toolTelemetry: {},
-                    };
-                },
-            },
-        ];
-
-        // Create a session
-        console.log("📝 Creating session...");
-        const session = await client.createSession({
-            model: "gpt-5",
-            tools,
-        });
-        console.log(`✅ Session created: ${session.sessionId}\n`);
-
-        // Listen to events
-        session.on((event) => {
-            console.log(`📢 Event [${event.type}]:`, JSON.stringify(event.data, null, 2));
-        });
-
-        // Send a simple message
-        console.log("💬 Sending message...");
-        await session.sendAndWait({
-            prompt: "You can call the lookup_fact tool. First, please tell me 2+2.",
-        });
-        console.log("✅ Message completed\n");
-
-        // Send another message
-        console.log("\n💬 Sending follow-up message...");
-        await session.sendAndWait({
-            prompt: "Great. Now use lookup_fact to tell me something about Node.js.",
-        });
-        console.log("✅ Follow-up completed\n");
-
-        // Clean up
-        console.log("\n🧹 Cleaning up...");
-        await session.destroy();
-        await client.stop();
-
-        console.log("✅ Done!");
-    } catch (error) {
-        console.error("❌ Error:", error);
-        await client.stop();
-        process.exit(1);
-    }
-}
-
-main();
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { CopilotClient, defineTool } from "../src/index.js";
+
+console.log("🚀 Starting Copilot SDK Example\n");
+
+const facts: Record<string, string> = {
+    javascript: "JavaScript was created in 10 days by Brendan Eich in 1995.",
+    node: "Node.js lets you run JavaScript outside the browser using the V8 engine.",
+};
+
+const lookupFactTool = defineTool("lookup_fact", {
+    description: "Returns a fun fact about a given topic.",
+    parameters: z.object({
+        topic: z.string().describe("Topic to look up (e.g. 'javascript', 'node')"),
+    }),
+    handler: ({ topic }) => facts[topic.toLowerCase()] ?? `No fact stored for ${topic}.`,
+});
+
+// Create client - will auto-start CLI server (searches PATH for "copilot")
+const client = new CopilotClient({ logLevel: "info" });
+const session = await client.createSession({ tools: [lookupFactTool] });
+console.log(`✅ Session created: ${session.sessionId}\n`);
+
+// Listen to events
+session.on((event) => {
+    console.log(`📢 Event [${event.type}]:`, JSON.stringify(event.data, null, 2));
+});
+
+// Send a simple message
+console.log("💬 Sending message...");
+const result1 = await session.sendAndWait({ prompt: "Tell me 2+2" });
+console.log("📝 Response:", result1?.data.content);
+
+// Send another message that uses the tool
+console.log("💬 Sending follow-up message...");
+const result2 = await session.sendAndWait({ prompt: "Use lookup_fact to tell me about 'node'" });
+console.log("📝 Response:", result2?.data.content);
+
+// Clean up
+await session.destroy();
+await client.stop();
+console.log("✅ Done!");