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diff --git a/examples/zon-examples/full-types.zon b/examples/zon-examples/full-types.zon
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+// ZON full-type showcase — exercises all value forms the ZON grammar supports.
+// Open in Nova to verify syntax highlighting across every literal kind.
+.{
+    // String (double-quoted)
+    .name = "nova-zig-full",
+
+    // Integers — decimal, hex, octal, binary, with digit separators
+    .decimal = 42,
+    .hex = 0xFF,
+    .octal = 0o77,
+    .binary = 0b1010_1010,
+    .large = 1_000_000,
+
+    // Floats
+    .pi = 3.14159,
+    .scientific = 1.5e10,
+    .negative_float = -0.001,
+
+    // Booleans
+    .flag_on = true,
+    .flag_off = false,
+
+    // Null
+    .optional = null,
+
+    // Enum tag / identifier literal (dot-prefixed)
+    .level = .info,
+    .theme = .solarized,
+
+    // Negative integer
+    .offset = -7,
+
+    // Nested struct
+    .metadata = .{
+        .author = "David",
+        .year = 2025,
+        .prerelease = false,
+    },
+
+    // Array of strings
+    .targets = .{
+        "x86_64-linux",
+        "aarch64-macos",
+        "wasm32-wasi",
+    },
+
+    // Array of nested structs
+    .rules = .{
+        .{ .name = "lint", .enabled = true },
+        .{ .name = "format", .enabled = false },
+        .{ .name = "test", .enabled = true },
+    },
+
+    // Deeply nested
+    .config = .{
+        .server = .{
+            .host = "localhost",
+            .port = 8080,
+            .tls = .{
+                .enabled = false,
+                .cert = null,
+            },
+        },
+    },
+
+    // Unicode string
+    .label = "Zig \u{2744} Nova",
+
+    // Empty struct
+    .empty = .{},
+
+    // Empty array
+    .no_items = .{},
+}
diff --git a/examples/zon-examples/invalid.zon b/examples/zon-examples/invalid.zon
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+// INVALID ZON — used to test error reporting on .zon files.
+//
+// ZON struct fields must begin with a dot followed by an identifier.
+// The bare key `name` on line 8 (no leading dot) is invalid syntax.
+// Any tool that parses this file (ZLS, zig build, zig fmt) should
+// report an error around that line, exercising the issue matcher on
+// non-.zig source files.
+.{
+    name = "missing-dot",
+    .value = 1,
+    .ok = true,
+}
diff --git a/examples/zon-examples/minimal.zon b/examples/zon-examples/minimal.zon
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+.{}