diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4fc72e2..8e72713 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m pip install -e ".[all]"
 
+      - name: Verify NiceGUI ui stub is up to date
+        run: |
+          python scripts/generate_nicegui_ui_stub.py
+          git diff --exit-code -- typings/nicegui/ui.pyi
+
       - name: Run tests
         run: python -m pytest tests
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 534df2a..def5170 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ It currently provides three main entry points:
 When `nicegui_builder` is imported, it also attaches those entry points to NiceGUI's `ui` object at runtime:
 
 - `ui.builder(...)`
+- `ui.datetime_input(...)`
 - `ui.form_builder(...)`
 - `ui.table_builder(...)`
 
@@ -39,12 +40,22 @@ from nicegui_builder import ui
 That exported `ui` is the same runtime object as `nicegui.ui`, but `nicegui_builder` ships typing metadata for the added methods.
 
 For this workspace, VS Code/Pylance can also enrich `from nicegui import ui` directly through the local stub path configured in [`.vscode/settings.json`](.vscode/settings.json).
-That setup uses [`typings/nicegui/ui.pyi`](typings/nicegui/ui.pyi) to expose `ui.builder(...)`, `ui.form_builder(...)`, and `ui.table_builder(...)` to code completion without modifying NiceGUI itself.
+That setup uses the generated stub [`typings/nicegui/ui.pyi`](typings/nicegui/ui.pyi) to expose:
+
+- `ui.builder(...)`
+- `ui.datetime_input(...)`
+- `ui.form_builder(...)`
+- `ui.table_builder(...)`
+
+to code completion without modifying NiceGUI itself.
+The local [`typings/nicegui/py.typed`](typings/nicegui/py.typed) file marks those stubs as `partial`, so the editor can merge our additions with NiceGUI's own native signatures instead of replacing them.
+The stub is generated by [`scripts/generate_nicegui_ui_stub.py`](scripts/generate_nicegui_ui_stub.py), and CI checks that the committed file stays aligned with the installed NiceGUI version used by the test environment.
 
 Patch alert:
 
 - the runtime methods are attached dynamically by `nicegui_builder`
-- the editor completion for `from nicegui import ui` comes from local workspace stubs, not from NiceGUI upstream
+- `ui.datetime_input(...)` is also attached dynamically by `nicegui_builder`
+- the editor completion for `from nicegui import ui` comes from local partial workspace stubs, not from NiceGUI upstream
 - outside a workspace that loads those stubs, code completion may fall back to whatever the editor infers from the installed NiceGUI package alone
 
 ## Install
diff --git a/docs/architecture.md b/docs/architecture.md
index f096542..3f666c5 100644
--- a/docs/architecture.md
+++ b/docs/architecture.md
@@ -390,13 +390,14 @@ Some conveniences in the project are intentionally implemented as thin patches r
 
 Current examples:
 
-- `nicegui_builder` attaches `builder`, `form`, and `table` to NiceGUI's runtime `ui` object
-- the workspace can provide editor completion for those added methods through local stubs in [`typings/nicegui/ui.pyi`](../typings/nicegui/ui.pyi)
+- `nicegui_builder` attaches `builder`, `datetime_input`, `form_builder`, and `table_builder` to NiceGUI's runtime `ui` object
+- the workspace can provide editor completion for those added methods through local partial stubs in [`typings/nicegui/ui.pyi`](../typings/nicegui/ui.pyi)
+- those stubs are generated from NiceGUI's own `ui` module by [`scripts/generate_nicegui_ui_stub.py`](../scripts/generate_nicegui_ui_stub.py)
 
 These integrations are useful and deliberate, but they should still be understood as package-owned glue:
 
 - runtime behavior is provided by `nicegui-builder`
-- editor behavior depends on the local typing setup
+- editor behavior depends on the local typing setup and generated stub
 - neither mechanism implies that NiceGUI itself natively declares those methods
 
 ## Practical Reading Order
diff --git a/docs/examples.md b/docs/examples.md
index 2d9f82c..1eea6cd 100644
--- a/docs/examples.md
+++ b/docs/examples.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/03_pydantic_form_basic.py`
+- `plugins/pydantic/examples/03_pydantic_form_basic.py`
 
 ### 4. First automatic Pandas table
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/04_pandas_table_basic.py`
+- `plugins/pandas/examples/04_pandas_table_basic.py`
 
 ## Phase 2: Core Usage Patterns
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/05_pydantic_form_yaml.py`
+- `plugins/pydantic/examples/05_pydantic_form_yaml.py`
 
 ### 6. Pydantic automatic flavors
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/06_pydantic_form_flavors.py`
+- `plugins/pydantic/examples/06_pydantic_form_flavors.py`
 
 ### 7. Pydantic field mapping variants
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/07_pydantic_field_variants.py`
+- `plugins/pydantic/examples/07_pydantic_field_variants.py`
 
 ### 8. Pydantic structured fields
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/08_pydantic_structured_fields.py`
+- `plugins/pydantic/examples/08_pydantic_structured_fields.py`
 
 ### 9. Datetime split input
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/09_pydantic_datetime_split.py`
+- `plugins/pydantic/examples/09_pydantic_datetime_split.py`
 
 ### 10. Filtered Pandas table
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/10_pandas_table_filters.py`
+- `plugins/pandas/examples/10_pandas_table_filters.py`
 
 ## Phase 3: Handles And Runtime Interaction
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/11_form_handle_basics.py`
+- `plugins/pydantic/examples/11_form_handle_basics.py`
 
 ### 12. Form validation and error handling
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/12_form_validation.py`
+- `plugins/pydantic/examples/12_form_validation.py`
 
 ### 13. Form submit and model reconstruction
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/13_form_submit.py`
+- `plugins/pydantic/examples/13_form_submit.py`
 
 ### 14. Dirty tracking
 
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/14_form_dirty_state.py`
+- `plugins/pydantic/examples/14_form_dirty_state.py`
 
 ### 15. Live form helpers
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/15_form_live_helpers.py`
+- `plugins/pydantic/examples/15_form_live_helpers.py`
 
 ### 16. Action bar and actionable flavor
 
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/16_form_actionable.py`
+- `plugins/pydantic/examples/16_form_actionable.py`
 
 ### 17. CRUD-ready form actions
 
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/17_form_crud.py`
+- `plugins/pydantic/examples/17_form_crud.py`
 
 ### 18. TableHandle basics
 
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/18_table_handle_basics.py`
+- `plugins/pandas/examples/18_table_handle_basics.py`
 
 ### 19. Table pagination, selection, and export
 
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/19_table_pagination_selection_export.py`
+- `plugins/pandas/examples/19_table_pagination_selection_export.py`
 
 ### 20. CRUD-ready table actions
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/20_table_crud.py`
+- `plugins/pandas/examples/20_table_crud.py`
 
 ## Phase 4: CLI Examples
 
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/24_field_context_resolution.py`
+- `plugins/pydantic/examples/24_field_context_resolution.py`
 
 ### 25. Plugin-local map customization
 
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ Covers:
 
 Suggested file:
 
-- `examples/25_plugin_mapping_customization.py`
+- `plugins/pydantic/examples/25_plugin_mapping_customization.py`
 
 ### 26. Writing a minimal custom plugin
 
@@ -463,6 +463,22 @@ Suggested file:
 
 - `examples/26_custom_plugin_minimal.py`
 
+### 27. Direct datetime_input component
+
+Goal:
+
+- show `ui.datetime_input(...)` without going through a plugin entry point
+
+Covers:
+
+- direct component usage
+- one logical datetime value with internal date/time controls
+- structured `container` configuration
+
+Suggested file:
+
+- `examples/27_datetime_input_direct.py`
+
 ## Recommended Initial Implementation Order
 
 If these examples are implemented in a later pass, the most useful first wave would be:
@@ -496,3 +512,4 @@ This proposed set covers:
 - CRUD helpers
 - CLI usage
 - plugin-oriented extension concepts
+
diff --git a/docs/layout-schema.md b/docs/layout-schema.md
index 4d0ed24..1cec594 100644
--- a/docs/layout-schema.md
+++ b/docs/layout-schema.md
@@ -286,4 +286,4 @@ Reach for expansion nodes when a plugin should resolve the final widget for you.
 - [`src/nicegui_builder/builder.py`](../src/nicegui_builder/builder.py)
 - [`src/nicegui_builder/core/models.py`](../src/nicegui_builder/core/models.py)
 - [`src/nicegui_builder/examples/demo_basic_builder.yml`](../src/nicegui_builder/examples/demo_basic_builder.yml)
-- [`src/nicegui_builder/examples/24_field_context_resolution.py`](../src/nicegui_builder/examples/24_field_context_resolution.py)
+- [`src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/24_field_context_resolution.py`](../src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/24_field_context_resolution.py)
diff --git a/docs/public-api.md b/docs/public-api.md
index 9ba975a..f8ab7dc 100644
--- a/docs/public-api.md
+++ b/docs/public-api.md
@@ -42,12 +42,17 @@ Examples:
 The package also re-exports `ui` and patches the imported NiceGUI `ui` object at runtime with:
 
 - `ui.builder(...)`
+- `ui.datetime_input(...)`
 - `ui.form_builder(...)`
 - `ui.table_builder(...)`
 
 That behavior is supported by `nicegui-builder`, but it is still a patch-style integration layered on top of NiceGUI's own `ui` module.
 It should be treated as a convenience contract of this package, not as an upstream NiceGUI guarantee.
 
+For editor completion in this repository, the package also ships local partial stubs under [`typings/nicegui`](../typings/nicegui).
+Those stubs are intentionally marked `partial` so they extend NiceGUI's own type information rather than replacing the native signatures.
+The main workspace stub [`typings/nicegui/ui.pyi`](../typings/nicegui/ui.pyi) is generated from NiceGUI's own `ui` module by [`scripts/generate_nicegui_ui_stub.py`](../scripts/generate_nicegui_ui_stub.py) and is checked by CI to avoid drift.
+
 ## Advanced / Experimental
 
 The following namespaces remain available for advanced use, but are not yet treated as stable contracts:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0557795..de10a59 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ include-package-data = true
 nicegui_builder = [
   "py.typed",
   "*.pyi",
+  "example_models/*.yml",
+  "example_models/*.yaml",
   "examples/*.yml",
   "examples/*.yaml",
   "plugins/pydantic/*.yml",
diff --git a/scripts/generate_nicegui_ui_stub.py b/scripts/generate_nicegui_ui_stub.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b157a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/generate_nicegui_ui_stub.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import inspect
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import nicegui.ui as nicegui_ui
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+TARGET = ROOT / "typings" / "nicegui" / "ui.pyi"
+
+ADDED_NAMES = [
+    "builder",
+    "datetime_input",
+    "form_builder",
+    "table_builder",
+]
+
+ADDED_IMPORTS = [
+    "from nicegui_builder import builder as builder",
+    "from nicegui_builder import form as form_builder",
+    "from nicegui_builder import table as table_builder",
+    "from nicegui_builder.core.datetime_inputs import DateTimeInput as datetime_input",
+]
+
+
+def inject_names(source_text: str) -> str:
+    marker = "__all__ = ["
+    start = source_text.index(marker)
+    end = source_text.index("]\n\n", start) + 2
+    block = source_text[start:end]
+    for name in ADDED_NAMES:
+        needle = f"    '{name}',\n"
+        if needle not in block:
+            block = block[:-2] + needle + "]\n"
+    return source_text[:start] + block + source_text[end:]
+
+
+def inject_imports(source_text: str) -> str:
+    marker = "from .context import context\n"
+    imports = "\n".join(ADDED_IMPORTS) + "\n\n"
+    if imports in source_text:
+        return source_text
+    position = source_text.index(marker)
+    return source_text[:position] + imports + source_text[position:]
+
+
+def absolutize_relative_imports(source_text: str) -> str:
+    lines = []
+    for line in source_text.splitlines():
+        if line.startswith("from ."):
+            lines.append(f"from nicegui{line[5:]}")
+            continue
+        lines.append(line)
+    return "\n".join(lines) + "\n"
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    source_text = inspect.getsource(nicegui_ui)
+    target_text = inject_imports(inject_names(source_text))
+    target_text = absolutize_relative_imports(target_text)
+    TARGET.write_text(target_text, encoding="utf-8")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/__init__.py b/src/nicegui_builder/__init__.py
index 66dcd1f..1919acb 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/__init__.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/__init__.py
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@
     TableSpec,
     ViewHandle,
 )
+from .core.datetime_inputs import DateTimeInput
 from .form import form
 from .table import table
 
 
 def _attach_to_ui() -> None:
     ui.builder = builder
+    ui.datetime_input = DateTimeInput
     ui.form_builder = form
     ui.table_builder = table
 
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/__init__.pyi b/src/nicegui_builder/__init__.pyi
index 9ef5e1c..c79406c 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/__init__.pyi
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/__init__.pyi
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ from .core import (
     TableSpec,
     ViewHandle,
 )
+from .core.datetime_inputs import DateTimeInput
 
 
 class _ExtendedUI(Protocol):
     def builder(self, layout: Any) -> Any: ...
+    datetime_input: type[DateTimeInput]
     def form_builder(self, source: Any, flavor: str = "") -> Any: ...
     def table_builder(self, source: Any, variant: str = "std") -> Any: ...
     def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> Any: ...
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/_example_runtime.py b/src/nicegui_builder/_example_runtime.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87cd724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/_example_runtime.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+"""Shared runtime setup for bundled examples."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+
+from nicegui import run as nicegui_run
+
+
+def patch_nicegui_process_pool_setup() -> None:
+    original_setup = nicegui_run.setup
+
+    if getattr(original_setup, "_nicegui_builder_examples_patched", False):
+        return
+
+    def safe_setup() -> None:
+        try:
+            original_setup()
+        except PermissionError as exc:
+            logging.warning(
+                "NiceGUI process pool is unavailable for bundled examples; "
+                "continuing without CPU-bound worker support: %s",
+                exc,
+            )
+
+    safe_setup._nicegui_builder_examples_patched = True  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+    nicegui_run.setup = safe_setup
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/cli.py b/src/nicegui_builder/cli.py
index 0666ae0..94816af 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/cli.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/cli.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import argparse
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from importlib import import_module
 from pathlib import Path
 import sys
@@ -13,6 +14,13 @@
 from .form import form
 
 
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class ExampleSpec:
+    name: str
+    module: str
+    group: str
+
+
 def _build_windows_keypress_watcher(stop_event: threading.Event, message: str):
     try:
         import msvcrt
@@ -105,27 +113,77 @@ def run_ui_app(root, *, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool
             keyboard_shutdown.set()
 
 
+def _example_group_sort_key(group: str) -> tuple[int, str]:
+    if group == "core":
+        return (0, group)
+    return (1, group)
+
+
+def _iter_example_packages() -> list[tuple[str, str, Path]]:
+    root = Path(__file__).parent
+    packages = [("core", "nicegui_builder.examples", root / "examples")]
+
+    plugins_dir = root / "plugins"
+    for plugin_dir in sorted(path for path in plugins_dir.iterdir() if path.is_dir() and not path.name.startswith("__")):
+        examples_dir = plugin_dir / "examples"
+        if examples_dir.is_dir():
+            packages.append(
+                (
+                    plugin_dir.name,
+                    f"nicegui_builder.plugins.{plugin_dir.name}.examples",
+                    examples_dir,
+                )
+            )
+    return packages
+
+
+def list_example_specs() -> list[ExampleSpec]:
+    specs = []
+    for group, package_name, examples_dir in _iter_example_packages():
+        for path in sorted(examples_dir.glob("*.py")):
+            if path.name == "__init__.py" or path.name.startswith("_"):
+                continue
+            specs.append(
+                ExampleSpec(
+                    name=path.stem,
+                    module=f"{package_name}.{path.stem}",
+                    group=group,
+                )
+            )
+    return sorted(specs, key=lambda spec: (_example_group_sort_key(spec.group), spec.name))
+
+
 def list_examples() -> list[str]:
-    examples_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "examples"
-    return sorted(
-        path.stem
-        for path in examples_dir.glob("*.py")
-        if path.name != "__init__.py" and not path.name.startswith("_")
-    )
+    return [spec.name for spec in list_example_specs()]
 
 
-def resolve_example_name(name: str) -> str:
-    examples = list_examples()
-    if name in examples:
-        return name
+def list_examples_grouped() -> list[tuple[str, list[ExampleSpec]]]:
+    grouped: dict[str, list[ExampleSpec]] = {}
+    for spec in list_example_specs():
+        grouped.setdefault(spec.group, []).append(spec)
+    return [
+        (group, grouped[group])
+        for group in sorted(grouped, key=lambda group: _example_group_sort_key(group))
+    ]
+
+
+def resolve_example_spec(name: str) -> ExampleSpec:
+    examples = list_example_specs()
+    exact = next((spec for spec in examples if spec.name == name), None)
+    if exact is not None:
+        return exact
 
     for example in examples:
-        if example.startswith(name):
+        if example.name.startswith(name):
             return example
 
     raise LookupError(f"unknown example: {name}")
 
 
+def resolve_example_name(name: str) -> str:
+    return resolve_example_spec(name).name
+
+
 def load_object(dotted_path: str):
     if ":" not in dotted_path:
         raise ValueError("source must use the format 'module:object'")
@@ -139,9 +197,9 @@ def load_object(dotted_path: str):
 
 
 def run_example(name: str, *, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
-    resolved_name = resolve_example_name(name)
+    resolved = resolve_example_spec(name)
 
-    module = import_module(f"nicegui_builder.examples.{resolved_name}")
+    module = import_module(resolved.module)
     build_ui = getattr(module, "build_ui", None)
     if build_ui is not None:
         return run_ui_app(build_ui, port=port, host=host, reload=reload)
@@ -227,8 +285,10 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None):
 
     if args.command == "examples":
         if args.examples_command == "list":
-            for example in list_examples():
-                print(example)
+            for group, examples in list_examples_grouped():
+                print(f"[{group}]")
+                for example in examples:
+                    print(example.name)
             return 0
 
         if args.examples_command == "run":
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/core/datetime_inputs.py b/src/nicegui_builder/core/datetime_inputs.py
index fd7676e..f943703 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/core/datetime_inputs.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/core/datetime_inputs.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import locale
 from typing import Callable
 
-from nicegui import ui
 from nicegui.elements.mixins.value_element import ValueElement
 
 from .context import builder_ctx, component_refs, ensure_builder_runtime
@@ -368,6 +367,3 @@ def build_split_datetime_node(
         "children": [],
     }
 
-
-if not hasattr(ui, "datetime_input"):
-    ui.datetime_input = DateTimeInput
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/models/Contest.yml b/src/nicegui_builder/example_models/Contest.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/models/Contest.yml
rename to src/nicegui_builder/example_models/Contest.yml
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/models/Participant.yml b/src/nicegui_builder/example_models/Participant.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/models/Participant.yml
rename to src/nicegui_builder/example_models/Participant.yml
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/models/Registration.yml b/src/nicegui_builder/example_models/Registration.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/models/Registration.yml
rename to src/nicegui_builder/example_models/Registration.yml
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/example_models/__init__.py b/src/nicegui_builder/example_models/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5186e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/example_models/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from .contest import Contest, ContestCategory
+from .participant import Participant, SockColor
+from .registration import Registration, RegistrationStatus
+
+__all__ = [
+    "Contest",
+    "ContestCategory",
+    "Participant",
+    "Registration",
+    "RegistrationStatus",
+    "SockColor",
+]
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/models/contest.py b/src/nicegui_builder/example_models/contest.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/models/contest.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/example_models/contest.py
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/models/participant.py b/src/nicegui_builder/example_models/participant.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/models/participant.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/example_models/participant.py
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/models/registration.py b/src/nicegui_builder/example_models/registration.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/models/registration.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/example_models/registration.py
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/01_basic_builder.py b/src/nicegui_builder/examples/01_basic_builder.py
index 151c458..79ef3ba 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/01_basic_builder.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/examples/01_basic_builder.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 from nicegui import ui
 
-from nicegui_builder import builder
+import nicegui_builder
 
 
 LAYOUT = [
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 
 def build_ui():
-    builder(LAYOUT)
+    ui.builder(LAYOUT)
 
 
 def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/02_inline_builder.py b/src/nicegui_builder/examples/02_inline_builder.py
index c714b09..0481e59 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/02_inline_builder.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/examples/02_inline_builder.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 from nicegui import ui
 
-from nicegui_builder import builder
+import nicegui_builder
 
 
 LAYOUT = [
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 
 def build_ui():
-    builder(LAYOUT)
+    ui.builder(LAYOUT)
 
 
 def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/23_cli_form_run.py b/src/nicegui_builder/examples/23_cli_form_run.py
index 9f23d41..5697f65 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/23_cli_form_run.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/examples/23_cli_form_run.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ def build_ui():
 You can ask the CLI to render a plugin-supported source directly:
 
 ```bash
-nicegui-builder form run nicegui_builder.examples.models:Participant
-nicegui-builder form run nicegui_builder.examples.models:Contest --flavor actionable
+nicegui-builder form run nicegui_builder.example_models:Participant
+nicegui-builder form run nicegui_builder.example_models:Contest --flavor actionable
 ```
 
 This is ideal for trying a model quickly,
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
 
 if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
     main()
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/26_custom_plugin_minimal.py b/src/nicegui_builder/examples/26_custom_plugin_minimal.py
index 54aa4ee..4122c50 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/26_custom_plugin_minimal.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/examples/26_custom_plugin_minimal.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 from nicegui import ui
 
-from nicegui_builder import form
+import nicegui_builder
 from nicegui_builder.core.models import FieldSpec, WidgetSpec
 from nicegui_builder.plugins import plugin_registry
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def build_ui():
         "This tiny plugin handles one whimsical source type and proves the extension point can stay approachable."
     ).classes("text-body2 text-grey-7")
 
-    handle = form(LostSockPass())
+    handle = ui.form_builder(LostSockPass())
 
     with ui.row().classes("gap-2"):
         ui.button(
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/27_datetime_input_direct.py b/src/nicegui_builder/examples/27_datetime_input_direct.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8dacf1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/examples/27_datetime_input_direct.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+"""Direct use of the shared datetime_input component.
+
+Sometimes the festival desk does not want a whole form.
+It just wants one civilized datetime control and a few buttons to poke at it.
+"""
+
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from nicegui import ui
+
+import nicegui_builder
+
+
+def build_ui():
+    ui.label("Direct datetime_input usage").classes("text-h5")
+    ui.label(
+        "This example uses ui.datetime_input(...) directly, without form_builder or pandas."
+    ).classes("text-body2 text-grey-7")
+
+    with ui.card().classes("w-full max-w-3xl mx-auto gap-3"):
+        control = ui.datetime_input(
+            value=datetime(2026, 6, 14, 18, 45),
+            container={
+                "methods": "grid",
+                "params": {"columns": 2},
+                "classes": "w-full gap-2",
+                "props": "",
+            },
+            date_options={
+                "label": "Festival date",
+                "classes": "col",
+                "props": "clearable",
+            },
+            time_options={
+                "label": "Festival time",
+                "classes": "col",
+                "props": "clearable",
+            },
+        )
+
+        ui.label(
+            "The component keeps one logical datetime value while exposing .container, .date, and .time."
+        ).classes("text-caption text-grey-7")
+
+        with ui.row().classes("gap-2"):
+            ui.button(
+                "Show value",
+                on_click=lambda: ui.notify(str(control.value)),
+            )
+            ui.button(
+                "Set 21:30",
+                on_click=lambda: control.set_value(datetime(2026, 6, 14, 21, 30)),
+            )
+            ui.button(
+                "Clear",
+                on_click=lambda: control.set_value(None),
+            )
+            ui.button(
+                "Show child refs",
+                on_click=lambda: ui.notify(
+                    f"date={control.date.value!r} time={control.time.value!r}"
+                ),
+            )
+
+
+def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
+    ui.run(root=build_ui, port=port, host=host, reload=reload)
+
+
+if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
+    main()
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/__init__.py b/src/nicegui_builder/examples/__init__.py
index 93547e8..1429a1b 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/__init__.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/examples/__init__.py
@@ -1,39 +1,6 @@
-"""Shared setup for bundled examples.
+"""Shared setup for bundled core examples."""
 
-The examples should be runnable directly with:
+from nicegui_builder._example_runtime import patch_nicegui_process_pool_setup
 
-    python -m nicegui_builder.examples.03_pydantic_form_basic
 
-On some Windows setups, NiceGUI's process-pool startup fails with
-``PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied``. The examples do not rely on
-CPU-bound helpers, so we gracefully disable that pool for the examples package.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import logging
-
-from nicegui import run as nicegui_run
-
-
-def _patch_nicegui_process_pool_setup() -> None:
-    original_setup = nicegui_run.setup
-
-    if getattr(original_setup, "_nicegui_builder_examples_patched", False):
-        return
-
-    def safe_setup() -> None:
-        try:
-            original_setup()
-        except PermissionError as exc:
-            logging.warning(
-                "NiceGUI process pool is unavailable for bundled examples; "
-                "continuing without CPU-bound worker support: %s",
-                exc,
-            )
-
-    safe_setup._nicegui_builder_examples_patched = True  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-    nicegui_run.setup = safe_setup
-
-
-_patch_nicegui_process_pool_setup()
+patch_nicegui_process_pool_setup()
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/demo_basic_builder.py b/src/nicegui_builder/examples/demo_basic_builder.py
index f1b4e7d..2cac5c6 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/demo_basic_builder.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/examples/demo_basic_builder.py
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 import yaml
 
 from nicegui import ui
-from nicegui_builder import builder
+import nicegui_builder
 
 
 def build_ui():
     with p.Path("src/nicegui_builder/examples/demo_basic_builder.yml").open(encoding="utf-8") as file:
         layout = yaml.safe_load(file)
 
-    builder(layout)
+    ui.builder(layout)
 
 
 def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/models/__init__.py b/src/nicegui_builder/examples/models/__init__.py
index a5186e5..d55a79f 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/models/__init__.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/examples/models/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-from .contest import Contest, ContestCategory
-from .participant import Participant, SockColor
-from .registration import Registration, RegistrationStatus
+from nicegui_builder.example_models import (
+    Contest,
+    ContestCategory,
+    Participant,
+    Registration,
+    RegistrationStatus,
+    SockColor,
+)
 
 __all__ = [
     "Contest",
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/vscode/launch.json b/src/nicegui_builder/examples/vscode/launch.json
index 8ab219a..0b877d9 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/vscode/launch.json
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/examples/vscode/launch.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       "name": "Example 03: First Pydantic Form",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.03_pydantic_form_basic",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.03_pydantic_form_basic",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       "name": "Example 04: First Pandas Table",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.04_pandas_table_basic",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pandas.examples.04_pandas_table_basic",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
       "name": "Example 05: Pydantic Form with YAML",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.05_pydantic_form_yaml",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.05_pydantic_form_yaml",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
       "name": "Example 06: Pydantic Form Flavors",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.06_pydantic_form_flavors",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.06_pydantic_form_flavors",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
       "name": "Example 07: Pydantic Field Variants",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.07_pydantic_field_variants",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.07_pydantic_field_variants",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
       "name": "Example 08: Pydantic Structured Fields",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.08_pydantic_structured_fields",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.08_pydantic_structured_fields",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
       "name": "Example 09: Datetime Split",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.09_pydantic_datetime_split",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.09_pydantic_datetime_split",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
       "name": "Example 10: Pandas Table Filters",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.10_pandas_table_filters",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pandas.examples.10_pandas_table_filters",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
       "name": "Example 11: FormHandle Basics",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.11_form_handle_basics",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.11_form_handle_basics",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
       "name": "Example 12: Form Validation",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.12_form_validation",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.12_form_validation",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
       "name": "Example 13: Form Submit",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.13_form_submit",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.13_form_submit",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
       "name": "Example 14: Dirty State",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.14_form_dirty_state",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.14_form_dirty_state",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
       "name": "Example 15: Live Helpers",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.15_form_live_helpers",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.15_form_live_helpers",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
       "name": "Example 16: Actionable Form",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.16_form_actionable",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.16_form_actionable",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
       "name": "Example 17: Form CRUD",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.17_form_crud",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.17_form_crud",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
       "name": "Example 18: TableHandle Basics",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.18_table_handle_basics",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pandas.examples.18_table_handle_basics",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
       "name": "Example 19: Table Pagination Selection Export",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.19_table_pagination_selection_export",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pandas.examples.19_table_pagination_selection_export",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
       "name": "Example 20: Table CRUD",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.20_table_crud",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pandas.examples.20_table_crud",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
       "name": "Example 24: Field Context Resolution",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.24_field_context_resolution",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.24_field_context_resolution",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
       "name": "Example 25: Plugin Mapping Customization",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.25_plugin_mapping_customization",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.25_plugin_mapping_customization",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
       "name": "Example Demo: Pydantic Builder",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.demo_pydantic_builder",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.demo_pydantic_builder",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
@@ -257,10 +257,11 @@
       "name": "Example Demo: Contact Address",
       "type": "debugpy",
       "request": "launch",
-      "module": "nicegui_builder.examples.example_contact_address",
+      "module": "nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.example_contact_address",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "justMyCode": false
     }
   ]
 }
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/04_pandas_table_basic.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pandas/examples/04_pandas_table_basic.py
similarity index 95%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/04_pandas_table_basic.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pandas/examples/04_pandas_table_basic.py
index fdccf79..0cb7de6 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/04_pandas_table_basic.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pandas/examples/04_pandas_table_basic.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from nicegui import ui
 import pandas as pd
 
-from nicegui_builder import table
+import nicegui_builder
 
 
 def build_ui():
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def build_ui():
     )
 
     ui.label("Today's contests").classes("text-h6")
-    table(contests)
+    ui.table_builder(contests)
 
 
 def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/10_pandas_table_filters.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pandas/examples/10_pandas_table_filters.py
similarity index 97%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/10_pandas_table_filters.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pandas/examples/10_pandas_table_filters.py
index 646756f..e05734b 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/10_pandas_table_filters.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pandas/examples/10_pandas_table_filters.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from nicegui import ui
 import pandas as pd
 
-from nicegui_builder import table
+import nicegui_builder
 
 
 def _registrations_dataframe() -> pd.DataFrame:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def build_ui():
         "Active filters can be toggled with a checkbox or removed, with comma-separated input for in/not in and two values for between."
     ).classes("text-body2 text-grey-6")
 
-    handle = table(_registrations_dataframe(), variant="filters")
+    handle = ui.table_builder(_registrations_dataframe(), variant="filters")
 
     with ui.row().classes("gap-2"):
         ui.button(
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/18_table_handle_basics.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pandas/examples/18_table_handle_basics.py
similarity index 97%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/18_table_handle_basics.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pandas/examples/18_table_handle_basics.py
index 575ace3..fe2420c 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/18_table_handle_basics.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pandas/examples/18_table_handle_basics.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from nicegui import ui
 import pandas as pd
 
-from nicegui_builder import table
+import nicegui_builder
 
 
 def _contest_rows() -> pd.DataFrame:
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def build_ui():
         "Rows can be read, replaced, and sorted without rethinking the entire festival."
     ).classes("text-body2 text-grey-7")
 
-    handle = table(_contest_rows())
+    handle = ui.table_builder(_contest_rows())
 
     with ui.row().classes("gap-2"):
         ui.button(
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/19_table_pagination_selection_export.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pandas/examples/19_table_pagination_selection_export.py
similarity index 97%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/19_table_pagination_selection_export.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pandas/examples/19_table_pagination_selection_export.py
index 9feb247..1049ff0 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/19_table_pagination_selection_export.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pandas/examples/19_table_pagination_selection_export.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from nicegui import ui
 import pandas as pd
 
-from nicegui_builder import table
+import nicegui_builder
 
 
 def _registration_rows() -> pd.DataFrame:
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def build_ui():
         "A few runtime helpers turn the registration board into a surprisingly capable little control panel."
     ).classes("text-body2 text-grey-7")
 
-    handle = table(_registration_rows())
+    handle = ui.table_builder(_registration_rows())
 
     with ui.row().classes("gap-2"):
         ui.button(
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/20_table_crud.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pandas/examples/20_table_crud.py
similarity index 98%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/20_table_crud.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pandas/examples/20_table_crud.py
index 2b89b3e..36716a7 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/20_table_crud.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pandas/examples/20_table_crud.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from nicegui import ui
 import pandas as pd
 
-from nicegui_builder import table
+import nicegui_builder
 
 
 def _contest_rows() -> pd.DataFrame:
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def build_ui():
         "Selection is used by 'Delete selected'. 'Export CSV' previews the full current table."
     ).classes("text-body2 text-grey-7")
 
-    handle = table(_contest_rows())
+    handle = ui.table_builder(_contest_rows())
 
     with ui.row().classes("gap-2"):
         ui.button(
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pandas/examples/__init__.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pandas/examples/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..562c3a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pandas/examples/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+"""Bundled examples specific to the pandas plugin."""
+
+from nicegui_builder._example_runtime import patch_nicegui_process_pool_setup
+
+
+patch_nicegui_process_pool_setup()
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/03_pydantic_form_basic.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/03_pydantic_form_basic.py
similarity index 82%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/03_pydantic_form_basic.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/03_pydantic_form_basic.py
index 8f65e8f..1d86b5c 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/03_pydantic_form_basic.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/03_pydantic_form_basic.py
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 
 from nicegui import ui
 
-from nicegui_builder import form
-from nicegui_builder.examples.models import Participant
+import nicegui_builder
+from nicegui_builder.example_models import Participant
 
 
 def build_ui():
     ui.label("New participant intake").classes("text-h6")
-    form(Participant)
+    ui.form_builder(Participant)
 
 
 def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
 
 if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
     main()
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/05_pydantic_form_yaml.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/05_pydantic_form_yaml.py
similarity index 81%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/05_pydantic_form_yaml.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/05_pydantic_form_yaml.py
index 6d69e76..e07661a 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/05_pydantic_form_yaml.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/05_pydantic_form_yaml.py
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 
 from nicegui import ui
 
-from nicegui_builder import form
-from nicegui_builder.examples.models import Participant
+import nicegui_builder
+from nicegui_builder.example_models import Participant
 
 
 def build_ui():
     ui.label("Participant registration with custom YAML layout").classes("text-h6")
-    form(Participant)
+    ui.form_builder(Participant)
 
 
 def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
 
 if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
     main()
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/06_pydantic_form_flavors.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/06_pydantic_form_flavors.py
similarity index 87%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/06_pydantic_form_flavors.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/06_pydantic_form_flavors.py
index 8bf2664..e0158fd 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/06_pydantic_form_flavors.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/06_pydantic_form_flavors.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 from nicegui import ui
 
-from nicegui_builder import form
-from nicegui_builder.examples.models import Contest, Participant, Registration
+import nicegui_builder
+from nicegui_builder.example_models import Contest, Participant, Registration
 
 
 def _sample_participant() -> Participant:
@@ -57,31 +57,31 @@ def build_ui():
             "Standard flavor",
             "The default layout is calm, practical, and only mildly suspicious.",
         ):
-            form(Participant)
+            ui.form_builder(Participant)
 
         with _section(
             "Compact flavor",
             "Useful when the registration desk is small and the gossip is large.",
         ):
-            form(Participant, flavor="compact")
+            ui.form_builder(Participant, flavor="compact")
 
         with _section(
             "Detail flavor",
             "A read-only view for moments when the committee wants facts, not improvisation.",
         ):
-            form(_sample_contest(), flavor="detail")
+            ui.form_builder(_sample_contest(), flavor="detail")
 
         with _section(
             "Filters flavor",
             "For when the desk staff wants search boxes instead of philosophical commitment.",
         ):
-            form(Registration, flavor="filters")
+            ui.form_builder(Registration, flavor="filters")
 
         with _section(
             "Actionable flavor",
             "Built-in status, actions, and a pleasant sense of administrative authority.",
         ):
-            handle = form(_sample_participant(), flavor="actionable")
+            handle = ui.form_builder(_sample_participant(), flavor="actionable")
             handle.action_bar(
                 "Save participant",
                 lambda model: ui.notify(f"Saved {model.display_name}"),
@@ -100,3 +100,4 @@ def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
 
 if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
     main()
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/07_pydantic_field_variants.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/07_pydantic_field_variants.py
similarity index 96%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/07_pydantic_field_variants.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/07_pydantic_field_variants.py
index a8d0ce1..728b97b 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/07_pydantic_field_variants.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/07_pydantic_field_variants.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from nicegui import ui
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
-from nicegui_builder import form
+import nicegui_builder
 
 
 class SockMood(str, Enum):
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def build_ui():
         "Here the layout explicitly requests widget variants instead of relying on the plugin defaults."
     ).classes("text-body2 text-grey-7")
 
-    handle = form(VariantShowcase, flavor="actionable")
+    handle = ui.form_builder(VariantShowcase, flavor="actionable")
     handle.set_values(
         {
             "secret_code": "velvet-ankle-42",
@@ -89,3 +89,4 @@ def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
 
 if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
     main()
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/08_pydantic_structured_fields.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/08_pydantic_structured_fields.py
similarity index 96%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/08_pydantic_structured_fields.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/08_pydantic_structured_fields.py
index a7b39a5..b68495b 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/08_pydantic_structured_fields.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/08_pydantic_structured_fields.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from nicegui import ui
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
-from nicegui_builder import form
+import nicegui_builder
 
 
 class SupplyCrate(BaseModel):
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def build_ui():
         "Nested models, lists, and dict-like values are grouped into their own generated sections."
     ).classes("text-body2 text-grey-7")
 
-    handle = form(ParadePlan())
+    handle = ui.form_builder(ParadePlan())
 
     with ui.row().classes("gap-2"):
         ui.button(
@@ -62,3 +62,4 @@ def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
 
 if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
     main()
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/09_pydantic_datetime_split.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/09_pydantic_datetime_split.py
similarity index 92%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/09_pydantic_datetime_split.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/09_pydantic_datetime_split.py
index 3c28af8..05ba62a 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/09_pydantic_datetime_split.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/09_pydantic_datetime_split.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 from nicegui import ui
 
-from nicegui_builder import form
-from nicegui_builder.examples.models import Contest
+import nicegui_builder
+from nicegui_builder.example_models import Contest
 
 
 def _sample_contest() -> Contest:
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def build_ui():
     ).classes("text-body2 text-grey-7")
 
     with ui.card().classes("w-full max-w-3xl mx-auto gap-3"):
-        handle = form(_sample_contest())
+        handle = ui.form_builder(_sample_contest())
 
         with ui.row().classes("gap-2"):
             ui.button(
@@ -51,3 +51,4 @@ def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
 
 if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
     main()
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/11_form_handle_basics.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/11_form_handle_basics.py
similarity index 94%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/11_form_handle_basics.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/11_form_handle_basics.py
index e518497..88a11fd 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/11_form_handle_basics.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/11_form_handle_basics.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 from nicegui import ui
 
-from nicegui_builder import form
-from nicegui_builder.examples.models import Participant, SockColor
+import nicegui_builder
+from nicegui_builder.example_models import Participant, SockColor
 
 
 def build_ui():
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def build_ui():
         "A few runtime helpers are enough to make the registration desk feel improbably organized."
     ).classes("text-body2 text-grey-7")
 
-    handle = form(
+    handle = ui.form_builder(
         Participant(
             display_name="Bernice Freeheel",
             email="bernice@example.com",
@@ -64,3 +64,4 @@ def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
 
 if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
     main()
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/12_form_validation.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/12_form_validation.py
similarity index 92%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/12_form_validation.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/12_form_validation.py
index b83f02e..9425c71 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/12_form_validation.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/12_form_validation.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 from nicegui import ui
 
-from nicegui_builder import form
-from nicegui_builder.examples.models import Participant
+import nicegui_builder
+from nicegui_builder.example_models import Participant
 
 
 def _apply_errors(handle):
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def build_ui():
         "Try clearing the required fields, then use the controls below to inspect and display validation errors."
     ).classes("text-body2 text-grey-7")
 
-    handle = form(Participant, flavor="actionable")
+    handle = ui.form_builder(Participant, flavor="actionable")
     handle.action_bar(
         "Validate gently",
         lambda values: ui.notify(f"Looks valid enough for a sock festival: {values['display_name']}"),
@@ -64,3 +64,4 @@ def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
 
 if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
     main()
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/13_form_submit.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/13_form_submit.py
similarity index 94%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/13_form_submit.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/13_form_submit.py
index b022954..53d8023 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/13_form_submit.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/13_form_submit.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 from nicegui import ui
 
-from nicegui_builder import form
-from nicegui_builder.examples.models import Registration
+import nicegui_builder
+from nicegui_builder.example_models import Registration
 
 
 def _notify_values(values: dict[str, object]):
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def build_ui():
         "The same form can submit plain values or a reconstructed Pydantic model, depending on the desk's mood."
     ).classes("text-body2 text-grey-7")
 
-    handle = form(
+    handle = ui.form_builder(
         Registration(
             participant_name="Odette of the Triumphant Heel",
             contest_title="Midnight Parade of Respectable Nonsense",
@@ -65,3 +65,4 @@ def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
 
 if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
     main()
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/14_form_dirty_state.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/14_form_dirty_state.py
similarity index 93%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/14_form_dirty_state.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/14_form_dirty_state.py
index 5d371ff..08fce97 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/14_form_dirty_state.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/14_form_dirty_state.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 from nicegui import ui
 
-from nicegui_builder import form
-from nicegui_builder.examples.models import Participant
+import nicegui_builder
+from nicegui_builder.example_models import Participant
 
 
 def _show_changes(handle):
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def build_ui():
         "Change a field, and the form will cheerfully admit that it is no longer in its original state."
     ).classes("text-body2 text-grey-7")
 
-    handle = form(
+    handle = ui.form_builder(
         Participant(
             display_name="Marshall Greatdisagreement",
             email="marshall@example.com",
@@ -56,3 +56,4 @@ def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
 
 if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
     main()
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/15_form_live_helpers.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/15_form_live_helpers.py
similarity index 91%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/15_form_live_helpers.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/15_form_live_helpers.py
index ac8acdb..1f24f45 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/15_form_live_helpers.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/15_form_live_helpers.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 from nicegui import ui
 
-from nicegui_builder import form
-from nicegui_builder.examples.models import Participant
+import nicegui_builder
+from nicegui_builder.example_models import Participant
 
 
 def build_ui():
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def build_ui():
         "Dirty tracking, live validation, and strategic buttons all reacting as the form changes."
     ).classes("text-body2 text-grey-7")
 
-    handle = form(Participant, flavor="actionable")
+    handle = ui.form_builder(Participant, flavor="actionable")
     handle.live_validation(as_model=True, mode="change")
 
     with ui.row().classes("gap-2 items-center"):
@@ -53,3 +53,4 @@ def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
 
 if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
     main()
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/16_form_actionable.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/16_form_actionable.py
similarity index 91%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/16_form_actionable.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/16_form_actionable.py
index 769048f..1482685 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/16_form_actionable.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/16_form_actionable.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 from nicegui import ui
 
-from nicegui_builder import form
-from nicegui_builder.examples.models import Contest
+import nicegui_builder
+from nicegui_builder.example_models import Contest
 
 
 def _save_contest(model: Contest):
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def build_ui():
         "This layout exposes built-in status, action, and error areas so the handle can do more of the stage work."
     ).classes("text-body2 text-grey-7")
 
-    handle = form(Contest, flavor="actionable")
+    handle = ui.form_builder(Contest, flavor="actionable")
 
     handle.action_bar(
         "Save contest",
@@ -53,3 +53,4 @@ def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
 
 if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
     main()
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/17_form_crud.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/17_form_crud.py
similarity index 94%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/17_form_crud.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/17_form_crud.py
index f1493cc..dd142de 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/17_form_crud.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/17_form_crud.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 from nicegui import ui
 
-from nicegui_builder import form
-from nicegui_builder.examples.models import Registration
+import nicegui_builder
+from nicegui_builder.example_models import Registration
 
 
 def _create_registration(model: Registration):
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def build_ui():
         "The registration desk has discovered buttons that sound official and therefore improve morale."
     ).classes("text-body2 text-grey-7")
 
-    handle = form(
+    handle = ui.form_builder(
         Registration(
             participant_name="Alice Two-Left-Socks",
             contest_title="Interpretive Heel Rotation",
@@ -63,3 +63,4 @@ def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
 
 if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
     main()
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/24_field_context_resolution.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/24_field_context_resolution.py
similarity index 95%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/24_field_context_resolution.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/24_field_context_resolution.py
index 32587b0..da168ce 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/24_field_context_resolution.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/24_field_context_resolution.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 from nicegui import ui
 
-from nicegui_builder import form
-from nicegui_builder.examples.models import Participant
+import nicegui_builder
+from nicegui_builder.example_models import Participant
 from nicegui_builder.plugins import plugin_registry
 
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def build_ui():
         ui.label("Declarative layout snippet").classes("text-subtitle1")
         ui.markdown(f"```yaml\n{LAYOUT_SNIPPET}\n```").classes("w-full")
 
-    form(sample)
+    ui.form_builder(sample)
 
     with ui.grid(columns=2).classes("w-full max-w-4xl mx-auto gap-4"):
         with ui.card().classes("gap-2"):
@@ -80,3 +80,4 @@ def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
 
 if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
     main()
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/25_plugin_mapping_customization.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/25_plugin_mapping_customization.py
similarity index 96%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/25_plugin_mapping_customization.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/25_plugin_mapping_customization.py
index 4e2d56c..1ff0d48 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/25_plugin_mapping_customization.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/25_plugin_mapping_customization.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 from nicegui import ui
 
-from nicegui_builder.examples.models import Contest, Participant, Registration
+from nicegui_builder.example_models import Contest, Participant, Registration
 from nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.mapping import (
     get_defaults_from_map,
     resolve_map_type,
@@ -73,3 +73,4 @@ def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
 
 if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
     main()
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/__init__.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4404447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+"""Bundled examples specific to the pydantic plugin."""
+
+from nicegui_builder._example_runtime import patch_nicegui_process_pool_setup
+
+
+patch_nicegui_process_pool_setup()
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/demo_pydantic_builder.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/demo_pydantic_builder.py
similarity index 84%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/demo_pydantic_builder.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/demo_pydantic_builder.py
index 1bd1ff7..d794c0c 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/demo_pydantic_builder.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/demo_pydantic_builder.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from nicegui import ui
 
-from nicegui_builder import form
+import nicegui_builder
 
 
 class DemoPydanticBuilder(BaseModel):
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class DemoPydanticBuilder(BaseModel):
 
 
 def build_ui():
-    form(DemoPydanticBuilder)
+    ui.form_builder(DemoPydanticBuilder)
 
 
 def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = False):
 
 if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
     main()
+
diff --git a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/example_contact_address.py b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/example_contact_address.py
similarity index 96%
rename from src/nicegui_builder/examples/example_contact_address.py
rename to src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/example_contact_address.py
index 44648f2..50fc042 100644
--- a/src/nicegui_builder/examples/example_contact_address.py
+++ b/src/nicegui_builder/plugins/pydantic/examples/example_contact_address.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from nicegui import ui
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
-from nicegui_builder import form
+import nicegui_builder
 import typing as t
 
 Civility = t.Literal["Mr.", "Miss", "Ms.", "Sir"]
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class ContactAddress(BaseModel):
 
 def build_ui():
     ui.label("Hello from NiceGUI 👋")
-    form(contact_address)
+    ui.form_builder(contact_address)
 
 
 def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = True):
@@ -72,3 +72,4 @@ def main(*, port: int = 8080, host: str | None = None, reload: bool = True):
 
 if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
     main()
+
diff --git a/tests/test_nicegui_builder/examples/test_sanity.py b/tests/test_nicegui_builder/examples/test_sanity.py
index 49044c0..940bcd1 100644
--- a/tests/test_nicegui_builder/examples/test_sanity.py
+++ b/tests/test_nicegui_builder/examples/test_sanity.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from nicegui import app
 from nicegui import ui
 
-from nicegui_builder.cli import list_examples
+from nicegui_builder.cli import list_example_specs
 
 
 def _configure_test_app() -> None:
@@ -27,18 +27,18 @@ def _configure_test_app() -> None:
     )
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("example_name", list_examples())
-def test_example_build_ui_returns_http_200(example_name: str) -> None:
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("example_spec", list_example_specs())
+def test_example_build_ui_returns_http_200(example_spec) -> None:
     _configure_test_app()
 
-    module = import_module(f"nicegui_builder.examples.{example_name}")
+    module = import_module(example_spec.module)
     build_ui = getattr(module, "build_ui", None)
 
-    assert build_ui is not None, f"{example_name} must expose build_ui()"
+    assert build_ui is not None, f"{example_spec.name} must expose build_ui()"
 
     ui.page("/")(build_ui)
 
     with TestClient(app) as client:
         response = client.get("/")
 
-    assert response.status_code == 200, example_name
+    assert response.status_code == 200, example_spec.name
diff --git a/tests/test_nicegui_builder/plugins/test_registry.py b/tests/test_nicegui_builder/plugins/test_registry.py
index 7564c3b..62a7f7f 100644
--- a/tests/test_nicegui_builder/plugins/test_registry.py
+++ b/tests/test_nicegui_builder/plugins/test_registry.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from nicegui import ui
 import nicegui_builder
+from nicegui_builder.core.datetime_inputs import DateTimeInput
 from nicegui_builder.plugins import plugin_registry
 import nicegui_builder.plugins as plugins_module
 from nicegui_builder.plugins.registry import PluginRegistry
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ def fake_import(name):
 
 def test_package_attaches_builder_form_and_table_builders_to_ui():
     assert ui.builder is nicegui_builder.builder
+    assert ui.datetime_input is DateTimeInput
     assert ui.form_builder is nicegui_builder.form
     assert ui.table_builder is nicegui_builder.table
 
@@ -89,5 +91,6 @@ def test_package_attaches_builder_form_and_table_builders_to_ui():
 def test_package_exports_nicegui_ui_with_builder_extensions():
     assert nicegui_builder.ui is ui
     assert nicegui_builder.ui.builder is nicegui_builder.builder
+    assert nicegui_builder.ui.datetime_input is DateTimeInput
     assert nicegui_builder.ui.form_builder is nicegui_builder.form
     assert nicegui_builder.ui.table_builder is nicegui_builder.table
diff --git a/tests/test_nicegui_builder/test_cli.py b/tests/test_nicegui_builder/test_cli.py
index 27b5562..a759b24 100644
--- a/tests/test_nicegui_builder/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_nicegui_builder/test_cli.py
@@ -11,17 +11,27 @@ def test_list_examples_includes_known_examples():
 
     assert "demo_basic_builder" in examples
     assert "demo_pydantic_builder" in examples
+    assert "04_pandas_table_basic" in examples
+
+
+def test_list_example_specs_include_plugin_groups():
+    specs = cli.list_example_specs()
+    grouped = {spec.name: spec.group for spec in specs}
+
+    assert grouped["01_basic_builder"] == "core"
+    assert grouped["03_pydantic_form_basic"] == "pydantic"
+    assert grouped["04_pandas_table_basic"] == "pandas"
 
 
 def test_load_object_resolves_module_paths():
-    target = cli.load_object("nicegui_builder.examples.demo_pydantic_builder:DemoPydanticBuilder")
+    target = cli.load_object("nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.demo_pydantic_builder:DemoPydanticBuilder")
 
     assert target.__name__ == "DemoPydanticBuilder"
 
 
 def test_load_object_rejects_invalid_path():
     try:
-        cli.load_object("nicegui_builder.examples.demo_pydantic_builder")
+        cli.load_object("nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.demo_pydantic_builder")
     except ValueError as exc:
         assert "module:object" in str(exc)
     else:
@@ -29,32 +39,64 @@ def test_load_object_rejects_invalid_path():
 
 
 def test_resolve_example_name_accepts_full_name(monkeypatch):
-    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "list_examples", lambda: ["01_basic_builder", "03_pydantic_form_basic"])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        cli,
+        "list_example_specs",
+        lambda: [
+            cli.ExampleSpec("01_basic_builder", "pkg.core.01_basic_builder", "core"),
+            cli.ExampleSpec("03_pydantic_form_basic", "pkg.pydantic.03_pydantic_form_basic", "pydantic"),
+        ],
+    )
 
     assert cli.resolve_example_name("01_basic_builder") == "01_basic_builder"
 
 
 def test_resolve_example_name_accepts_numeric_shortcut(monkeypatch):
-    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "list_examples", lambda: ["01_basic_builder", "03_pydantic_form_basic"])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        cli,
+        "list_example_specs",
+        lambda: [
+            cli.ExampleSpec("01_basic_builder", "pkg.core.01_basic_builder", "core"),
+            cli.ExampleSpec("03_pydantic_form_basic", "pkg.pydantic.03_pydantic_form_basic", "pydantic"),
+        ],
+    )
 
     assert cli.resolve_example_name("01") == "01_basic_builder"
 
 
 def test_resolve_example_name_accepts_partial_prefix(monkeypatch):
-    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "list_examples", lambda: ["01_basic_builder", "03_pydantic_form_basic"])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        cli,
+        "list_example_specs",
+        lambda: [
+            cli.ExampleSpec("01_basic_builder", "pkg.core.01_basic_builder", "core"),
+            cli.ExampleSpec("03_pydantic_form_basic", "pkg.pydantic.03_pydantic_form_basic", "pydantic"),
+        ],
+    )
 
     assert cli.resolve_example_name("01_") == "01_basic_builder"
     assert cli.resolve_example_name("01_basic") == "01_basic_builder"
 
 
 def test_resolve_example_name_returns_first_match_for_ambiguous_shortcut(monkeypatch):
-    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "list_examples", lambda: ["01_alpha", "01_beta"])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        cli,
+        "list_example_specs",
+        lambda: [
+            cli.ExampleSpec("01_alpha", "pkg.core.01_alpha", "core"),
+            cli.ExampleSpec("01_beta", "pkg.pydantic.01_beta", "pydantic"),
+        ],
+    )
 
     assert cli.resolve_example_name("01") == "01_alpha"
 
 
 def test_resolve_example_name_raises_for_unknown_example(monkeypatch):
-    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "list_examples", lambda: ["01_basic_builder"])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        cli,
+        "list_example_specs",
+        lambda: [cli.ExampleSpec("01_basic_builder", "pkg.core.01_basic_builder", "core")],
+    )
 
     try:
         cli.resolve_example_name("99")
@@ -115,7 +157,7 @@ def fake_run(**kwargs):
     monkeypatch.setattr(cli.ui, "run", fake_run)
 
     result = cli.run_form(
-        "nicegui_builder.examples.demo_pydantic_builder:DemoPydanticBuilder",
+        "nicegui_builder.plugins.pydantic.examples.demo_pydantic_builder:DemoPydanticBuilder",
         flavor="compact",
         port=8081,
     )
@@ -154,7 +196,7 @@ def fake_run(**kwargs):
     monkeypatch.setattr(cli.ui, "run", fake_run)
 
     result = cli.run_form(
-        "nicegui_builder.examples.models:Contest",
+        "nicegui_builder.example_models:Contest",
         flavor="actionable",
         port=8082,
     )
@@ -186,7 +228,7 @@ def fake_run(**kwargs):
     monkeypatch.setattr(cli.ui, "run", fake_run)
 
     result = cli.run_form(
-        "nicegui_builder.examples.models:Contest",
+        "nicegui_builder.example_models:Contest",
         flavor="actionable",
         port=8083,
     )
@@ -209,7 +251,7 @@ def set(self):
             calls["stopped"] = True
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "enable_any_key_shutdown", lambda *args, **kwargs: DummyEvent())
-    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "resolve_example_name", lambda name: "demo")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "resolve_example_spec", lambda name: cli.ExampleSpec("demo", "pkg.demo", "core"))
     monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "import_module", lambda name: module)
     def fake_run(**kwargs):
         calls["run_kwargs"] = kwargs
@@ -239,7 +281,7 @@ def fake_main(**kwargs):
 
     module = types.SimpleNamespace(main=fake_main)
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "resolve_example_name", lambda name: "demo")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "resolve_example_spec", lambda name: cli.ExampleSpec("demo", "pkg.demo", "core"))
     monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "import_module", lambda name: module)
 
     result = cli.run_example("demo", port=9002, host="127.0.0.1", reload=True)
@@ -255,7 +297,7 @@ def fake_main(**kwargs):
 def test_run_example_raises_when_example_exposes_no_entrypoint(monkeypatch):
     module = types.SimpleNamespace()
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "resolve_example_name", lambda name: "demo")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "resolve_example_spec", lambda name: cli.ExampleSpec("demo", "pkg.demo", "core"))
     monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "import_module", lambda name: module)
 
     try:
@@ -576,12 +618,19 @@ def fake_import(name, *args, **kwargs):
 
 
 def test_cli_main_lists_examples(monkeypatch, capsys):
-    monkeypatch.setattr(cli, "list_examples", lambda: ["alpha", "beta"])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        cli,
+        "list_examples_grouped",
+        lambda: [
+            ("core", [cli.ExampleSpec("alpha", "pkg.alpha", "core")]),
+            ("pydantic", [cli.ExampleSpec("beta", "pkg.beta", "pydantic")]),
+        ],
+    )
 
     result = cli.main(["examples", "list"])
 
     assert result == 0
-    assert capsys.readouterr().out.splitlines() == ["alpha", "beta"]
+    assert capsys.readouterr().out.splitlines() == ["[core]", "alpha", "[pydantic]", "beta"]
 
 
 def test_cli_main_runs_example(monkeypatch):
@@ -635,3 +684,4 @@ def error(self, message):
 
     assert parser.message == "unknown command"
     assert result == 2
+
diff --git a/typings/nicegui/py.typed b/typings/nicegui/py.typed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b648ac9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/typings/nicegui/py.typed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+partial
diff --git a/typings/nicegui/ui.pyi b/typings/nicegui/ui.pyi
index 43bece2..5ee130a 100644
--- a/typings/nicegui/ui.pyi
+++ b/typings/nicegui/ui.pyi
@@ -1,145 +1,283 @@
-from typing import Any
+__all__ = [
+    'add_body_html',
+    'add_css',
+    'add_head_html',
+    'add_sass',
+    'add_scss',
+    'aggrid',
+    'altair',
+    'anywidget',
+    'audio',
+    'avatar',
+    'badge',
+    'button',
+    'button_group',
+    'card',
+    'card_actions',
+    'card_section',
+    'carousel',
+    'carousel_slide',
+    'chat_message',
+    'checkbox',
+    'chip',
+    'circular_progress',
+    'clipboard',
+    'code',
+    'codemirror',
+    'color_input',
+    'color_picker',
+    'colors',
+    'column',
+    'context',
+    'context_menu',
+    'dark_mode',
+    'date',
+    'date_input',
+    'dialog',
+    'download',
+    'drawer',
+    'dropdown_button',
+    'echart',
+    'editor',
+    'element',
+    'expansion',
+    'fab',
+    'fab_action',
+    'footer',
+    'fullscreen',
+    'grid',
+    'header',
+    'highchart',
+    'html',
+    'icon',
+    'image',
+    'input',
+    'input_chips',
+    'interactive_image',
+    'item',
+    'item_label',
+    'item_section',
+    'joystick',
+    'json_editor',
+    'keyboard',
+    'knob',
+    'label',
+    'leaflet',
+    'left_drawer',
+    'line_plot',
+    'linear_progress',
+    'link',
+    'link_target',
+    'list',
+    'log',
+    'markdown',
+    'matplotlib',
+    'menu',
+    'menu_item',
+    'mermaid',
+    'navigate',
+    'notification',
+    'notify',
+    'number',
+    'on',
+    'on_exception',
+    'page',
+    'page_scroller',
+    'page_sticky',
+    'page_title',
+    'pagination',
+    'parallax',
+    'plotly',
+    'pyplot',
+    'query',
+    'radio',
+    'range',
+    'rating',
+    'refreshable',
+    'refreshable_method',
+    'restructured_text',
+    'right_drawer',
+    'row',
+    'run',
+    'run_javascript',
+    'run_with',
+    'scene',
+    'scene_view',
+    'scroll_area',
+    'select',
+    'separator',
+    'skeleton',
+    'slide_item',
+    'slider',
+    'space',
+    'spinner',
+    'splitter',
+    'state',
+    'step',
+    'stepper',
+    'stepper_navigation',
+    'sub_pages',
+    'switch',
+    'tab',
+    'tab_panel',
+    'tab_panels',
+    'table',
+    'tabs',
+    'teleport',
+    'textarea',
+    'time',
+    'time_input',
+    'timeline',
+    'timeline_entry',
+    'timer',
+    'toggle',
+    'tooltip',
+    'tree',
+    'update',
+    'upload',
+    'video',
+    'xterm',
+    'builder',
+    'datetime_input',
+    'form_builder',
+    'table_builder',
+]
 
-add_body_html: Any
-add_css: Any
-add_head_html: Any
-add_sass: Any
-add_scss: Any
-aggrid: Any
-altair: Any
-anywidget: Any
-audio: Any
-avatar: Any
-badge: Any
-button: Any
-button_group: Any
-card: Any
-card_actions: Any
-card_section: Any
-carousel: Any
-carousel_slide: Any
-chat_message: Any
-checkbox: Any
-chip: Any
-circular_progress: Any
-clipboard: Any
-code: Any
-codemirror: Any
-color_input: Any
-color_picker: Any
-colors: Any
-column: Any
-context: Any
-context_menu: Any
-dark_mode: Any
-date: Any
-date_input: Any
-dialog: Any
-download: Any
-drawer: Any
-dropdown_button: Any
-echart: Any
-editor: Any
-element: Any
-expansion: Any
-fab: Any
-fab_action: Any
-footer: Any
-fullscreen: Any
-grid: Any
-header: Any
-highchart: Any
-html: Any
-icon: Any
-image: Any
-input: Any
-input_chips: Any
-interactive_image: Any
-item: Any
-item_label: Any
-item_section: Any
-joystick: Any
-json_editor: Any
-keyboard: Any
-knob: Any
-label: Any
-leaflet: Any
-left_drawer: Any
-line_plot: Any
-linear_progress: Any
-link: Any
-link_target: Any
-list: Any
-log: Any
-markdown: Any
-matplotlib: Any
-menu: Any
-menu_item: Any
-mermaid: Any
-navigate: Any
-notification: Any
-notify: Any
-number: Any
-on: Any
-on_exception: Any
-page: Any
-page_scroller: Any
-page_sticky: Any
-page_title: Any
-pagination: Any
-plotly: Any
-pyplot: Any
-query: Any
-radio: Any
-range: Any
-rating: Any
-refreshable: Any
-refreshable_method: Any
-restructured_text: Any
-right_drawer: Any
-row: Any
-run: Any
-run_javascript: Any
-run_with: Any
-scene: Any
-scene_view: Any
-scroll_area: Any
-select: Any
-separator: Any
-skeleton: Any
-slide_item: Any
-slider: Any
-space: Any
-spinner: Any
-splitter: Any
-state: Any
-step: Any
-stepper: Any
-stepper_navigation: Any
-sub_pages: Any
-switch: Any
-tab: Any
-tab_panel: Any
-tab_panels: Any
-table: Any
-tabs: Any
-teleport: Any
-textarea: Any
-time: Any
-time_input: Any
-timeline: Any
-timeline_entry: Any
-timer: Any
-toggle: Any
-tooltip: Any
-tree: Any
-update: Any
-upload: Any
-video: Any
-xterm: Any
+from nicegui_builder import builder as builder
+from nicegui_builder import form as form_builder
+from nicegui_builder import table as table_builder
+from nicegui_builder.core.datetime_inputs import DateTimeInput as datetime_input
 
-def builder(layout: Any) -> Any: ...
-def form_builder(source: Any, flavor: str = "") -> Any: ...
-def table_builder(source: Any, variant: str = "std") -> Any: ...
-
-__all__: list[str]
+from nicegui.context import context
+from nicegui.element import Element as element
+from nicegui.elements.aggrid import AgGrid as aggrid
+from nicegui.elements.altair import Altair as altair
+from nicegui.elements.anywidget import AnyWidget as anywidget
+from nicegui.elements.audio import Audio as audio
+from nicegui.elements.avatar import Avatar as avatar
+from nicegui.elements.badge import Badge as badge
+from nicegui.elements.button import Button as button
+from nicegui.elements.button_dropdown import DropdownButton as dropdown_button
+from nicegui.elements.button_group import ButtonGroup as button_group
+from nicegui.elements.card import Card as card
+from nicegui.elements.card import CardActions as card_actions
+from nicegui.elements.card import CardSection as card_section
+from nicegui.elements.carousel import Carousel as carousel
+from nicegui.elements.carousel import CarouselSlide as carousel_slide
+from nicegui.elements.chat_message import ChatMessage as chat_message
+from nicegui.elements.checkbox import Checkbox as checkbox
+from nicegui.elements.chip import Chip as chip
+from nicegui.elements.code import Code as code
+from nicegui.elements.codemirror import CodeMirror as codemirror
+from nicegui.elements.color_input import ColorInput as color_input
+from nicegui.elements.color_picker import ColorPicker as color_picker
+from nicegui.elements.colors import Colors as colors
+from nicegui.elements.column import Column as column
+from nicegui.elements.context_menu import ContextMenu as context_menu
+from nicegui.elements.dark_mode import DarkMode as dark_mode
+from nicegui.elements.date import Date as date
+from nicegui.elements.date_input import DateInput as date_input
+from nicegui.elements.dialog import Dialog as dialog
+from nicegui.elements.drawer import Drawer as drawer
+from nicegui.elements.drawer import LeftDrawer as left_drawer
+from nicegui.elements.drawer import RightDrawer as right_drawer
+from nicegui.elements.echart import EChart as echart
+from nicegui.elements.editor import Editor as editor
+from nicegui.elements.expansion import Expansion as expansion
+from nicegui.elements.fab import Fab as fab
+from nicegui.elements.fab import FabAction as fab_action
+from nicegui.elements.footer import Footer as footer
+from nicegui.elements.fullscreen import Fullscreen as fullscreen
+from nicegui.elements.grid import Grid as grid
+from nicegui.elements.header import Header as header
+from nicegui.elements.highchart import highchart
+from nicegui.elements.html import Html as html
+from nicegui.elements.icon import Icon as icon
+from nicegui.elements.image import Image as image
+from nicegui.elements.input import Input as input  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
+from nicegui.elements.input_chips import InputChips as input_chips
+from nicegui.elements.interactive_image import InteractiveImage as interactive_image
+from nicegui.elements.item import Item as item
+from nicegui.elements.item import ItemLabel as item_label
+from nicegui.elements.item import ItemSection as item_section
+from nicegui.elements.joystick import Joystick as joystick
+from nicegui.elements.json_editor import JsonEditor as json_editor
+from nicegui.elements.keyboard import Keyboard as keyboard
+from nicegui.elements.knob import Knob as knob
+from nicegui.elements.label import Label as label
+from nicegui.elements.leaflet import Leaflet as leaflet
+from nicegui.elements.line_plot import LinePlot as line_plot
+from nicegui.elements.link import Link as link
+from nicegui.elements.link import LinkTarget as link_target
+from nicegui.elements.list import List as list  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
+from nicegui.elements.log import Log as log
+from nicegui.elements.markdown import Markdown as markdown
+from nicegui.elements.menu import Menu as menu
+from nicegui.elements.menu import MenuItem as menu_item
+from nicegui.elements.mermaid import Mermaid as mermaid
+from nicegui.elements.notification import Notification as notification
+from nicegui.elements.number import Number as number
+from nicegui.elements.page_scroller import PageScroller as page_scroller
+from nicegui.elements.page_sticky import PageSticky as page_sticky
+from nicegui.elements.pagination import Pagination as pagination
+from nicegui.elements.parallax import Parallax as parallax
+from nicegui.elements.plotly import Plotly as plotly
+from nicegui.elements.progress import CircularProgress as circular_progress
+from nicegui.elements.progress import LinearProgress as linear_progress
+from nicegui.elements.pyplot import Matplotlib as matplotlib
+from nicegui.elements.pyplot import Pyplot as pyplot
+from nicegui.elements.query import Query as query
+from nicegui.elements.radio import Radio as radio
+from nicegui.elements.range import Range as range  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
+from nicegui.elements.rating import Rating as rating
+from nicegui.elements.restructured_text import ReStructuredText as restructured_text
+from nicegui.elements.row import Row as row
+from nicegui.elements.scene import Scene as scene
+from nicegui.elements.scene import SceneView as scene_view
+from nicegui.elements.scroll_area import ScrollArea as scroll_area
+from nicegui.elements.select import Select as select
+from nicegui.elements.separator import Separator as separator
+from nicegui.elements.skeleton import Skeleton as skeleton
+from nicegui.elements.slide_item import SlideItem as slide_item
+from nicegui.elements.slider import Slider as slider
+from nicegui.elements.space import Space as space
+from nicegui.elements.spinner import Spinner as spinner
+from nicegui.elements.splitter import Splitter as splitter
+from nicegui.elements.stepper import Step as step
+from nicegui.elements.stepper import Stepper as stepper
+from nicegui.elements.stepper import StepperNavigation as stepper_navigation
+from nicegui.elements.sub_pages import SubPages as sub_pages
+from nicegui.elements.switch import Switch as switch
+from nicegui.elements.table import Table as table
+from nicegui.elements.tabs import Tab as tab
+from nicegui.elements.tabs import TabPanel as tab_panel
+from nicegui.elements.tabs import TabPanels as tab_panels
+from nicegui.elements.tabs import Tabs as tabs
+from nicegui.elements.teleport import Teleport as teleport
+from nicegui.elements.textarea import Textarea as textarea
+from nicegui.elements.time import Time as time
+from nicegui.elements.time_input import TimeInput as time_input
+from nicegui.elements.timeline import Timeline as timeline
+from nicegui.elements.timeline import TimelineEntry as timeline_entry
+from nicegui.elements.timer import Timer as timer
+from nicegui.elements.toggle import Toggle as toggle
+from nicegui.elements.tooltip import Tooltip as tooltip
+from nicegui.elements.tree import Tree as tree
+from nicegui.elements.upload import Upload as upload
+from nicegui.elements.video import Video as video
+from nicegui.elements.xterm import Xterm as xterm
+from nicegui.functions import clipboard
+from nicegui.functions.download import download
+from nicegui.functions.html import add_body_html, add_head_html
+from nicegui.functions.javascript import run_javascript
+from nicegui.functions.navigate import navigate
+from nicegui.functions.notify import notify
+from nicegui.functions.on import on
+from nicegui.functions.on_exception import on_exception
+from nicegui.functions.page_title import page_title
+from nicegui.functions.refreshable import refreshable, refreshable_method, state
+from nicegui.functions.style import add_css, add_sass, add_scss
+from nicegui.functions.update import update
+from nicegui.page import page
+from nicegui.ui_run import run
+from nicegui.ui_run_with import run_with