diff --git a/config/examples/cors-headers.kdl b/config/examples/cors-headers.kdl
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+// Example: CORS Headers Configuration
+//
+// Configure Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) for API routes:
+// - Pre-flight request handling
+// - Origin whitelisting
+// - Credential support
+// - Custom headers
+
+system {
+    worker-threads 0
+    max-connections 10000
+    graceful-shutdown-timeout-secs 30
+}
+
+listeners {
+    listener "http" {
+        address "0.0.0.0:8080"
+        protocol "http"
+        request-timeout-secs 60
+    }
+}
+
+upstreams {
+    upstream "api" {
+        endpoint "api-1" {
+            address "localhost:3000"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+routes {
+    // Public API: Open CORS for specific origins
+    route "public-api" {
+        priority "high"
+        matches {
+            path-prefix "/api/public"
+        }
+        upstream "api"
+        cors {
+            enabled true
+
+            // Allowed origins (use "*" for all, but not recommended for production)
+            allowed-origins [
+                "https://example.com",
+                "https://app.example.com",
+                "https://staging.example.com"
+            ]
+
+            // Allowed HTTP methods
+            allowed-methods ["GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "OPTIONS"]
+
+            // Allowed request headers
+            allowed-headers [
+                "Content-Type",
+                "Authorization",
+                "X-Requested-With",
+                "X-API-Key"
+            ]
+
+            // Headers exposed to client
+            exposed-headers ["X-Total-Count", "X-Page-Count"]
+
+            // Allow cookies/credentials
+            allow-credentials true
+
+            // Pre-flight cache duration (in seconds)
+            max-age 3600  // 1 hour
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Private API: Strict CORS with credentials
+    route "private-api" {
+        priority "high"
+        matches {
+            path-prefix "/api/private"
+        }
+        upstream "api"
+        cors {
+            enabled true
+            allowed-origins ["https://app.example.com"]
+            allowed-methods ["GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE"]
+            allowed-headers ["Content-Type", "Authorization"]
+            allow-credentials true
+            max-age 3600
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Development API: Open CORS (development only!)
+    route "dev-api" {
+        priority "low"
+        matches {
+            path-prefix "/api/dev"
+        }
+        upstream "api"
+        cors {
+            enabled true
+            allowed-origins ["*"]  // WARNING: Only for development!
+            allowed-methods ["*"]
+            allowed-headers ["*"]
+            allow-credentials false  // Cannot be true with "*"
+            max-age 86400  // 24 hours
+        }
+    }
+
+    // WebSocket route with CORS
+    route "websocket" {
+        priority "high"
+        matches {
+            path-prefix "/ws"
+        }
+        upstream "api"
+        cors {
+            enabled true
+            allowed-origins ["https://app.example.com"]
+            allowed-methods ["GET"]
+            allowed-headers ["*"]
+            allow-credentials true
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/config/examples/multiple-upstreams-health-check.kdl b/config/examples/multiple-upstreams-health-check.kdl
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+// Example: Multiple Upstreams with Health Checks
+//
+// Load balance across multiple backend servers with:
+// - Active health checks (HTTP probes)
+// - Passive health checks (connection failures)
+// - Automatic failover
+// - Weighted load balancing
+
+system {
+    worker-threads 0
+    max-connections 10000
+    graceful-shutdown-timeout-secs 30
+}
+
+listeners {
+    listener "http" {
+        address "0.0.0.0:8080"
+        protocol "http"
+        request-timeout-secs 60
+    }
+}
+
+upstreams {
+    upstream "backend" {
+        // Load balancing strategy: round-robin (default), least-connections, ip-hash
+        strategy "least-connections"
+
+        // Health check configuration
+        health-check {
+            enabled true
+            interval-secs 10         // Check every 10 seconds
+            timeout-secs 5           // Health check timeout
+            unhealthy-threshold 3    // Mark unhealthy after 3 failures
+            healthy-threshold 2      // Mark healthy after 2 successes
+
+            // HTTP health check endpoint
+            http {
+                path "/health"
+                expected-status 200
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Backend servers
+        endpoint "backend-1" {
+            address "10.0.1.10:3000"
+            weight 100
+        }
+
+        endpoint "backend-2" {
+            address "10.0.1.11:3000"
+            weight 100
+        }
+
+        endpoint "backend-3" {
+            address "10.0.1.12:3000"
+            weight 50  // Lower weight = less traffic
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Secondary upstream with different health check
+    upstream "api" {
+        strategy "round-robin"
+
+        health-check {
+            enabled true
+            interval-secs 5
+            timeout-secs 2
+            unhealthy-threshold 2
+            healthy-threshold 1
+
+            http {
+                path "/api/health"
+                expected-status 200
+                // Optional: check response body
+                expected-body "OK"
+            }
+        }
+
+        endpoint "api-1" {
+            address "10.0.2.10:4000"
+        }
+
+        endpoint "api-2" {
+            address "10.0.2.11:4000"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+routes {
+    // Route to backend upstream
+    route "backend-route" {
+        priority "high"
+        matches {
+            path-prefix "/app"
+        }
+        upstream "backend"
+        policies {
+            timeout-secs 30
+            retry-attempts 2
+            failure-mode "open"  // Open circuit breaker on failure
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Route to API upstream
+    route "api-route" {
+        priority "high"
+        matches {
+            path-prefix "/api"
+        }
+        upstream "api"
+        policies {
+            timeout-secs 15
+            retry-attempts 3
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/config/examples/rate-limiting-per-route.kdl b/config/examples/rate-limiting-per-route.kdl
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+// Example: Rate Limiting Per Route
+//
+// Configure different rate limits for different routes:
+// - Strict limits for /api endpoints
+// - Relaxed limits for /static content
+// - No limits for health checks
+// - Custom rate limit responses
+
+system {
+    worker-threads 0
+    max-connections 10000
+    graceful-shutdown-timeout-secs 30
+}
+
+listeners {
+    listener "http" {
+        address "0.0.0.0:8080"
+        protocol "http"
+        request-timeout-secs 60
+    }
+}
+
+upstreams {
+    upstream "api" {
+        endpoint "api-1" {
+            address "localhost:3000"
+        }
+    }
+
+    upstream "static" {
+        endpoint "static-1" {
+            address "localhost:4000"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+routes {
+    // API routes: 100 requests per minute per IP
+    route "api" {
+        priority "high"
+        matches {
+            path-prefix "/api"
+        }
+        upstream "api"
+        rate-limit {
+            enabled true
+            requests-per-minute 100
+            burst-size 20  // Allow temporary bursts
+            key-source "ip"  // Rate limit per IP address
+
+            // Custom response when rate limited
+            response {
+                status-code 429
+                content-type "application/json"
+                body '{"error": "rate_limit_exceeded", "message": "Too many requests"}'
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Login/Auth routes: Very strict limits (10 per minute)
+    route "auth" {
+        priority "critical"
+        matches {
+            path-prefix "/api/auth"
+        }
+        upstream "api"
+        rate-limit {
+            enabled true
+            requests-per-minute 10
+            burst-size 3
+            key-source "ip"
+
+            response {
+                status-code 429
+                content-type "application/json"
+                body '{"error": "too_many_attempts", "retry_after": 60}'
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Static content: Generous limits (1000 per minute)
+    route "static" {
+        priority "low"
+        matches {
+            path-prefix "/static"
+        }
+        upstream "static"
+        rate-limit {
+            enabled true
+            requests-per-minute 1000
+            burst-size 200
+            key-source "ip"
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Health check: No rate limiting
+    route "health" {
+        priority "critical"
+        matches {
+            exact-path "/health"
+        }
+        upstream "api"
+        rate-limit {
+            enabled false
+        }
+    }
+}