diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8ebae7d8..978da4d3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -983,40 +983,6 @@ version = "1.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b90ca2580b73ab6a1f724b76ca11ab632df820fd6040c336200d2c1df7b3c82c"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "example-calculator"
-version = "0.0.0"
-dependencies = [
- "loam-sdk",
- "loam-subcontract-core",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "example-core"
-version = "0.0.0"
-dependencies = [
- "loam-sdk",
- "loam-soroban-sdk",
- "loam-subcontract-core",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "example-ft"
-version = "0.0.0"
-dependencies = [
- "loam-sdk",
- "loam-subcontract-core",
- "loam-subcontract-ft",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "example-status-message"
-version = "0.0.0"
-dependencies = [
- "loam-sdk",
- "loam-subcontract-core",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "faster-hex"
 version = "0.9.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a9dd02ab..53051349 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [workspace]
 resolver = "2"
-members = ["crates/*", "crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/*", "test/*"]
+members = ["crates/*", "test/*"]
 exclude = ["test/*"]
 
 [workspace.package]
diff --git a/crates/loam-cli/examples/.cargo/config.toml b/examples/.cargo/config.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/loam-cli/examples/.cargo/config.toml
rename to examples/.cargo/config.toml
diff --git a/crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/README.md b/examples/soroban/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/README.md
rename to examples/soroban/README.md
diff --git a/crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/calculator/Cargo.toml b/examples/soroban/calculator/Cargo.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/calculator/Cargo.toml
rename to examples/soroban/calculator/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/calculator/src/error.rs b/examples/soroban/calculator/src/error.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/calculator/src/error.rs
rename to examples/soroban/calculator/src/error.rs
diff --git a/crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/calculator/src/lib.rs b/examples/soroban/calculator/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/calculator/src/lib.rs
rename to examples/soroban/calculator/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/calculator/src/subcontract.rs b/examples/soroban/calculator/src/subcontract.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/calculator/src/subcontract.rs
rename to examples/soroban/calculator/src/subcontract.rs
diff --git a/crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/core/Cargo.toml b/examples/soroban/core/Cargo.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/core/Cargo.toml
rename to examples/soroban/core/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/core/src/lib.rs b/examples/soroban/core/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/core/src/lib.rs
rename to examples/soroban/core/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/ft/Cargo.toml b/examples/soroban/ft/Cargo.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/ft/Cargo.toml
rename to examples/soroban/ft/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/ft/src/ft.rs b/examples/soroban/ft/src/ft.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/ft/src/ft.rs
rename to examples/soroban/ft/src/ft.rs
diff --git a/crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/ft/src/lib.rs b/examples/soroban/ft/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/ft/src/lib.rs
rename to examples/soroban/ft/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/status_message/Cargo.toml b/examples/soroban/status_message/Cargo.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/status_message/Cargo.toml
rename to examples/soroban/status_message/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/status_message/src/lib.rs b/examples/soroban/status_message/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/status_message/src/lib.rs
rename to examples/soroban/status_message/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/status_message/src/status_message.rs b/examples/soroban/status_message/src/status_message.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/loam-cli/examples/soroban/status_message/src/status_message.rs
rename to examples/soroban/status_message/src/status_message.rs