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+# Hello, APort! for Go
+
+Minimal Go example for calling APort `/api/verify/policy/{policy}` with only the standard library.
+
+## Run
+
+```bash
+cd examples/hello-world/go
+go run main.go
+```
+
+The example uses public demo defaults from the repository CLI docs. Override them with environment variables:
+
+```bash
+export APORT_BASE_URL="https://aport.io"
+export APORT_AGENT_ID="ap_a2d10232c6534523812423eec8a1425c"
+export APORT_POLICY_ID="finance.payment.refund.v1"
+export APORT_API_KEY="optional_api_key"
+
+go run main.go
+```
+
+## Output
+
+The program prints the decision and any reasons returned by APort:
+
+```text
+allow: true
+reasons: none
+```
+
+If APort denies the request, the response looks like:
+
+```text
+allow: false
+reasons:
+- Requested action exceeds the policy limit
+```
diff --git a/examples/hello-world/go/main.go b/examples/hello-world/go/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type verifyRequest struct {
+	Context verifyContext `json:"context"`
+}
+
+type verifyContext struct {
+	AgentID  string         `json:"agent_id"`
+	PolicyID string         `json:"policy_id"`
+	Context  map[string]any `json:"context"`
+}
+
+type verifyResponse struct {
+	Data     *verifyData     `json:"data,omitempty"`
+	Decision *verifyDecision `json:"decision,omitempty"`
+	Raw      json.RawMessage `json:"-"`
+}
+
+type verifyData struct {
+	Decision *verifyDecision `json:"decision,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type verifyDecision struct {
+	Allow   bool           `json:"allow"`
+	Reasons []verifyReason `json:"reasons,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type verifyReason struct {
+	Message string `json:"message,omitempty"`
+	Code    string `json:"code,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func main() {
+	baseURL := getenv("APORT_BASE_URL", "https://aport.io")
+	agentID := getenv("APORT_AGENT_ID", "ap_a2d10232c6534523812423eec8a1425c")
+	policyID := getenv("APORT_POLICY_ID", "finance.payment.refund.v1")
+	apiKey := os.Getenv("APORT_API_KEY")
+
+	result, err := verify(baseURL, apiKey, agentID, policyID)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "APort verification failed: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	decision := result.Decision
+	if decision == nil && result.Data != nil {
+		decision = result.Data.Decision
+	}
+	if decision == nil {
+		fmt.Println("allow: unknown")
+		fmt.Printf("raw_response: %s\n", string(result.Raw))
+		return
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("allow: %t\n", decision.Allow)
+	if len(decision.Reasons) == 0 {
+		fmt.Println("reasons: none")
+		return
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("reasons:")
+	for _, reason := range decision.Reasons {
+		message := reason.Message
+		if message == "" {
+			message = reason.Code
+		}
+		if message == "" {
+			message = "unspecified"
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("- %s\n", message)
+	}
+}
+
+func verify(baseURL, apiKey, agentID, policyID string) (*verifyResponse, error) {
+	body := verifyRequest{
+		Context: verifyContext{
+			AgentID:  agentID,
+			PolicyID: policyID,
+			Context: map[string]any{
+				"example": "hello-world-go",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	payload, err := json.Marshal(body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	endpoint := strings.TrimRight(baseURL, "/") + "/api/verify/policy/" + policyID
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, endpoint, bytes.NewReader(payload))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	if apiKey != "" {
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+apiKey)
+	}
+
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second}
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	responseBody, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode < 200 || resp.StatusCode >= 300 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTP %d: %s", resp.StatusCode, strings.TrimSpace(string(responseBody)))
+	}
+
+	var result verifyResponse
+	result.Raw = responseBody
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(responseBody, &result); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &result, nil
+}
+
+func getenv(key, fallback string) string {
+	if value := os.Getenv(key); value != "" {
+		return value
+	}
+	return fallback
+}