diff --git a/examples/quickstart/README.md b/examples/quickstart/README.md
index 6eb91517c..a05964812 100644
--- a/examples/quickstart/README.md
+++ b/examples/quickstart/README.md
@@ -1,14 +1,52 @@
-## Quickstart - TBD TBD TBD TBD
+# Pipecat Quickstart
 
-### Setup
+Run your first Pipecat bot in under 5 minutes. This example creates a voice AI bot that you can talk to in your browser.
 
-1. Set up a venv
+## Prerequisites
+
+### Python 3.10+
+
+Pipecat requires Python 3.10 or newer. Check your version:
+
+```bash
+python --version
+```
+
+If you need to upgrade Python, we recommend using a version manager like `uv` or `pyenv`.
+
+### AI Service API keys
+
+Pipecat orchestrates different AI services in a pipeline, ensuring low latency communication. In this quickstart example, we'll use:
+
+- [Deepgram](https://console.deepgram.com/signup) for Speech-to-Text transcriptions
+- [OpenAI](https://auth.openai.com/create-account) for LLM inference
+- [Cartesia](https://play.cartesia.ai/sign-up) for Text-to-Speech audio generation
+
+Have your API keys ready. We'll add them to your `.env` shortly.
+
+## Setup
+
+1. Set up a virtual environment
+
+From the root directory of the `pipecat` repo, run:
+
+```bash
+cd examples/quickstart
+python -m venv .venv
+source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
+```
+
+> Using `uv`? Create your venv using: `uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate`.
 
 2. Install packages
 
-pip install "pipecat-ai[webrtc,deepgram,openai,cartesia,silero]" \
- "pipecat-ai-small-webrtc-prebuilt" \
- "python-dotenv"
+Then, install the requirements:
+
+```bash
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+> Using `uv`? Install requirements using: `uv pip install -r requirements.txt`.
 
 3. Configure environment variables
 
@@ -28,8 +66,25 @@ CARTESIA_API_KEY=your_cartesia_api_key
 
 4. Run the example
 
+Run your bot using:
+
 ```bash
 python bot.py
 ```
 
-Connect to your bot in a browser at http://localhost:7860
+> Using `uv`? Run your bot using: `uv run bot.py`.
+
+Connect to your bot in a browser at http://localhost:7860.
+
+> 💡 First run note: The initial startup may take ~10 seconds as Pipecat downloads required models, like the Silero VAD model.
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+- **Browser permissions**: Make sure to allow microphone access when prompted by your browser.
+- **Connection issues**: If the WebRTC connection fails, first try a different browser. If that fails, make sure you don't have a VPN or firewall rules blocking traffic. WebRTC uses UDP to communicate.
+- **Audio issues**: Check that your microphone and speakers are working and not muted.
+
+## Next Steps
+
+- **Read the docs**: Check out [Pipecat's docs](https://docs.pipecat.ai/) for guides and reference information.
+- **Join Discord**: Join [Pipecat's Discord server](https://discord.gg/pipecat) to get help and learn about what others are building.
diff --git a/examples/quickstart/bot.py b/examples/quickstart/bot.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d3b51798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/quickstart/bot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024–2025, Daily
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD 2-Clause License
+#
+
+import argparse
+import os
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from loguru import logger
+
+from pipecat.audio.vad.silero import SileroVADAnalyzer
+from pipecat.pipeline.pipeline import Pipeline
+from pipecat.pipeline.runner import PipelineRunner
+from pipecat.pipeline.task import PipelineParams, PipelineTask
+from pipecat.processors.aggregators.openai_llm_context import OpenAILLMContext
+from pipecat.processors.frameworks.rtvi import RTVIConfig, RTVIObserver, RTVIProcessor
+from pipecat.services.cartesia.tts import CartesiaTTSService
+from pipecat.services.deepgram.stt import DeepgramSTTService
+from pipecat.services.openai.llm import OpenAILLMService
+from pipecat.transports.base_transport import BaseTransport, TransportParams
+
+load_dotenv(override=True)
+
+
+async def run_bot(transport: BaseTransport, _: argparse.Namespace, handle_sigint: bool):
+    logger.info(f"Starting bot")
+
+    stt = DeepgramSTTService(api_key=os.getenv("DEEPGRAM_API_KEY"))
+
+    tts = CartesiaTTSService(
+        api_key=os.getenv("CARTESIA_API_KEY"),
+        voice_id="71a7ad14-091c-4e8e-a314-022ece01c121",  # British Reading Lady
+    )
+
+    llm = OpenAILLMService(api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"))
+
+    messages = [
+        {
+            "role": "system",
+            "content": "You are a friendly AI assistant. Respond naturally and keep your answers conversational.",
+        },
+    ]
+
+    context = OpenAILLMContext(messages)
+    context_aggregator = llm.create_context_aggregator(context)
+
+    rtvi = RTVIProcessor(config=RTVIConfig(config=[]))
+
+    pipeline = Pipeline(
+        [
+            transport.input(),  # Transport user input
+            rtvi,  # RTVI processor
+            stt,
+            context_aggregator.user(),  # User responses
+            llm,  # LLM
+            tts,  # TTS
+            transport.output(),  # Transport bot output
+            context_aggregator.assistant(),  # Assistant spoken responses
+        ]
+    )
+
+    task = PipelineTask(
+        pipeline,
+        params=PipelineParams(
+            enable_metrics=True,
+            enable_usage_metrics=True,
+        ),
+        observers=[RTVIObserver(rtvi)],
+    )
+
+    @transport.event_handler("on_client_connected")
+    async def on_client_connected(transport, client):
+        logger.info(f"Client connected")
+        # Kick off the conversation.
+        messages.append({"role": "system", "content": "Say hello and briefly introduce yourself."})
+        await task.queue_frames([context_aggregator.user().get_context_frame()])
+
+    @transport.event_handler("on_client_disconnected")
+    async def on_client_disconnected(transport, client):
+        logger.info(f"Client disconnected")
+        await task.cancel()
+
+    runner = PipelineRunner(handle_sigint=handle_sigint)
+
+    await runner.run(task)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    from pipecat.runner.local import main
+
+    # SmallWebRTCTransport for a P2P WebRTC connection
+    transport_params = {
+        "webrtc": lambda: TransportParams(
+            audio_in_enabled=True,
+            audio_out_enabled=True,
+            vad_analyzer=SileroVADAnalyzer(),
+        ),
+    }
+
+    main(run_bot, transport_params=transport_params)
diff --git a/examples/quickstart/requirements.txt b/examples/quickstart/requirements.txt
index b3538b7e9..25fba8ee0 100644
--- a/examples/quickstart/requirements.txt
+++ b/examples/quickstart/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-pipecatcloud
-pipecat-ai[openai,daily,deepgram,cartesia,silero]
-python-dotenv
+pipecat-ai[webrtc,silero,deepgram,openai,cartesia]
+pipecat-ai-small-webrtc-prebuilt
+python-dotenv
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diff --git a/examples/quickstart/Dockerfile b/examples/runner-examples/Dockerfile
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rename from examples/quickstart/Dockerfile
rename to examples/runner-examples/Dockerfile
diff --git a/examples/quickstart/build.sh b/examples/runner-examples/build.sh
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rename from examples/quickstart/build.sh
rename to examples/runner-examples/build.sh
diff --git a/examples/quickstart/cloud-multi-bot.py b/examples/runner-examples/cloud-multi-bot.py
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rename from examples/quickstart/cloud-multi-bot.py
rename to examples/runner-examples/cloud-multi-bot.py
diff --git a/examples/quickstart/cloud-simple-bot.py b/examples/runner-examples/cloud-simple-bot.py
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rename from examples/quickstart/cloud-simple-bot.py
rename to examples/runner-examples/cloud-simple-bot.py
diff --git a/examples/runner-examples/env.example b/examples/runner-examples/env.example
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index 000000000..b3e882f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/runner-examples/env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+DEEPGRAM_API_KEY=your_deepgram_api_key
+OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key
+CARTESIA_API_KEY=your_cartesia_api_key
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diff --git a/examples/quickstart/local-multi-bot.py b/examples/runner-examples/local-multi-bot.py
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rename from examples/quickstart/local-multi-bot.py
rename to examples/runner-examples/local-multi-bot.py
diff --git a/examples/quickstart/local-simple-bot.py b/examples/runner-examples/local-simple-bot.py
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rename from examples/quickstart/local-simple-bot.py
rename to examples/runner-examples/local-simple-bot.py
diff --git a/examples/quickstart/pcc-deploy.toml b/examples/runner-examples/pcc-deploy.toml
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rename from examples/quickstart/pcc-deploy.toml
rename to examples/runner-examples/pcc-deploy.toml
diff --git a/examples/runner-examples/requirements.txt b/examples/runner-examples/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..182ac8324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/runner-examples/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+pipecatcloud
+pipecat-ai[openai,daily,deepgram,cartesia,silero]
+python-dotenv
+pipecat-ai-small-webrtc-prebuilt
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