diff --git a/docs/showcase/examples.json b/docs/showcase/examples.json
index a9f1908f0..2ab410091 100644
--- a/docs/showcase/examples.json
+++ b/docs/showcase/examples.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
       "complexity": "intermediate",
       "educational_value": "high",
       "generated_by": "uat-tester",
-      "generated_at": "2026-04-07"
+      "generated_at": "2026-04-19"
     },
     {
       "title": "Server Connection and A2A Protocol Integration",
@@ -92,5 +92,5 @@
       "keywords": ["test", "pytest", "behave", "unittest", "automation", "QA"]
     }
   },
-  "last_updated": null
+  "last_updated": "2026-04-19"
 }
diff --git a/features/docs_showcase_metadata_refresh.feature b/features/docs_showcase_metadata_refresh.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..622e5c568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/docs_showcase_metadata_refresh.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+Feature: Documentation showcase metadata refresh
+  As a documentation maintainer
+  I want to keep the showcase examples metadata up-to-date
+  So that the examples index displays accurate last_updated timestamps
+
+  Background:
+    Given the showcase examples JSON file exists at "docs/showcase/examples.json"
+
+  Scenario: Update actor management showcase metadata
+    Given the examples.json file has an actor management showcase entry
+    When I refresh the actor management showcase metadata
+    Then the generated_at field should be updated to "2026-04-19"
+    And the last_updated field should be set to "2026-04-19"
+    And the JSON file should remain valid
+
+  Scenario: Verify last_updated field is set
+    Given the examples.json file is loaded
+    When I check the last_updated field
+    Then the last_updated field should not be null
+    And the last_updated field should be a valid date string
+    And the last_updated field should match format "YYYY-MM-DD"
+
+  Scenario: Verify actor management entry is updated
+    Given the examples.json file is loaded
+    When I find the actor management showcase entry
+    Then the entry should have a generated_at field
+    And the generated_at field should be "2026-04-19"
+    And the entry title should contain "Managing AI Actors"
+    And the entry path should contain "actor-management"
+
+  Scenario: Preserve other showcase entries
+    Given the examples.json file is loaded
+    When I refresh the actor management showcase metadata
+    Then the output format showcase entry should remain unchanged
+    And the server integration showcase entry should remain unchanged
+    And the total number of examples should remain 3
diff --git a/features/steps/docs_showcase_metadata_refresh_steps.py b/features/steps/docs_showcase_metadata_refresh_steps.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3bf5d0db3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/steps/docs_showcase_metadata_refresh_steps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+"""Step definitions for documentation showcase metadata refresh tests.
+
+Tests for features/docs_showcase_metadata_refresh.feature — validates that
+the actor management showcase metadata is correctly refreshed in examples.json.
+
+All file operations use a temporary copy of examples.json to avoid modifying
+the actual repository file during test execution.
+"""
+
+import json
+import re
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+from behave import given, then, when  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
+
+
+@given('the showcase examples JSON file exists at "{path}"')
+def step_showcase_json_exists(context: Any, path: str) -> None:
+    """Verify the showcase examples JSON file exists and create a temp copy."""
+    source_path = Path(path)
+    assert source_path.exists(), f"File {path} does not exist"
+    # Create a temp copy for testing to avoid modifying the actual repository file.
+    # This also prevents race conditions in parallel test execution.
+    temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="cleveragents_showcase_test_")
+    temp_file = Path(temp_dir) / source_path.name
+    shutil.copy2(source_path, temp_file)
+    context.examples_file = temp_file
+    if not hasattr(context, "_cleanup_handlers"):
+        context._cleanup_handlers = []
+    context._cleanup_handlers.append(
+        lambda: shutil.rmtree(temp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+    )
+
+
+@given("the examples.json file has an actor management showcase entry")
+def step_has_actor_management_entry(context: Any) -> None:
+    """Verify the examples.json has an actor management entry."""
+    with open(context.examples_file) as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+
+    actor_mgmt_entry = None
+    for example in data.get("examples", []):
+        if "actor-management" in example.get("path", ""):
+            actor_mgmt_entry = example
+            break
+
+    assert actor_mgmt_entry is not None, "Actor management entry not found"
+    context.actor_mgmt_entry = actor_mgmt_entry
+
+
+@when("I refresh the actor management showcase metadata")
+def step_refresh_metadata(context: Any) -> None:
+    """Refresh the actor management showcase metadata in the temp copy."""
+    with open(context.examples_file) as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+
+    # Update the last_updated field
+    data["last_updated"] = "2026-04-19"
+
+    # Update the actor management showcase entry
+    for example in data["examples"]:
+        if "actor-management" in example["path"]:
+            example["generated_at"] = "2026-04-19"
+
+    # Write back to the temp copy (not the actual repository file)
+    with open(context.examples_file, "w") as f:
+        json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
+
+    context.updated_data = data
+
+
+@then('the generated_at field should be updated to "{date}"')
+def step_generated_at_updated(context: Any, date: str) -> None:
+    """Verify the generated_at field is updated."""
+    with open(context.examples_file) as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+
+    for example in data["examples"]:
+        if "actor-management" in example["path"]:
+            assert example["generated_at"] == date, (
+                f"Expected {date}, got {example['generated_at']}"
+            )
+            return
+
+    raise AssertionError("Actor management entry not found")
+
+
+@then('the last_updated field should be set to "{date}"')
+def step_last_updated_set(context: Any, date: str) -> None:
+    """Verify the last_updated field is set."""
+    with open(context.examples_file) as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+
+    assert data["last_updated"] == date, f"Expected {date}, got {data['last_updated']}"
+
+
+@then("the JSON file should remain valid")
+def step_json_valid(context: Any) -> None:
+    """Verify the JSON file is valid."""
+    try:
+        with open(context.examples_file) as f:
+            json.load(f)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+        raise AssertionError(f"Invalid JSON: {e}") from e
+
+
+@given("the examples.json file is loaded")
+def step_load_examples_json(context: Any) -> None:
+    """Load the examples.json file."""
+    with open(context.examples_file) as f:
+        context.examples_data = json.load(f)
+
+
+@when("I check the last_updated field")
+def step_check_last_updated(context: Any) -> None:
+    """Check the last_updated field."""
+    context.last_updated = context.examples_data.get("last_updated")
+
+
+@then("the last_updated field should not be null")
+def step_last_updated_not_null(context: Any) -> None:
+    """Verify last_updated is not null."""
+    assert context.last_updated is not None, "last_updated field is null"
+
+
+@then("the last_updated field should be a valid date string")
+def step_last_updated_valid_date(context: Any) -> None:
+    """Verify last_updated is a valid date string."""
+    pattern = r"^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$"
+    assert re.match(pattern, context.last_updated), (
+        f"Invalid date format: {context.last_updated}"
+    )
+
+
+@then('the last_updated field should match format "{format_str}"')
+def step_last_updated_format(context: Any, format_str: str) -> None:
+    """Verify last_updated matches the expected format."""
+    # Already verified by step_last_updated_valid_date
+    pass
+
+
+@when("I find the actor management showcase entry")
+def step_find_actor_mgmt_entry(context: Any) -> None:
+    """Find the actor management showcase entry."""
+    for example in context.examples_data["examples"]:
+        if "actor-management" in example.get("path", ""):
+            context.actor_mgmt_entry = example
+            return
+
+    raise AssertionError("Actor management entry not found")
+
+
+@then("the entry should have a generated_at field")
+def step_entry_has_generated_at(context: Any) -> None:
+    """Verify the entry has a generated_at field."""
+    assert "generated_at" in context.actor_mgmt_entry, "generated_at field not found"
+
+
+@then('the generated_at field should be "{date}"')
+def step_generated_at_is(context: Any, date: str) -> None:
+    """Verify the generated_at field value."""
+    assert context.actor_mgmt_entry["generated_at"] == date, (
+        f"Expected {date}, got {context.actor_mgmt_entry['generated_at']}"
+    )
+
+
+@then('the entry title should contain "{text}"')
+def step_entry_title_contains(context: Any, text: str) -> None:
+    """Verify the entry title contains text."""
+    title = context.actor_mgmt_entry.get("title", "")
+    assert text in title, f"Title does not contain '{text}': {title}"
+
+
+@then('the entry path should contain "{text}"')
+def step_entry_path_contains(context: Any, text: str) -> None:
+    """Verify the entry path contains text."""
+    path = context.actor_mgmt_entry.get("path", "")
+    assert text in path, f"Path does not contain '{text}': {path}"
+
+
+@then("the output format showcase entry should remain unchanged")
+def step_output_format_unchanged(context: Any) -> None:
+    """Verify the output format entry is unchanged."""
+    with open(context.examples_file) as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+
+    for example in data["examples"]:
+        if "output-format" in example.get("path", ""):
+            assert example["generated_at"] == "2026-04-07", (
+                "Output format entry was modified"
+            )
+            return
+
+    raise AssertionError("Output format entry not found")
+
+
+@then("the server integration showcase entry should remain unchanged")
+def step_server_integration_unchanged(context: Any) -> None:
+    """Verify the server integration entry is unchanged."""
+    with open(context.examples_file) as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+
+    for example in data["examples"]:
+        if "server-and-a2a" in example.get("path", ""):
+            assert example["generated_at"] == "2026-04-07", (
+                "Server integration entry was modified"
+            )
+            return
+
+    raise AssertionError("Server integration entry not found")
+
+
+@then("the total number of examples should remain {count:d}")
+def step_total_examples_count(context: Any, count: int) -> None:
+    """Verify the total number of examples."""
+    with open(context.examples_file) as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+
+    assert len(data["examples"]) == count, (
+        f"Expected {count} examples, got {len(data['examples'])}"
+    )
diff --git a/features/steps/update_examples.py b/features/steps/update_examples.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7df1afbb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/steps/update_examples.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def update_examples_json() -> None:
+    """Update the examples.json file with current date."""
+    examples_file = Path("docs/showcase/examples.json")
+
+    with open(examples_file) as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+
+    # Update the last_updated field
+    data["last_updated"] = "2026-04-19"
+
+    # Update the actor management showcase entry
+    for example in data["examples"]:
+        if "actor-management" in example["path"]:
+            example["generated_at"] = "2026-04-19"
+
+    with open(examples_file, "w") as f:
+        json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    update_examples_json()
+    print("Updated examples.json")