diff --git a/client-sdk/curl-sample/README.md b/client-sdk/curl-sample/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f17cfaa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client-sdk/curl-sample/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# cURL Cloud Sample
+
+Use [cURL](https://curl.se/) to run SQL against [Spice.ai Cloud](https://spice.ai) over HTTP.
+
+## Links
+
+- [cURL](https://curl.se/)
+- [Spice.ai Cloud](https://spice.ai)
+- [Spice.ai Cloud API documentation](https://docs.spiceai.org/api)
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- [cURL](https://curl.se/)
+- A Spice.ai Cloud API key
+- A dataset available in your Cloud app
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/spiceai/cookbook.git
+cd cookbook/client-sdk/curl-sample
+```
+
+Set your cloud values for the commands in this README:
+
+```bash
+export SPICE_API_KEY="your_api_key"
+export SPICE_DATASET="your_dataset"
+```
+
+The script snippet keeps inline placeholders by design. Replace the API key and dataset placeholders in `query_cloud_http.sh`, then run:
+
+```bash
+bash query_cloud_http.sh
+```
+
+## Manual Query (HTTP)
+
+```bash
+curl -X POST https://data.spiceai.io/v1/sql \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -H "X-API-Key: ${SPICE_API_KEY}" \
+  -d "{\"query\": \"SELECT * FROM ${SPICE_DATASET} LIMIT 10\"}"
+```
+
+## Expected Result
+
+You should receive JSON with query results in a `data` array.
diff --git a/client-sdk/curl-sample/query_cloud_http.sh b/client-sdk/curl-sample/query_cloud_http.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1e02ce0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client-sdk/curl-sample/query_cloud_http.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+curl -sS -X POST https://data.spiceai.io/v1/sql \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -H "X-API-Key: \"<YOUR_API_KEY>\"" \
+  -d "{\"query\": \"SELECT * FROM <YOUR_DATASET> LIMIT 10\"}"
+echo
diff --git a/client-sdk/gospice-sdk-sample/README.md b/client-sdk/gospice-sdk-sample/README.md
index e7eedd96..b4942e7e 100644
--- a/client-sdk/gospice-sdk-sample/README.md
+++ b/client-sdk/gospice-sdk-sample/README.md
@@ -1,27 +1,33 @@
 # Spice with gospice SDK
 
-This recipe demonstrates how to use the gospice SDK to connect to a Spice runtime and query data.
+Use the [gospice SDK](https://github.com/spiceai/gospice) to query Spice from Go.
 
-Clone this cookbook repo locally and navigate to the `gospice-sdk-sample` directory:
+## What This Sample Includes
 
-```shell
-git clone https://github.com/spiceai/cookbook.git
-cd cookbook/client-sdk/gospice-sdk-sample/
-```
+- `main.go`: Query a local Spice runtime, including a parameterized query.
+- `cloud/main.go`: Query Spice.ai Cloud with inline replacement values.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-This recipe requires [Go](https://go.dev/) to be installed.
+- [Go](https://go.dev/) 1.24+
+- [Spice CLI](https://docs.spiceai.org/getting-started) for local mode
+
+## Local Quick Start
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/spiceai/cookbook.git
+cd cookbook/client-sdk/gospice-sdk-sample
+```
 
-## Start spice runtime
+Start Spice runtime in one terminal:
 
-```shell
+```bash
 spice run
 ```
 
-Output:
+Sample runtime logs:
 
-```shell
+```text
 2024/11/27 16:24:27 INFO Checking for latest Spice runtime release...
 2024/11/27 16:24:27 INFO Spice.ai runtime starting...
 2024-11-28T00:24:28.411072Z  INFO runtime::init::dataset: Initializing dataset taxi_trips
@@ -35,15 +41,15 @@ Output:
 2024-11-28T00:24:37.106088Z  INFO runtime::accelerated_table::refresh_task: Loaded 2,964,624 rows (419.31 MiB) for dataset taxi_trips in 7s 856ms.
 ```
 
-## Run sample application
+Run the Go sample in another terminal:
 
-```shell
+```bash
 go run main.go
 ```
 
-Results:
+Sample output:
 
-```shell
+```text
 === Using Sql ===
 VendorID: 2, tpep_pickup_datetime: 1706465757000000, fare_amount: 15.6
 VendorID: 2, tpep_pickup_datetime: 1706466833000000, fare_amount: 14.2
@@ -63,3 +69,26 @@ VendorID: 1, tpep_pickup_datetime: 1706250595000000, fare_amount: 20.5
 VendorID: 1, tpep_pickup_datetime: 1706250222000000, fare_amount: 10.7
 VendorID: 2, tpep_pickup_datetime: 1706249286000000, fare_amount: 70
 ```
+
+## Spice.ai Cloud Quick Start
+
+Set your API key for the commands in this README:
+
+```bash
+export SPICE_API_KEY="your_api_key"
+```
+
+The cloud snippet keeps an inline API key placeholder by design. Replace the API key placeholder in `cloud/main.go` with `${SPICE_API_KEY}`, then run:
+
+```bash
+go run ./cloud
+```
+
+Expected output is a list of tables from `show tables;`.
+
+## Links
+
+- [gospice SDK](https://github.com/spiceai/gospice)
+- [Go package](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/spiceai/gospice/v6)
+- [Spice.ai Cloud](https://spice.ai)
+- [Spice.ai documentation](https://docs.spiceai.org)
diff --git a/client-sdk/spice-cli-sample/README.md b/client-sdk/spice-cli-sample/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f90a4572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client-sdk/spice-cli-sample/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# Spice CLI Cloud Sample
+
+Use the [Spice CLI](https://docs.spiceai.org/getting-started) to run SQL against [Spice.ai Cloud](https://spice.ai).
+
+## Links
+
+- [Spice CLI documentation](https://docs.spiceai.org/cli)
+- [Spice CLI installation](https://docs.spiceai.org/getting-started)
+- [Spice.ai Cloud](https://spice.ai)
+- [Spice OSS GitHub](https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai)
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- [Spice CLI](https://docs.spiceai.org/getting-started)
+- A Spice.ai Cloud API key
+- A dataset available in your Cloud app
+
+Install Spice CLI if needed:
+
+```bash
+curl https://install.spiceai.org | /bin/bash
+```
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/spiceai/cookbook.git
+cd cookbook/client-sdk/spice-cli-sample
+```
+
+Set your cloud values for the commands in this README:
+
+```bash
+export SPICE_API_KEY="your_api_key"
+export SPICE_DATASET="your_dataset"
+```
+
+The script snippets keep inline placeholders by design. Replace the API key and dataset placeholders in the scripts, then run:
+
+```bash
+bash query_cloud_default.sh
+```
+
+## Additional URL Examples
+
+Run with an explicit gRPC endpoint URL:
+
+```bash
+bash query_cloud_grpc.sh
+```
+
+Run with an explicit HTTP endpoint URL:
+
+```bash
+bash query_cloud_http.sh
+```
+
+## Manual Commands
+
+```bash
+spice sql \
+  --cloud \
+  --api-key "${SPICE_API_KEY}" \
+  "SELECT * FROM ${SPICE_DATASET} LIMIT 10"
+
+spice sql \
+  --api-key "${SPICE_API_KEY}" \
+  --endpoint "grpc+tls://flight.spiceai.io:443" \
+  "SELECT * FROM ${SPICE_DATASET} LIMIT 10"
+
+spice sql \
+  --api-key "${SPICE_API_KEY}" \
+  --endpoint "https://data.spiceai.io" \
+  "SELECT * FROM ${SPICE_DATASET} LIMIT 10"
+```
diff --git a/client-sdk/spice-cli-sample/query_cloud_default.sh b/client-sdk/spice-cli-sample/query_cloud_default.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7adb5bb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client-sdk/spice-cli-sample/query_cloud_default.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+spice sql \
+  --cloud \
+  --api-key "<YOUR_API_KEY>" \
+  "SELECT * FROM <YOUR_DATASET> LIMIT 10"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client-sdk/spice-cli-sample/query_cloud_grpc.sh b/client-sdk/spice-cli-sample/query_cloud_grpc.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d8755ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client-sdk/spice-cli-sample/query_cloud_grpc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+spice sql \
+  --api-key "<YOUR_API_KEY>" \
+  --endpoint "grpc+tls://flight.spiceai.io:443" \
+  "SELECT * FROM <YOUR_DATASET> LIMIT 10"
diff --git a/client-sdk/spice-cli-sample/query_cloud_http.sh b/client-sdk/spice-cli-sample/query_cloud_http.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..834fdb47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client-sdk/spice-cli-sample/query_cloud_http.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+spice sql \
+  --api-key "<YOUR_API_KEY>" \
+  --endpoint "https://data.spiceai.io" \
+  "SELECT * FROM <YOUR_DATASET> LIMIT 10"
diff --git a/client-sdk/spice-dotnet-sdk-sample/README.md b/client-sdk/spice-dotnet-sdk-sample/README.md
index b42688e3..f9266e7d 100644
--- a/client-sdk/spice-dotnet-sdk-sample/README.md
+++ b/client-sdk/spice-dotnet-sdk-sample/README.md
@@ -1,26 +1,33 @@
 # Spice with Dotnet SDK
 
-This recipe shows how to interact with Spice using the [Dotnet SDK](https://github.com/spiceai/spice-dotnet).
+Use the [Spice Dotnet SDK](https://github.com/spiceai/spice-dotnet) to query Spice from C#.
+
+## What This Sample Includes
+
+- `Program.cs`: Query a local Spice runtime, including a parameterized query.
+- `Cloud.cs`: Query Spice.ai Cloud with inline replacement values.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
--   [Spice](https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai) is installed
--   [Dotnet](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download)
+- [.NET SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download) compatible with `net10.0`
+- [Spice CLI](https://docs.spiceai.org/getting-started) for local mode
 
-## Clone this sample
+## Local Quick Start
 
-```shell
+```bash
 git clone https://github.com/spiceai/cookbook.git
 cd cookbook/client-sdk/spice-dotnet-sdk-sample
 ```
 
-## Start the Spice runtime
+Start Spice runtime in one terminal:
 
-```shell
+```bash
 spice run
 ```
 
-```shell
+Sample runtime logs:
+
+```text
 2025-08-28T21:08:10.674387Z  INFO spiced: Starting runtime v1.7.0-unstable-build.246c46c4d-dev+models
 2025-08-28T21:08:10.675513Z  INFO runtime::init::caching: Initialized results cache; max size: 128.00 MiB, item ttl: 1s
 2025-08-28T21:08:10.675671Z  INFO runtime::init::caching: Initialized search results cache;
@@ -34,13 +41,15 @@ spice run
 2025-08-28T21:08:20.455383Z  INFO runtime: All components are loaded. Spice runtime is ready!
 ```
 
-## Run the sample
+Run the sample in another terminal:
 
-```shell
+```bash
 dotnet run
 ```
 
-```shell
+Sample output:
+
+```text
 === Using Query ===
 VendorID: 2, tpep_pickup_datetime: 2024-01-09 23:22:13, fare_amount: 7.20
 VendorID: 1, tpep_pickup_datetime: 2024-01-09 23:40:08, fare_amount: 18.40
@@ -60,3 +69,20 @@ VendorID: 2, tpep_pickup_datetime: 2024-01-31 09:12:53, fare_amount: 7.90
 VendorID: 2, tpep_pickup_datetime: 2024-01-31 09:24:15, fare_amount: 27.50
 VendorID: 2, tpep_pickup_datetime: 2024-01-31 09:42:13, fare_amount: 7.90
 ```
+
+## Spice.ai Cloud Configuration
+
+Set your API key for the commands in this README:
+
+```bash
+export SPICE_API_KEY="your_api_key"
+```
+
+The cloud snippet keeps an inline API key placeholder by design. Replace the API key placeholder in `Cloud.cs` with `${SPICE_API_KEY}`.
+
+## Links
+
+- [Spice .NET SDK](https://github.com/spiceai/spice-dotnet)
+- [NuGet package](https://www.nuget.org/packages/SpiceAI.Client)
+- [Spice.ai Cloud](https://spice.ai)
+- [Spice.ai documentation](https://docs.spiceai.org)
diff --git a/client-sdk/spice-java-sdk-sample/README.md b/client-sdk/spice-java-sdk-sample/README.md
index e98b7831..e8a76035 100644
--- a/client-sdk/spice-java-sdk-sample/README.md
+++ b/client-sdk/spice-java-sdk-sample/README.md
@@ -1,23 +1,34 @@
 # Spice with Java SDK
 
-Use [Spice.ai Java SDK](https://github.com/spiceai/spice-java) to query [Spice.ai](https://github.com/spiceai/spiceai) from Java.
+Use the [Spice Java SDK](https://github.com/spiceai/spice-java) to query Spice from Java.
 
-## Clone this sample
+## What This Sample Includes
 
-```shell
+- `App.java`: Query a local Spice runtime.
+- `Cloud.java`: Query Spice.ai Cloud with inline replacement values.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- JDK 17+
+- [Maven](https://maven.apache.org/install.html)
+- [Spice CLI](https://docs.spiceai.org/getting-started) for local mode
+
+## Local Quick Start (Maven)
+
+```bash
 git clone https://github.com/spiceai/cookbook.git
 cd cookbook/client-sdk/spice-java-sdk-sample
 ```
 
-## Start spice runtime
+Start Spice runtime in one terminal:
 
-[Install Spice.ai OSS](https://docs.spiceai.org/getting-started) and start Spice runtime:
-
-```shell
+```bash
 spice run
 ```
 
-```shell
+Sample runtime logs:
+
+```text
 Spice.ai runtime starting...
 2024-07-16T19:16:34.192387Z  INFO spiced: Metrics listening on 127.0.0.1:9090
 2024-07-16T19:16:34.195177Z  INFO runtime::opentelemetry: Spice Runtime OpenTelemetry listening on 127.0.0.1:50052
@@ -29,34 +40,31 @@ Spice.ai runtime starting...
 2024-07-16T19:16:40.494038Z  INFO runtime::accelerated_table::refresh_task: Loaded 2,964,624 rows (421.71 MiB) for dataset taxi_trips in 5s 607ms.
 ```
 
-## Maven Users
-
-### Prerequisites
-
-1. A Java Development Kit (JDK), version 17 or higher - for example [OracleJDK](https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/). Installed version can be verified with `java -version`.
-1. [Maven](https://maven.apache.org/install.html). Verify the Maven installation with: `mvn -version`
+In another terminal, compile and run:
 
-### Build sample
-
-```shell
+```bash
 mvn clean compile
+_JAVA_OPTIONS="--add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED" \
+  mvn exec:java -Dexec.mainClass="ai.spice.example.App"
 ```
 
-```shell
+Sample build logs:
+
+```text
 [INFO] Scanning for projects...
-[INFO] 
+[INFO]
 [INFO] ------------------< ai.spice.example:taxi-trips-app >-------------------
 [INFO] Building taxi-trips-app 1.0-SNAPSHOT
 [INFO]   from pom.xml
 [INFO] --------------------------------[ jar ]---------------------------------
-[INFO] 
+[INFO]
 [INFO] --- clean:3.2.0:clean (default-clean) @ taxi-trips-app ---
 [INFO] Deleting /Users/sg/spice/samples/client-sdk/spice-java-sdk-sample/target
-[INFO] 
+[INFO]
 [INFO] --- resources:3.3.1:resources (default-resources) @ taxi-trips-app ---
 [WARNING] Using platform encoding (UTF-8 actually) to copy filtered resources, i.e. build is platform dependent!
 [INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory /Users/sg/spice/samples/client-sdk/spice-java-sdk-sample/src/main/resources
-[INFO] 
+[INFO]
 [INFO] --- compiler:3.13.0:compile (default-compile) @ taxi-trips-app ---
 [INFO] Recompiling the module because of changed source code.
 [WARNING] File encoding has not been set, using platform encoding UTF-8, i.e. build is platform dependent!
@@ -73,28 +81,19 @@ mvn clean compile
 [INFO] Total time:  0.712 s
 [INFO] Finished at: 2024-07-16T12:43:33-07:00
 [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 ```
 
-### Run sample
-
-> **IMPORTANT:** The Spice SDK uses the Apache Arrow Flight library, which requires the `--add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED` parameter to operate.
->
-> Read [Apache Arrow Java Compatibility](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/java/install.html#java-compatibility) for more details.
+Sample output:
 
-```shell
-_JAVA_OPTIONS="--add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED" mvn exec:java -Dexec.mainClass="ai.spice.example.App"
-```
-
-```shell
+```text
 Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: --add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED
 [INFO] Scanning for projects...
-[INFO] 
+[INFO]
 [INFO] ------------------< ai.spice.example:taxi-trips-app >-------------------
 [INFO] Building taxi-trips-app 1.0-SNAPSHOT
 [INFO]   from pom.xml
 [INFO] --------------------------------[ jar ]---------------------------------
-[INFO] 
+[INFO]
 [INFO] --- exec:3.3.0:java (default-cli) @ taxi-trips-app ---
 [ai.spice.example.App.main()] INFO org.apache.arrow.memory.BaseAllocator - Debug mode disabled. Enable with the VM option -Darrow.memory.debug.allocator=true.
 [ai.spice.example.App.main()] INFO org.apache.arrow.memory.DefaultAllocationManagerOption - allocation manager type not specified, using netty as the default type
@@ -112,20 +111,47 @@ VendorID        tpep_pickup_datetime    fare_amount
 1       2024-01-14T08:17:35     5.1
 ```
 
-## Gradle Users
+## Spice.ai Cloud Quick Start
+
+Set your API key for the commands in this README:
+
+```bash
+export SPICE_API_KEY="your_api_key"
+```
+
+The cloud snippet keeps an inline API key placeholder by design. Replace the API key placeholder in `src/main/java/ai/spice/example/Cloud.java` with `${SPICE_API_KEY}`, then run:
+
+```bash
+_JAVA_OPTIONS="--add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED" \
+  mvn exec:java -Dexec.mainClass="ai.spice.example.Cloud"
+```
+
+## Note on Java Flags
+
+Apache Arrow Flight requires:
+
+```bash
+_JAVA_OPTIONS="--add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED"
+```
+
+## Advanced: Gradle Workflow
+
+This sample also supports Gradle.
 
-### Prerequisites
+### Gradle Prerequisites
 
-1. A Java Development Kit (JDK), version 17 or higher - for example [OracleJDK](https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/). Installed version can be verified with `java -version`.
-1. [Gradle Build Tools version 7.0 or later](https://gradle.org/install/). Installed version can be verified with `gradle -v`.
+1. JDK 17 or higher.
+2. [Gradle](https://gradle.org/install/) 7.0 or later.
 
-### Init gradle wrapper
+### Initialize Gradle Wrapper
 
-```shell
+```bash
 gradle wrapper
 ```
 
-```shell
+Sample output:
+
+```text
 Welcome to Gradle 8.9!
 
 Here are the highlights of this release:
@@ -141,13 +167,15 @@ BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 2s
 1 actionable task: 1 executed
 ```
 
-### Build recipe
+### Build with Gradle
 
-```shell
+```bash
 ./gradlew clean build
 ```
 
-```shell
+Sample output:
+
+```text
 Downloading https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.9-bin.zip
 ............10%.............20%.............30%.............40%.............50%.............60%.............70%.............80%.............90%.............100%
 Starting a Gradle Daemon, 1 incompatible Daemon could not be reused, use --status for details
@@ -156,11 +184,15 @@ BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 40s
 6 actionable tasks: 5 executed, 1 up-to-date
 ```
 
-### Run recipe
+### Run with Gradle
 
-`./gradlew run`
+```bash
+./gradlew run
+```
+
+Sample output:
 
-```shell
+```text
 > Task :run
 [main] INFO org.apache.arrow.memory.BaseAllocator - Debug mode disabled. Enable with the VM option -Darrow.memory.debug.allocator=true.
 [main] INFO org.apache.arrow.memory.DefaultAllocationManagerOption - allocation manager type not specified, using netty as the default type
@@ -177,3 +209,10 @@ VendorID        tpep_pickup_datetime    fare_amount
 2       2024-01-02T14:27:29     44.3
 2       2024-01-02T14:54:39     8.6
 ```
+
+## Links
+
+- [Spice Java SDK](https://github.com/spiceai/spice-java)
+- [Maven Central](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/ai.spice/spice)
+- [Spice.ai Cloud](https://spice.ai)
+- [Spice.ai documentation](https://docs.spiceai.org)
diff --git a/client-sdk/spice-rs-sdk-sample/README.md b/client-sdk/spice-rs-sdk-sample/README.md
index eb9ada33..8c8bb0b4 100644
--- a/client-sdk/spice-rs-sdk-sample/README.md
+++ b/client-sdk/spice-rs-sdk-sample/README.md
@@ -1,25 +1,28 @@
 # Spice with Rust SDK
 
-This recipe demonstrates how to use the Spice Rust SDK to connect to a Spice runtime and query data, including parameterized queries.
+Use the [Spice Rust SDK](https://crates.io/crates/spiceai) to query a local Spice runtime.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-This recipe requires [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/) to be installed.
+- [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/)
+- [Spice CLI](https://docs.spiceai.org/getting-started)
 
-## Clone sample application
+## Quick Start
 
-```shell
+```bash
 git clone https://github.com/spiceai/cookbook.git
 cd cookbook/client-sdk/spice-rs-sdk-sample
 ```
 
-## Start Spice runtime
+Start Spice runtime in one terminal:
 
-```shell
+```bash
 spice run
 ```
 
-```shell
+Sample runtime logs:
+
+```text
 2024/11/27 12:46:10 INFO Checking for latest Spice runtime release...
 2024/11/27 12:46:10 INFO Spice.ai runtime starting...
 2024-11-27T20:46:11.343825Z  INFO runtime::init::dataset: Initializing dataset taxi_trips
@@ -33,21 +36,15 @@ spice run
 2024-11-27T20:46:22.751704Z  INFO runtime::accelerated_table::refresh_task: Loaded 2,964,624 rows (419.31 MiB) for dataset taxi_trips in 10s 464ms.
 ```
 
-## Build sample application
-
-```shell
-cargo build
-```
-
-## Run sample application
+Run the Rust sample in another terminal:
 
-```shell
+```bash
 cargo run
 ```
 
-Results:
+Sample output:
 
-```console
+```text
 === Using query ===
 VendorID: 2, tpep_pickup_datetime: 2024-01-06 14:41:17, fare_amount: 8.60
 VendorID: 2, tpep_pickup_datetime: 2024-01-06 14:56:46, fare_amount: 7.20
@@ -67,3 +64,18 @@ VendorID: 1, tpep_pickup_datetime: 2024-01-26 06:29:55, fare_amount: 20.50
 VendorID: 1, tpep_pickup_datetime: 2024-01-26 06:23:42, fare_amount: 10.70
 VendorID: 2, tpep_pickup_datetime: 2024-01-26 06:08:06, fare_amount: 70.00
 ```
+
+## Advanced
+
+Build the sample without running it:
+
+```bash
+cargo build
+```
+
+## Links
+
+- [Spice Rust SDK](https://github.com/spiceai/spice-rs)
+- [crates.io](https://crates.io/crates/spiceai)
+- [Spice.ai Cloud](https://spice.ai)
+- [Spice.ai documentation](https://docs.spiceai.org)
diff --git a/client-sdk/spice.js-sdk-sample/README.md b/client-sdk/spice.js-sdk-sample/README.md
index ffe0da12..9939f57f 100644
--- a/client-sdk/spice.js-sdk-sample/README.md
+++ b/client-sdk/spice.js-sdk-sample/README.md
@@ -1,101 +1,76 @@
 # Spice.js SDK Sample
 
-A Node.js sample application demonstrating the [`@spiceai/spice`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@spiceai/spice) package with the NYC taxi_trips dataset.
+Use [`@spiceai/spice`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@spiceai/spice) from Node.js to query `taxi_trips`.
 
-## Features
+## What This Sample Includes
 
-- **Dual Mode Support**: Works with both Spice.ai Cloud ☁️ and local Spice runtime 🏠
-- Queries the NYC taxi_trips dataset using both `.sql()` and `.sqlJson()` methods
-- Demonstrates four practical analytics queries:
-  1. **Most Expensive Trips** - Find the top 10 highest-fare taxi rides
-  2. **Trip Statistics** - Calculate average fares, distances, tips, and more
-  3. **Popular Pickup Locations** - Identify the busiest pickup spots
-  4. **Payment Type Distribution** - Analyze payment methods and tipping patterns
+- `index.js`: Main sample with multiple analytics queries.
+- `index_cloud.mjs`: Minimal cloud-only query (`show tables;`).
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- Node.js 20 or higher
-- npm or yarn
+- Node.js 20+
+- npm
+- [Spice CLI](https://docs.spiceai.org/getting-started) for local mode
 
-## Getting Started
-
-1. Clone the Spice.ai cookbook repository:
+## Quick Start
 
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/spiceai/cookbook.git
 cd cookbook/client-sdk/spice.js-sdk-sample
-```
-
-2. Install dependencies:
-
-```bash
 npm install
 ```
 
-## Usage
-
-You can run this sample in two ways:
+## Run with Local Spice Runtime
 
-### Option 1: Using Local Spice Runtime 🏠 (Recommended)
-
-1. Install the Spice CLI (see [Installation Guide](https://spiceai.org/docs/installation))
-2. From the `cookbook/client-sdk/spice.js-sdk-sample` directory, start the Spice runtime:
+Start Spice runtime in one terminal:
 
 ```bash
-# Terminal 1: Start Spice runtime (loads spicepod.yaml)
 spice run
 ```
 
-3. In a separate terminal, run the sample:
+Run the Node sample in another terminal:
 
 ```bash
-# Terminal 2: Run the sample (from the same directory)
-node index.js
+npm start
 ```
 
-The sample will automatically connect to the local runtime at `localhost:50051`.
+`index.js` runs against your local runtime by default.
 
-### Option 2: Using Spice.ai Cloud ☁️
+## Run with Spice.ai Cloud
 
-1. Sign up for a free account at [spice.ai](https://spice.ai)
-2. Create a new Spice app and manually deploy the `spicepod.yaml` through the web interface
-   - For detailed instructions, see the [Getting Started Guide](https://docs.spice.ai/getting-started/get-started)
-3. Get your API key from the Spice.ai dashboard
-4. Create a `.env` file with your API key:
+Set your API key for the commands in this README:
 
-```env
-# .env file
-SPICE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
+```bash
+export SPICE_API_KEY="your_api_key"
 ```
 
-5. Run the sample:
+The cloud snippet keeps an inline API key placeholder by design. Replace the API key placeholder in `index_cloud.mjs` with `${SPICE_API_KEY}`, then run:
 
 ```bash
-node index.js
+node index_cloud.mjs
 ```
 
-The sample automatically detects which mode to use based on whether `SPICE_API_KEY` is set.
-
 ## Example Output
 
-The application will display:
+The application prints output similar to:
 
-```shell
-🌶️  Spice.js initialized
-   Platform: Node.js v24.9.0 darwin arm64
-   Transport: Arrow Flight → HTTP
-   Endpoint: http://127.0.0.1:8090
-   Flight URL: 127.0.0.1:50051
-🚕 NYC Taxi Trips Data Analysis
+```text
+Spice.js initialized
+  Platform: Node.js v24.9.0 darwin arm64
+  Transport: Arrow Flight -> HTTP
+  Endpoint: http://127.0.0.1:8090
+  Flight URL: 127.0.0.1:50051
+NYC Taxi Trips Data Analysis
 
-📡 Connected to: Local Spice Runtime 🏠
-💡 Tip: Set SPICE_API_KEY in .env to use Spice.ai Cloud
+Connected to: Local Spice Runtime
+Tip: Use `index_cloud.mjs` with your cloud API key for Spice.ai Cloud
 
 Querying taxi_trips dataset...
 
 ============================================================
 
-📊 Query 1: Top 10 Most Expensive Taxi Trips
+Query 1: Top 10 Most Expensive Taxi Trips
 
 Using .sql() - Apache Arrow Flight (gRPC) for high performance
 
@@ -112,73 +87,73 @@ Found 10 trips:
 9. $940.93 - 142.62 miles - 1 passenger(s)
 10. $900.00 - 157.25 miles - 1 passenger(s)
 
-⏱️  Execution time: 27.59ms
+Execution time: 27.59ms
 
 ============================================================
 
-📈 Query 2: Trip Statistics Summary
+Query 2: Trip Statistics Summary
 
 Statistics from sample:
-  • Total trips analyzed: 2964624
-  • Average fare: $26.8
-  • Average distance: 3.65 miles
-  • Average tip: $3.34
-  • Highest fare: $5000
-  • Lowest fare: $-900
+  - Total trips analyzed: 2964624
+  - Average fare: $26.8
+  - Average distance: 3.65 miles
+  - Average tip: $3.34
+  - Highest fare: $5000
+  - Lowest fare: $-900
 
-⏱️  Execution time: 9.25ms
+Execution time: 9.25ms
 
 ============================================================
 
-📍 Query 3: Top 10 Popular Pickup Locations
+Query 3: Top 10 Popular Pickup Locations
 
 Most popular pickup locations:
 
 1. Location ID 132:
-   145240 trips | Avg fare: $76.58 | Avg distance: 15.49 miles
+  145240 trips | Avg fare: $76.58 | Avg distance: 15.49 miles
 2. Location ID 161:
-   143471 trips | Avg fare: $23.48 | Avg distance: 2.56 miles
+  143471 trips | Avg fare: $23.48 | Avg distance: 2.56 miles
 3. Location ID 237:
-   142708 trips | Avg fare: $19.45 | Avg distance: 1.7 miles
+  142708 trips | Avg fare: $19.45 | Avg distance: 1.7 miles
 4. Location ID 236:
-   136465 trips | Avg fare: $20 | Avg distance: 1.85 miles
+  136465 trips | Avg fare: $20 | Avg distance: 1.85 miles
 5. Location ID 162:
-   106717 trips | Avg fare: $22.88 | Avg distance: 2.23 miles
+  106717 trips | Avg fare: $22.88 | Avg distance: 2.23 miles
 6. Location ID 230:
-   106324 trips | Avg fare: $26.27 | Avg distance: 2.91 miles
+  106324 trips | Avg fare: $26.27 | Avg distance: 2.91 miles
 7. Location ID 186:
-   104523 trips | Avg fare: $23.64 | Avg distance: 2.27 miles
+  104523 trips | Avg fare: $23.64 | Avg distance: 2.27 miles
 8. Location ID 142:
-   104080 trips | Avg fare: $21 | Avg distance: 2.09 miles
+  104080 trips | Avg fare: $21 | Avg distance: 2.09 miles
 9. Location ID 138:
-   89533 trips | Avg fare: $65.01 | Avg distance: 9.59 miles
+  89533 trips | Avg fare: $65.01 | Avg distance: 9.59 miles
 10. Location ID 239:
-   88474 trips | Avg fare: $20.93 | Avg distance: 2.26 miles
+  88474 trips | Avg fare: $20.93 | Avg distance: 2.26 miles
 
-⏱️  Execution time: 9.00ms
+Execution time: 9.00ms
 
 ============================================================
 
-💳 Query 4: Payment Type Distribution
+Query 4: Payment Type Distribution
 
 Using .sqlJson() - HTTP transport for simpler integration
 
 Payment type breakdown:
 
 1. Credit card (Type 1):
-   2,319,046 trips | Avg amount: $28.26 | Avg tip: $4.17
+  2,319,046 trips | Avg amount: $28.26 | Avg tip: $4.17
 2. Cash (Type 2):
-   439,191 trips | Avg amount: $22.88 | Avg tip: $0
+  439,191 trips | Avg amount: $22.88 | Avg tip: $0
 3. Dispute (Type 4):
-   46,628 trips | Avg amount: $1.77 | Avg tip: $0.04
+  46,628 trips | Avg amount: $1.77 | Avg tip: $0.04
 4. No charge (Type 3):
-   19,597 trips | Avg amount: $8.76 | Avg tip: $0.01
+  19,597 trips | Avg amount: $8.76 | Avg tip: $0.01
 
-⏱️  Execution time: 17.14ms
+Execution time: 17.14ms
 
 ============================================================
 
-🔢 Query 5: Parametrized Query - Trips by Distance Range
+Query 5: Parametrized Query - Trips by Distance Range
 
 Using .sql() with parameters for safe, dynamic queries
 
@@ -190,77 +165,94 @@ Trips with distance between 5 and 10 miles:
 4. 7.93 miles - $297.75 total - $0.00 tip - 1 passenger(s)
 5. 7.18 miles - $282.75 total - $5.00 tip - 1 passenger(s)
 
-⏱️  Execution time: 8.91ms
+Execution time: 8.91ms
 
-💡 Parameters used: $1=5, $2=10, $3=5
+Parameters used: $1=5, $2=10, $3=5
 
 ============================================================
 
-📝 Method Comparison:
+Method Comparison:
 
-• .sql() - Uses Apache Arrow Flight (gRPC)
-  ✓ Higher performance and efficiency
-  ✓ Better for large datasets and high-throughput applications
-  ✓ Returns Arrow Tables (columnar format)
-  ✓ Supports parametrized queries ($1, $2, ... placeholders)
-  ⚠️  Works in true Node.js runtimes (local Node.js, Lambda)
+.sql() - Uses Apache Arrow Flight (gRPC)
+  - Higher performance and efficiency
+  - Better for large datasets and high-throughput applications
+  - Returns Arrow Tables (columnar format)
+  - Supports parametrized queries ($1, $2, ... placeholders)
+  - Works in true Node.js runtimes (local Node.js, Lambda)
 
-• .sqlJson() - Uses HTTP
-  ✓ Simpler integration, works everywhere HTTP does
-  ✓ Better for smaller queries and web applications
-  ✓ Returns plain JavaScript objects (easier to work with)
-  ✓ Works in browsers, Vercel, Netlify, and sandbox environments
+.sqlJson() - Uses HTTP
+  - Simpler integration, works everywhere HTTP does
+  - Better for smaller queries and web applications
+  - Returns plain JavaScript objects (easier to work with)
+  - Works in browsers, Vercel, Netlify, and sandbox environments
 
 ============================================================
 
-✅ Analysis complete!
+Analysis complete!
 ```
 
-## Code Examples
+## Optional: Minimal Cloud-Only Script
 
-### Connecting to Spice
+```bash
+node index_cloud.mjs
+```
 
-```javascript
-const { SpiceClient } = require('@spiceai/spice');
+Expected output is a table list from `show tables;`.
 
-// Option 1: Spice.ai Cloud (with API key)
-const spiceCloud = new SpiceClient('your_api_key');
+## Advanced and More
 
-// Option 2: Local Spice Runtime (default: localhost:50051)
-const spiceLocal = new SpiceClient();
-```
+### Features
+
+- Dual mode support: local Spice runtime and Spice.ai Cloud.
+- Uses both `.sql()` and `.sqlJson()` query methods.
+- Includes five analytics query examples over `taxi_trips`.
 
-### Querying Data
+### Detailed Cloud Setup
 
-The SDK provides two query methods:
+1. Create a free account at [spice.ai](https://spice.ai).
+2. Create a Spice.ai Cloud app.
+3. Deploy this sample's `spicepod.yaml` to your Cloud app.
+4. Set `SPICE_API_KEY`, then replace the API key placeholder in `index_cloud.mjs` with that value.
+5. Run `node index_cloud.mjs`.
 
-**`.sql()` - Apache Arrow Flight (gRPC)**
+### Code Examples
 
-- Higher performance and efficiency
-- Better for large datasets and high-throughput applications
-- Returns Apache Arrow Tables (columnar format)
-- Works in Node.js, AWS Lambda, and other server environments
+Connect to Spice:
 
 ```javascript
-const result = await spice.sql('SELECT * FROM taxi_trips LIMIT 10');
-const data = result.toArray();
+const { SpiceClient } = require("@spiceai/spice");
+
+// Cloud
+const spiceCloud = new SpiceClient({ apiKey: process.env.SPICE_API_KEY });
+
+// Local (default localhost runtime)
+const spiceLocal = new SpiceClient();
 ```
 
-**`.sqlJson()` - HTTP/REST**
+Query with `.sql()` (Arrow Flight / gRPC):
 
-- Simpler integration, works everywhere HTTP does
-- Better for smaller queries and web applications
-- Returns plain JavaScript objects
-- Works in browsers, Vercel, Netlify, and edge functions
+```javascript
+const result = await spice.sql("SELECT * FROM taxi_trips LIMIT 10");
+const rows = result.toArray();
+```
+
+Query with `.sqlJson()` (HTTP):
 
 ```javascript
-const result = await spice.sqlJson('SELECT * FROM taxi_trips LIMIT 10');
-const data = result.data;
+const result = await spice.sqlJson("SELECT * FROM taxi_trips LIMIT 10");
+const rows = result.data;
 ```
 
-## About the Dataset
+### About the Dataset
+
+This sample uses the NYC `taxi_trips` dataset.
+
+- Local mode: dataset is defined in `spicepod.yaml` and loads with `spice run`.
+- Cloud mode: deploy `spicepod.yaml` to your Cloud app before running queries.
 
-This sample uses the NYC taxi_trips dataset, which contains real taxi trip data including fares, distances, pickup/dropoff times, and locations.
+## Links
 
-- **Local**: The dataset is defined in `spicepod.yaml` and will be loaded automatically when you run `spice run`
-- **Cloud**: Manually deploy `spicepod.yaml` to Spice Cloud through the web interface. See the [Getting Started Guide](https://docs.spice.ai/getting-started/get-started) for help.
+- [spice.js SDK](https://github.com/spiceai/spice.js)
+- [npm package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@spiceai/spice)
+- [Spice.ai Cloud](https://spice.ai)
+- [Spice.ai documentation](https://docs.spiceai.org)
diff --git a/client-sdk/spicepy-sdk-sample/README.md b/client-sdk/spicepy-sdk-sample/README.md
index 213236ba..ffed3287 100644
--- a/client-sdk/spicepy-sdk-sample/README.md
+++ b/client-sdk/spicepy-sdk-sample/README.md
@@ -1,29 +1,38 @@
 # Spice with spicepy SDK
 
-This recipe demonstrates how to use the Spice Python SDK to connect to a Spice runtime and query data.
+Use [spicepy](https://github.com/spiceai/spicepy) to query Spice from Python.
+
+## What This Sample Includes
+
+- `sample.py`: Query a local Spice runtime, including a parameterized query.
+- `main_cloud.py`: Query Spice.ai Cloud with inline replacement values.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-This recipe requires [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) to be installed.
+- [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/)
+- [Spice CLI](https://docs.spiceai.org/getting-started) for local mode
 
-- Install `uv` with:
-  - macOS/Linux: `curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh`
-  - Windows: `powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"`
+Install `uv` if needed:
 
-Navigate to `spicepy-sdk-sample`:
+- macOS/Linux: `curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh`
+- Windows: `powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"`
 
-```shell
-git clone https://github.com/spiceai/cookbook # skip if already cloned
+## Local Quick Start
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/spiceai/cookbook.git
 cd cookbook/client-sdk/spicepy-sdk-sample
 ```
 
-## Start spice runtime
+Start Spice runtime in one terminal:
 
-```shell
+```bash
 spice run
 ```
 
-```shell
+Sample runtime logs:
+
+```text
 2025/01/27 11:53:58 INFO Checking for latest Spice runtime release...
 2025/01/27 11:54:01 INFO Spice.ai runtime starting...
 2025-01-27T19:54:01.956890Z  INFO runtime::init::dataset: Initializing dataset taxi_trips
@@ -37,16 +46,15 @@ spice run
 2025-01-27T19:54:13.743056Z  INFO runtime::accelerated_table::refresh_task: Loaded 2,964,624 rows (399.41 MiB) for dataset taxi_trips in 10s 874ms.
 ```
 
-## Run sample application
+Run the Python sample in another terminal:
 
-```shell
+```bash
 uv run sample.py
 ```
 
-Results:
+Sample output:
 
-```shell
-➜ uv run sample.py 
+```text
 === Using query ===
 VendorID: 1, tpep_pickup_datetime: 2024-01-11 09:37:05, fare_amount: 7.9
 VendorID: 1, tpep_pickup_datetime: 2024-01-11 09:50:21, fare_amount: 8.6
@@ -66,3 +74,26 @@ VendorID: 2, tpep_pickup_datetime: 2024-01-25 22:14:50, fare_amount: 31.0
 VendorID: 2, tpep_pickup_datetime: 2024-01-25 22:52:11, fare_amount: 21.9
 VendorID: 1, tpep_pickup_datetime: 2024-01-25 22:06:02, fare_amount: 13.5
 ```
+
+## Spice.ai Cloud Quick Start
+
+Set your API key for the commands in this README:
+
+```bash
+export SPICE_API_KEY="your_api_key"
+```
+
+The cloud snippet keeps an inline API key placeholder by design. Replace the API key placeholder in `main_cloud.py` with `${SPICE_API_KEY}`, then run:
+
+```bash
+uv run main_cloud.py
+```
+
+Expected output is a table list from `show tables;`.
+
+## Links
+
+- [spicepy SDK](https://github.com/spiceai/spicepy)
+- [PyPI package](https://pypi.org/project/spicepy/)
+- [Spice.ai Cloud](https://spice.ai)
+- [Spice.ai documentation](https://docs.spiceai.org)