diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
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+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ A pre-commit hook repo that auto-installs and runs `clang-format` and `clang-tid
 | `cpp_linter_hooks/clang_tidy.py` | clang-tidy wrapper (`--compile-commands`, `--jobs`, `--fix`, error hints) |
 | `.pre-commit-hooks.yaml` | Hook metadata for pre-commit framework |
 | `testing/` | Test fixtures (`main.c`, `good.c`, `.clang-format`, `.clang-tidy`, CMakeLists) |
-| `examples/` | Example configs (CMake, large-project scoping) |
+| `examples/` | Example configs (CMake, Meson, large-project scoping) |
 
 ## Development
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -197,9 +197,10 @@ To disable auto-detection (e.g. in a monorepo where auto-detect might pick the w
 
 ### Examples
 
-Two self-contained templates plus quick snippets for other common setups.
+Three self-contained templates plus quick snippets for other common setups.
 
 - [CMake minimal config](https://github.com/cpp-linter/cpp-linter-hooks/tree/main/examples/cmake)
+- [Meson minimal config](https://github.com/cpp-linter/cpp-linter-hooks/tree/main/examples/meson)
 - [Large project `files:` regex](https://github.com/cpp-linter/cpp-linter-hooks/tree/main/examples/large-project) — scoping hooks for speed
 - [Quick snippets](https://github.com/cpp-linter/cpp-linter-hooks/blob/main/examples/README.md) — Meson, clang-format-only, monorepo, CI, `compile_commands.json`
 
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
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@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Examples
 
 - [CMake project](cmake/)
+- [Meson project](meson/)
 - [Large project `files:` regex](large-project/) — scoping hooks for speed
 
 ## Quick snippets
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@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Meson Project
+
+If you already have a Meson project, configure the hooks and generate a compilation database.
+
+## .pre-commit-config.yaml
+
+```yaml
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/cpp-linter/cpp-linter-hooks
+    rev: v1.6.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: clang-format
+        args: [--style=file, --version=21]
+        files: ^(src|include)/.*\.(cpp|cc|cxx|h|hpp)$
+
+      - id: clang-tidy
+        args: [--version=21, --compile-commands=builddir]
+        files: ^(src|include)/.*\.(cpp|cc|cxx)$
+```
+
+## Generate the compilation database
+
+Run from the project root, where `meson.build` lives:
+
+```bash
+meson setup builddir
+pre-commit install
+pre-commit run --all-files
+```
+
+Meson's default Ninja backend writes `builddir/compile_commands.json` during setup.
+This gives `clang-tidy` the compiler flags and include paths for each source file.
+No separate compilation step is required to generate the database. If the project
+needs generated headers, build those first with `meson compile -C builddir`.
+
+`--compile-commands` takes the **directory** containing `compile_commands.json`,
+not the file path. `builddir/` is not one of the auto-detected directories, so the
+explicit argument above is required. If you use `meson setup build` instead,
+`build/` is auto-detected and the argument can be omitted.
+
+To regenerate the database after changing build options, run
+`meson setup --reconfigure builddir` before the hooks.