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 # content/ is generated by the export script; only keep the placeholder
 content/*
 !content/.gitkeep
+# static/ox-hugo/ is populated by ox-hugo during export
+static/ox-hugo/
 # Elixir/Mix build artifacts for the pipeline project
 scripts/pipeline/_build/
 scripts/pipeline/deps/
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+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       example-images
+:END:
+#+title: Example: Image References
+
+This note demonstrates the three image reference scenarios that the pipeline
+must handle.
+
+* Scenario 1: External image (URL)
+
+An image hosted on the web — ox-hugo passes the URL through as-is and no
+local file handling is needed.
+
+#+ATTR_HTML: :alt Quartz logo (external URL)
+[[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSkzsTuLOt8esM6enoKwkzqA52G3p9hldlf2g&s][file:quartz-logo.jpg]]
+
+* Scenario 2: Local image (same notes directory)
+
+An image sitting next to this .org file inside the notes directory.
+ox-hugo copies files referenced with a relative path into the Hugo =static/=
+assets tree automatically.
+
+#+CAPTION: Quartz logo (local, same notes dir)
+[[file:quartz-logo.jpg]]
+
+* Scenario 3: External image (outside notes directory)
+
+An image that lives outside the notes directory entirely — for example a
+shared assets folder or a system path. ox-hugo still copies it into =static/=
+and rewrites the reference.
+
+#+CAPTION: Quartz logo (outside notes dir)
+[[file:/home/ignaciobll/code/quartz-org-roam/notes-external/external-location-image.jpg]]
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