diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 517cc86..a96020f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -27,3 +27,17 @@ jobs:
         run: python -m pip install ".[dev]"
       - name: Run consumer tests
         run: python -m pytest
+
+  optional-integrations:
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.13"
+      - name: Install optional integration extras
+        run: python -m pip install ".[dev,typer,rich,telemetry]"
+      - name: Run optional integration tests
+        run: python -m pytest -q tests/test_optional_scenarios.py
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7810425..c6fb584 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ and versions are tracked in the repo-root `VERSION` file.
 - Added lifecycle safety examples for dry-run, structured output and errors,
   redacted diagnostics, temporary paths, and cleanup.
 - Added released-package compatibility CI and installed-wheel README command checks.
+- Added optional Typer, Rich, and telemetry learning scenarios with minimal-path fallbacks.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d48559..8babf50 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ boundary explained beside each scenario, see the
   structured errors, redacted diagnostics, temporary paths, and cleanup.
 - The [released-package compatibility guide](docs/compatibility.md) explains
   the supported Base-CLI range and the installed-wheel CI gate.
-- The [released-package compatibility guide](docs/compatibility.md) explains
-  the supported Base-CLI range and the installed-wheel CI gate.
+- The [optional integration scenarios](docs/optional-integrations.md) show
+  Typer, Rich, and OpenTelemetry without making them core dependencies.
 
 ## Framework boundary
 
diff --git a/docs/optional-integrations.md b/docs/optional-integrations.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..853ced1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/optional-integrations.md
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# Optional integration scenarios
+
+The default `base-cli-demo` install remains a small Click application with no
+Typer, Rich, or OpenTelemetry SDK dependency. Each optional scenario is a
+separate console entry point and degrades to a successful minimal path when
+its integration is not installed.
+
+## Typer
+
+Install the Typer extra and run the adapter scenario:
+
+```console
+$ python -m pip install ".[typer]"
+$ northstar-typer --quiet --name Ada --count 2
+adapter=typer
+hello Ada
+hello Ada
+```
+
+The scenario uses `base_cli.attach_typer()` when Typer is present. Without the
+extra, the same command uses a native Click fallback and reports
+`adapter=click-fallback`; its exit status and output contract remain usable.
+
+## Rich
+
+Install Rich to opt into polished human tables:
+
+```console
+$ python -m pip install ".[rich]"
+$ northstar-rich --quiet status
+```
+
+The app is constructed with `rich=True`. Base-CLI lazily uses Rich only for
+interactive human text and falls back to its deterministic renderer if Rich is
+missing. Machine formats are unchanged:
+
+```console
+$ northstar-rich --quiet status --format json
+[{"service":"orders-api","status":"ready"},{"service":"web","status":"degraded"}]
+```
+
+## OpenTelemetry
+
+Install the optional API package to enable the lifecycle integration:
+
+```console
+$ python -m pip install ".[telemetry]"
+$ northstar-telemetry --quiet
+telemetry=enabled
+```
+
+Without the extra, the command reports `telemetry=unavailable (install
+[telemetry])` and still exits successfully. With the extra, Base-CLI owns the
+`base_cli.run` lifecycle span and its bounded safe attributes; the scenario
+does not attach argv, configuration, paths, or secrets.
+
+The focused tests run in both modes: the normal CI job exercises the minimal
+fallbacks, while the optional-integration CI job installs all three extras and
+exercises the enabled adapters.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bb8a725..bcc242b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,9 +17,21 @@ dependencies = [
 dev = [
   "pytest>=8,<9",
 ]
+typer = [
+  "typer>=0.12,<0.28",
+]
+rich = [
+  "rich>=13.7,<15",
+]
+telemetry = [
+  "opentelemetry-api>=1.24,<2",
+]
 
 [project.scripts]
 northstar = "base_cli_demo.cli:main"
+northstar-typer = "base_cli_demo.typer_scenario:main"
+northstar-rich = "base_cli_demo.rich_scenario:main"
+northstar-telemetry = "base_cli_demo.telemetry_scenario:main"
 
 [tool.setuptools]
 package-dir = {"" = "src"}
diff --git a/src/base_cli_demo/rich_scenario.py b/src/base_cli_demo/rich_scenario.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9270f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/base_cli_demo/rich_scenario.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+"""Optional Rich output scenario."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any
+
+import base_cli
+import click
+
+OUTPUT_FORMAT = click.Choice(
+    base_cli.output_format_choices().split("|"),
+    case_sensitive=False,
+)
+
+
+@click.group(name="northstar-rich", help="Run the optional Rich output scenario.")
+def cli() -> None:
+    """Keep Rich an optional presentation layer."""
+
+
+@cli.command()
+@click.option(
+    "--format",
+    "output_format",
+    type=OUTPUT_FORMAT,
+    default="text",
+    show_default=True,
+)
+def status(output_format: str) -> None:
+    """Render a human table or a normal machine format."""
+
+    context = base_cli.get_current_context()
+    records: tuple[dict[str, Any], ...] = (
+        {"service": "orders-api", "status": "ready"},
+        {"service": "web", "status": "degraded"},
+    )
+    base_cli.render_records(
+        records,
+        requested_format=output_format,
+        columns=(("SERVICE", "service"), ("STATUS", "status")),
+        rich=context.rich,
+    )
+
+
+app = base_cli.App(name="northstar-rich", rich=True, log_to_file=False)
+command = app.attach(cli)
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    """Use Rich when present and built-in output otherwise."""
+
+    return base_cli.run_app(command)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())
diff --git a/src/base_cli_demo/telemetry_scenario.py b/src/base_cli_demo/telemetry_scenario.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de8cb68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/base_cli_demo/telemetry_scenario.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+"""Optional OpenTelemetry lifecycle scenario."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import importlib.util
+
+import base_cli
+import click
+
+TELEMETRY_AVAILABLE = importlib.util.find_spec("opentelemetry") is not None
+
+
+@click.command(name="northstar-telemetry", help="Run the optional telemetry scenario.")
+def status() -> None:
+    """Report whether the optional lifecycle span integration is configured."""
+
+    context = base_cli.get_current_context()
+    context.log.info("telemetry scenario invoked")
+    state = "enabled" if TELEMETRY_AVAILABLE else "unavailable (install [telemetry])"
+    click.echo(f"telemetry={state}")
+
+
+app = base_cli.App(
+    name="northstar-telemetry",
+    log_to_file=False,
+    telemetry=base_cli.TelemetryOptions() if TELEMETRY_AVAILABLE else None,
+)
+command = app.attach(status)
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    """Run telemetry without making its SDK a core dependency."""
+
+    return base_cli.run_app(command)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())
diff --git a/src/base_cli_demo/typer_scenario.py b/src/base_cli_demo/typer_scenario.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c22b883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/base_cli_demo/typer_scenario.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+"""Optional Typer adapter scenario with a Click fallback."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from typing import Any
+
+import base_cli
+import click
+
+
+def _hello(output: Callable[[str], Any], name: str, count: int, adapter: str) -> None:
+    context = base_cli.get_current_context()
+    context.log.info("running the %s adapter", adapter)
+    output(f"adapter={adapter}")
+    for _ in range(count):
+        output(f"hello {name}")
+
+
+def _click_command() -> Any:
+    @click.command(name="northstar-typer")
+    @click.option("--name", default="Ada", show_default=True)
+    @click.option("--count", default=1, type=click.IntRange(min=1), show_default=True)
+    def cli(name: str, count: int) -> None:
+        """Run the Typer learning scenario through its fallback path."""
+        _hello(click.echo, name, count, "click-fallback")
+
+    return base_cli.attach(cli, name="northstar-typer", log_to_file=False)
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    """Run native Typer when installed, otherwise use the Click fallback."""
+
+    try:
+        import typer
+    except ImportError:
+        command = _click_command()
+    else:
+        typer_app = typer.Typer(
+            name="northstar-typer",
+            help="Run the Typer adapter learning scenario.",
+            no_args_is_help=True,
+        )
+
+        @typer_app.command()
+        def hello(
+            name: str = typer.Option("Ada", "--name", help="Name to greet."),
+            count: int = typer.Option(1, "--count", min=1, help="Greeting count."),
+        ) -> None:
+            _hello(typer.echo, name, count, "typer")
+
+        command = base_cli.attach_typer(
+            typer_app,
+            name="northstar-typer",
+            log_to_file=False,
+        )
+    return base_cli.run_app(command)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())
diff --git a/tests/test_optional_scenarios.py b/tests/test_optional_scenarios.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64247de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_optional_scenarios.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import importlib.util
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+
+def run_scenario(
+    module: str, args: list[str], home: Path
+) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]:
+    environment = os.environ.copy()
+    environment.update(
+        {
+            "HOME": str(home / "home"),
+            "BASE_CLI_CACHE_DIR": str(home / "cache"),
+            "USERPROFILE": str(home / "home"),
+            "LOCALAPPDATA": str(home / "home" / "AppData" / "Local"),
+        }
+    )
+    return subprocess.run(
+        [sys.executable, "-m", module, *args],
+        capture_output=True,
+        cwd=home,
+        env=environment,
+        text=True,
+        check=False,
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("module", "args", "expected"),
+    [
+        ("base_cli_demo.typer_scenario", ["--quiet", "--name", "Ada"], "hello Ada"),
+        ("base_cli_demo.rich_scenario", ["--quiet", "status"], "orders-api"),
+        (
+            "base_cli_demo.telemetry_scenario",
+            ["--quiet"],
+            "telemetry=",
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_optional_scenarios_succeed_on_the_minimal_install(
+    module: str, args: list[str], expected: str, tmp_path: Path
+) -> None:
+    result = run_scenario(module, args, tmp_path)
+
+    assert result.returncode == 0, f"{module}: {result.stdout}\n{result.stderr}"
+    assert expected in result.stdout
+
+
+def test_rich_machine_output_remains_plain_json(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    result = run_scenario(
+        "base_cli_demo.rich_scenario",
+        ["--quiet", "status", "--format", "json"],
+        tmp_path,
+    )
+
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stderr
+    assert json.loads(result.stdout)[0] == {"service": "orders-api", "status": "ready"}
+
+
+def test_typer_adapter_path_is_used_when_the_optional_dependency_is_installed(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    if importlib.util.find_spec("typer") is None:
+        pytest.skip("Typer is not installed in the minimal test environment")
+
+    result = run_scenario(
+        "base_cli_demo.typer_scenario",
+        ["--quiet", "--name", "Ada"],
+        tmp_path,
+    )
+
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stderr
+    assert "adapter=typer" in result.stdout
+
+
+def test_telemetry_reports_the_optional_state_without_affecting_exit_status(
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    result = run_scenario(
+        "base_cli_demo.telemetry_scenario",
+        ["--quiet"],
+        tmp_path,
+    )
+
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stderr
+    assert result.stdout.startswith("telemetry=")