diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 17bfa3a..eb575fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -425,6 +425,13 @@ printf '%s\n' '{"id":"system-network","type":"system.network","source":"system-m
   | socat - UNIX-CONNECT:/tmp/mmm-messagecenter.sock
 ```
 
+For a novice-friendly starting point, [`examples/system-monitor.sh`](examples/system-monitor.sh)
+checks free storage, sends only when the warning state changes, and clears the
+active warning after recovery. It can be copied directly to the mirror and run
+from cron or a systemd timer. The script requires `socat` and defaults to a 10%
+free-space threshold; its path, threshold, socket, and state file can all be
+overridden with environment variables.
+
 MessageCenter supplies the transport, schema, and presentation. Disk, network,
 temperature, and service checks should remain separate monitoring scripts or
 services so the module stays hardware-independent.
diff --git a/examples/system-monitor.sh b/examples/system-monitor.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a350772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/system-monitor.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Minimal local storage monitor for MMM-MessageCenter.
+# Run it periodically with cron or a systemd timer.
+
+set -eu
+
+SOCKET_PATH=${MESSAGECENTER_SOCKET:-/tmp/mmm-messagecenter.sock}
+CHECK_PATH=${MESSAGECENTER_STORAGE_PATH:-/}
+MIN_FREE_PERCENT=${MESSAGECENTER_MIN_FREE_PERCENT:-10}
+STATE_FILE=${MESSAGECENTER_STATE_FILE:-/tmp/mmm-messagecenter-storage.state}
+
+case "$MIN_FREE_PERCENT" in
+  ''|*[!0-9]*)
+    echo "MESSAGECENTER_MIN_FREE_PERCENT must be a whole number" >&2
+    exit 2
+    ;;
+esac
+
+if [ "$MIN_FREE_PERCENT" -lt 1 ] || [ "$MIN_FREE_PERCENT" -gt 99 ]; then
+  echo "MESSAGECENTER_MIN_FREE_PERCENT must be between 1 and 99" >&2
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+if ! command -v socat >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "socat is required (for Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install socat)" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -S "$SOCKET_PATH" ]; then
+  echo "MessageCenter socket is not available at $SOCKET_PATH" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+used_percent=$(df -Pk "$CHECK_PATH" | awk 'NR == 2 { gsub(/%/, "", $5); print $5 }')
+case "$used_percent" in
+  ''|*[!0-9]*)
+    echo "Could not determine storage usage for $CHECK_PATH" >&2
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+free_percent=$((100 - used_percent))
+previous_state=unknown
+if [ -r "$STATE_FILE" ]; then
+  previous_state=$(sed -n '1p' "$STATE_FILE")
+fi
+
+if [ "$free_percent" -lt "$MIN_FREE_PERCENT" ]; then
+  current_state=warning
+  if [ "$previous_state" != "$current_state" ]; then
+    printf '{"id":"system-storage","type":"system.storage","source":"system-monitor","title":"Storage running low","body":"The mirror has %s%% free storage remaining.","urgency":"attention","retention":"untilAcknowledged"}\n' "$free_percent" \
+      | socat - "UNIX-CONNECT:$SOCKET_PATH"
+  fi
+else
+  current_state=ok
+  if [ "$previous_state" = "warning" ]; then
+    printf '{"id":"system-storage","type":"system.storage","source":"system-monitor","title":"Storage recovered","body":"Free storage is back above the configured threshold.","urgency":"passive","retention":"ephemeral"}\n' \
+      | socat - "UNIX-CONNECT:$SOCKET_PATH"
+  fi
+fi
+
+printf '%s\n' "$current_state" > "$STATE_FILE"