diff --git a/src/synapt_eval/adapters/__init__.py b/src/synapt_eval/adapters/__init__.py
index 7f6082d..0e47cb6 100644
--- a/src/synapt_eval/adapters/__init__.py
+++ b/src/synapt_eval/adapters/__init__.py
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 """Adapter interfaces for customer integration."""
 
 from synapt_eval.adapters.fixture_loader import FixtureLoader
-from synapt_eval.adapters.generation_adapter import GenerationAdapter
+from synapt_eval.adapters.generation_adapter import GenerationAdapter, GenerationOutput
 from synapt_eval.adapters.judge_adapter import JudgeAdapter, JudgeRequest, JudgeResponse
-from synapt_eval.adapters.retrieval_adapter import RetrievalAdapter
+from synapt_eval.adapters.retrieval_adapter import RetrievalAdapter, RetrievalCandidate
 
 __all__ = [
     "FixtureLoader",
     "GenerationAdapter",
+    "GenerationOutput",
     "JudgeAdapter",
     "JudgeRequest",
     "JudgeResponse",
     "RetrievalAdapter",
+    "RetrievalCandidate",
 ]
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_adapter_exports.py b/tests/unit/test_adapter_exports.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..816a910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_adapter_exports.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+"""Public adapter export contract used by README and docs."""
+
+from synapt_eval.adapters import (
+    GenerationAdapter,
+    GenerationOutput,
+    RetrievalAdapter,
+    RetrievalCandidate,
+)
+
+
+def test_documented_adapter_imports_are_exported() -> None:
+    assert RetrievalAdapter.__name__ == "RetrievalAdapter"
+    assert RetrievalCandidate(id="doc1", score=0.9).id == "doc1"
+    assert GenerationAdapter.__name__ == "GenerationAdapter"
+    assert GenerationOutput(text="ok", latency_ms=1.0).text == "ok"