diff --git a/docs/geoprocessing-job-lifecycle.md b/docs/geoprocessing-job-lifecycle.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Geoprocessing job lifecycle
+
+## Server contract first
+
+`HonuaGeoprocessing` operates registered OGC API Processes. It does not upload
+or execute arbitrary Python code.
+
+| Item | Contract |
+| --- | --- |
+| Capability | `process.ogc-api-processes` |
+| Submit | `POST /ogc/processes/processes/{processId}/execution` |
+| Status | `GET /ogc/processes/jobs/{jobId}` |
+| Results | `GET /ogc/processes/jobs/{jobId}/results` |
+| Cancel | `DELETE /ogc/processes/jobs/{jobId}` (best effort) |
+| Auth | `HonuaClient` API key, bearer token, or refreshable auth provider |
+| Fixture | `honua-samples/jobs/geoprocessing-job-lifecycle.json#job-page-fixture:geometry-buffer-v1` |
+| Maturity | Source preview; not yet published to PyPI |
+
+Inspect the process description before constructing `inputs`; those schemas are
+defined by the registered server process. The focused example therefore takes
+an explicit process id and JSON input object rather than embedding a payload
+that only works for one deployment:
+
+```bash
+python examples/geoprocessing_job_lifecycle.py \
+  --process-id geometry.buffer \
+  --inputs-json '{"inputGeoJson":"{}","distance":100}'
+```
+
+That command belongs to the example script. The product `honua` CLI currently
+has no process/job subcommands.
+
+The example calls the real
+[`HonuaGeoprocessing.submit_inputs`](reference/honua-sdk/clients.md#honua_sdk.geoprocessing.HonuaGeoprocessing.submit_inputs),
+[`wait`](reference/honua-sdk/clients.md#honua_sdk.geoprocessing.HonuaGeoprocessing.wait), and
+[`results`](reference/honua-sdk/clients.md#honua_sdk.geoprocessing.HonuaGeoprocessing.results)
+methods. The wait has a deadline and performs a best-effort dismiss on timeout.
+Use `dismiss(job_id)` only from an explicit operator cancellation action.
+
+The shared, server-first JS/Python/.NET task contract, expected status sequence,
+and semantic assertion live in `honua-samples/jobs/geoprocessing-job-lifecycle.json`.
+
+## Custom Python batch jobs
+
+Custom-code authoring is a separate production project. The current server
+contract is AWS-Batch-only and pins runtime, allowlisted repository, full commit
+SHA, `module:function` entrypoint, dependency manifest, declared scope, and a
+server-assigned output prefix. The Python SDK has no custom-code authoring or
+submission API, and no current Studio Python editor/publish flow is admitted.
+Do not substitute `submit_inputs()` for that missing product surface.
diff --git a/docs/reference/honua-sdk/clients.md b/docs/reference/honua-sdk/clients.md
index 7e514b6..6ed95f1 100644
--- a/docs/reference/honua-sdk/clients.md
+++ b/docs/reference/honua-sdk/clients.md
@@ -31,3 +31,11 @@ and [Retries and timeouts](../../retries-and-timeouts.md) for the retry policy,
 ::: honua_sdk.AsyncHonuaClient
 ::: honua_sdk.HonuaGeocodingClient
 ::: honua_sdk.AsyncHonuaGeocodingClient
+
+## OGC API Processes
+
+The process clients operate process definitions already registered on Honua.
+They do not provide a custom-code upload, packaging, or local execution API.
+
+::: honua_sdk.geoprocessing.HonuaGeoprocessing
+::: honua_sdk.geoprocessing.AsyncHonuaGeoprocessing
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index c036adf..9dbd8c1 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ The checked-in examples target the seeded `test_service` layer used by local Hon
 | FastAPI spatial service | App developer exposing async Honua-backed API routes | `fastapi`, `uvicorn` | `uvicorn examples.fastapi_spatial_service:create_app --factory --reload` | local `/features` and `/summary` routes |
 | Async feature service | App developer fronting Honua with a pooled async client | `fastapi`, `uvicorn` | `uvicorn examples.async_feature_service.service:create_app --factory --reload` | local `/services` and `/features` routes |
 | Protocol clients | SDK developer checking protocol wrappers | core SDK, optional `honua-sdk[grpc]` and `honua-sdk[geopandas]` | `python examples/protocol_clients.py` | printed protocol response examples |
+| Geoprocessing job lifecycle | Developer submitting one registered OGC process and collecting its result | core SDK | `python examples/geoprocessing_job_lifecycle.py --process-id <id> --inputs-json <json>` | job receipt and result JSON |
 
 ## Validation
 
diff --git a/examples/geoprocessing_job_lifecycle.py b/examples/geoprocessing_job_lifecycle.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..052a203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/geoprocessing_job_lifecycle.py
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+"""Submit one registered OGC process and wait for its bounded result.
+
+This example deliberately accepts the process id and input object from the
+caller. Process input schemas are server-defined; inventing a universal buffer
+payload here would make the example look portable when it is not.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+from collections.abc import Mapping
+from typing import Any
+
+import httpx
+
+from honua_sdk import HonuaClient
+
+
+def run_job(
+    base_url: str,
+    process_id: str,
+    inputs: Mapping[str, Any],
+    *,
+    api_key: str | None = None,
+    poll_interval: float = 0.5,
+    deadline_seconds: float = 30.0,
+    transport: httpx.BaseTransport | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Submit, wait, and fetch results for one registered process.
+
+    ``deadline_seconds`` bounds polling. The SDK performs a best-effort
+    dismiss when that wait expires. An operator-triggered cancellation should
+    call ``client.geoprocessing().dismiss(job_id)`` explicitly.
+    """
+
+    options: dict[str, Any] = {"api_key": api_key, "timeout": 10.0}
+    if transport is not None:
+        options["transport"] = transport
+
+    with HonuaClient(base_url, **options) as client:
+        geoprocessing = client.geoprocessing()
+        submitted = geoprocessing.submit_inputs(process_id, dict(inputs))
+        terminal = geoprocessing.wait(
+            submitted,
+            poll_interval=poll_interval,
+            timeout=deadline_seconds,
+        )
+        return geoprocessing.results(terminal.job_id)
+
+
+def _object_json(value: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    parsed = json.loads(value)
+    if not isinstance(parsed, dict):
+        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError("--inputs-json must decode to a JSON object")
+    return parsed
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Submit a registered Honua OGC process and collect its result.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--base-url",
+        default=os.environ.get("HONUA_BASE_URL", "http://127.0.0.1:8080"),
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("--api-key", default=os.environ.get("HONUA_API_KEY"))
+    parser.add_argument("--process-id", required=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--inputs-json", required=True, type=_object_json)
+    parser.add_argument("--poll-interval", type=float, default=0.5)
+    parser.add_argument("--deadline-seconds", type=float, default=30.0)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    result = run_job(
+        args.base_url,
+        args.process_id,
+        args.inputs_json,
+        api_key=args.api_key,
+        poll_interval=args.poll_interval,
+        deadline_seconds=args.deadline_seconds,
+    )
+    print(json.dumps(result, indent=2, sort_keys=True))
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 57d3bef..6a72891 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ nav:
       - Protocol examples: protocol-examples.md
       - Protocol parity: protocol-parity.md
       - Authentication: auth.md
+      - Geoprocessing job lifecycle: geoprocessing-job-lifecycle.md
       - Compatibility: compatibility.md
       - SDK capability coverage: sdk-coverage.md
       - Troubleshooting: troubleshooting.md
diff --git a/tests/test_geoprocessing_job_lifecycle_example.py b/tests/test_geoprocessing_job_lifecycle_example.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6812698
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+++ b/tests/test_geoprocessing_job_lifecycle_example.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+
+import httpx
+
+from examples.geoprocessing_job_lifecycle import run_job
+
+
+def test_focused_example_submits_polls_and_fetches_results() -> None:
+    requests: list[tuple[str, str]] = []
+
+    def handler(request: httpx.Request) -> httpx.Response:
+        requests.append((request.method, request.url.path))
+        if request.method == "POST":
+            assert json.loads(request.content) == {
+                "inputs": {"inputGeoJson": "{}", "distance": 100},
+                "response": "document",
+            }
+            return httpx.Response(
+                201,
+                headers={"Location": "http://example.test/ogc/processes/jobs/job-1"},
+                json={
+                    "jobID": "job-1",
+                    "processID": "geometry.buffer",
+                    "status": "accepted",
+                },
+            )
+        if request.url.path == "/ogc/processes/jobs/job-1":
+            return httpx.Response(
+                200,
+                json={
+                    "jobID": "job-1",
+                    "processID": "geometry.buffer",
+                    "status": "successful",
+                },
+            )
+        if request.url.path == "/ogc/processes/jobs/job-1/results":
+            return httpx.Response(
+                200,
+                json={"outputFeatureLayer": {"value": {"type": "FeatureCollection", "features": []}}},
+            )
+        raise AssertionError(f"unexpected request: {request.method} {request.url.path}")
+
+    result = run_job(
+        "http://example.test",
+        "geometry.buffer",
+        {"inputGeoJson": "{}", "distance": 100},
+        poll_interval=0.0,
+        deadline_seconds=1.0,
+        transport=httpx.MockTransport(handler),
+    )
+
+    assert result["outputFeatureLayer"]["value"]["type"] == "FeatureCollection"
+    assert requests == [
+        ("POST", "/ogc/processes/processes/geometry.buffer/execution"),
+        ("GET", "/ogc/processes/jobs/job-1"),
+        ("GET", "/ogc/processes/jobs/job-1/results"),
+    ]