diff --git a/examples/explicit_trim.rs b/examples/explicit_trim.rs
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+use streamstore::{
+    client::{ClientConfig, StreamClient},
+    types::{AppendInput, AppendRecordBatch, BasinName, CommandRecord},
+};
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let token = std::env::var("S2_AUTH_TOKEN")?;
+    let config = ClientConfig::new(token);
+    let basin: BasinName = "my-basin".parse()?;
+    let stream = "my-stream";
+    let stream_client = StreamClient::new(config, basin, stream);
+
+    let tail = stream_client.check_tail().await?;
+
+    let latest_seq_num = tail - 1;
+    let trim_request = CommandRecord::trim(latest_seq_num);
+
+    let append_record_batch = AppendRecordBatch::try_from_iter([trim_request])
+        .expect("valid batch with 1 command record");
+    let append_input = AppendInput::new(append_record_batch);
+    let _ = stream_client.append(append_input).await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}