diff --git a/example/MODULE.bazel b/example/MODULE.bazel
index a34785f..7e759ce 100644
--- a/example/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/example/MODULE.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+module(name = "rules_runfiles_group_example")
+
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_runfiles_group")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_go", version = "0.60.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "hermetic_launcher", version = "0.0.5")
@@ -10,21 +12,21 @@ local_path_override(
     path = "../",
 )
 
-local_repository = use_repo_rule("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:local.bzl", "local_repository")
+local_starlark_repository = use_repo_rule("//producer/repository_rules:local_starlark_repository.bzl", "local_starlark_repository")
 
-local_repository(
+local_starlark_repository(
     name = "std",
-    path = "producer/stdlib_repo",
+    repo_file = "//producer:stdlib_repo/REPO.bazel",
 )
 
-local_repository(
+local_starlark_repository(
     name = "fizzbuzz",
-    path = "third_party/fizzbuzz",
+    repo_file = "//:third_party/fizzbuzz/REPO.bazel",
 )
 
-local_repository(
+local_starlark_repository(
     name = "stringutil",
-    path = "third_party/stringutil",
+    repo_file = "//:third_party/stringutil/REPO.bazel",
 )
 
 http_file = use_repo_rule("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_file")
diff --git a/example/producer/BUILD.bazel b/example/producer/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/example/producer/repository_rules/BUILD.bazel b/example/producer/repository_rules/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/example/producer/repository_rules/local_starlark_repository.bzl b/example/producer/repository_rules/local_starlark_repository.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c563a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/producer/repository_rules/local_starlark_repository.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+def _local_starlark_repository_impl(rctx):
+    rctx.watch(rctx.attr.repo_file)
+    repo_root = rctx.path(rctx.attr.repo_file).dirname
+    rctx.watch(repo_root)
+    rctx.symlink(repo_root, ".")
+
+
+local_starlark_repository = repository_rule(
+    implementation = _local_starlark_repository_impl,
+    attrs = {"repo_file": attr.label(
+        mandatory = True,
+        doc = "REPO.bazel of the local starlark repository",
+    )},
+)
diff --git a/example/producer/stdlib_repo/BUILD.bazel b/example/producer/stdlib_repo/BUILD.bazel
index 1d2a04a..13a4458 100644
--- a/example/producer/stdlib_repo/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/example/producer/stdlib_repo/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-# buildifier: disable=canonical-repository
-load("@@//producer/rules:starlark_library.bzl", "starlark_library")
+load("@rules_runfiles_group_example//producer/rules:starlark_library.bzl", "starlark_library")
 
 starlark_library(
     name = "std",
diff --git a/example/producer/stdlib_repo/sha256/BUILD.bazel b/example/producer/stdlib_repo/sha256/BUILD.bazel
index 360e9c4..1ec8f05 100644
--- a/example/producer/stdlib_repo/sha256/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/example/producer/stdlib_repo/sha256/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-# buildifier: disable=canonical-repository
-load("@@//producer/rules:starlark_library.bzl", "starlark_library")
 load("@bazel_skylib//rules:copy_file.bzl", "copy_file")
+load("@rules_runfiles_group_example//producer/rules:starlark_library.bzl", "starlark_library")
 
 copy_file(
     name = "implementation_src",
diff --git a/example/third_party/fizzbuzz/BUILD.bazel b/example/third_party/fizzbuzz/BUILD.bazel
index 4ad64c2..db01e76 100644
--- a/example/third_party/fizzbuzz/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/example/third_party/fizzbuzz/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-# buildifier: disable=canonical-repository
-load("@@//producer/rules:starlark_library.bzl", "starlark_library")
+load("@rules_runfiles_group_example//producer/rules:starlark_library.bzl", "starlark_library")
 
 starlark_library(
     name = "fizzbuzz",
diff --git a/example/third_party/stringutil/BUILD.bazel b/example/third_party/stringutil/BUILD.bazel
index 55112e0..fa7a6b3 100644
--- a/example/third_party/stringutil/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/example/third_party/stringutil/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-# buildifier: disable=canonical-repository
-load("@@//producer/rules:starlark_library.bzl", "starlark_library")
+load("@rules_runfiles_group_example//producer/rules:starlark_library.bzl", "starlark_library")
 
 starlark_library(
     name = "stringutil",