diff --git a/examples/protocols/asio/chat_client/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/protocols/asio/chat_client/CMakeLists.txt
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+# The following four lines of boilerplate have to be in your project's CMakeLists
+# in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+
+set(MAIN_SRCS main/chat_client.cpp)
+
+include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
+project(asio_chat_client)
diff --git a/examples/protocols/asio/chat_client/components/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/protocols/asio/chat_client/components/CMakeLists.txt
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index 000000000..4bb51e6a5
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+++ b/examples/protocols/asio/chat_client/components/CMakeLists.txt
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+set(COMPONENT_SRCDIRS ".")
+
+set(COMPONENT_PRIV_REQUIRES asio nvs_flash console)
+
+register_component()
diff --git a/examples/protocols/asio/chat_server/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/protocols/asio/chat_server/CMakeLists.txt
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index 000000000..91331df14
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+++ b/examples/protocols/asio/chat_server/CMakeLists.txt
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+# The following four lines of boilerplate have to be in your project's CMakeLists
+# in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+
+set(MAIN_SRCS main/chat_server.cpp)
+
+include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
+project(asio_chat_server)
diff --git a/examples/protocols/asio/chat_server/components/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/protocols/asio/chat_server/components/CMakeLists.txt
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index 000000000..4bb51e6a5
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+++ b/examples/protocols/asio/chat_server/components/CMakeLists.txt
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+set(COMPONENT_SRCDIRS ".")
+
+set(COMPONENT_PRIV_REQUIRES asio nvs_flash console)
+
+register_component()
diff --git a/examples/protocols/asio/tcp_echo_server/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/protocols/asio/tcp_echo_server/CMakeLists.txt
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index 000000000..76bf9bcb6
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+++ b/examples/protocols/asio/tcp_echo_server/CMakeLists.txt
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+# The following four lines of boilerplate have to be in your project's CMakeLists
+# in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+
+set(MAIN_SRCS main/echo_server.cpp)
+
+include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
+project(asio_tcp_echo_server)
diff --git a/examples/protocols/asio/tcp_echo_server/components/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/protocols/asio/tcp_echo_server/components/CMakeLists.txt
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index 000000000..4bb51e6a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/protocols/asio/tcp_echo_server/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+set(COMPONENT_SRCDIRS ".")
+
+set(COMPONENT_PRIV_REQUIRES asio nvs_flash console)
+
+register_component()
diff --git a/examples/protocols/asio/udp_echo_server/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/protocols/asio/udp_echo_server/CMakeLists.txt
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index 000000000..143a364e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/protocols/asio/udp_echo_server/CMakeLists.txt
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+# The following four lines of boilerplate have to be in your project's CMakeLists
+# in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+
+set(MAIN_SRCS main/udp_echo_server.cpp)
+
+include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
+project(asio_udp_echo_server)
diff --git a/examples/protocols/asio/udp_echo_server/components/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/protocols/asio/udp_echo_server/components/CMakeLists.txt
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index 000000000..4bb51e6a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/protocols/asio/udp_echo_server/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+set(COMPONENT_SRCDIRS ".")
+
+set(COMPONENT_PRIV_REQUIRES asio nvs_flash console)
+
+register_component()