Story Scaffold & Schema

The structural backbone of SwarmCraft. Before prose is written, the story exists as a structured Scaffold defined by JSON schemas and editable via a Grid interface.

Creative Intent

The Story Bible

The canonical home for creative intent. Distinct from runtime state, it holds characters, lore, and the scaffold itself.

View Bible Structure

The Scaffold Model

How Templates (threads/pacing) and Outlines (beats/contracts) combine to drive the deterministic engine.

View Scaffold Logic

JSON Schemas

Schema: Templates

Defining thread sets ("Plot", "Theme") and cadence rules.

Schema: Outline

Defining chapters, parts, and the "Part Contract" (Goal/Obstacle/Turn).

Tools & Editing

Outline Grid & CSV Round-Trip

How the JSON outline is projected into a spreadsheet-like Grid for human editing, and how CSV import/export preserves structure.

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