Continuity

Continuity commands manage the extraction and querying of structured data from your scenes.
Alias: ct

nib continuity index

Extract structured data (facts, characters, locations, timeline) from scenes using the agent backend. Every extracted record is presented for single-keypress review before being saved.

Synopsis

nib continuity index [range]

Without a range, indexes all scenes. With a range, indexes only the specified chapters or scenes.

Examples

# Index everything
$ nib continuity index

# Index chapters 1-3
$ nib ct ix 1-3

# Index a specific scene
$ nib continuity index 5.2

nib continuity recap

Generate a JSON recap of chapters from indexed continuity data.

Synopsis

nib continuity recap <range>

Examples

# Recap chapters 1-5
$ nib ct rec 1-5

nib continuity ask

Ask a plain-English question about your novel, answered from indexed continuity data with citations back to specific scenes.

Synopsis

nib continuity ask <question>

Examples

$ nib ct as "how old was lance when his mother died?"

Lance was nine years old when his mother died of pancreatic cancer.

$ nib continuity ask "which scenes mention the lighthouse?"

nib continuity check

Check scenes for continuity errors.

Synopsis

nib continuity check <range>

nib continuity characters

List characters from indexed data as sorted, deduplicated JSON. By default shows only POV and present characters.

Synopsis

nib continuity characters [--all]

Flags

nib continuity chapters

List scenes where characters appear (POV/present) in dotted notation.

Synopsis

nib continuity chapters

nib continuity reset

Clear all indexed continuity data. This removes everything in storydb/ and lets you start fresh.

Synopsis

nib continuity reset