Ds Continuity

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name: ds-continuity
description: "Death & Sourdough series continuity checker. MANDATORY before writing or editing ANY prose chapter for the Death & Sourdough project. Ensures cross-referencing of established facts (character details, locations, timeline, objects, quoted text, relationship dynamics) against the Continuity Bible, and updates the bible after writing. Trigger whenever: (1) writing a new chapter, (2) revising or fleshing out an existing chapter, (3) adding new characters, locations, or named details to the prose."
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# Death & Sourdough Continuity Checker

## Workflow

Writing or editing any chapter involves these steps:

1. **Pre-write: Load continuity context**
   - Read `Death_and_Sourdough_Continuity_Bible.md` in the project folder
   - Read `A_Crust_of_Suspicion_Chapter_Breakdown.md` for the target chapter's planned beats
   - Read `Death_and_Sourdough_Dramatis_Personae.md` for character reference
   - If the chapter references events from earlier chapters, read those chapters

2. **During writing: Cross-reference established facts**
   - Before using any character name, check the bible for established spelling and details
   - Before describing any location, check the bible for established physical details
   - Before quoting or paraphrasing Gran's journal, check the bible for verbatim established quotes
   - Before referencing timeline or days, check the bible's timeline table
   - Before writing relationship dialogue, check the bible's relationship dynamics section
   - Before describing baking, check the baking progress tracker for what has been established

3. **Post-write: Update the continuity bible**
   - Add any new characters introduced (with physical descriptions, names, roles)
   - Add any new locations or location details established
   - Add any new Gran's journal quotes (verbatim)
   - Update the timeline table with new events
   - Update the baking progress tracker
   - Update relationship dynamics with new significant beats
   - Add any new backstory breadcrumbs planted
   - Add any new unresolved threads introduced
   - Flag any potential discrepancies discovered

## What to Check

**Names:** Full names, spellings, titles. Geoffrey's niece is Claire Finch. The parish council chair is Margaret Aldridge (not Patricia). Margot's surname is Prescott (never Chen).

**Numbers:** Ages, dates, durations, word counts, distances. Gran was born 1938. The bakery was established 1962. Check years of service, days elapsed, times of day.

**Physical details:** What characters look like, what they wear, what buildings contain. These must not change between chapters unless the change is deliberate and noted.

**Inscriptions and signs:** The bakery sign, Gran's headstone, "Mother"'s label, pub signs. These are fixed text. Copy verbatim from the bible, never paraphrase or alter.

**Quoted journal text:** Gran's journal passages are established canon. Never alter previously quoted text. New passages must not contradict established ones.

**Timeline:** What day it is, how many days have passed, what has happened in what order. Cross-reference the timeline table before writing any temporal reference.

## References

The Continuity Bible lives at: `Death_and_Sourdough_Continuity_Bible.md` in the project folder. It is a living document and must be updated after every chapter.