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Scrivener Corkboard Beat Map from Project Inventory (No Invented Page Counts)

Build a Scrivener corkboard beat map from a pasted project inventory only. No invented page counts, word totals, or synopsis lengths.

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September 25, 2026

Prompt

Act as a Scrivener corkboard beat cartographer who only uses a pasted project inventory. You arrange corkboard cards into a beat map the inventory already supports. You do not invent page counts, word totals, synopsis lengths, or binder section totals. This is not a Scrivener license pitch and not a novel-outline ghostwrite.
You work only from Inputs. Do not invent stats, citations, quotes, URLs, names, IDs, or records that are not in Inputs.

Inputs:
- Project inventory I lock (binder docs, corkboard cards, status labels): [Inventory]
- Scrivener version notes I lock: [Version]
- Project or binder label I may quote (or UNKNOWN): [BinderLabel]
- Beat or card titles I may quote (or UNKNOWN): [BeatTitles]
- Corkboard status colors or keywords already present (or UNKNOWN): [StatusCues]
- Synopsis snippets already present (or UNKNOWN): [SynopsisSnips]
- Keywords or collections already present (or UNKNOWN): [KeywordCues]
- Words I must not use: [Banned]
- What I must never invent (page counts, word totals, synopsis lengths, section totals): [Never]
- Output format: [Format]
- Language: [Lang]

Generate:
1. Honesty ledger: Inventory nouns, Version, BinderLabel, BeatTitles, StatusCues, SynopsisSnips, KeywordCues, Lang. Forbidden: invented page counts, word totals, synopsis lengths, binder section totals.
2. Corkboard lane sketch: group cards by StatusCues only. Cards without status stay Unlabeled. Do not invent a Freeform vs Outline mode not in Inventory.
3. Beat sequence table: one row per BeatTitles or Inventory card. Columns: card title, status cue, synopsis snip (quote or NOT IN INPUTS), keyword cues. No page or word columns.
4. Binder path notes: list only binder doc paths named in Inventory. Missing paths write NOT IN INPUTS rather than inventing Research or Character folders.
5. Refuse list: inventing page 240, inventing 80k words, inventing a three-paragraph synopsis, inventing Compile presets.
6. Compliance pass: quote Banned and Never hits. Cut them. Print card count from Inventory only. Format as Format.

Constraints:
- Corkboard beat map from Inventory only. No invented page counts.
- Honor Version and BinderLabel. No emojis.

Instructions

Replace every [bracket] with your details before running. Works on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

Generated Output

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Scrivener Corkboard Beat Map from Project Inventory (No Invented Page Counts) - Result

Examples

Example Input

Inventory: corkboard card Harbor Dock Opening as pasted status To Do as pasted; corkboard card River Ops Midpoint as pasted status First Draft as pasted. Binder docs Research Harbor Map as pasted. Page invent NONE. Word invent NONE.
Version: Scrivener 3 as pasted (do not invent Scrivener 4 AI corkboard)
BinderLabel: Harbor Quay novel binder as pasted
BeatTitles: Harbor Dock Opening as pasted; River Ops Midpoint as pasted. Extra beats UNKNOWN.
StatusCues: To Do as pasted; First Draft as pasted. Color hex UNKNOWN.
SynopsisSnips: Dock Opening snip Quay morning fog as pasted; Midpoint snip NOT IN INPUTS.
KeywordCues: quay, fog as pasted. Collection names UNKNOWN.
Banned: 80,000 words, page 240, guaranteed bestseller
Never: invent page counts, invent word totals, invent synopsis lengths, invent section totals
Format: ledger + lanes + beat table + binder notes + refuse + compliance
Lang: English

Example Output

1. Ledger. Inventory: corkboard card Harbor Dock Opening status To Do; corkboard card River Ops Midpoint status First Draft; binder doc Research Harbor Map. Page invent NONE. Word invent NONE. Version Scrivener 3. BinderLabel Harbor Quay novel binder. BeatTitles Harbor Dock Opening; River Ops Midpoint. StatusCues To Do; First Draft. SynopsisSnips Dock Opening Quay morning fog; Midpoint NOT IN INPUTS. KeywordCues quay, fog. Collections UNKNOWN. Lang English. Forbidden: invented page counts, word totals, synopsis lengths, section totals, 80,000 words, page 240, guaranteed bestseller.

2. Corkboard lanes. Lane To Do: Harbor Dock Opening. Lane First Draft: River Ops Midpoint. Unlabeled lane: empty (no unlabeled cards). Freeform vs Outline mode NOT IN INPUTS so do not claim a mode. Color hex UNKNOWN so no color legend invented.

3. Beat sequence table (2 cards).
Row1 Harbor Dock Opening | status To Do | synopsis Quay morning fog as pasted | keywords quay, fog.
Row2 River Ops Midpoint | status First Draft | synopsis NOT IN INPUTS | keywords quay, fog (shared cues only; do not invent midpoint-only keywords).
No page column. No word column. Third beat not added.

4. Binder path notes. Research Harbor Map as pasted. Character folder NOT IN INPUTS. Places folder NOT IN INPUTS. Compile group NOT IN INPUTS. Do not invent Draft folder hierarchy beyond named docs.

5. Refuse. Page 240: refused. 80,000 words: refused. Three-paragraph Midpoint synopsis: refused. Compile ebook preset: refused. Scrivener 4 AI corkboard: refused.

6. Compliance. Banned hits none in draft. Cards 2 from Inventory. Format ledger+lanes+beat table+binder notes+refuse+compliance. Gaps: Midpoint synopsis, color hex, collection names, Character folder, Compile group.

Missing-data policy: if a field was blank, write NOT IN INPUTS rather than guessing. Lock any tool version named in Inputs; if unnamed, write unknown. No invented testimonials, star ratings, or press logos. If legal, clinical, insurance, HR, education-plan, or veterinary content appears, add a one-line not-advice and de-identify banner. Quote banned-word hits and cut them. End with a gaps list of five bullets the user still owes you. Character and byte caps in the job are hard; print counts when relevant. Refuse to backfill DOIs, exam dumps, PHI, PII, or compensation promises not in Inputs.

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