Prompt templates and the custom library

Beyond the four built-in modes, the AI write assist panel supports a library of prompt templates — reusable prompts with variable placeholders.

Built-in templates

The platform ships with six templates:

1. Scene opener — writes an opening paragraph for a new scene given a brief
2. Dialogue polish — tightens a dialogue exchange
3. Tension ramp — escalates the stakes in a selected passage
4. Sensory layer — adds environmental and sensory detail to a passage
5. Pacing check — identifies where a scene drags and suggests cuts
6. Villain voice — rewrites selected dialogue in a more menacing register

Using a template

1. Open the AI panel in the Write view
2. Click Templates at the top of the panel
3. Select a template from the list
4. Fill in any variable placeholders (e.g. character name, setting)
5. Click Run

Creating your own templates

Click + New Template in the Templates panel. Give it a name, write the prompt body, and use curly-brace syntax for any values you want to fill in at run time.

Forking a built-in template

Click the menu on any built-in template and choose Fork. This creates a copy in your library that you can modify freely without affecting the original.