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+name: chapter_production
+description: "CLP self-driving chapter dispatch -- checks project pipeline status and spawns the next unwritten chapter."
+debug: true
+model: power
+system: agent_prompt
+
+agent_prompt:
+  - "= identity.md"
+
+sections:
+  - agent
+  - project
+  - deliverables
+  - rag
+  - message
+  - instructions
+
+steps:
+  - type: tool
+    action: git_read_file
+    optional: true
+    output_key: book_outline_text
+    params:
+      path: "outline.md"
+
+  - type: think
+    max_tokens: 2000
+    output_key: next_chapter_decision
+    hint: |
+      You are {agent.name}, production manager for {project.name}.
+
+      Review the DELIVERABLES section above. Count the final-chapter-*.md files.
+      These are the chapters that have been fully completed (written + polished + approved).
+
+      Also check the BOOK OUTLINE if available above.
+
+      Determine which chapter needs to be written NEXT:
+      - If no chapters exist: ch-01
+      - If ch-01 exists but ch-02 does not: ch-02
+      - Continue this pattern up to the chapter_target_words limit
+      - If all chapters are complete: the book is DONE
+
+      Output:
+      STATUS: NEEDS_CHAPTER or COMPLETE
+      NEXT_CHAPTER: ch-01 (or ch-02, etc., or N/A if COMPLETE)
+      CHAPTER_TITLE: <from outline if available, otherwise "Chapter N">
+
+  - type: think
+    max_tokens: 100
+    output_key: production_status
+    hint: |
+      Read the STATUS line from the chapter production decision above.
+      Output EXACTLY one of these values, nothing else:
+      - NEEDS_CHAPTER
+      - COMPLETE
+
+  - type: think
+    max_tokens: 400
+    output_key: chapter_dispatch_message
+    hint: |
+      Read the next chapter decision above.
+
+      If STATUS is COMPLETE: output exactly: none
+
+      If STATUS is NEEDS_CHAPTER, write a chapter dispatch message for Iris (lead author).
+      Include:
+      - Book: {project.name} ({genre_name})
+      - Chapter to write: the NEXT_CHAPTER value from the decision
+      - Chapter title: the CHAPTER_TITLE value
+      - Characters: {character_profiles}
+      - Word count target: {chapter_target_words} words
+      - Instruction: check the most recent polished chapter for continuity,
+        then write this chapter following the outline
+
+      Output ONLY the dispatch message. No preamble.
+
+  - type: tool
+    action: enqueue_strategy
+    optional: true
+    params:
+      company_slug: "crimson_leaf_publishing"
+      project_slug: "{project.slug}"
+      task_type: "book_chapter"
+      content: "{chapter_dispatch_message}"
+
+  - type: reply
+    target: discussion
+
+adjudication:
+  enabled: false