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+name: "Cypress Bend"
+slug: "cypress_bend"
+goal: "Write and publish Cypress Bend, a fantasy mystery novel following Elara Vance, an Echo-Mapper and former archive apprentice"
+bridgebot_summary: "Cypress Bend is a fantasy mystery novel. The protagonist Elara Vance is a young Echo-Mapper who uses her ability to read residual impressions left on objects and spaces to investigate crimes. The story takes place in and around the Cypress Bend Archive."
+
+intents:
+  - keyword: write_chapter
+    description: "Write or draft a chapter"
+    template: book_chapter
+    aliases: [write, draft, chapter, next scene, continue]
+
+  - keyword: character_sheet
+    description: "Create or update a character sheet"
+    template: character_sheet
+    aliases: [character, create character, update character, add character]
+
+  - keyword: book_outline
+    description: "Generate or update the chapter outline"
+    template: book_outline
+    aliases: [outline, structure, plot, story arc, chapters]
+
+  - keyword: book_research
+    description: "Research world-building, magic systems, or setting details"
+    template: book_research
+    aliases: [research, world, setting, magic, lore, history]
+
+  - keyword: status
+    description: "Ask about project progress or what has been written so far"
+    template: project_status
+    aliases: [progress, update, where are we, what have we written]