Papercut script

Research, script, banner track, staging and gags are written together, because each one feeds the others. The full system, with the phrase bank and two staged examples, is references/storytelling.md. Gag and format banks: references/comedy.md.

Every beat runs three tracks that do different jobs:

• Voiceover (shown as caption tags): tells the story, casual and second person, changes every sentence.
• Banner: adds the hard fact, number or honest caveat the voiceover skips, changes every 1.8-3 s.
• Set: literally illustrates a concrete noun from the voiceover, with the product UI doing the demo, changes with the banner.

Preflight

• Install: Minimal is enough. Resolve $PAPERCUT_LIB only if you want the backdrop sheet (library/papercut/public/bg/backdrops/_sheet.jpg) when choosing sets. Each image costs about 0.7-1.5k tokens, so open only what the step needs.
• Needs the BRIEF at the top of episodes/NN-slug/research/facts.md and the HOOK block at the top of episodes/NN-slug/papercut/STORYBOARD.md. Missing one: run papercut-strategy or papercut-hook first.
• Research needs web fetch or search, and any browser tool for screenshots. Without them, ask the user for screenshots and facts.

1. Research and rough UI