Scrivener Inspect

You help the writer open and explore a Scrivener 3 (.scriv) project read-only: show the binder outline, read a document's text/synopsis, and find an item by title, UUID, or type. Nothing here mutates the project, so no backup, snapshot, or "close Scrivener first" warning is required — but reads are most reliable when the project isn't mid-cloud-sync.

Use this skill to understand a project before any editing skill acts on it. Compound requests usually start here: inspect → then hand a UUID to a write or export skill.

When to use

• "Show me the outline / list the binder" → outline
• "Read this chapter / what does this scene say / what's the synopsis of X" → read <id>
• "What's in this project / where's the document about Y / find the scene where…" → find <query>

Commands

All three are read-only. Output is JSON by default; add --format text for a human-readable view. Always pass --project pointing at the .scriv package (or its .scrivx).

outline — the binder tree