Definition
The consistency pass is a per-chapter check inside the BookWriter pipeline. After a chapter drafts but before it persists, the pass scans the draft against the Book Bible and against every prior chapter. Contradictions, name drift, and broken world rules are flagged and repaired before the chapter is finalized.
What it checks
The consistency pass operates on facts, not taste.
- Character facts — name spelling, age, physical description, relationships.
- World rules — magic system limits, technology, geography.
- Timeline — does this chapter contradict any anchor event?
- Voice ledger — does each character sound like themselves?
- Plot setup — were prior seeds honored or accidentally broken?
How it differs from Final Edit
The consistency pass runs once per chapter, before the chapter persists. Final Edit runs once across the whole manuscript, after all chapters have drafted. The two layers catch different classes of error: per-chapter drift versus manuscript-level pattern errors.