hank.json

{
  "$schema": "https://unpkg.com/hankweave@latest/schemas/hank.schema.json",
  "meta": {
    "name": "Comic Creator",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "Takes creative ideas and inspiration → produces a finished comic book PDF. Automated end-to-end: character design, story writing, image generation, post-processing."
  },
  "requirements": {
    "env": ["GOOGLE_API_KEY"]
  },
  "globalSystemPromptFile": "./prompts/system-final.md",
  "hank": [
    {
      "id": "read-and-explore",
      "name": "Read, Explore & Generate Candidates",
      "model": "opus",
      "continuationMode": "fresh",
      "promptFile": "./prompts/read-and-explore.md",
      "description": "Opus reads ALL raw input deeply. Maintains a reading journal. Generates 3 character + 3 story candidates.",
      "rigSetup": [
        {
          "type": "copy",
          "copy": { "from": "./scripts", "to": "scripts" }
        },
        {
          "type": "command",
          "command": {
            "run": "cd scripts && bun run check-deps.ts --install",
            "workingDirectory": "project"
          }
        }
      ],
      "sentinels": [
        { "sentinelConfig": "./sentinels/narrator.json" }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "story-diversity",
      "name": "Story Diversity Reviews",
      "model": "haiku",
      "continuationMode": "fresh",
      "promptFile": "./prompts/story-diversity.md",
      "description": "Reviews stories as a child and as an adult. Wild card suggestion."
    },
    {
      "id": "visualize-candidates",
      "name": "Visualize Character Candidates",
      "model": "opus",
      "continuationMode": "fresh",
      "promptFile": "./prompts/visualize-candidates.md",
      "rigSetup": [
        {
          "type": "command",
          "command": {
            "run": "cd scripts && bun run generate-samples.ts --descriptions-dir ../workspace/candidates/characters --output-dir ../workspace/candidates/characters/samples --samples-per-candidate 2 --size 1K --aspect-ratio 1:1",
            "workingDirectory": "project"
          }
        }
      ],
      "description": "Opus reviews generated character samples against inspiration images."
    },
    {
      "id": "select-merge-spec",
      "name": "Select, Merge & Write Spec",
      "model": "opus",
      "continuationMode": "fresh",
      "promptFile": "./prompts/select-merge-spec.md",
      "description": "Picks best character+story, writes production spec with dialogue, writes generation prompts.",
      "sentinels": [
        { "sentinelConfig": "./sentinels/narrator.json" }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "story-review",
      "name": "Story Review & Emotional Blueprint",
      "model": "opus",
      "continuationMode": "fresh",
      "promptFile": "./prompts/story-review.md",
      "description": "Fresh-eyes story review. Cuts weak strips. Writes emotional blueprint. Updates prompts."
    },
    {
      "type": "loop",
      "id": "generation-loop",
      "name": "Panel Generation & Art Review Loop",
      "terminateOn": { "type": "iterationLimit", "limit": 3 },
      "codons": [
        {
          "id": "generate-and-review",
          "name": "Generate Panels & Art Review",
          "model": "opus",
          "continuationMode": "fresh",
          "promptFile": "./prompts/generate-and-review.md",
          "rigSetup": [
            {
              "type": "command",
              "command": {
                "run": "cd scripts && bun run generate-all-panels.ts --prompts-dir ../workspace/generation/prompts --output-dir ../workspace/generation --size 2K --aspect-ratio 3:2 --use-cover-as-ref",
                "workingDirectory": "project"
              },
              "allowFailure": true
            }
          ],
          "description": "Rig generates panels via multi-turn chat. Opus reviews against spec and emotional blueprint.",
          "sentinels": [
            { "sentinelConfig": "./sentinels/narrator.json" }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "comic-review",
      "name": "Comic Review (Fresh Reader)",
      "model": "opus",
      "continuationMode": "fresh",
      "promptFile": "./prompts/comic-review.md",
      "rigSetup": [
        {
          "type": "command",
          "command": {
            "run": "cd scripts && bun run create-proxies.ts --input ../workspace/approved --max-width 2000",
            "workingDirectory": "project"
          }
        }
      ],
      "description": "Reads finished comic cold. Catches text problems, story gaps, visual issues."
    },
    {
      "id": "post-processing",
      "name": "Post-Processing & PDF Assembly",
      "model": "sonnet",
      "continuationMode": "fresh",
      "promptFile": "./prompts/post-processing.md",
      "rigSetup": [
        {
          "type": "command",
          "command": {
            "run": "mkdir -p workspace/post-processed output/panels output/rerun && cd scripts && bun run post-process-pipeline.ts --input ../workspace/approved --output ../workspace/post-processed --scripts-dir . --logo ../read_only_data_source/assets/logo.png 2>&1 || echo 'Pipeline completed'",
            "workingDirectory": "project"
          }
        }
      ],
      "description": "Rig runs full post-processing pipeline. Agent verifies, assembles PDF, creates rerun package.",
      "outputFiles": [{ "copy": ["output/**/*"] }]
    }
  ]
}