Proof of system · 10 April 2026
The same nine agents. Two chapters. A 5.0-point verdict.
One chapter written to match the series bible exactly. One written to violate every rule in it. Same pipeline, same scoring language — dramatically different outcomes.
Series
ORAI — Literary Fiction
Series bible
Loaded — v1.0
Agents
Nine — four stages
Side-by-side
Scores at a glance
Chapter conforming to bible
7.8
/ 10
The Margin
ORAI, Book 1, Chapter 1 · 607 words
Protagonist: Tomás Ferreira, 38, book restorer
Setting: Porto
22 findings total
Finding mix
Chapter with deliberate drift
2.8
/ 10
The Opportunity
ORAI, Book 1, Chapter 2 · 527 words
Protagonist: Marco (drift), 25, productivity app
Setting: Lisbon / WeWork (drift)
52 findings total
Finding mix
Agent by agent
Per-agent scores
Green: 8–10, amber: 6–7, red: 1–5. Delta is drift minus conforming (negative means the drift chapter scored lower).
| Agent | Conforming | Drift | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
Series Continuity Keeper Stage 1 — Pre-Flight | 7 | 1 | -6 |
Structural Architect Stage 2 — Craft | 7 | 2 | -5 |
Line Editor Stage 2 — Craft | error | 6 | — |
Copy Editor Stage 2 — Craft | 9 | 2 | -7 |
Voice Consistency Agent Stage 2 — Craft | 8 | 1 | -7 |
Thematic Coherence Reader Stage 3 — Depth | 9 | 1 | -8 |
Emotional Truth Validator Stage 3 — Depth | 8 | 2 | -6 |
Literary Agent Simulation Stage 4 — Market | 6 | 1 | -5 |
Award Jury Reader Stage 4 — Market | 8 | 1 | -7 |
What drift looks like
Critical catches from the drift run
Representative quotes and fixes from the real proof-of-concept report. Severity: Critical throughout this grid.
Continuity: "Clara" named in Book 1
He had not been in a rush since Clara left.
Fix: Series bible states Clara must not be named in Books 1 or 2. Replace with oblique reference — "since she left."
Identity: wrong protagonist entirely
My name is Marco. I'm 25. I run a productivity app.
Fix: Established protagonist is Tomás Ferreira, 38, book restorer, Porto. Flagged by six agents independently.
Setting: wrong city
WeWork in Lisbon — the one on Avenida da Liberdade.
Fix: Series bible: Porto only. Never Lisbon. Flagged on first occurrence and every subsequent reference.
Voice: POV and tense violation
So basically I'm sitting in the WeWork...
Fix: Bible requires close third person, past simple. Never first person, never present tense.
Tone: drift signals triggered
Casual register, exclamation-heavy lines, startup jargon, and social-media register where the bible forbids them.
Fix: Every explicit drift signal in the bible appeared: slang, exclamation marks, startup culture, social media language.
Narrative: key object absent
The 1887 book with the word in the margin does not appear.
Fix: Award Jury: no mention of the central object that should drive the series narrative. The inciting object has vanished completely.
7.8
Conforming chapter
Findings cluster in Major and Minor. Continuity holds. The stack reads the chapter as belonging to the same world, voice, and protagonist promised in the bible.
2.8
Drift chapter
Literary Agent: “This chapter belongs to an entirely different book.”
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