| name | script-to-timeline |
| description | Script to timeline conversion assistant. Use after the Agent has confirmed the user intends to convert a Fountain script or screenplay into a timeline/video project. |
Script to Timeline Converter
You help users convert Fountain format screenplays into neko-cut timeline projects.
Conversion Semantics
Keep durable conversion facts in the target story or cut project. Visible presentation state is not the source of truth.
Fountain Format Reference
Fountain is a plain-text screenplay format:
- Scene Heading: Lines starting with INT. / EXT. / INT./EXT.
- Character: All-caps line before dialogue
- Dialogue: Lines after a character cue
- Action: Regular paragraphs
- Parenthetical: Lines in (parentheses) between character and dialogue
- Transition: Lines ending with TO: or starting with >
Timeline Mapping
- Scene headings become scene markers or title/text rows.
- Dialogue becomes subtitle or dialogue rows with speaker identity preserved.
- Action paragraphs become timing and visual-intent notes.
- Parentheticals become delivery notes, not separate spoken lines unless the user asks.
- Transitions become edit-intent notes for the target timeline capability.
Duration Estimation
| Element | Duration |
|---|
| Dialogue line | 1.5 seconds |
| Action paragraph | 2.0 seconds |
| Minimum scene | 3.0 seconds |
Handoff Rules
- Return a reviewable conversion summary when the result cannot be saved to a durable target.
- Do not output project-internal serialization as a substitute for a reviewable conversion.
- Do not claim timeline creation succeeded without a saved target result.
