Clean Sheet

An AI-native creative writing suite. Not a chatbox bolted onto a text editor — AI that lives in the margins, invoked with context, responding in-place.

Status: Planning (see PLAN.md)

What It Is

A desktop app where LLMs work on your manuscript with you — editing prose inline, flagging continuity issues in the margin, brainstorming from your world bible — without ever leaving your document or re-explaining your story.

Tech Stack

• Runtime: Deno 2.9+ with Deno Desktop
• Framework: SvelteKit
• Editor: CodeMirror 6 (Markdown mode)
• LLM Backend: Carin via direct REST API
• Agent Config: TOML (local per-project agent profiles)
• Storage: Markdown files on disk + Deno KV for run history

The Sacred Loop (v0.1 MVP)

Open project → open chapter → select paragraph → Cmd+K → Editor: Revise
→ context engine assembles bundle → Carin returns suggestion
→ inline diff displayed → accept/reject → file saved → run logged

No chatbox. No accounts. No collaboration. Just a writer, their manuscript, and AI that knows the project context.

Project Structure

clean-sheet/
├── src/
│   ├── lib/
│   │   ├── server/     # Project mgmt, context engine, Carin client
│   │   ├── client/     # CodeMirror, cards, palette, diff components
│   │   └── shared/     # Types, constants
│   └── routes/         # SvelteKit routes + API endpoints
├── tests/
└── example-project/    # Test fixture with sample manuscript + agents

A user's project looks like:

my-novel/
├── manuscript/
│   └── ch-01.md
├── world-bible/
│   └── characters/
│       └── protagonist.md
├── outline.md
├── style-guide.md
└── agents/
    ├── editor.toml
    └── continuity.toml

Boundaries

• No chatbox. AI responds inline or in margin cards.
• No collaboration. Single user, local files.
• No rich text. Markdown + CodeMirror.
• No cloud. Everything is local except Carin API calls.
• Desktop-first. Deno Desktop binary. PWA is a future companion mode.