Partial Workflows

Options to run specific parts of the workflow. Trigger these via natural language (e.g., "just the storyboard", "regenerate page 3").

Options Summary

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Storyboard-only

Generate storyboard and characters without prompts or images.

User cue: "storyboard only", "just the outline", "don't generate images yet".

Workflow: Steps 1-3 only (stop after storyboard + characters)

Output:

• analysis.md
• storyboard.md
• characters/characters.md

Use case: Review and edit the storyboard before generating images. Useful for:

• Getting feedback on the narrative structure
• Making manual adjustments to panel layouts
• Defining custom characters

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Prompts-only

Generate storyboard, characters, and prompts without images.

User cue: "prompts only", "write the prompts but don't generate yet".

Workflow: Steps 1-5 (generate prompts, skip images)

Output:

• analysis.md
• storyboard.md
• characters/characters.md
• prompts/*.md

Use case: Review and edit prompts before image generation. Useful for:

• Fine-tuning image generation prompts
• Ensuring visual consistency before committing to generation
• Making style adjustments at the prompt level

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Images-only

Generate images from existing prompts (starts at Step 7).

User cue: "generate images from existing prompts", "run the images now" (pointing at an existing comic/topic-slug/ directory).

Workflow: Skip to Step 7, then 8

Prerequisites (must exist in directory):

• prompts/ directory with page prompt files
• storyboard.md with style information
• characters/characters.md with character definitions

Output:

• characters/characters.png (if not exists)
• NN-{cover|page}-[slug].png images

Use case: Re-generate images after editing prompts. Useful for:

• Recovering from failed image generation
• Trying different image generation settings
• Regenerating after manual prompt edits

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Regenerate

Regenerate specific pages only.

User cue: "regenerate page 3", "redo pages 2, 5, 8", "regenerate the cover".

Workflow:

1. Read existing prompts for specified pages
2. Regenerate images only for those pages via image_generate
3. Download each returned URL and overwrite the existing PNG

Prerequisites (must exist):

• prompts/NN-{cover|page}-[slug].md for specified pages
• characters/characters.md (for agent-side consistency checks, if it was used originally)

Output:

• Regenerated NN-{cover|page}-[slug].png for specified pages

Use case: Fix specific pages without regenerating entire comic. Useful for:

• Fixing a single problematic page
• Iterating on specific visuals
• Regenerating pages after prompt edits

Page numbering:

• 0 = Cover page
• 1-N = Content pages