Skill: Viewer Editorial Intelligence

How the viewer-builder agent thinks about editorial design. Content analysis → design decisions. This is the intelligence layer that makes each investigation feel like a unique editorial product.

PublishedMay 30, 2026

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Skill: Viewer Editorial Intelligence

What

How the viewer-builder agent thinks about editorial design. Content analysis → design decisions. This is the intelligence layer that makes each investigation feel like a unique editorial product.

Content Analysis Framework

Before choosing anything, analyze:

1. Text Density

Count avg words per moment
< 80 words: visual-first (use immersive, minimal text overlay)
80-200 words: balanced (magazine works well)
200 words: text-heavy (consider article for scrollable, or magazine with slower typewriter)

2. Entity Richness (from knowledge.json)

Count total entities, causal links, chains
100 entities: complex systems investigation → dossier/magazine feel, show entities in review
< 30 entities: narrative-focused → immersive or comic feel

3. Speaker Distribution

100% NARRATOR: pure editorial → magazine, no speaker badges
60-99% NARRATOR: narrator-led with occasional voices → magazine with occasional badge
< 60% NARRATOR: dialogue-driven → immersive or comic

4. Art Style Signal

The default_style field tells you the visual world:

dark-cinematic-military → green/amber on near-black, military monospace accents
maritime-cartographic → ocean blue/teal, navigational chart feel
ink-wash-intelligence-dossier → crimson on sepia-black, redacted stamps, field report
archival-documentary → warm sepia/gold, historical archive
sepia-documentary → similar to archival, muted browns
noir-gritty → pure contrast, minimal color
warm-painterly → brass/cream, cozy, inviting

5. Moment Count

< 20: short explainer → faster transitions, no scene nav needed
20-30: standard investigation → full magazine with all features
30: long-form → consider article layout or add chapter breaks

Intro Design Patterns

The intro screen sets the emotional context. Match it to the investigation's identity:

Investigation Type	Badge Text	Badge Style	Start Button
Military/intelligence	"CLASSIFIED BRIEFING" or operation name	Crimson border, uppercase	"Begin Investigation"
Systems analysis	"SYSTEMS INVESTIGATION"	Amber, thin border	"Begin Reading"
Historical	"HISTORICAL ANALYSIS"	Sepia, aged feel	"Enter Archive"
Technical/academic	"PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE" or "RESEARCH PAPER"	Blue, clean	"Begin Reading"
Narrative/story	No badge (clean)	—	"Begin"

Typography Decisions

Content Type	Heading Font	Body Font	Code Font
Investigation/editorial	Crimson Pro 300	Crimson Pro 400	—
Technical/academic	Inter 600	Crimson Pro 400	JetBrains Mono
Military/intelligence	Special Elite / JetBrains Mono	Crimson Pro 400	JetBrains Mono
Narrative/story	Crimson Pro 300 italic	Crimson Pro 400	—

Transition Design

Content Feel	Transition	Speed	Why
Editorial/measured	Page-flip (translateX slide)	280ms out + 350ms in	Feels like turning magazine pages
Cinematic/atmospheric	Crossfade	700ms	Smooth, dreamy, immersive
Punchy/data-driven	Cut (instant)	0ms	No filler between facts
Revelatory	Slow crossfade	1200ms	Build anticipation

Typewriter Speed by Content Type

Content	Speed (ms/char)	Why
Dense analytical text	12-14ms	Reader wants information fast
Narrative/storytelling	18-22ms	Build mood, let words land
Poetic/contemplative	25-30ms	Each word matters
Data captions	8-10ms	Quick context, not the main event

What Makes It Feel Like a PPT with Animation

The best viewers feel like premium presentations:

Loading screen — shows the investigation is loading, not broken
Intro screen — sets the mood before content starts
Transitions — smooth, not jarring
Ken Burns on images — subtle drift keeps static images alive
Typewriter on text — text appears, not dumps
Progress bar — reader knows where they are
Stage markers — act structure visible in progress
Ghost panel numbers — spatial orientation without clutter
End screen — closure, not abrupt stop
Cross-links — where to go next

Common Mistakes

Making all investigations feel the same (same palette, same intro, same speed)
Typewriter too slow on long text (400 words at 20ms = 8 seconds — painful)
No intro screen (reader thrown into content without context)
Ignoring the art style when choosing palette (warm-painterly with cold blue accents)
Review panel that doesn't show useful production data
End screen that just says "The End" with no next steps

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