plotlink-ows 1.0.33 → 1.2.94

package/app/web/components/PreviewPanel.tsx

@@ -3,7 +3,15 @@ import ReactMarkdown from "react-markdown";
 import remarkBreaks from "remark-breaks";
 import remarkGfm from "remark-gfm";
 import rehypeSanitize, { defaultSchema } from "rehype-sanitize";
-import { GENRES, LANGUAGES } from "../../../lib/genres";
+import { GENRES, LANGUAGES, canonicalizeGenre } from "../../../lib/genres";
+import { CartoonPreview } from "./CartoonPreview";
+import { CartoonPublishPreview } from "./CartoonPublishPreview";
+import { CutListPanel } from "./CutListPanel";
+import { WorkflowCoach } from "./WorkflowCoach";
+import type { CoachUiAction } from "@app-lib/cartoon-coach";
+import { classifyCartoonReadiness, cartoonGenesisReadiness, summarizeCutProgress, previewFooterGuidance, type CartoonReadinessStage as CartoonStage, type CartoonCutProgress } from "@app-lib/cartoon-readiness";
+import { validateCoverImage, cartoonCoverReadiness, COVER_GUIDANCE, derivePublishTitle, isRawFilenameTitle, hasExplicitEpisodeTitle } from "../lib/publish-helpers";
+import { importImageToCompliantBlob } from "../lib/import-image";
 
 /** Custom sanitizer matching plotlink.xyz — allows img with src, alt, title */
 const sanitizeSchema = {
@@ -48,9 +56,32 @@ interface PreviewPanelProps {
   storyName: string | null;
   fileName: string | null;
   authFetch: (url: string, opts?: RequestInit) => Promise<Response>;
-  onPublish?: (storyName: string, fileName: string, genre: string, language: string, isNsfw: boolean) => void;
+  // Resolves to true only on a confirmed-successful publish (so a selected cover
+  // may be dropped); false/void when blocked before the stream (#375) or when the
+  // publish fails/aborts before completing (#376), so the cover is kept.
+  onPublish?: (storyName: string, fileName: string, genre: string, language: string, isNsfw: boolean, coverFile?: File | null) => void | Promise<boolean | void>;
   publishingFile?: string | null;
   walletAddress?: string | null;
+  contentType?: "fiction" | "cartoon";
+  // Publish metadata resolved from .story.json (#424) so the controls seed the
+  // story's real values instead of the first-in-list defaults (Romance/English).
+  // `language` is the server-resolved language; `genre` is the raw stored label
+  // (canonicalized here). Absent ⇒ not set → controls show "Needs metadata".
+  language?: string;
+  genre?: string;
+  isNsfw?: boolean;
+  // Whether the story has a genesis.md, so the outline (structure.md) footer can
+  // tell "write the Genesis next" from "Genesis already exists, review it" (#422).
+  hasGenesis?: boolean;
+  // Deselect the file to reveal the story-level progress overview (#418).
+  onViewProgress?: () => void;
+  // Open a sibling file in this story, so the workflow coach (#429) can route to
+  // the episode an action concerns (e.g. from structure.md to the active episode).
+  onOpenFile?: (file: string) => void;
+  // Navigate to the cartoon Publish tab (#461), where publish readiness/title/
+  // issue diagnostics + the publish action now live. Cartoon episode views show a
+  // single compact CTA that calls this instead of hosting publish controls.
+  onViewPublish?: () => void;
 }
 
 interface FileData {
@@ -67,18 +98,59 @@ interface FileData {
 
 type Tab = "preview" | "edit";
 
-export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publishingFile, walletAddress }: PreviewPanelProps) {
+export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publishingFile, walletAddress, contentType = "fiction", language, genre: genreMeta, isNsfw: nsfwMeta, hasGenesis = false, onViewProgress, onOpenFile, onViewPublish }: PreviewPanelProps) {
   const [fileData, setFileData] = useState<FileData | null>(null);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<Tab>("preview");
+  // Cartoon preview sub-mode: "publish" = exact PlotLink-bound markdown;
+  // "inspect" = cuts.json planning inspector. Kept distinct so planning prose
+  // does not masquerade as publish content (#289).
+  const [cartoonPreviewMode, setCartoonPreviewMode] = useState<"publish" | "inspect">("publish");
+  // Cartoon Genesis is a hybrid (a prose opening + its own genesis.cuts.json image
+  // cuts), so its Edit tab offers two sub-views: the opening-text editor and the
+  // cut workspace (#429). Plots use the cut workspace directly; fiction never sees
+  // this. Defaults to "text" so opening Edit on Genesis is unchanged; the workflow
+  // coach's cut actions switch it to "cuts" so lettering/upload/refresh land on a
+  // real, actionable workspace instead of the markdown editor.
+  const [genesisEditMode, setGenesisEditMode] = useState<"text" | "cuts">("text");
+  // #371: a deep-link request from the Cut Inspector's per-cut CTA into the Edit
+  // tab for that exact cut. `seq` makes repeated clicks (even on the same cut)
+  // re-trigger the focus/expand effect in CutListPanel; it is cleared once
+  // CutListPanel has applied it so re-entering the Edit tab manually is unaffected.
+  const [cutFocus, setCutFocus] = useState<{ cutId: number; openEditor: boolean; seq: number } | null>(null);
+  const handleEditCut = useCallback((cutId: number, openEditor: boolean) => {
+    setActiveTab("edit");
+    setCutFocus((prev) => ({ cutId, openEditor, seq: (prev?.seq ?? 0) + 1 }));
+  }, []);
   const [editContent, setEditContent] = useState("");
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
   const [dirty, setDirty] = useState(false);
   const [retrying, setRetrying] = useState(false);
   const [indexTimeLeft, setIndexTimeLeft] = useState<number | null>(null);
-  const [selectedGenre, setSelectedGenre] = useState(GENRES[0]);
-  const [selectedLanguage, setSelectedLanguage] = useState(LANGUAGES[0]);
+  // "" ⇒ unset ⇒ "Needs metadata" (no misleading Romance/English default).
+  // Seeded from .story.json props / structure.md in the seeding effect (#424).
+  const [selectedGenre, setSelectedGenre] = useState("");
+  const [selectedLanguage, setSelectedLanguage] = useState("");
   const [isNsfw, setIsNsfw] = useState(false);
+  // Coarse readiness stage for the selected cartoon plot — still drives the
+  // state-aware footer cut-count (#422) and the workflow coach refresh. The
+  // publish-issue list + 6-step checklist moved to the Publish tab (#461), so
+  // they're no longer kept here.
+  const [cartoonStage, setCartoonStage] = useState<CartoonStage | null>(null);
+  const [cartoonAwaitingCount, setCartoonAwaitingCount] = useState(0);
+  const [cartoonTotalCuts, setCartoonTotalCuts] = useState(0);
+  // Per-cut production tallies (clean/lettered/exported/uploaded) for the compact
+  // cartoon status summary in the bottom panel (#420).
+  const [cartoonCutProgress, setCartoonCutProgress] = useState<CartoonCutProgress | null>(null);
+  // Inputs for resolving + showing the public publish title before publish (#358):
+  // the story structure.md content (genesis story title) and the cut plan's
+  // episode title (cartoon plot).
+  const [structureContent, setStructureContent] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [cartoonEpisodeTitle, setCartoonEpisodeTitle] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  // Bumped whenever the embedded cut editor mutates the cut plan (export/upload/
+  // save), so the readiness effect re-fetches and the Episode-steps panel stays
+  // in sync with the cut cards after a lettering export (#343).
+  const [cutsRefreshKey, setCutsRefreshKey] = useState(0);
   const textareaRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
   const dirtyRef = useRef(false);
 
@@ -91,9 +163,26 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
   const [coverPreview, setCoverPreview] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [editSaving, setEditSaving] = useState(false);
   const [editMetaLoaded, setEditMetaLoaded] = useState(false);
+  // Whether the published storyline already has a cover attached (#337), read
+  // from its metadata so the cover step can show an "attached" status.
+  const [editHasCover, setEditHasCover] = useState(false);
   const [editError, setEditError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [editSuccess, setEditSuccess] = useState(false);
   const coverInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+  const coverImportInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+  const [coverImporting, setCoverImporting] = useState(false);
+  // Auto-detected agent-created cover (assets/cover.webp|jpg) for genesis (#296).
+  // detectedCover = the path actually loaded into the cover selection (status
+  // label); detectedCoverWarning = an invalid/oversize detected asset we won't use.
+  const [detectedCover, setDetectedCover] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [detectedCoverWarning, setDetectedCoverWarning] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  // Outcome of the generated-cover detection for an unpublished genesis (#312),
+  // so the publish flow can state explicitly whether a generated assets/cover.webp
+  // will be uploaded as the PlotLink cover, is invalid, or is missing.
+  const [coverStatus, setCoverStatus] = useState<"unknown" | "detected" | "selected" | "invalid" | "none">("unknown");
+  // Once the writer manually picks or removes a cover, stop auto-applying the
+  // detected one (so removal/override sticks and detection doesn't loop).
+  const coverUserTouchedRef = useRef(false);
 
   // Inline illustration state
   const [showIllustrations, setShowIllustrations] = useState(false);
@@ -128,7 +217,6 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
 
   // Initial load
   useEffect(() => {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/set-state-in-effect -- async fetch on mount
     setLoading(true);
     loadFile().finally(() => setLoading(false));
   }, [loadFile]);
@@ -141,31 +229,128 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
     return () => clearInterval(interval);
   }, [storyName, fileName, loadFile, activeTab, dirty]);
 
-  // Auto-detect genre from structure.md when story changes
+  // Genesis-as-Episode-1 cut progress (#422): discover + summarize
+  // genesis.cuts.json so the Genesis view reflects its real cut/image state and
+  // the footer can guide "plan cuts" vs "generate clean images".
+  const [genesisCutProgress, setGenesisCutProgress] = useState<CartoonCutProgress | null>(null);
+  const cartoonGenesisForCuts = contentType === "cartoon" && fileName === "genesis.md";
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!storyName) return;
+    if (!cartoonGenesisForCuts || !storyName) { setGenesisCutProgress(null); return; }
     let cancelled = false;
-    authFetch(`/api/stories/${storyName}/structure.md`)
-      .then((res) => res.ok ? res.json() : null)
-      .then((data) => {
-        if (cancelled || !data?.content) return;
-        const match = data.content.match(/\*{0,2}genre\*{0,2}[:\s]+(.+)/i);
-        if (match) {
-          const detected = match[1].replace(/\*+/g, "").trim();
-          const found = GENRES.find((g) => g.toLowerCase() === detected.toLowerCase());
-          if (found) setSelectedGenre(found);
+    authFetch(`/api/stories/${storyName}/cuts/genesis`)
+      .then((res) => (res.ok ? res.json() : null))
+      .then((data) => { if (!cancelled) setGenesisCutProgress(data ? summarizeCutProgress(data.cuts || []) : null); })
+      .catch(() => { if (!cancelled) setGenesisCutProgress(null); });
+    return () => { cancelled = true; };
+  }, [cartoonGenesisForCuts, storyName, authFetch]);
+
+  // Compute cartoon publish readiness for cartoon plot files
+  const cartoonPlotForReadiness = contentType === "cartoon" && !!fileName && /^plot-\d+\.md$/.test(fileName);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!cartoonPlotForReadiness || !storyName || !fileName) {
+      setCartoonStage(null);
+      setCartoonAwaitingCount(0);
+      setCartoonTotalCuts(0);
+      setCartoonCutProgress(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    let cancelled = false;
+    const plotFile = fileName.replace(/\.md$/, "");
+    // Clear the prior plot's cut tallies while a new plot loads so a stale
+    // summary can never sit beside another episode's state (#420 / @re1).
+    setCartoonCutProgress(null);
+    (async () => {
+      try {
+        const [fileRes, cutsRes] = await Promise.all([
+          authFetch(`/api/stories/${storyName}/${fileName}`),
+          authFetch(`/api/stories/${storyName}/cuts/${plotFile}`),
+        ]);
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        if (!cutsRes.ok) {
+          setCartoonStage("error");
+          setCartoonAwaitingCount(0);
+          setCartoonTotalCuts(0);
+          setCartoonCutProgress(null);
+          return;
         }
-        const langMatch = data.content.match(/\*{0,2}language\*{0,2}[:\s]+(.+)/i);
-        if (langMatch) {
-          const detected = langMatch[1].replace(/\*+/g, "").trim();
-          const found = LANGUAGES.find((l) => l.toLowerCase() === detected.toLowerCase());
-          if (found) setSelectedLanguage(found);
+        const cutsData = await cutsRes.json();
+        const cuts = cutsData.cuts || [];
+        const content = fileRes.ok ? (await fileRes.json()).content ?? "" : "";
+        const result = classifyCartoonReadiness(content, cuts);
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          setCartoonStage(result.stage);
+          setCartoonAwaitingCount(result.awaitingCount);
+          setCartoonTotalCuts(result.totalCuts);
+          setCartoonCutProgress(summarizeCutProgress(cuts));
+          // Cut plan's episode title for the publish-title display (#358).
+          setCartoonEpisodeTitle(typeof cutsData.title === "string" ? cutsData.title : null);
         }
-      })
+      } catch {
+        if (!cancelled) {
+          setCartoonStage("error");
+          setCartoonAwaitingCount(0);
+          setCartoonTotalCuts(0);
+          setCartoonCutProgress(null);
+        }
+      }
+    })();
+    return () => { cancelled = true; };
+  }, [cartoonPlotForReadiness, storyName, fileName, authFetch, fileData?.content, fileData?.status, cutsRefreshKey]);
+
+  // Load structure.md once per story — used to resolve the public title before
+  // publish (#358) and as a metadata fallback when .story.json lacks genre/
+  // language (#424).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!storyName) { setStructureContent(null); return; }
+    let cancelled = false;
+    authFetch(`/api/stories/${storyName}/structure.md`)
+      .then((res) => res.ok ? res.json() : null)
+      .then((data) => { if (!cancelled) setStructureContent(data?.content ?? null); })
       .catch(() => {});
     return () => { cancelled = true; };
   }, [storyName, authFetch]);
 
+  // Seed the publish metadata controls from the story's real values (#424).
+  // Priority: explicit .story.json metadata (props) → structure.md hints → an
+  // explicit "Needs metadata" genre (empty) instead of a misleading Romance/
+  // English default. Persisted edits round-trip through these same props, so
+  // re-seeding settles on the saved value and never clobbers a selection.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!storyName) return;
+    // Genre: canonical .story.json label, else structure.md genre, else unset.
+    const metaGenre = canonicalizeGenre(genreMeta);
+    let genreVal = metaGenre ?? "";
+    if (!metaGenre && structureContent) {
+      const match = structureContent.match(/\*{0,2}genre\*{0,2}[:\s]+(.+)/i);
+      // Canonicalize so a natural label like "Sci-Fi" preselects "Science
+      // Fiction" instead of being silently dropped (#412).
+      if (match) genreVal = canonicalizeGenre(match[1].replace(/\*+/g, "").trim()) ?? "";
+    }
+    setSelectedGenre(genreVal);
+    // Language: the server-resolved story language (explicit .story.json or
+    // script-detected), else structure.md, else unset ("Needs metadata" — no
+    // misleading English default). `language` is undefined when undetermined.
+    let langVal = (language && LANGUAGES.find((l) => l.toLowerCase() === language.toLowerCase())) || "";
+    if (!langVal && structureContent) {
+      const langMatch = structureContent.match(/\*{0,2}language\*{0,2}[:\s]+(.+)/i);
+      if (langMatch) langVal = LANGUAGES.find((l) => l.toLowerCase() === langMatch[1].replace(/\*+/g, "").trim().toLowerCase()) || "";
+    }
+    setSelectedLanguage(langVal);
+    setIsNsfw(nsfwMeta ?? false);
+  }, [storyName, genreMeta, language, nsfwMeta, structureContent]);
+
+  // Persist a publish-control edit back to .story.json so it sticks across
+  // refresh and the controls stay in sync with story metadata (#424). Best
+  // effort: a failure still leaves the selection applied to this publish.
+  const persistPublishMeta = useCallback((patch: { genre?: string; language?: string; isNsfw?: boolean }) => {
+    if (!storyName) return;
+    authFetch(`/api/stories/${storyName}/publish-metadata`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify(patch),
+    }).catch(() => { /* best-effort */ });
+  }, [storyName, authFetch]);
+
   const handleSave = useCallback(async () => {
     if (!storyName || !fileName) return;
     setSaving(true);
@@ -183,23 +368,134 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
     setSaving(false);
   }, [storyName, fileName, authFetch, editContent]);
 
+  // Generate the cartoon markdown skeleton from the cut plan, then refresh
+  // preview/readiness so the workflow coach's next action advances (#429). The
+  // "Prepare episode for publish" UI now lives on the Publish tab / cut workspace
+  // (#461); this stays as the coach's `generate-markdown` action handler.
+  const handleGenerateMarkdown = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!storyName || !fileName) return;
+    const plotFile = fileName.replace(/\.md$/, "");
+    try {
+      const res = await authFetch(`/api/stories/${storyName}/cuts/${plotFile}/generate-markdown`, { method: "POST" });
+      if (res.ok) {
+        await loadFile();
+        // Re-run readiness + reload the workflow coach so the next action moves
+        // off "Prepare the episode for publish" once the layout is built (#429).
+        setCutsRefreshKey((k) => k + 1);
+      }
+    } catch { /* ignore */ }
+  }, [storyName, fileName, authFetch, loadFile]);
+
+  // Route a workflow-coach UI action to the right control (#429). When the
+  // action concerns a different episode than the open file (e.g. the coach on
+  // structure.md points at the active episode), open that file first — the coach
+  // there offers the same action in place. Otherwise reveal the control: the cut
+  // workspace for letter/export/upload/refresh, the Preview tab for publish (the
+  // writer still confirms the irreversible publish), or run Prepare directly.
+  const handleCoachAction = useCallback((action: CoachUiAction, episodeFile: string | null) => {
+    if (action === "view-progress") { onViewProgress?.(); return; }
+    if (episodeFile && episodeFile !== fileName) { onOpenFile?.(episodeFile); return; }
+    switch (action) {
+      case "open-cuts":
+      case "open-lettering":
+      case "upload":
+      case "refresh-assets":
+        setActiveTab("edit");
+        // For Genesis the Edit tab defaults to the opening-text editor; switch to
+        // the cut workspace so the lettering/upload/refresh action is actionable.
+        // No-op for plots (the cut workspace is the only Edit view).
+        setGenesisEditMode("cuts");
+        break;
+      case "generate-markdown":
+        handleGenerateMarkdown();
+        break;
+      case "publish":
+        setActiveTab("preview");
+        break;
+    }
+  }, [fileName, onViewProgress, onOpenFile, handleGenerateMarkdown]);
+
   // Handle cover image selection
   const handleCoverSelect = useCallback((e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     const file = e.target.files?.[0];
     if (!file) return;
-    if (file.size > 1024 * 1024) {
-      setEditError("Image exceeds 1MB limit");
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!file.type.startsWith("image/")) {
-      setEditError("File must be an image");
+    // A manual pick overrides any auto-detected cover and stops re-detection.
+    coverUserTouchedRef.current = true;
+    setDetectedCover(null);
+    setDetectedCoverWarning(null);
+    // Reject oversized / non-WebP-JPEG covers at selection so the writer gets
+    // immediate feedback instead of a late error at save (the server enforces
+    // the same WebP/JPEG ≤1MB constraint).
+    const error = validateCoverImage(file);
+    if (error) {
+      // Discard any previously-queued valid cover and clear the input, so an
+      // invalid re-selection can't leave a stale cover that Save would still
+      // upload contrary to the user's latest choice (#281 follow-up).
+      setCoverFile(null);
+      setCoverPreview((prev) => { if (prev) URL.revokeObjectURL(prev); return null; });
+      if (coverInputRef.current) coverInputRef.current.value = "";
+      setEditError(error);
+      // Surface the rejected pick in the cartoon cover-status badge (#337), not
+      // just the inline error, so the cover step clearly reads "can't be used".
+      setCoverStatus("invalid");
       return;
     }
     setCoverFile(file);
-    setCoverPreview(URL.createObjectURL(file));
+    setCoverPreview((prev) => { if (prev) URL.revokeObjectURL(prev); return URL.createObjectURL(file); });
     setEditError(null);
+    setCoverStatus("selected");
   }, []);
 
+  // Import a Codex-generated image (e.g. a large PNG) as the cover (#301). The
+  // browser converts/compresses it to a compliant WebP/JPEG <=1MB, then OWS
+  // saves it as the deterministic local asset (assets/cover.webp) via
+  // import-cover and loads it into the same coverFile the manual picker uses, so
+  // the existing publish flow attaches it with no special casing. A source that
+  // cannot be decoded/compressed surfaces a clear error and saves nothing.
+  const handleCoverImport = useCallback(async (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const file = e.target.files?.[0];
+    if (coverImportInputRef.current) coverImportInputRef.current.value = "";
+    if (!file || !storyName) return;
+    // A deliberate import overrides any auto-detected cover, like a manual pick.
+    coverUserTouchedRef.current = true;
+    setDetectedCover(null);
+    setCoverImporting(true);
+    setEditError(null);
+    try {
+      let blob: Blob;
+      try {
+        blob = await importImageToCompliantBlob(file);
+      } catch (err) {
+        setCoverFile(null);
+        setCoverPreview((prev) => { if (prev) URL.revokeObjectURL(prev); return null; });
+        setEditError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Could not import image");
+        return;
+      }
+      const ext = blob.type === "image/jpeg" ? "jpg" : "webp";
+      const imported = new File([blob], `cover.${ext}`, { type: blob.type });
+      const formData = new FormData();
+      formData.append("file", imported);
+      const res = await authFetch(`/api/stories/${storyName}/import-cover`, {
+        method: "POST",
+        body: formData,
+      });
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        const data = await res.json().catch(() => ({}));
+        setEditError(data.error || "Cover import failed");
+        return;
+      }
+      setCoverFile(imported);
+      setCoverPreview((prev) => { if (prev) URL.revokeObjectURL(prev); return URL.createObjectURL(imported); });
+      setDetectedCoverWarning(null);
+      setCoverStatus("selected");
+      setEditError(null);
+    } catch {
+      setEditError("Cover import failed");
+    } finally {
+      setCoverImporting(false);
+    }
+  }, [storyName, authFetch]);
+
   // Handle illustration image upload from File object
   const uploadIllustration = useCallback(async (file: File) => {
     if (file.size > 1024 * 1024) {
@@ -285,6 +581,15 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
 
       setEditSuccess(true);
       setCoverFile(null);
+      // A cover was just attached — reflect it in the cartoon cover status badge
+      // immediately, without closing/reopening Edit Story (#337, re1). Drop the
+      // local preview so the status reads "attached", not "selected".
+      if (coverCid !== undefined) {
+        setEditHasCover(true);
+        setCoverPreview((prev) => { if (prev) URL.revokeObjectURL(prev); return null; });
+        setCoverStatus("unknown");
+        if (coverInputRef.current) coverInputRef.current.value = "";
+      }
       setTimeout(() => setEditSuccess(false), 3000);
     } catch (err) {
       setEditError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Update failed");
@@ -304,8 +609,55 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
     setShowIllustrations(false);
     setUploadedImages([]);
     setIllustrationError(null);
+    setDetectedCover(null);
+    setDetectedCoverWarning(null);
+    setCoverStatus("unknown");
+    coverUserTouchedRef.current = false;
+    setGenesisEditMode("text");
   }, [storyName, fileName]);
 
+  // Auto-detect an agent-created cover (assets/cover.webp|jpg) for an UNPUBLISHED
+  // genesis and offer it as the default pre-publish cover (#296). Loads the file
+  // into the same coverFile/coverPreview the manual picker uses, so the existing
+  // publish flow attaches it (upload-cover → update-storyline) with no special
+  // casing. Invalid/oversize detected assets surface as a warning and are NOT used.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (fileName !== "genesis.md" || !storyName) return;
+    // Wait for the file to load AND confirm it is genuinely unpublished before
+    // touching the shared coverFile/coverPreview. On first render fileData is
+    // null, so without this an auto-detected cover could be set before the file
+    // load resolves and then leak into the published Edit Story panel (re1).
+    if (!fileData) return;
+    if (fileData.storylineId || fileData.status === "published" || fileData.status === "published-not-indexed") return;
+    if (coverUserTouchedRef.current) return; // a manual pick/removal wins
+    let cancelled = false;
+    (async () => {
+      try {
+        const res = await authFetch(`/api/stories/${storyName}/cover-asset`);
+        if (cancelled || !res.ok) return;
+        const data = await res.json();
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        if (!data?.found) { setCoverStatus("none"); return; }
+        if (!data.valid) {
+          setDetectedCoverWarning(data.error || "Detected cover asset is invalid and was not used");
+          setCoverStatus("invalid");
+          return;
+        }
+        const assetRes = await authFetch(`/api/stories/${storyName}/asset/${data.path.replace(/^assets\//, "")}`);
+        if (cancelled || !assetRes.ok) return;
+        const blob = await assetRes.blob();
+        const file = new File([blob], data.path.split("/").pop() || "cover.webp", { type: data.type });
+        // Reuse the exact client validation the manual picker uses.
+        if (validateCoverImage(file) || cancelled || coverUserTouchedRef.current) return;
+        setCoverFile(file);
+        setCoverPreview((prev) => { if (prev) URL.revokeObjectURL(prev); return URL.createObjectURL(file); });
+        setDetectedCover(data.path);
+        setCoverStatus("detected");
+      } catch { /* best-effort: no detected cover */ }
+    })();
+    return () => { cancelled = true; };
+  }, [storyName, fileName, fileData, fileData?.status, fileData?.storylineId, authFetch]);
+
   // Fetch current storyline metadata when edit panel opens
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!showEditPanel || !fileData?.storylineId) return;
@@ -321,7 +673,7 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
           return;
         }
         if (data.genre) {
-          const found = GENRES.find((g) => g.toLowerCase() === data.genre.toLowerCase());
+          const found = canonicalizeGenre(data.genre);
           if (found) setEditGenre(found);
         }
         if (data.language) {
@@ -329,6 +681,9 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
           if (found) setEditLanguage(found);
         }
         if (data.isNsfw !== undefined) setEditNsfw(!!data.isNsfw);
+        // Track whether a cover is already attached so the cover step can show
+        // an "attached" status for a published cartoon story (#337).
+        setEditHasCover(!!(data.coverCid || data.coverUrl || data.cover));
         setEditMetaLoaded(true);
       })
       .catch(() => {
@@ -394,7 +749,157 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
   const charCount = content.length;
   const isGenesis = fileName === "genesis.md";
   const isPlot = fileName ? /^plot-\d+\.md$/.test(fileName) : false;
+  const isCartoonPlot = contentType === "cartoon" && isPlot;
+  const isCartoonGenesis = contentType === "cartoon" && isGenesis;
+  // #461: cartoon episode views (Genesis + plots) hide every publish-control /
+  // readiness block — those move to the Publish tab — and show only the opening
+  // content, production next-step guidance, and a compact "Review publish" CTA.
+  const isCartoonEpisode = isCartoonGenesis || isCartoonPlot;
   const isPublished = fileData?.status === "published" || fileData?.status === "published-not-indexed";
+
+  // State-aware preview footer guidance (#422). Cut count for the selected
+  // episode: Genesis from genesis.cuts.json, a plot from its readiness scan
+  // (null until loaded, so we don't flash "not started"). Drives outline/
+  // genesis/placeholder-plot guidance; null ⇒ let the per-stage UI speak.
+  const episodeCutCount = isCartoonGenesis
+    ? (genesisCutProgress ? genesisCutProgress.total : null)
+    : isCartoonPlot
+      ? (cartoonStage === null ? null : cartoonTotalCuts)
+      : null;
+  const footerGuidance = previewFooterGuidance({
+    fileName: fileName ?? "",
+    contentType,
+    hasGenesis,
+    isPublished,
+    cutCount: episodeCutCount,
+    // Pass the Genesis production progress so the footer advances by real stage
+    // (clean → letter → export → upload), not just "is anything uploaded" (#451).
+    cutProgress: isCartoonGenesis ? genesisCutProgress : null,
+  });
+
+  // Resolve + validate the public publish title shown before publish (#358).
+  // Scoped to cartoon (genesis story title + plot episode title); fiction is
+  // unchanged. `resolvedPublishTitle` mirrors what handlePublish/derivePublishTitle
+  // will send on-chain; `rawTitleBlocked` is true when it's still a raw filename
+  // label ("genesis"/"plot-NN"), which must block publish.
+  const showsPublishTitle = (isCartoonGenesis || isCartoonPlot) && !isPublished;
+  const resolvedPublishTitle = showsPublishTitle
+    ? derivePublishTitle({
+        fileName: fileName!,
+        fileContent: fileData?.content ?? "",
+        storySlug: storyName ?? "",
+        structureContent,
+        contentType: "cartoon",
+        episodeTitle: cartoonEpisodeTitle,
+      })
+    : null;
+  const rawTitleBlocked = !!resolvedPublishTitle && isRawFilenameTitle(resolvedPublishTitle, fileName!);
+  // #365: a cartoon plot must have an EXPLICIT reader-facing title — a real
+  // `# Title` H1 or a non-empty cut-plan title. The friendly "Episode NN"
+  // fallback (derivePublishTitle) is diagnostic only and must NOT be published,
+  // so a missing explicit title blocks publish (tightens #358's plot path).
+  const episodeTitleMissing = isCartoonPlot && !isPublished
+    && !hasExplicitEpisodeTitle({ fileContent: fileData?.content ?? "", episodeTitle: cartoonEpisodeTitle });
+
+  // Cartoon Genesis prologue readiness (#359, hardened in #400). Genesis is the
+  // reader-facing opening readers meet before plot-01, so block a missing H1
+  // title AND a too-short / synopsis-shaped / single-dense-block opening that
+  // doesn't read as a real story opening. Cartoon-only; fiction is unchanged.
+  const genesisReadiness = (isCartoonGenesis && !isPublished)
+    ? cartoonGenesisReadiness(fileData?.content ?? "")
+    : null;
+  const genesisBlocked = !!genesisReadiness && genesisReadiness.blockers.length > 0;
+  const cartoonStatusCardClass = "w-full max-w-[32rem] rounded-xl border px-3 py-3";
+
+  // Cartoon cover readiness badge + requirements (#337). Shown wherever a
+  // cartoon writer manages the cover (pre-publish picker and the published Edit
+  // Story panel) so the cover step is never silently skipped before publish.
+  const COVER_TONE: Record<"muted" | "accent" | "error" | "success", string> = {
+    muted: "text-muted",
+    accent: "text-accent",
+    error: "text-error",
+    success: "text-green-700",
+  };
+  const renderCoverStatus = (attached: boolean) => {
+    if (!isCartoonGenesis) return null;
+    const r = cartoonCoverReadiness({
+      hasSelectedCover: !!coverFile,
+      invalid: coverStatus === "invalid",
+      attached,
+    });
+    return (
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5" data-testid="cartoon-cover-status" data-state={r.state}>
+        <span className={`text-[11px] font-medium ${COVER_TONE[r.tone]}`}>{r.label}</span>
+        {/* Long cover spec/tips collapsed by default (#420) so the panel isn't a
+            wall of text; the concise status line above is always visible. */}
+        <details className="text-[10px] text-muted" data-testid="cover-details">
+          <summary className="cursor-pointer select-none">Cover tips</summary>
+          <span className="block mt-0.5" data-testid="cartoon-cover-guidance">{COVER_GUIDANCE}</span>
+        </details>
+      </div>
+    );
+  };
+
+  // The exact public title this file will publish with (#358), shown before the
+  // operator clicks publish. Reader-facing label (Story/Episode title), blocks
+  // when still a raw filename (#358) or — for cartoon plots — when there is no
+  // explicit title and only the diagnostic "Episode NN" fallback remains (#365).
+  const titleBlocked = rawTitleBlocked || episodeTitleMissing;
+  const renderPublishTitle = () => {
+    if (!showsPublishTitle || !resolvedPublishTitle) return null;
+    const label = isGenesis ? "Story title" : "Episode title";
+    return (
+      <div
+        className="flex flex-col gap-0.5"
+        data-testid="publish-title-preview"
+        data-raw={rawTitleBlocked ? "true" : "false"}
+        data-blocked={titleBlocked ? "true" : "false"}
+      >
+        <span className="text-[11px] text-foreground">
+          <span className="font-medium">{label}:</span>{" "}
+          <span className={titleBlocked ? "text-error font-medium" : "text-foreground"}>{resolvedPublishTitle}</span>
+        </span>
+        {rawTitleBlocked ? (
+          <span className="text-[10px] text-error" data-testid="publish-title-raw-error">
+            This would publish as a raw filename. {isGenesis
+              ? "Add a real “# Title” heading to genesis.md"
+              : "Set a title in the cut plan (or add a “# Title” to the episode)"} before publishing.
+          </span>
+        ) : episodeTitleMissing ? (
+          <span className="text-[10px] text-error" data-testid="publish-title-episode-required">
+            “{resolvedPublishTitle}” is a generic placeholder, not a reader-facing title, so it can’t be published. Set a real episode title in the cut plan (or add a “# Title” to the episode) — e.g. “Episode 01 — The Couple Coupon” — before publishing.
+          </span>
+        ) : null}
+      </div>
+    );
+  };
+
+  // Cartoon Genesis prologue readiness panel (#359, hardened in #400), shown
+  // before publish. Labels Genesis as the reader-facing Story opening / Prologue,
+  // blocks a missing title and a thin/synopsis-shaped/single-dense-block opening,
+  // and reminds the writer it should bridge into Episode 01. Fiction genesis never
+  // renders this (isCartoonGenesis).
+  const renderGenesisReadiness = () => {
+    if (!genesisReadiness) return null;
+    return (
+      <div
+        className="flex flex-col gap-1 rounded border border-border bg-surface/50 p-2"
+        data-testid="cartoon-genesis-readiness"
+        data-blocked={genesisBlocked ? "true" : "false"}
+      >
+        <span className="text-[11px] font-medium text-foreground">Story opening (Prologue)</span>
+        <span className="text-[10px] text-muted" data-testid="genesis-readiness-hint">
+          Genesis is the first thing readers see. Write it as the story opening/prologue, not a synopsis — set up the premise and stakes, then bridge into Episode 01.
+        </span>
+        {genesisReadiness.blockers.map((b, i) => (
+          <span key={`b-${i}`} className="text-[10px] text-error" data-testid="genesis-readiness-blocker">{b}</span>
+        ))}
+        {genesisReadiness.warnings.map((w, i) => (
+          <span key={`w-${i}`} className="text-[10px] text-amber-600" data-testid="genesis-readiness-warning">{w}</span>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    );
+  };
   const charLimit = (isGenesis || isPlot) ? 10000 : null;
   // Don't show over-limit warning for already-published files
   const overLimit = !isPublished && charLimit !== null && charCount > charLimit;
@@ -403,12 +908,52 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
   const publishContent = fileData?.content ?? "";
   const imageValidation = !isPublished ? validateImageRefs(publishContent) : { count: 0, warnings: [] };
 
+  // Plain prose editor (fiction files + the Genesis "Opening text" sub-view).
+  const proseEditor = (
+    <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 flex flex-col" style={{ background: "var(--paper-bg)" }}>
+      <textarea
+        ref={textareaRef}
+        value={editContent}
+        onChange={(e) => { setEditContent(e.target.value); setDirty(true); dirtyRef.current = true; }}
+        className="flex-1 min-h-0 w-full resize-none px-4 py-3 text-sm leading-relaxed focus:outline-none"
+        style={{
+          fontFamily: '"Geist Mono", ui-monospace, monospace',
+          background: "var(--paper-bg)",
+          color: "var(--text)",
+        }}
+        spellCheck={false}
+      />
+      <div className="px-3 py-1.5 border-t border-border flex items-center justify-between">
+        <span className="text-xs text-muted">
+          {dirty ? "Unsaved changes" : "No changes"}
+        </span>
+        <button
+          onClick={handleSave}
+          disabled={!dirty || saving}
+          className="px-3 py-1 bg-accent text-white text-xs rounded hover:bg-accent-dim disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
+        >
+          {saving ? "Saving..." : "Save"}
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+
   return (
     <div className="h-full flex flex-col">
       {/* Header with file path + tabs */}
       <div className="border-b border-border">
         <div className="px-3 py-1.5 flex items-center justify-between">
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs font-mono text-muted">
+            {onViewProgress && (
+              <button
+                onClick={onViewProgress}
+                data-testid="view-progress-btn"
+                className="text-accent hover:underline font-sans"
+                title="Story progress overview"
+              >
+                ← Progress
+              </button>
+            )}
             <span>{storyName}/{fileName}</span>
             {fileData?.status === "published" && (
               <span className="text-green-700 font-medium">Published</span>
@@ -458,55 +1003,109 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
         </div>
       </div>
 
+      {/* Persistent cartoon workflow coach (#429): one clear next action across
+          every cartoon file view, derived from real story/episode state. Sits
+          above the content so it stays visible on both the Preview and Edit
+          tabs. Fiction renders nothing (the coach is null), so fiction views are
+          unchanged. */}
+      {contentType === "cartoon" && storyName && fileName && (
+        <WorkflowCoach
+          storyName={storyName}
+          fileName={fileName}
+          authFetch={authFetch}
+          refreshKey={cutsRefreshKey}
+          onAction={handleCoachAction}
+        />
+      )}
+
       {/* Content area */}
       {activeTab === "preview" ? (
-        <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-y-auto px-6 py-4" style={{ background: "var(--paper-bg)" }}>
-          {fileData?.content ? (
-            <div className="prose max-w-none">
-              <ReactMarkdown
-                remarkPlugins={[remarkBreaks, remarkGfm]}
-                rehypePlugins={[[rehypeSanitize, sanitizeSchema]]}
+        isCartoonPlot ? (
+          <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 flex flex-col" style={{ background: "var(--paper-bg)" }}>
+            {/* Two explicit modes: Publish Preview (exact PlotLink markdown) vs
+                Cut Inspector (cuts.json planning metadata) — see #289. */}
+            <div className="flex gap-1 px-3 py-1 border-b border-border">
+              <button
+                data-testid="cartoon-mode-publish"
+                onClick={() => setCartoonPreviewMode("publish")}
+                className={`px-2 py-0.5 text-[11px] rounded ${cartoonPreviewMode === "publish" ? "bg-accent text-white" : "text-muted hover:text-foreground"}`}
               >
-                {fileData.content}
-              </ReactMarkdown>
+                Publish Preview
+              </button>
+              <button
+                data-testid="cartoon-mode-inspect"
+                onClick={() => setCartoonPreviewMode("inspect")}
+                className={`px-2 py-0.5 text-[11px] rounded ${cartoonPreviewMode === "inspect" ? "bg-accent text-white" : "text-muted hover:text-foreground"}`}
+              >
+                Cut Inspector
+              </button>
             </div>
-          ) : (
-            <p className="text-muted italic">No content</p>
-          )}
+            <div className="flex-1 min-h-0">
+              {cartoonPreviewMode === "publish" ? (
+                <CartoonPublishPreview content={fileData?.content ?? ""} stage={cartoonStage} />
+              ) : (
+                <CartoonPreview storyName={storyName!} fileName={fileName!} authFetch={authFetch} onEditCut={handleEditCut} />
+              )}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-y-auto px-6 py-4" style={{ background: "var(--paper-bg)" }}>
+            {fileData?.content ? (
+              <div className="prose max-w-none">
+                <ReactMarkdown
+                  remarkPlugins={[remarkBreaks, remarkGfm]}
+                  rehypePlugins={[[rehypeSanitize, sanitizeSchema]]}
+                >
+                  {fileData.content}
+                </ReactMarkdown>
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              <p className="text-muted italic">No content</p>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        )
+      ) : isCartoonPlot ? (
+        <div className="flex-1 min-h-[22rem] overflow-hidden" style={{ background: "var(--paper-bg)" }}>
+          <CutListPanel storyName={storyName!} fileName={fileName!} authFetch={authFetch} language={language} onCutsChanged={() => setCutsRefreshKey((k) => k + 1)} focusRequest={cutFocus} onFocusHandled={() => setCutFocus(null)} />
         </div>
-      ) : (
+      ) : isCartoonGenesis ? (
+        // Genesis Edit tab: opening-text editor vs. its cut workspace (#429), so
+        // the coach's lettering/upload/refresh actions for Episode 1 are actionable
+        // and Genesis cuts get the same workspace as plots — without losing the
+        // hand-written opening prose editor.
         <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 flex flex-col" style={{ background: "var(--paper-bg)" }}>
-          <textarea
-            ref={textareaRef}
-            value={editContent}
-            onChange={(e) => { setEditContent(e.target.value); setDirty(true); dirtyRef.current = true; }}
-            className="flex-1 min-h-0 w-full resize-none px-4 py-3 text-sm leading-relaxed focus:outline-none"
-            style={{
-              fontFamily: '"Geist Mono", ui-monospace, monospace',
-              background: "var(--paper-bg)",
-              color: "var(--text)",
-            }}
-            spellCheck={false}
-          />
-          <div className="px-3 py-1.5 border-t border-border flex items-center justify-between">
-            <span className="text-xs text-muted">
-              {dirty ? "Unsaved changes" : "No changes"}
-            </span>
+          <div className="flex gap-1 px-3 py-1 border-b border-border">
             <button
-              onClick={handleSave}
-              disabled={!dirty || saving}
-              className="px-3 py-1 bg-accent text-white text-xs rounded hover:bg-accent-dim disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
+              data-testid="genesis-edit-mode-text"
+              onClick={() => setGenesisEditMode("text")}
+              className={`px-2 py-0.5 text-[11px] rounded ${genesisEditMode === "text" ? "bg-accent text-white" : "text-muted hover:text-foreground"}`}
             >
-              {saving ? "Saving..." : "Save"}
+              Opening text
+            </button>
+            <button
+              data-testid="genesis-edit-mode-cuts"
+              onClick={() => setGenesisEditMode("cuts")}
+              className={`px-2 py-0.5 text-[11px] rounded ${genesisEditMode === "cuts" ? "bg-accent text-white" : "text-muted hover:text-foreground"}`}
+            >
+              Cuts
             </button>
           </div>
+          <div className="flex-1 min-h-0">
+            {genesisEditMode === "cuts" ? (
+              <CutListPanel storyName={storyName!} fileName={fileName!} authFetch={authFetch} language={language} onCutsChanged={() => setCutsRefreshKey((k) => k + 1)} focusRequest={cutFocus} onFocusHandled={() => setCutFocus(null)} />
+            ) : (
+              proseEditor
+            )}
+          </div>
         </div>
+      ) : (
+        proseEditor
       )}
 
       {/* Action bar */}
       <div className="px-3 py-2 border-t border-border flex items-center justify-between">
         {fileName === "structure.md" ? (
-          <p className="text-muted text-xs italic">This is your story outline — not publishable. Ask AI to write the genesis next.</p>
+          <p className="text-muted text-xs italic" data-testid="footer-guidance">{footerGuidance}</p>
         ) : fileData?.status === "published-not-indexed" ? (
           <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs">
@@ -552,8 +1151,23 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
               )}
               {isPlot && (
                 <button
-                  onClick={() => storyName && fileName && onPublish?.(storyName, fileName, selectedGenre, selectedLanguage, isNsfw)}
+                  onClick={() => {
+                    if (!storyName || !fileName) return;
+                    // #332: Retry Publish mints a NEW on-chain chainPlot. The
+                    // tx for this episode already exists (status is
+                    // published-not-indexed), so this is only for the rare case
+                    // where indexing never recovers — require an explicit
+                    // duplicate-risk confirm so it can't be clicked by reflex
+                    // instead of Retry Index, which would create a permanent
+                    // duplicate chapter on PlotLink.
+                    const ok = window.confirm(
+                      "This episode is already on-chain — try “Retry Index” first.\n\nRetry Publish creates a NEW on-chain transaction and a SECOND, permanent chapter on PlotLink (PlotLink content is immutable). Only do this if the chapter never appeared after indexing.\n\nCreate a new on-chain chapter anyway?",
+                    );
+                    if (!ok) return;
+                    onPublish?.(storyName, fileName, selectedGenre, selectedLanguage, isNsfw);
+                  }}
                   disabled={!!publishingFile}
+                  data-testid="retry-publish-btn"
                   className="px-3 py-1 border border-border text-xs rounded hover:bg-surface disabled:opacity-50"
                 >
                   {publishingFile === fileName ? "Publishing..." : "Retry Publish"}
@@ -629,6 +1243,9 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
                 {/* Cover image upload */}
                 <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
                   <span className="text-xs font-medium text-foreground">Cover Image</span>
+                  {/* Attached/selected/invalid cover status for the published
+                      cartoon story (#337). */}
+                  {renderCoverStatus(editHasCover)}
                   <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
                     {coverPreview && (
                       <div className="relative">
@@ -638,7 +1255,7 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
                           className="w-16 h-24 object-cover rounded border border-border"
                         />
                         <button
-                          onClick={() => { setCoverFile(null); setCoverPreview(null); if (coverInputRef.current) coverInputRef.current.value = ""; }}
+                          onClick={() => { setCoverFile(null); setCoverPreview(null); setDetectedCoverWarning(null); setCoverStatus("unknown"); if (coverInputRef.current) coverInputRef.current.value = ""; }}
                           className="absolute -top-1.5 -right-1.5 w-4 h-4 bg-error text-white rounded-full text-xs flex items-center justify-center"
                         >
                           x
@@ -649,9 +1266,10 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
                       <input
                         ref={coverInputRef}
                         type="file"
-                        accept="image/webp,image/jpeg,image/png"
+                        accept="image/webp,image/jpeg"
                         onChange={handleCoverSelect}
                         className="text-xs"
+                        data-testid="cover-input"
                       />
                       <span className="text-xs text-muted">WebP/JPEG, max 1MB, 600x900px recommended</span>
                     </div>
@@ -705,8 +1323,73 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
           </div>
         ) : (
           <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+            {/* Creator-facing 6-step production checklist so a first-time user
+                can see which step is current/next without internal jargon
+                (#320, expanded to per-cut granularity in #335). */}
+            {/* Compact cartoon production status (#420): one scannable line of
+                cut/clean/lettered/uploaded tallies, with a link to the full
+                story progress overview (#418). The detailed 6-step guide stays
+                below. */}
+            {isCartoonPlot && cartoonCutProgress && cartoonCutProgress.total > 0 && (
+              <div className="flex items-center flex-wrap gap-x-3 gap-y-0.5 text-[10px] text-muted" data-testid="cartoon-status-summary">
+                <span>Cuts: <span className="text-foreground font-medium">{cartoonCutProgress.total}</span></span>
+                <span>Clean: <span className="text-foreground font-medium">{cartoonCutProgress.withClean}/{cartoonCutProgress.needClean}</span></span>
+                <span>Lettered: <span className="text-foreground font-medium">{cartoonCutProgress.withText}/{cartoonCutProgress.needClean}</span></span>
+                <span>Uploaded: <span className="text-foreground font-medium">{cartoonCutProgress.uploaded}/{cartoonCutProgress.total}</span></span>
+                {onViewProgress && (
+                  <button onClick={onViewProgress} className="ml-auto text-accent hover:underline" data-testid="status-view-progress">
+                    View progress →
+                  </button>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            )}
+            {/* #461: the 6-step production checklist is a publish/production
+                checklist — it now lives on the Publish tab + the cut workspace's
+                FinishEpisodePanel, so it no longer renders under the episode. */}
+            {/* Genesis-as-Episode-1 cut summary (#422): discover + summarize
+                genesis.cuts.json so a writer sees its real cut/image state in the
+                readiness UI instead of treating Genesis as text-only. */}
+            {isCartoonGenesis && genesisCutProgress && (
+              <div className="text-xs text-muted" data-testid="genesis-cuts-summary">
+                {/* Distinguish clean art / lettering / final-export / upload so the
+                    state never collapses to just "uploaded" (#451). */}
+                Episode 1 (Genesis) cuts: {genesisCutProgress.total} planned
+                {genesisCutProgress.total > 0 && (
+                  <>
+                    {" "}· {genesisCutProgress.withClean} clean
+                    {" "}· {genesisCutProgress.withText} lettered
+                    {" "}· {genesisCutProgress.exported} exported
+                    {" "}· {genesisCutProgress.uploaded} uploaded
+                  </>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            )}
+            {/* State-aware guidance for a not-yet-produced Genesis or a future-
+                episode placeholder (#422): plan cuts / generate clean images /
+                expand the cut plan — never a misleading "ready to publish". */}
+            {(isCartoonGenesis || isCartoonPlot) && footerGuidance && (
+              <div
+                className={`${cartoonStatusCardClass} flex flex-col gap-1 border-border bg-surface/50`}
+                data-testid="cartoon-not-started"
+              >
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                  <span className="rounded-full bg-background px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-muted">
+                    {episodeCutCount === 0 ? "Not started" : "Next step"}
+                  </span>
+                  <span className="text-xs font-medium text-foreground">
+                    {isCartoonGenesis ? "Genesis (Episode 1)" : "Future episode"}
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+                <span className="text-xs text-muted">{footerGuidance}</span>
+              </div>
+            )}
+            {/* #461: the planning-stage "Prepare episode for publish" callout and
+                the awaiting-upload pending callout are publish-readiness states —
+                they now live on the Publish tab. The cartoon episode keeps only
+                production next-step guidance (cartoon-not-started / cut summaries)
+                plus the compact "Review publish checklist" CTA below. */}
             {/* Inline illustration upload for plot files (Preview tab only) */}
-            {isPlot && activeTab === "preview" && (
+            {isPlot && !isCartoonPlot && activeTab === "preview" && (
               <div>
                 <label className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted cursor-pointer">
                   <input
@@ -769,23 +1452,142 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
                 )}
               </div>
             )}
+            {/* Pre-publish cover picker (#284): a new genesis (esp. cartoon)
+                gets a cover before its first createStoryline. Reuses the same
+                validation/stale-clear as the published Edit Story panel; the
+                selected file is handed to the publish flow, which uploads it and
+                sets it on the storyline once it exists.
+                #450: hidden in the genesis CUT WORKSPACE (Cuts sub-mode) so the
+                cut/lettering editor gets the height — the cover stays available
+                in the Opening-text/Preview view, Story Info, and the Publish page,
+                and the auto-detect effect still loads it for publish. */}
+            {isGenesis && contentType !== "cartoon" && !(activeTab === "edit" && genesisEditMode === "cuts") && (
+              <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5" data-testid="prepublish-cover">
+                <span className="text-xs font-medium text-foreground">Cover Image <span className="text-muted font-normal">(optional)</span></span>
+                {/* Cartoon cover readiness + requirements (#337): keep the cover
+                    step visible before genesis publish so a pilot story isn't
+                    published coverless by accident. */}
+                {renderCoverStatus(false)}
+                <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+                  {coverPreview && (
+                    <div className="relative">
+                      <img
+                        src={coverPreview}
+                        alt="Cover preview"
+                        className="w-16 h-24 object-cover rounded border border-border"
+                      />
+                      <button
+                        onClick={() => { coverUserTouchedRef.current = true; setDetectedCover(null); setDetectedCoverWarning(null); setCoverStatus("unknown"); setCoverFile(null); setCoverPreview((prev) => { if (prev) URL.revokeObjectURL(prev); return null; }); if (coverInputRef.current) coverInputRef.current.value = ""; }}
+                        className="absolute -top-1.5 -right-1.5 w-4 h-4 bg-error text-white rounded-full text-xs flex items-center justify-center"
+                      >
+                        x
+                      </button>
+                    </div>
+                  )}
+                  <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
+                    <input
+                      ref={coverInputRef}
+                      type="file"
+                      accept="image/webp,image/jpeg"
+                      onChange={handleCoverSelect}
+                      className="text-xs"
+                      data-testid="prepublish-cover-input"
+                    />
+                    <span className="text-xs text-muted">WebP/JPEG, max 1MB, 600x900px recommended</span>
+                    {/* Codex-image import (#301): convert a generated PNG (or any
+                        large image) to a compliant cover in-browser, save it as
+                        assets/cover.webp, and load it as the selected cover —
+                        no agent-side shell image tools. */}
+                    <input
+                      ref={coverImportInputRef}
+                      type="file"
+                      accept="image/png,image/webp,image/jpeg"
+                      onChange={handleCoverImport}
+                      className="hidden"
+                      data-testid="prepublish-cover-import-input"
+                    />
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      onClick={() => coverImportInputRef.current?.click()}
+                      disabled={coverImporting}
+                      className="self-start px-2 py-1 text-xs border border-border rounded hover:border-accent hover:bg-accent/5 disabled:opacity-50"
+                      data-testid="prepublish-cover-import"
+                    >
+                      {coverImporting ? "Importing…" : "Import generated image (PNG ok)"}
+                    </button>
+                    {/* #312: make the generated-cover → PlotLink-cover connection
+                        explicit. Whenever a cover is selected (auto-detected,
+                        imported, or manually picked) it WILL be uploaded as the
+                        storyline cover at publish; an invalid or missing generated
+                        cover gets a clear action. */}
+                    {coverFile && (
+                      <span className="text-green-700 text-xs" data-testid="prepublish-cover-will-upload">
+                        This cover will be uploaded as the PlotLink storyline cover when you publish.
+                      </span>
+                    )}
+                    {detectedCover && (
+                      <span className="text-accent text-xs" data-testid="prepublish-cover-detected">
+                        Auto-detected generated cover {detectedCover} — pick a file to override.
+                      </span>
+                    )}
+                    {detectedCoverWarning && (
+                      <span className="text-amber-700 text-xs" data-testid="prepublish-cover-detected-warning">
+                        {detectedCoverWarning} Use &ldquo;Import generated image&rdquo; below to convert/compress it, or pick a file.
+                      </span>
+                    )}
+                    {contentType === "cartoon" && coverStatus === "none" && !coverFile && (
+                      <span className="text-muted text-xs" data-testid="prepublish-cover-none">
+                        No generated cover detected. Create <span className="font-mono">assets/cover.webp</span> or use &ldquo;Import generated image&rdquo; — it will be uploaded as the PlotLink storyline cover when you publish.
+                      </span>
+                    )}
+                    {editError && <span className="text-error text-xs" data-testid="prepublish-cover-error">{editError}</span>}
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            )}
+            {/* Public title shown + validated before publish (#358). #461: moved
+                to the Publish tab for cartoon — fiction keeps it inline. */}
+            {!isCartoonEpisode && renderPublishTitle()}
+            {/* Cartoon Genesis prologue readiness checklist (#359). #461: moved to
+                the Publish tab; never rendered in the cartoon episode view. */}
+            {!isCartoonEpisode && renderGenesisReadiness()}
+            {/* #461: the genre/language selects + publish button + publish-disabled
+                reasons are publish controls — for cartoon they live on the Publish
+                tab. Fiction keeps the inline publish controls unchanged. */}
+            {!isCartoonEpisode && (
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-              {(isGenesis) && (
+              {/* Genre/language are edited in Story Info for cartoon (#439/#450);
+                  the inline selects are fiction-only so the cartoon cut workspace
+                  isn't a metadata form. Cartoon publish still reads the persisted
+                  genre/language (seeded into these values from .story.json). */}
+              {isGenesis && contentType !== "cartoon" && (
                 <>
                   <select
                     value={selectedGenre}
-                    onChange={(e) => setSelectedGenre(e.target.value)}
-                    className="px-2 py-1.5 text-xs border border-border rounded bg-surface text-foreground"
+                    data-testid="publish-genre-select"
+                    onChange={(e) => {
+                      setSelectedGenre(e.target.value);
+                      if (e.target.value) persistPublishMeta({ genre: e.target.value });
+                    }}
+                    className={`px-2 py-1.5 text-xs border rounded bg-surface text-foreground ${selectedGenre ? "border-border" : "border-amber-500"}`}
                   >
+                    {/* Explicit unset state — no silent Romance default (#424). */}
+                    {!selectedGenre && <option value="" disabled>Needs metadata — select genre</option>}
                     {GENRES.map((g) => (
                       <option key={g} value={g}>{g}</option>
                     ))}
                   </select>
                   <select
                     value={selectedLanguage}
-                    onChange={(e) => setSelectedLanguage(e.target.value)}
-                    className="px-2 py-1.5 text-xs border border-border rounded bg-surface text-foreground"
+                    data-testid="publish-language-select"
+                    onChange={(e) => {
+                      setSelectedLanguage(e.target.value);
+                      if (e.target.value) persistPublishMeta({ language: e.target.value });
+                    }}
+                    className={`px-2 py-1.5 text-xs border rounded bg-surface text-foreground ${selectedLanguage ? "border-border" : "border-amber-500"}`}
                   >
+                    {/* Explicit unset state — no silent English default (#424). */}
+                    {!selectedLanguage && <option value="" disabled>Needs metadata — select language</option>}
                     {LANGUAGES.map((l) => (
                       <option key={l} value={l}>{l}</option>
                     ))}
@@ -793,23 +1595,90 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
                 </>
               )}
               <button
-                onClick={() => {
+                onClick={async () => {
                   if (!storyName || !fileName) return;
                   if (imageValidation.count > 0) {
                     const msg = `This plot contains ${imageValidation.count} illustration(s). Content is immutable after publishing — image references cannot be changed or removed.\n\nPlease verify illustrations appear correctly in Preview before continuing.\n\nPublish now?`;
                     if (!window.confirm(msg)) return;
                   }
-                  onPublish?.(storyName, fileName, selectedGenre, selectedLanguage, isNsfw);
+                  // Genesis carries the optional pre-publish cover (#284); plot
+                  // files never do. Only pass the 6th arg when a cover is
+                  // actually selected, so the no-cover call signature (and
+                  // existing fiction/plot publish behavior) is unchanged.
+                  // The cover may be a manual pick OR an auto-detected
+                  // assets/cover.webp loaded into coverFile (#296) — both flow
+                  // through the same attach path.
+                  const cover = isGenesis ? coverFile : null;
+                  if (cover) {
+                    // Drop the local cover selection ONLY on a confirmed-successful
+                    // publish (onPublish resolves truthy). A publish blocked before
+                    // the stream (#375) or one that opens then fails before `done`
+                    // (#376) resolves falsy, so the writer's selected/auto-detected
+                    // cover stays put for the retry.
+                    const published = await onPublish?.(storyName, fileName, selectedGenre, selectedLanguage, isNsfw, cover);
+                    if (published) {
+                      coverUserTouchedRef.current = true;
+                      setDetectedCover(null);
+                      setDetectedCoverWarning(null);
+                      setCoverStatus("unknown");
+                      setCoverFile(null);
+                      setCoverPreview((prev) => { if (prev) URL.revokeObjectURL(prev); return null; });
+                      if (coverInputRef.current) coverInputRef.current.value = "";
+                    }
+                  } else {
+                    onPublish?.(storyName, fileName, selectedGenre, selectedLanguage, isNsfw);
+                  }
                 }}
-                disabled={!!publishingFile || overLimit}
+                disabled={!!publishingFile || overLimit || titleBlocked || genesisBlocked || (isGenesis && (!selectedGenre || !selectedLanguage)) || (isCartoonPlot && cartoonStage !== "ready")}
                 className="px-4 py-1.5 bg-accent text-white text-sm rounded hover:bg-accent-dim disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
               >
                 {publishingFile === fileName ? "Publishing..." : "Publish to PlotLink"}
               </button>
+              {/* Cartoon edits these in Story Info, so point there instead of the
+                  hidden inline selects (#450); fiction keeps the inline guidance. */}
+              {isGenesis && contentType === "cartoon" && (!selectedGenre || !selectedLanguage) && (
+                <span className="text-amber-600 text-xs" data-testid="cartoon-metadata-needs-story-info">
+                  Set the genre and language in Story Info before publishing
+                </span>
+              )}
+              {isGenesis && contentType !== "cartoon" && !selectedGenre && (
+                <span className="text-amber-600 text-xs" data-testid="genre-needs-metadata">
+                  Needs metadata — choose a genre before publishing
+                </span>
+              )}
+              {isGenesis && contentType !== "cartoon" && selectedGenre && !selectedLanguage && (
+                <span className="text-amber-600 text-xs" data-testid="language-needs-metadata">
+                  Needs metadata — choose a language before publishing
+                </span>
+              )}
               {overLimit && (
                 <span className="text-error text-xs">Reduce content to publish</span>
               )}
+              {isCartoonPlot && cartoonStage === "error" && (
+                <span className="text-error text-xs" data-testid="publish-disabled-reason">Fix the issues below before publishing</span>
+              )}
+              {isCartoonPlot && cartoonStage === "planning" && (
+                <span className="text-muted text-xs" data-testid="publish-disabled-reason">Prepare the episode for publish to continue</span>
+              )}
+              {isCartoonPlot && cartoonStage === "awaiting-upload" && (
+                <span className="text-muted text-xs" data-testid="publish-disabled-reason">
+                  Upload all final images, then “Prepare episode for publish” — {cartoonAwaitingCount} of {cartoonTotalCuts} still need an uploaded image
+                </span>
+              )}
             </div>
+            )}
+            {/* #461: the grouped publish-readiness issues card (#360/#421) is a
+                publish checklist — it now renders on the Publish tab. The cartoon
+                episode view links there via the compact CTA below. */}
+            {isCartoonEpisode && (
+              <button
+                onClick={() => onViewPublish?.()}
+                data-testid="cartoon-review-publish"
+                className="self-start rounded border border-accent/40 px-3 py-1 text-xs text-accent hover:bg-accent/5 transition-colors"
+              >
+                Review publish checklist →
+              </button>
+            )}
             {imageValidation.warnings.length > 0 && (
               <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
                 {imageValidation.warnings.map((w, i) => (
@@ -817,13 +1686,17 @@ export function PreviewPanel({ storyName, fileName, authFetch, onPublish, publis
                 ))}
               </div>
             )}
-            {(isGenesis) && (
+            {/* Adult-content flag is edited in Story Info for cartoon (#450). */}
+            {isGenesis && contentType !== "cartoon" && (
               <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
                 <label className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted cursor-pointer">
                   <input
                     type="checkbox"
                     checked={isNsfw}
-                    onChange={(e) => setIsNsfw(e.target.checked)}
+                    onChange={(e) => {
+                      setIsNsfw(e.target.checked);
+                      persistPublishMeta({ isNsfw: e.target.checked });
+                    }}
                     className="rounded border-border"
                   />
                   This story contains adult content (18+)