Eden Consult

After you submit a script to the Script Node, PrePrompt offers an optional step: a brief conversation with Eden, an AI clarifier that reads your script and asks a handful of short questions. Eden’s job is to sharpen ambiguous details before the full analysis runs — so the scenes, shots, and beats it extracts are tighter.

You can skip Eden at any time and go straight to analysis.

What Eden does

Eden reads your script, reacts to what it sees, and asks 2–5 focused questions. The questions are the kind a director might ask before pre-production:

• “Is Sarah’s apartment in a city or a small town?”
• “Is this set in the present day, or somewhere else in time?”
• “Should the barista be the same age as Sarah, or older?”
• “What does Sarah carry with her when she leaves?”

You answer in your own words. Eden uses your answers to enrich the analysis — adding physical traits, setting details, and relationships the script didn’t explicitly state.

Tip

Eden is a dialogue, not a form. Keep answers conversational. “Present day, Brooklyn, mid-winter” is plenty. You don’t need to write paragraphs.

When to use Eden

Eden earns its keep when your script has gaps. Skip it when your script is already precise.

Use Eden when

Your script is an early draft, a treatment, a prose description, or a loose outline. Eden fills in details the page never states.

Skip Eden when

Your script is a finished screenplay with confident scene headings, action, and dialogue. Eden’s questions will mostly echo what’s already on the page.

How the consult flows

1. Submit your script. Paste or upload it in the Script Node’s input stage.

2. Eden reads. The first read takes a few seconds. You’ll see a reaction message as Eden processes what you sent.

3. Questions arrive one at a time. Eden asks a question; you answer; next question. Questions appear in a chat bubble UI.

4. Hand it over or skip at any point. Eden offers a Skip button if you want to jump straight to analysis. You can also say something like “you handle the rest” and Eden will close the consult.

5. Tap NEXT. When the questions are finished, a pulsing Next button appears. Tap it to kick off the full analysis.

The consult typically takes 30 seconds to 2 minutes, depending on how many questions Eden has and how detailed your answers are.

What happens after you answer

Once you finish the consult (or skip it), the Script Node runs its full analysis. Eden’s answers are merged into the analysis — so if you told Eden the setting is winter, the Set node’s description will reflect that, and the wardrobe hints for Actors will lean warmer.

Your answers don’t become hard rules. PrePrompt still analyzes the script itself; Eden’s input is additional context, not a replacement for what the page says.

If Eden hits a snag

Occasionally Eden can’t read your script cleanly — network hiccup, an unusually formatted file, a very long input. When that happens, Eden retries once on its own. If the retry also fails, you’ll be returned to the input stage with an error message and can try again or skip the consult.

Eden isn't mandatory

If Eden struggles, don’t get stuck. Skip to full analysis and adjust the extracted structure in the Script Node’s analysis view.

Related

Writing Your Script How to format a script so the Eden consult has less work to do.

Analysis Results What comes out the other side after Eden and the full analysis run.

Scene, Shot, Beat The structure Eden's consult helps PrePrompt extract cleanly.

Getting Started The full first-project walkthrough — Eden included.

FAQ

Do I have to use Eden? No. The Skip button is there the whole time. Analysis runs with or without the consult.

Does Eden cost credits? Yes — Eden’s reads and replies consume a small amount of credits because they’re real AI calls. The cost is typically a small fraction of a full pipeline. If you cancel mid-consult, only what Eden already processed counts.

How many questions will Eden ask? Usually 2–5, depending on how much ambiguity it finds. Eden tells you upfront how many to expect.

Can I change my answers later? Not inside the consult — once you’ve sent an answer, Eden moves on. But the analysis results are fully editable in the Script Node’s analysis view. You can adjust scenes, shots, beats, Actors, Props, and Sets after Eden finishes.

What if I realize I gave Eden a wrong answer? Finish the consult, then edit the affected Actor, Prop, or Set node directly. Or re-submit the script and start over.

Is Eden the same thing as the Script Node? No. Eden is one stage inside the Script Node — the clarifier that runs between input and analysis. When people say “Eden” they mean this consult step.

Does Eden remember my previous scripts? Each Eden consult is per-script. It reads the script you just submitted and asks questions about that script. It does not carry memory from other projects.