ai.interactive.fiction/TODO.md

Project Implementation Plan

Phase 1: Project Setup and Basic Structure

• Define project goals and specifications
• Set up project structure
  • Create core directories (src, data, tests)
  • Initialize Node.js/npm project
  • Set up TypeScript configuration
  • Configure ESLint and Prettier for code quality
• Choose and set up testing framework
• Create basic documentation structure

Phase 2: World Model Implementation

• Define YAML schema for world elements
  • Room schema (description, exits, objects, characters)
  • Object schema (description, properties, allowed actions)
  • NPC schema (description, dialogue, behavior)
  • Action schema (conditions, effects)
• Implement YAML parser and validator
• Create the world model core
  • Game state management
  • Room navigation
  • Object interaction
  • NPC interaction
  • Action processing logic
• Create a simple test world in YAML format
• Implement unit tests for world model

Phase 3: LLM Integration

• Research and select appropriate OpenRouter model
• Implement OpenRouter API client
  • Configuration and authentication
  • API request/response handling
  • Rate limiting and error handling
• Design LLM prompting strategy
  • System prompts for action translation
  • System prompts for narrative generation
  • Context management for conversation history
• Create adapter between LLM and world model
  • Define the interface for action translation
  • Define the interface for narrative generation

Phase 4: Game Engine Core

• Implement the game loop
  • Input handling
  • Action processing via LLM
  • World model updating
  • Response generation via LLM
  • Output formatting
• Implement saving/loading game state
• Add game configuration options
• Implement logging for debugging

Phase 5: User Interface

• Create a command-line interface
  • Input handling
  • Text output formatting
  • Command history
• Implement a simple web interface
  • Basic HTML/CSS structure
  • JavaScript for interaction
  • Responsive design
• Text processing utilities
  • Implement smartypants.js for typographical improvements
  • Add hyphenation support

Phase 6: Advanced Features

• Implement integration layer for Z-machine
  • Research Z-machine libraries
  • Create adapter for Z-machine to world model interface
  • Test with classic Infocom games
• Add advanced LLM features
  • Character styles and narrative tones
  • Memory and reference to past events
  • Player character personality modeling
• Create plugin system for extending world model capabilities

Phase 7: Testing and Refinement

• Comprehensive testing
  • Unit tests for core components
  • Integration tests for LLM integration
  • End-to-end game flow tests
  • User testing and feedback
• Performance optimization
  • Minimize LLM token usage
  • Optimize world model for larger games
• Refine prompting strategies based on testing

Phase 8: Documentation and Release

• Complete user documentation
  • Installation guide
  • World creation guide
  • Configuration reference
• Complete developer documentation
  • Architecture overview
  • API reference
  • Extension guide
• Create example worlds and games
• Prepare for initial release