AI Project Generation
Scaffold a complete project — folders, documents, and templates — from a short description
AI Project Generation scaffolds a complete project from a short description. You answer a couple of questions about the kind of work you are starting — a novel, a research paper, a TTRPG campaign, a documentation suite, a poetry collection — and Plotiar's AI assembles a folder structure, picks the right templates from the global library, and creates real, editable content nodes you can start writing into immediately.
Overview
Most writers know what kind of project they want to start, but not exactly which folders or documents they will need. AI Project Generation reads your short description, picks a small set of templates from the Plotiar template library that match your description, and arranges them into folders to give you a working structure on day one.
- •Composes existing global templates rather than inventing new content
- •Returns a real project with directories and instantiated content items — not a placeholder outline
- •Honours the Free plan project cap (5 projects) — generation will refuse if you have hit the cap
- •Output is fully editable; rename, delete, or restructure anything after generation
How It Works
Generation is a short, two-question flow followed by a single AI call that picks templates and arranges them.
- 1
Pick a project type
Choose from novel, academic / research paper, TTRPG campaign, technical documentation, poetry collection, or other.
- 2
Describe your project (optional)
A one-paragraph description of what you are working on. The AI uses this to pick which templates to compose. Skip the description and Plotiar instantiates the canonical project template for the type instead.
- 3
Generate
Plotiar reads the global template library, picks up to 10 relevant templates, and arranges them into folders. The new project opens to its first document so you can start writing.
Project Types
Five canonical project types plus an "other" fallback. Each maps to a starting template if you do not provide a description.
- •Novel — fiction projects: chapters, character bibles, world references, plotting tools
- •Academic — research papers, theses, articles: outline, sources, draft, appendices
- •TTRPG Campaign — sessions, NPCs, locations, factions, plot hooks
- •Technical Documentation — product or technical docs: structure, API reference, guides
- •Poetry — poetry collections: poems, sequences, themes
- •Other — any project; falls back to a Novel-style structure when no description is given
What Gets Created
Generation produces a real project with the same kind of content you would create by hand.
- •A new project with a generated name and description
- •A folder structure tailored to your description
- •Up to 10 instantiated templates — documents, flowcharts, plot grids, taskboards, calendars, corkboards, family trees, maps, or directories
- •A first document that opens automatically so you can start writing
- •Every node is a normal Plotiar content item — version-controlled, editable, exportable
Onboarding vs Pro
AI Project Generation has two paths into it: a one-time free onboarding run, and unlimited Pro runs.
Onboarding (Free, one time)
Pro (unlimited)
- •Onboarding generation is free and does not require a Pro subscription
- •Subsequent runs require an active Pro subscription
- •Generation is rate-limited to protect against accidental repeated runs
- •Free users who hit the 5-project cap will not be able to generate even with Pro AI access
After Generation
Once generation completes, you land in the new project at its first document. Everything from this point on works exactly like a project you created by hand.
- •Rename, delete, restructure any folder or content item
- •Add more content items from the sidebar "+" menu
- •Use AI Studio to generate reference content from drafts you write
- •Use Brainstorm Chat to talk through plot or structure decisions
- •Apply Smart Content (Plus) to generate a TOC, bibliography, or cover when you reach that stage