> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.1nspect.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Narrative Library

# Narrative Library

The Narrative Library (route `/narrative-library`) is the **master list of narrative collections** for your tenant. Each collection groups a set of narratives — photo captions, deficiency comments, report-area comments — typically scoped to a template or inspection type.

This article documents the list view and the create-collection flow. For editing within a specific collection, see [Narrative Collections](/1nspect/admin-operator/intelligence-hub/narrative-collections).

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## When you use it

* **First-week setup** — create one collection per template (TREC Residential / Commercial / New Construction / etc.)
* **Quarterly review** — archive stale collections; clone a working collection to start a variant
* **Onboarding a new template** — every template assignment in the [Order Creation Wizard](/1nspect/admin-operator/order-creation-wizard) lets you pick a narrative collection; that picker pulls from the list here

After initial setup the list grows slowly — most tenants end up with 3–8 collections total.

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## Screen layout

\[SCREENSHOT: narrative-library-list.png — desktop, the Narrative Library page showing the heading, a collection grid, and a + Create Collection action.]

| Element                                        | Purpose                                                                  |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Heading** — *"Narrative Library"*            | Page title                                                               |
| **Section header** — *"Narrative Collections"* | Below the page heading                                                   |
| **Collection cards**                           | Each card represents one collection                                      |
| **+ Create New Collection** action             | Opens the create dialog                                                  |
| **Empty state**                                | *"No collections — Get started by creating a new narrative collection."* |

Each collection card shows:

* Collection name
* Count of narratives in the collection
* Associated template(s) — if any
* Last modified date
* Per-card actions: **Open / Rename / Duplicate / Delete**

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## Creating a collection

Click **+ Create New Collection** to open the dialog:

| Field                | Required | Notes                                                                                    |
| -------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Collection name**  | ✅        | Plain text — e.g. "TREC Residential 2026" or "Commercial Property Standard"              |
| Description          | —        | Optional internal notes                                                                  |
| Associated templates | —        | Multi-select from your templates. Limits which orders this collection can be picked for. |

After creation, you land in [Narrative Collection Detail](/1nspect/admin-operator/intelligence-hub/narrative-collections) for the new collection — typically empty until you add narratives.

> **Why associate templates?** When inspectors or operators choose a narrative collection for an order, the picker filters to collections that match the order's template. Associating helps keep the picker focused.

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## Loading state

While collections fetch from Firestore, the page shows:

> **Loading narrative collections...**

If the load fails (typically a Firebase connection issue):

> **Firebase Connection Required**

Refresh; if persistent, check your network or contact support.

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## What this page does NOT do

* **It does not edit narratives.** That's [Narrative Collection Detail](/1nspect/admin-operator/intelligence-hub/narrative-collections).
* **It does not assign collections to orders.** That happens in the [Order Creation Wizard](/1nspect/admin-operator/order-creation-wizard) → Narrative Collection picker.
* **It does not show usage analytics.** No per-narrative click-count surface yet.

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## Related articles

* [Intelligence Hub Overview](/1nspect/admin-operator/intelligence-hub/overview)
* [Narrative Collection Detail](/1nspect/admin-operator/intelligence-hub/narrative-collections) — opens when you click a collection card
* [Order Creation Wizard](/1nspect/admin-operator/order-creation-wizard) — where collections are picked for an order
* [Mobile AI During Capture](/1nspect/inspector/ai-during-capture) — where library narratives surface as FREE chips and 🪄 Library results