LOCAL-FIRST PLANNING TOOL
Automation Readiness Checklist
Audit source, gathering, transport, buffering, processing, output, bottlenecks and expansion room with explicit reasons.
BOTTLENECKED
- Add or verify the resource source.
- Add or verify the gatherer.
- Add or verify the transport path.
- Add or verify the buffer or storage.
- Add or verify the processing step.
- Add or verify the output destination.
- Add or verify the bottleneck check.
- Add or verify the expansion room.
METHOD
Use observed inputs, inspect the reasons
Name the structure you can see in your build, run the transparent check, and revise the plan when the result exposes a disconnected stage or missing decision. No tool result is presented as official game data.
Release-build gate
Recheck demo-derived plans against your current released build. An exported JSON draft preserves your intent while keeping old values visibly separate from newly verified behavior.
QUESTIONS
How this tool handles evidence
Does the Automation Readiness Checklist know hidden Nightwater values?
No. It uses only your entries and transparent structural rules. Unknown game values remain unknown.
Where is my plan stored?
Persistent tool drafts stay in local browser storage on this device. Tools with structured drafts also support JSON export and import.
Is the result an official optimal route?
No. It is a planning aid designed to make assumptions and missing handoffs visible.
RELATED CODEX
Nightwater Automation: Build Your First Working Chain
Connect a source, gathering building, pipes, storage and assembler; diagnose empty inputs, full outputs and broken handoffs before expanding.
Nightwater Farmers Guide
Plan farmer placement and handoff as the verified gathering stage of a Nightwater automation chain.
Nightwater Assemblers Guide
Plan assembler inputs and outputs without inventing recipes, rates or machine limits.
Production Chain Guide
Design readable Nightwater production flows around verified systems, user observations and explicit unknowns.
Tool logic originally checked September 4; release-week regression tests cover all eight planners. Game facts use the current official-source snapshot.
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