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The Archivist Cookbook

The Archivist Cookbook is a collection of recipes: ready-made workflows built from your campaign data. Use one to prep your next session, turn a session into a podcast, or build a campaign infographic. More get added over time.

Three recipes below. No coding: connect Archivist to your assistant once, then paste a prompt and go.

Connect Archivist once

Every recipe reads your campaign live through the Archivist MCP server. Connect it to your assistant first, then each recipe is a single prompt. A couple also hand a file to NotebookLM as a last step. That page tells you when.

To connect: Nexus sets up Claude Desktop in one installer, ChatGPT has an official app, and Cursor and Windsurf take the server URL. See all integrations.

Questions

What is a recipe?

A page with one job: a copy-paste prompt, the steps around it, and the caveats. You copy the prompt into Claude or ChatGPT and get something you can use at the table. No coding.

Do I need to connect anything?

Yes. Connect the Archivist MCP server to your assistant once (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and Windsurf all work). After that, every recipe is a single prompt: it fetches the campaign itself instead of you copying anything in.

Does this cost extra?

No. Recipes use your existing Archivist subscription and whatever AI assistant you already have. NotebookLM is free with a Google account.

Why is there no recap recipe?

Archivist already writes recaps, and session handouts turn them into a themed PDF you can email your party. The Cookbook only covers work the product does not already do for you.

Will these prompts make things up?

Every recipe tells the assistant to use only your campaign data and to label anything inferred. That reduces invention without eliminating it, so check surprising details against the session record before repeating them at the table.

Can I change the prompts?

Yes, they are starting points. Adjust tone, length, and sections to fit your table. If you land on something better, post it in the Discord.

Got a workflow worth sharing? Post it in the Archivist Discord. Several recipes here started there.