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Narrative Commands

The narrative command group manages implementation narratives for controls. Narratives describe how a specific control is implemented within your system.

Create Local Narrative

pretorin narrative create ac-02 fedramp-moderate \
  -c "- RBAC enforced via IdP\n\n\`\`\`yaml\nroles:\n  admin: ...\n\`\`\`"

Creates a local markdown file at narratives/<framework>/<control>/<slug>.md with YAML frontmatter. Markdown is validated at create time (same rules as push).

Options:

  • --content / -c — Narrative content (required)
  • --name / -n — Custom name (defaults to <control>-<framework>)
  • --ai-generated — Mark the narrative as AI-generated

List Local Narratives

pretorin narrative list
pretorin narrative list --framework fedramp-moderate

Displays a table of local narrative files: Control, Framework, Name, AI Generated, Synced.

Push Narratives

pretorin narrative push --dry-run
pretorin narrative push

Batch-pushes all unsynced local narratives to the platform. After a successful push, the local file’s platform_synced frontmatter is set to true.

Get Current Narrative

pretorin narrative get ac-02 fedramp-moderate --system "My System"

Returns the current narrative text, status, and AI confidence metadata when present.

Push a Single File (Legacy)

pretorin narrative push-file ac-02 fedramp-moderate "My System" narrative-ac02.md

Reads a markdown or text file and submits it as the implementation narrative for the specified control.

Markdown Quality Requirements

Narratives must be auditor-ready markdown:

  • No markdown headings (#, ##, etc.)
  • At least two rich markdown elements (fenced code blocks, tables, lists, or links)
  • At least one structural element (code block, table, or list)
  • No markdown images (temporarily disabled pending platform image upload support)

These requirements are validated at create time and before push.

Generating Narratives with AI

To generate narratives using the agent runtime:

pretorin agent run --skill narrative-generation "Generate narrative for AC-02"

Or use the MCP server’s pretorin_generate_control_artifacts tool for read-only drafts through your AI agent.

See Skills for more on agent-powered narrative generation.

No-Hallucination Requirements

Generated narratives must only document observable facts. For missing information, use TODO placeholder blocks:

  • Treat existing Pretorin narratives, notes, and status fields as a starting point, not proof that a control gap exists.
  • Before writing a narrative update or gap note, inspect the relevant implementation in the workspace and connected systems.
  • If observed implementation is stronger than the current platform record, update the narrative to match the observed implementation and record any remaining evidence gap separately.
[[PRETORIN_TODO]]
missing_item: <what is missing>
reason: Not observable from current workspace and connected MCP systems
required_manual_action: <what user must do on platform/integrations>
suggested_evidence_type: <policy_document|configuration|...>
[[/PRETORIN_TODO]]