Move NPC registry to canonical namespace

assets/dnd/combat-turns/prompts/prompt.yaml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ inputs:
   - name: glossary
     required: false
     content_type: text/plain
-  - name: npcs
+  - name: npc_registry
     required: false
     content_type: application/json
 messages:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ messages:
   - role: user
     content_file: ./sharedassets/common-dnd-extraction-evidence.md
   - role: user
-    content_file: ./sharedassets/common-dnd-npcs.md
+    content_file: ./sharedassets/common-dnd-npc-registry.md
   - role: user
     content_file: ./instructions.md
     cache_control:

assets/dnd/enemy-events/prompts/prompt.yaml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ inputs:
   - name: glossary
     required: false
     content_type: text/plain
-  - name: npcs
+  - name: npc_registry
     required: true
     content_type: application/json
   - name: combat_turns
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ messages:
   - role: user
     content_file: ./sharedassets/common-dnd-extraction-evidence.md
   - role: user
-    content_file: ./sharedassets/common-dnd-npcs.md
+    content_file: ./sharedassets/common-dnd-npc-registry.md
   - role: user
     content_file: ./combat-grounding.md
   - role: user

assets/dnd/npc-interactions/prompts/prompt.yaml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ inputs:
   - name: glossary
     required: false
     content_type: text/plain
-  - name: npcs
+  - name: npc_registry
     required: true
     content_type: application/json
 messages:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ messages:
   - role: user
     content_file: ./sharedassets/common-dnd-extraction-evidence.md
   - role: user
-    content_file: ./sharedassets/common-dnd-npcs.md
+    content_file: ./sharedassets/common-dnd-npc-registry.md
   - role: user
     content_file: ./instructions.md
     cache_control:

assets/dnd/npc-registry/extract/prompts/prompt.yaml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-id: dnd.npcs
+id: dnd.npc_registry
 version: "v1"
 default_profile: dnd-extraction
 inputs:
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ messages:
 output:
   format: json
   validation_mode: json_schema
-  schema_path: dnd_npcs_llm.v1.json
+  schema_path: dnd_npc_registry_llm.v1.json
   repair_attempts: 0

assets/dnd/npc-registry/extract/schemas/dnd_npc_registry_llm.v1.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "notarius.dnd.npcs.llm",
+  "$id": "notarius.dnd.npc_registry.llm",
   "type": "object",
   "additionalProperties": false,
   "required": ["npcs"],

assets/dnd/npc-registry/normalize/prompts/prompt.yaml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-id: dnd.npcs.normalize
+id: dnd.npc_registry.normalize
 version: "v1"
 default_profile: dnd-extraction
 inputs:

assets/dnd/shared/prompts/common-dnd-npc-registry.md

@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ participants, effects, or source references from the registry. Registry source
 references describe registry provenance and may belong to another session; they
 are never evidence for the current transcript.
 
-{{ input "npcs" }}
+{{ input "npc_registry" }}

assets/dnd/spells/prompts/prompt.yaml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ inputs:
   - name: glossary
     required: false
     content_type: text/plain
-  - name: npcs
+  - name: npc_registry
     required: false
     content_type: application/json
 messages:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ messages:
   - role: user
     content_file: ./sharedassets/common-dnd-extraction-evidence.md
   - role: user
-    content_file: ./sharedassets/common-dnd-npcs.md
+    content_file: ./sharedassets/common-dnd-npc-registry.md
   - role: user
     content_file: ./spell-catalog.md
   - role: user

docs/config.md

@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ output:
       enabled: true
       window_units: 3
       lanes:
-        - npcs
+        - npc_registry
         - spells
 ~~~
 
@@ -332,15 +332,15 @@ step:
 steps:
   - id: describe-session
     artifacts:
-      npcs:
-        extract: dnd/npcs
-        normalize: dnd/npcs
+      npc_registry:
+        extract: dnd/npc-registry
+        normalize: dnd/npc-registry
   - id: extract-events
     references:
-      npcs:
+      npc_registry:
         artifact:
           step: describe-session
-          lane: npcs
+          lane: npc_registry
     artifacts:
       spells:
         extract: dnd/spells
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ selected target declares them:
 | **glossary** | Optional text campaign glossary. |
 | **spell_catalog** | Optional JSON spell-catalog overlay for spell extraction and normalization. See [spell-catalog overlays](integrations/dnd-spell-catalog-overlays.md). |
 | **locations** | Required normalized location registry for location-occurrence extraction and normalization. |
-| **npcs** | Normalized NPC registry. Optional for spells and combat turns; required for NPC interactions and enemy-event extraction and normalization. |
+| **npc_registry** | Normalized NPC registry. Optional for spells and combat turns; required for NPC interactions and enemy-event extraction and normalization. |
 | **scene_descriptions** | Required normalized scene-description artifact for combat-turn and enemy-event extraction. |
 | **combat_turns** | Required normalized combat-turn artifact for enemy-event extraction. |
 | **npc_interactions** | Required normalized NPC-interaction artifact for enemy-event extraction. |
@@ -383,18 +383,18 @@ binding contracts. Durable semantics and wire shapes remain in their
 
 | Slot | Accepted artifact kind | Media type | Maximum size | Required stage |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| `npcs` | `dnd/npc-registry` | `application/json` | 1,048,576 bytes | extract and normalize |
+| `npc_registry` | `dnd/npc-registry` | `application/json` | 1,048,576 bytes | extract and normalize |
 | `scene_descriptions` | `dnd/scene-description-list` | `application/json` | 1,048,576 bytes | extract only |
 | `combat_turns` | `dnd/combat-turn-list` | `application/json` | 1,048,576 bytes | extract only |
 | `npc_interactions` | `dnd/npc-interaction-list` | `application/json` | 1,048,576 bytes | extract only |
 | `locations` | `dnd/location-list` | `application/json` | 1,048,576 bytes | location-occurrence extract and normalize |
 
 Scene descriptions accept **party**, **players**, and **glossary**, but not
-**roster**. NPC interactions require **npcs** for both extraction and
+**roster**. NPC interactions require **npc_registry** for both extraction and
 normalization. Combat turns require **scene_descriptions** for extraction; the
-normalized combat-turn module may use optional **npcs**. Location occurrences
+normalized combat-turn module may use optional **npc_registry**. Location occurrences
 require **locations** for extraction and normalization. Enemy-event extraction
-requires all four of its JSON artifact slots; its normalizer requires **npcs**.
+requires all four of its JSON artifact slots; its normalizer requires **npc_registry**.
 The [complete example](../examples/dnd-complete.config.yml) shows the ordered
 generated bindings.
 
@@ -404,9 +404,9 @@ generated bindings.
 | --- | --- |
 | Input | **seriatim** |
 | Chunk | **generic**, **dnd/scenes** |
-| Extract | **dnd/spells**, **dnd/npcs**, **dnd/combat-turns**, **dnd/item-events**, **dnd/npc-interactions**, **dnd/scene-descriptions**, **dnd/enemy-events**, **dnd/locations**, **dnd/location-occurrences** |
+| Extract | **dnd/spells**, **dnd/npc-registry**, **dnd/combat-turns**, **dnd/item-events**, **dnd/npc-interactions**, **dnd/scene-descriptions**, **dnd/enemy-events**, **dnd/locations**, **dnd/location-occurrences** |
 | Merge | **appendorder** |
-| Normalize | **noop**, **dnd/spells**, **dnd/npcs**, **dnd/combat-turns**, **dnd/item-events**, **dnd/npc-interactions**, **dnd/scene-descriptions**, **dnd/enemy-events**, **dnd/locations**, **dnd/location-occurrences** |
+| Normalize | **noop**, **dnd/spells**, **dnd/npc-registry**, **dnd/combat-turns**, **dnd/item-events**, **dnd/npc-interactions**, **dnd/scene-descriptions**, **dnd/enemy-events**, **dnd/locations**, **dnd/location-occurrences** |
 | Output | **json** |
 
 `dnd/locations` extraction and normalization are `llm_backed`; location
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ step and the occurrence lane in the next.
 
 The D&D artifact contracts define each emitted schema:
 [spells](integrations/dnd-spell-artifacts.md),
-[NPCs](integrations/dnd-npc-artifacts.md),
+[NPC registry](integrations/dnd-npc-registry-artifacts.md),
 [NPC interactions](integrations/dnd-npc-interaction-artifacts.md),
 [combat turns](integrations/dnd-combat-turn-artifacts.md),
 [item events](integrations/dnd-item-event-artifacts.md),
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ Available validator keys are:
 | --- | --- |
 | Generic | **generic/always_accept**, **generic/always_reject**, **generic/valid_json**, **generic/valid_json_schema** |
 | Spells | **extract/dnd/spells/shape**, **extract/dnd/spells/catalog**, **extract/dnd/spells/source_refs**, **extract/dnd/spells/source_relatedness** |
-| NPCs | **extract/dnd/npcs/shape**, **extract/dnd/npcs/source_refs**, **extract/dnd/npcs/source_relatedness**, **normalize/dnd/npcs/identity** |
+| NPC registry | **extract/dnd/npc-registry/shape**, **extract/dnd/npc-registry/source_refs**, **extract/dnd/npc-registry/source_relatedness**, **normalize/dnd/npc-registry/identity** |
 | Combat turns | **extract/dnd/combat-turns/shape**, **extract/dnd/combat-turns/source_refs**, **extract/dnd/combat-turns/source_relatedness**, **normalize/dnd/combat-turns/invariants** |
 | Item events | **extract/dnd/item-events/shape**, **extract/dnd/item-events/source_refs**, **extract/dnd/item-events/source_relatedness**, **normalize/dnd/item-events/invariants** |
 | NPC interactions | **extract/dnd/npc-interactions/shape**, **extract/dnd/npc-interactions/registry**, **extract/dnd/npc-interactions/source_refs**, **extract/dnd/npc-interactions/source_relatedness**, **normalize/dnd/npc-interactions/invariants** |
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ same at both stages.
 | Lane | Extract | Normalize |
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | Spells | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/spells/shape, extract/dnd/spells/catalog, extract/dnd/spells/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/spells/source_relatedness | Same as extract |
-| NPCs | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/npcs/shape, extract/dnd/npcs/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/npcs/source_relatedness | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/npcs/shape, normalize/dnd/npcs/identity, extract/dnd/npcs/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/npcs/source_relatedness |
+| NPC registry | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/npc-registry/shape, extract/dnd/npc-registry/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/npc-registry/source_relatedness | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/npc-registry/shape, normalize/dnd/npc-registry/identity, extract/dnd/npc-registry/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/npc-registry/source_relatedness |
 | Combat turns | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/combat-turns/shape, extract/dnd/combat-turns/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/combat-turns/source_relatedness | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/combat-turns/shape, normalize/dnd/combat-turns/invariants, extract/dnd/combat-turns/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/combat-turns/source_relatedness |
 | Item events | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/item-events/shape, extract/dnd/item-events/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/item-events/source_relatedness | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/item-events/shape, normalize/dnd/item-events/invariants, extract/dnd/item-events/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/item-events/source_relatedness |
 | NPC interactions | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/npc-interactions/shape, extract/dnd/npc-interactions/registry, extract/dnd/npc-interactions/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/npc-interactions/source_relatedness | generic/valid_json, extract/dnd/npc-interactions/shape, extract/dnd/npc-interactions/registry, normalize/dnd/npc-interactions/invariants, extract/dnd/npc-interactions/source_refs, generic/valid_json_schema, extract/dnd/npc-interactions/source_relatedness |

docs/integrations/dnd-combat-turn-artifacts.md

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ record controls eligibility only: its title, summary, and reference do not
 become turn evidence. No exact matching scene also produces an empty list and
 the `scene_classification_unavailable` warning.
 
-An optional normalized [NPC artifact](dnd-npc-artifacts.md) can ground an
+An optional normalized [NPC registry artifact](dnd-npc-registry-artifacts.md) can ground an
 actor name. Its registry references are provenance, never combat evidence.
 Normalization trims and, where possible, canonicalizes actor names; orders and
 deduplicates exact source references; orders valid-evidence turns by source

docs/integrations/dnd-npc-interaction-artifacts.md

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ for uncertain classification.
 
 ## Identity, evidence, and order
 
-The required normalized [NPC artifact](dnd-npc-artifacts.md) resolves `name`.
+The required normalized [NPC registry artifact](dnd-npc-registry-artifacts.md) resolves `name`.
 Registry references are provenance only and never replace an interaction's own
 evidence. Normalization canonicalizes recognized registry names, orders and
 deduplicates exact source references, then orders interactions by valid source

docs/integrations/dnd-npc-registry-artifacts.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # D&D NPC Registry Artifact
 
-This contract defines the durable NPC registry produced by `dnd/npcs`. It is a
+This contract defines the durable NPC registry produced by `dnd/npc-registry`. It is a
 minimal, source-grounded identity registry for other D&D artifacts, not a
 character sheet or a relationship summary.
 

docs/integrations/dnd-spell-artifacts.md

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ only when it has the same canonical spell, the same case- and
 whitespace-insensitive caster identity, and the same complete valid reference
 sequence. Remaining entries retain their merged order.
 
-The optional normalized [NPC artifact](dnd-npc-artifacts.md) can ground a
+The optional normalized [NPC registry artifact](dnd-npc-registry-artifacts.md) can ground a
 caster name. Its own references remain registry provenance and are never copied
 into `source_refs`.
 

docs/integrations/evidence-context.md

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ evidence publishes `contexts: []`.
   "source_id": "session-alpha",
   "source_digest": "sha256:0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef",
   "window_units": 1,
-  "selected_lanes": ["npcs", "spells"],
+  "selected_lanes": ["npc_registry", "spells"],
   "contexts": [
     {
       "context_ref": {

docs/integrations/json-output.md

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ output encoding fail.
 Each `lanes/<safe-lane-id>.json` file is the codec-owned normalized JSON for
 that lane. Consumers should use the index descriptor’s schema identity rather
 than infer a lane schema from its name. The current D&D payload contracts are
-[spells](dnd-spell-artifacts.md), [NPCs](dnd-npc-artifacts.md),
+[spells](dnd-spell-artifacts.md), [NPC registry](dnd-npc-registry-artifacts.md),
 [NPC interactions](dnd-npc-interaction-artifacts.md),
 [combat turns](dnd-combat-turn-artifacts.md),
 [item events](dnd-item-event-artifacts.md),

docs/internal/dnd.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ does not repeat their JSON shapes or schemas.
 | Lane | Durable contract |
 | --- | --- |
 | Spells | [spell artifacts](../integrations/dnd-spell-artifacts.md) |
-| NPCs | [NPC artifacts](../integrations/dnd-npc-artifacts.md) |
+| NPC registry | [NPC registry artifacts](../integrations/dnd-npc-registry-artifacts.md) |
 | Combat turns | [combat-turn artifacts](../integrations/dnd-combat-turn-artifacts.md) |
 | Item events | [item-event artifacts](../integrations/dnd-item-event-artifacts.md) |
 | NPC interactions | [NPC-interaction artifacts](../integrations/dnd-npc-interaction-artifacts.md) |

examples/dnd-complete.config.yml

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pipelines:
             - item-events
             - locations
             - location-occurrences
-            - npcs
+            - npc_registry
             - spells
             - combat-turns
             - npc-interactions
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ pipelines:
               retries: 2
             merge: appendorder
             normalize: dnd/item-events
-          npcs:
+          npc_registry:
             extract:
-              module: dnd/npcs
+              module: dnd/npc-registry
               retries: 2
             merge: appendorder
             normalize:
-              module: dnd/npcs
+              module: dnd/npc-registry
               retries: 2
           locations:
             extract:
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ pipelines:
             artifact:
               step: describe-session
               lane: locations
-          npcs:
+          npc_registry:
             artifact:
               step: describe-session
-              lane: npcs
+              lane: npc_registry
           scene_descriptions:
             artifact:
               step: describe-session
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ pipelines:
             normalize: dnd/location-occurrences
       - id: track-enemies
         references:
-          npcs:
+          npc_registry:
             artifact:
               step: describe-session
-              lane: npcs
+              lane: npc_registry
           scene_descriptions:
             artifact:
               step: describe-session

internal/cli/dnd_combat_contract_test.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestProductionCombatConfigurationResolvesTypedLane(t *testing.T) {
 	if !ok || codecSpec.Schema.ID != "notarius.dnd.combat_turns" || codecSpec.Schema.Version != "v1" {
 		t.Fatalf("combat codec spec = %#v, want compatible durable schema", codecSpec)
 	}
-	if !hasReferenceSlot(extractSpec.ReferenceSlots, "npcs") || !hasReferenceSlot(extractSpec.ReferenceSlots, "scene_descriptions") || !hasReferenceSlot(normalizeSpec.ReferenceSlots, "npcs") {
+	if !hasReferenceSlot(extractSpec.ReferenceSlots, "npc_registry") || !hasReferenceSlot(extractSpec.ReferenceSlots, "scene_descriptions") || !hasReferenceSlot(normalizeSpec.ReferenceSlots, "npc_registry") {
 		t.Fatalf("combat reference slots = %#v / %#v, want extraction scene and NPC slots plus normalization NPC slot", extractSpec.ReferenceSlots, normalizeSpec.ReferenceSlots)
 	}
 	sceneSlot := referenceSlot(extractSpec.ReferenceSlots, "scene_descriptions")
@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@ func TestProductionCombatConfigurationResolvesTypedLane(t *testing.T) {
 		PipelineID: "dnd-combat",
 		Catalog:    catalog,
 		ReferenceOverrides: []pipeline.ReferenceBinding{
-			{Stage: pipeline.StageExtract, LaneID: "combat", SlotName: "npcs", Source: "npc-run/lanes/npcs.json", BindingSource: contracts.ReferenceBindingSourceCLI},
-			{Stage: pipeline.StageNormalize, LaneID: "combat", SlotName: "npcs", Source: "npc-run/lanes/npcs.json", BindingSource: contracts.ReferenceBindingSourceCLI},
+			{Stage: pipeline.StageExtract, LaneID: "combat", SlotName: "npc_registry", Source: "npc-run/lanes/npc_registry.json", BindingSource: contracts.ReferenceBindingSourceCLI},
+			{Stage: pipeline.StageNormalize, LaneID: "combat", SlotName: "npc_registry", Source: "npc-run/lanes/npc_registry.json", BindingSource: contracts.ReferenceBindingSourceCLI},
 		},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Resolve(bound references) error = %v, want nil", err)
 	}
 	boundLane := bound.ResolvedPipeline.Steps[0].ArtifactLanes[0]
-	if len(boundLane.ExtractReferences.Bindings) != 2 || len(boundLane.NormalizeReferences.Bindings) != 1 || !hasReferenceBinding(boundLane.ExtractReferences.Bindings, "npcs") || !hasReferenceBinding(boundLane.ExtractReferences.Bindings, "scene_descriptions") || !hasReferenceBinding(boundLane.NormalizeReferences.Bindings, "npcs") {
+	if len(boundLane.ExtractReferences.Bindings) != 2 || len(boundLane.NormalizeReferences.Bindings) != 1 || !hasReferenceBinding(boundLane.ExtractReferences.Bindings, "npc_registry") || !hasReferenceBinding(boundLane.ExtractReferences.Bindings, "scene_descriptions") || !hasReferenceBinding(boundLane.NormalizeReferences.Bindings, "npc_registry") {
 		t.Fatalf("bound combat references = %#v / %#v, want extraction scene and NPC bindings plus normalization NPC binding", boundLane.ExtractReferences, boundLane.NormalizeReferences)
 	}
 }

internal/cli/dnd_enemy_events_contract_test.go

@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ import (
 	locationoccurrences "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/locationoccurrences"
 	locations "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/locations"
 	npcinteractions "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcinteractions"
-	npcs "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcs"
+	npcregistry "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry"
 	scenedescriptions "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/scenedescriptions"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/spells"
 	enemyeventnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/enemyevents"
 	locationnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/locations"
-	npcnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcs"
+	npcnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcregistry"
 )
 
 func TestProductionEnemyEventConfigurationResolvesGeneratedHandoffs(t *testing.T) {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestProductionEnemyEventConfigurationResolvesGeneratedHandoffs(t *testing.T
 		t.Fatalf("enemy event lane = %#v, want typed production composition", lane)
 	}
 	for slot, want := range map[string]struct{ step, lane string }{
-		"npcs":               {step: "describe-session", lane: "npcs"},
+		"npc_registry":       {step: "describe-session", lane: "npc_registry"},
 		"scene_descriptions": {step: "describe-session", lane: "scene-descriptions"},
 		"combat_turns":       {step: "extract-events", lane: "combat-turns"},
 		"npc_interactions":   {step: "extract-events", lane: "npc-interactions"},
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func TestProductionEnemyEventConfigurationResolvesGeneratedHandoffs(t *testing.T
 			t.Fatalf("enemy event %s reference = %#v, want generated %s/%s artifact", slot, binding, want.step, want.lane)
 		}
 	}
-	if binding, found := generatedReferenceBinding(lane.NormalizeReferences.Bindings, "npcs"); !found || binding.Artifact.Step != "describe-session" || binding.Artifact.Lane != "npcs" {
+	if binding, found := generatedReferenceBinding(lane.NormalizeReferences.Bindings, "npc_registry"); !found || binding.Artifact.Step != "describe-session" || binding.Artifact.Lane != "npc_registry" {
 		t.Fatalf("enemy event normalizer NPC reference = %#v, want generated NPC artifact", binding)
 	}
 
@@ -78,17 +78,17 @@ func TestProductionEnemyEventConfigurationResolvesGeneratedHandoffs(t *testing.T
 	if !ok || !reflect.DeepEqual(normalizeSpec.Requires, []string{"merged"}) || !reflect.DeepEqual(normalizeSpec.Provides, []string{"normalized"}) {
 		t.Fatalf("enemy event normalizer spec = %#v, want merged/normalized capabilities", normalizeSpec)
 	}
-	for _, slot := range []string{"npcs", "scene_descriptions", "combat_turns", "npc_interactions"} {
+	for _, slot := range []string{"npc_registry", "scene_descriptions", "combat_turns", "npc_interactions"} {
 		if !hasReferenceSlot(extractSpec.ReferenceSlots, slot) {
 			t.Fatalf("enemy event extractor slots = %#v, want %q", extractSpec.ReferenceSlots, slot)
 		}
 	}
-	if !hasReferenceSlot(normalizeSpec.ReferenceSlots, "npcs") {
+	if !hasReferenceSlot(normalizeSpec.ReferenceSlots, "npc_registry") {
 		t.Fatalf("enemy event normalizer slots = %#v, want NPC registry", normalizeSpec.ReferenceSlots)
 	}
 
 	profile := cfg.Pipelines["dnd-session"]
-	profile.Steps[2].References["npcs"] = pipeline.GeneratedReference("track-enemies", "enemy-events")
+	profile.Steps[2].References["npc_registry"] = pipeline.GeneratedReference("track-enemies", "enemy-events")
 	cfg.Pipelines["dnd-session"] = profile
 	if _, err := cfg.Resolve(resolveInputForMaintainedExample(components, "dnd-session")); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "earlier step") {
 		t.Fatalf("Resolve() error = %v, want future generated-reference rejection", err)
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func TestMaintainedCompleteExampleProducesEnemyEventsThroughGeneratedHandoffs(t
 		t.Fatalf("enemy event session = %q, want shared session", request.SessionID)
 	}
 	for slot, required := range map[string]string{
-		"npcs":             "Kesh",
+		"npc_registry":     "Kesh",
 		"combat_turns":     "Kesh",
 		"npc_interactions": "Kesh",
 	} {
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func (client *enemyEventLLMClient) CompleteStructured(ctx context.Context, reque
 	switch request.PromptID {
 	case scenes.PromptID:
 		content = []byte(`{"scenes":[{"start_unit_id":1,"end_unit_id":6},{"start_unit_id":7,"end_unit_id":11}]}`)
-	case npcs.PromptID:
+	case npcregistry.PromptID:
 		if combatScene {
 			content = []byte(`{"npcs":[{"name":"Kesh","source_refs":[{"start_unit_id":7,"end_unit_id":7}]}]}`)
 		} else {

internal/cli/dnd_interactions_contract_test.go

@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
 	interactioncodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcinteractions"
 	interactionextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcinteractions"
-	npcextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcs"
+	npcextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry"
 	interactionnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcinteractions"
-	npcnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcs"
+	npcnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcregistry"
 )
 
 func TestProductionNPCInteractionPipelineResolvesAndPrepares(t *testing.T) {
 	components := productionTestComponents(t)
-	resolved, err := pipeline.ResolvePipeline(npcInteractionProfile(pipeline.GeneratedReference("npcs", "npcs")), pipeline.ResolveOptions{}, catalogFromRegistries(components.registries))
+	resolved, err := pipeline.ResolvePipeline(npcInteractionProfile(pipeline.GeneratedReference("npc-registry", "npc_registry")), pipeline.ResolveOptions{}, catalogFromRegistries(components.registries))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("ResolvePipeline() error = %v", err)
 	}
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func TestProductionNPCInteractionPipelineResolvesAndPrepares(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("interaction lane = %#v", lane)
 	}
 	for _, bindings := range [][]pipeline.ReferenceBinding{lane.ExtractReferences.Bindings, lane.NormalizeReferences.Bindings} {
-		if len(bindings) != 1 || bindings[0].SlotName != "npcs" || bindings[0].Artifact == nil || bindings[0].Artifact.Step != "npcs" || bindings[0].Artifact.Lane != "npcs" {
+		if len(bindings) != 1 || bindings[0].SlotName != "npc_registry" || bindings[0].Artifact == nil || bindings[0].Artifact.Step != "npc-registry" || bindings[0].Artifact.Lane != "npc_registry" {
 			t.Fatalf("generated bindings = %#v", bindings)
 		}
 	}
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ func TestProductionNPCInteractionPipelineResolvesAndPrepares(t *testing.T) {
 func TestProductionNPCInteractionReferencesRequireEarlierCompatibleProducer(t *testing.T) {
 	components := productionTestComponents(t)
 	catalog := catalogFromRegistries(components.registries)
-	laterProfile := npcInteractionProfile(pipeline.GeneratedReference("npcs", "npcs"))
+	laterProfile := npcInteractionProfile(pipeline.GeneratedReference("npc-registry", "npc_registry"))
 	laterProfile.Steps[0].ID = "seed"
-	laterProfile.Steps[0].Artifacts["seed"] = laterProfile.Steps[0].Artifacts["npcs"]
-	delete(laterProfile.Steps[0].Artifacts, "npcs")
+	laterProfile.Steps[0].Artifacts["seed"] = laterProfile.Steps[0].Artifacts["npc_registry"]
+	delete(laterProfile.Steps[0].Artifacts, "npc_registry")
 	laterProfile.Steps = append(laterProfile.Steps, pipeline.PipelineStepProfile{ID: "future", Artifacts: map[string]pipeline.ArtifactLaneProfile{
-		"npcs": {Extract: pipeline.Binding(npcextract.Key), Normalize: pipeline.Binding(npcnormalize.Key)},
+		"npc_registry": {Extract: pipeline.Binding(npcextract.Key), Normalize: pipeline.Binding(npcnormalize.Key)},
 	}})
-	laterProfile.Steps[1].References["npcs"] = pipeline.GeneratedReference("future", "npcs")
+	laterProfile.Steps[1].References["npc_registry"] = pipeline.GeneratedReference("future", "npc_registry")
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
 		profile pipeline.PipelineProfile
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ func TestProductionNPCInteractionReferencesRequireEarlierCompatibleProducer(t *t
 		{name: "missing", profile: npcInteractionProfile(pipeline.ReferenceSource{}), want: "source must not be empty"},
 		{name: "same step", profile: npcInteractionProfile(pipeline.GeneratedReference("interactions", "interactions")), want: "earlier step"},
 		{name: "later step", profile: laterProfile, want: "earlier step"},
-		{name: "wrong artifact kind", profile: npcInteractionProfile(pipeline.GeneratedReference("npcs", "npcs")), want: "does not accept artifact kind"},
+		{name: "wrong artifact kind", profile: npcInteractionProfile(pipeline.GeneratedReference("npc-registry", "npc_registry")), want: "does not accept artifact kind"},
 	}
-	tests[3].profile.Steps[0].Artifacts["npcs"] = pipeline.ArtifactLaneProfile{Extract: pipeline.Binding("dnd/spells")}
+	tests[3].profile.Steps[0].Artifacts["npc_registry"] = pipeline.ArtifactLaneProfile{Extract: pipeline.Binding("dnd/spells")}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			_, err := pipeline.ResolvePipeline(test.profile, pipeline.ResolveOptions{}, catalog)
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ func npcInteractionProfile(reference pipeline.ReferenceSource) pipeline.Pipeline
 		Chunk:  pipeline.ModuleBinding{Module: "generic", Options: map[string]any{"max_units": 1}},
 		Output: pipeline.Binding("json"),
 		Steps: []pipeline.PipelineStepProfile{
-			{ID: "npcs", Artifacts: map[string]pipeline.ArtifactLaneProfile{
-				"npcs": {Extract: pipeline.Binding(npcextract.Key), Normalize: pipeline.Binding(npcnormalize.Key)},
+			{ID: "npc-registry", Artifacts: map[string]pipeline.ArtifactLaneProfile{
+				"npc_registry": {Extract: pipeline.Binding(npcextract.Key), Normalize: pipeline.Binding(npcnormalize.Key)},
 			}},
-			{ID: "interactions", References: map[string]pipeline.ReferenceSource{"npcs": reference}, Artifacts: map[string]pipeline.ArtifactLaneProfile{
+			{ID: "interactions", References: map[string]pipeline.ReferenceSource{"npc_registry": reference}, Artifacts: map[string]pipeline.ArtifactLaneProfile{
 				"interactions": {Extract: pipeline.Binding(interactionextract.Key), Normalize: pipeline.Binding(interactionnormalize.Key)},
 			}},
 		},

internal/cli/dnd_npc_contract_test.go

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/core/config"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/pipeline"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
-	npcextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcs"
-	npcnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
+	npcextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry"
+	npcnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcregistry"
 )
 
 func TestProductionNPCConfigurationResolvesTypedLane(t *testing.T) {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func TestProductionNPCConfigurationResolvesTypedLane(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("artifact lanes = %#v, want one NPC lane", effective.ResolvedPipeline.Steps[0].ArtifactLanes)
 	}
 	lane := effective.ResolvedPipeline.Steps[0].ArtifactLanes[0]
-	if lane.ID != "npcs" || lane.ArtifactKind != dnd.NPCRegistryKind || lane.Extract.Module != npcextract.Key || lane.Extract.Retries != 2 || lane.Merge.Module != pipeline.DefaultMergeModule || lane.Normalize.Module != npcnormalize.Key {
+	if lane.ID != "npc_registry" || lane.ArtifactKind != dnd.NPCRegistryKind || lane.Extract.Module != npcextract.Key || lane.Extract.Retries != 2 || lane.Merge.Module != pipeline.DefaultMergeModule || lane.Normalize.Module != npcnormalize.Key {
 		t.Fatalf("resolved NPC lane = %#v, want typed production composition", lane)
 	}
 	if len(lane.ExtractReferences.Bindings) != 0 || len(lane.NormalizeReferences.Bindings) != 0 {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestProductionNPCConfigurationResolvesTypedLane(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	extractSpec, ok := catalog.Extractors.Spec(npcextract.Key)
-	if !ok || !reflect.DeepEqual(extractSpec.Requires, []string{"chunks", "source.transcript"}) || !reflect.DeepEqual(extractSpec.Provides, []string{"dnd.npcs"}) {
+	if !ok || !reflect.DeepEqual(extractSpec.Requires, []string{"chunks", "source.transcript"}) || !reflect.DeepEqual(extractSpec.Provides, []string{"dnd.npc_registry"}) {
 		t.Fatalf("NPC extractor spec = %#v, want source and artifact capabilities", extractSpec)
 	}
 	mergeSpec, ok := catalog.Mergers.SpecForArtifact(pipeline.DefaultMergeModule, dnd.NPCRegistryKind)
@@ -54,18 +54,18 @@ func TestProductionNPCConfigurationResolvesTypedLane(t *testing.T) {
 
 	wantExtractChain := []pipeline.ModuleBinding{
 		pipeline.Binding("generic/valid_json"),
-		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npcs/shape"),
-		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npcs/source_refs"),
+		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npc-registry/shape"),
+		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npc-registry/source_refs"),
 		pipeline.Binding("generic/valid_json_schema"),
-		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npcs/source_relatedness"),
+		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npc-registry/source_relatedness"),
 	}
 	wantNormalizeChain := []pipeline.ModuleBinding{
 		pipeline.Binding("generic/valid_json"),
-		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npcs/shape"),
-		pipeline.Binding("normalize/dnd/npcs/identity"),
-		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npcs/source_refs"),
+		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npc-registry/shape"),
+		pipeline.Binding("normalize/dnd/npc-registry/identity"),
+		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npc-registry/source_refs"),
 		pipeline.Binding("generic/valid_json_schema"),
-		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npcs/source_relatedness"),
+		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npc-registry/source_relatedness"),
 	}
 	if got := validatorChain(effective.ResolvedPipeline, pipeline.StageExtract, npcextract.Key); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, wantExtractChain) {
 		t.Fatalf("NPC extract chain = %#v, want %#v", got, wantExtractChain)
@@ -90,16 +90,16 @@ func TestProductionNPCConfigurationValidatesOptionsReferencesAndPlacement(t *tes
 	}
 
 	if err := resolve(func(profile *pipeline.PipelineProfile) {
-		lane := profile.Artifacts["npcs"]
+		lane := profile.Artifacts["npc_registry"]
 		lane.Extract.Options = map[string]any{"unexpected": true}
-		profile.Artifacts["npcs"] = lane
+		profile.Artifacts["npc_registry"] = lane
 	}); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unknown option") {
 		t.Fatalf("unknown extractor option error = %v, want strict option rejection", err)
 	}
 	if err := resolve(func(profile *pipeline.PipelineProfile) {
-		lane := profile.Artifacts["npcs"]
+		lane := profile.Artifacts["npc_registry"]
 		lane.Normalize.Options = map[string]any{"unexpected": true}
-		profile.Artifacts["npcs"] = lane
+		profile.Artifacts["npc_registry"] = lane
 	}); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unknown option") {
 		t.Fatalf("unknown normalizer option error = %v, want strict option rejection", err)
 	}
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ func TestProductionNPCConfigurationValidatesOptionsReferencesAndPlacement(t *tes
 		t.Fatalf("optional NPC references error = %v, want resolution success", err)
 	}
 	if err := resolve(func(profile *pipeline.PipelineProfile) {
-		lane := profile.Artifacts["npcs"]
-		lane.Validators = []pipeline.ModuleBinding{pipeline.Binding("normalize/dnd/npcs/identity")}
-		profile.Artifacts["npcs"] = lane
+		lane := profile.Artifacts["npc_registry"]
+		lane.Validators = []pipeline.ModuleBinding{pipeline.Binding("normalize/dnd/npc-registry/identity")}
+		profile.Artifacts["npc_registry"] = lane
 	}); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "artifact lane level") {
 		t.Fatalf("lane-level validator error = %v, want invalid placement rejection", err)
 	}
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func productionNPCContractConfig() config.Config {
 		Input: pipeline.Binding("seriatim"),
 		Chunk: pipeline.Binding(pipeline.DefaultChunkModule),
 		Artifacts: map[string]pipeline.ArtifactLaneProfile{
-			"npcs": {
+			"npc_registry": {
 				Extract:   pipeline.ModuleBinding{Module: npcextract.Key, Retries: 2},
 				Normalize: pipeline.Binding(npcnormalize.Key),
 			},

internal/cli/example_contract_test.go

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestMaintainedExamplesLoadResolveAndList(t *testing.T) {
 					t.Fatalf("materialize maintained example references for %q: %v", pipelineID, err)
 				}
 				if example.name == "complete" {
-					if got := exampleStepLaneIDs(materialized); strings.Join(got, "|") != "describe-session:item-events,locations,npcs,scene-descriptions|extract-events:combat-turns,location-occurrences,npc-interactions,spells|track-enemies:enemy-events" {
+					if got := exampleStepLaneIDs(materialized); strings.Join(got, "|") != "describe-session:item-events,locations,npc_registry,scene-descriptions|extract-events:combat-turns,location-occurrences,npc-interactions,spells|track-enemies:enemy-events" {
 						t.Fatalf("complete example steps and lanes = %v, want the documented D&D extractor composition", got)
 					}
 					locationLane := referenceContractLane(t, materialized, "locations")
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func TestMaintainedExamplesLoadResolveAndList(t *testing.T) {
 					}
 					itemEventLane := referenceContractLane(t, materialized, "item-events")
 					for _, references := range []pipeline.ResolvedReferenceTarget{itemEventLane.ExtractReferences, itemEventLane.NormalizeReferences} {
-						if _, found := references.ReferenceSet.Slots["npcs"]; found {
+						if _, found := references.ReferenceSet.Slots["npc_registry"]; found {
 							t.Fatalf("item event lane unexpectedly depends on generated NPCs: %#v", itemEventLane)
 						}
 						if _, found := references.ReferenceSet.Slots["scene_descriptions"]; found {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func TestMaintainedExamplesLoadResolveAndList(t *testing.T) {
 					}
 					enemyEventLane := referenceContractLane(t, materialized, "enemy-events")
 					for slot, want := range map[string]struct{ step, lane string }{
-						"npcs":               {step: "describe-session", lane: "npcs"},
+						"npc_registry":       {step: "describe-session", lane: "npc_registry"},
 						"scene_descriptions": {step: "describe-session", lane: "scene-descriptions"},
 						"combat_turns":       {step: "extract-events", lane: "combat-turns"},
 						"npc_interactions":   {step: "extract-events", lane: "npc-interactions"},

internal/cli/npc_registry_contract_test.go

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pipelines:
         extract:
           module: dnd/spells
           references:
-            npcs: %q
+            npc_registry: %q
         normalize: dnd/spells
 `, checkpointRoot, npcPath)
 	configPath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.yml")
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pipelines:
 		"--input", repositoryPath("examples", "seriatim-minimal-transcript.json"),
 		"--chunk_cache", "bypass", "--output-dir", t.TempDir(),
 	}, &stdout, &stderr, options)
-	for _, fragment := range []string{`pipeline "dnd-session"`, `reference slot "npcs"`, "1048577 bytes", "limit 1048576"} {
+	for _, fragment := range []string{`pipeline "dnd-session"`, `reference slot "npc_registry"`, "1048577 bytes", "limit 1048576"} {
 		if code == 0 || !strings.Contains(stderr.String(), fragment) {
 			t.Fatalf("RunWithOptions() code = %d stderr = %q, want context fragment %q", code, stderr.String(), fragment)
 		}

internal/cli/production_contract_test.go

@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ func TestProductionCatalogCoversMaintainedConfigurations(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assertProductionContains(t, "inputs", registries.Inputs.RegisteredKeys(), []string{"seriatim"})
 	assertProductionContains(t, "chunkers", registries.Chunkers.RegisteredKeys(), []string{"dnd/scenes", "generic"})
-	assertProductionContains(t, "extractors", registries.Extractors.RegisteredKeys(), []string{"dnd/spells", "dnd/npcs", combatextract.Key, itemeventextract.Key, enemyeventextract.Key})
+	assertProductionContains(t, "extractors", registries.Extractors.RegisteredKeys(), []string{"dnd/spells", "dnd/npc-registry", combatextract.Key, itemeventextract.Key, enemyeventextract.Key})
 	assertProductionContains(t, "mergers", registries.Mergers.RegisteredKeys(), []string{"appendorder"})
-	assertProductionContains(t, "normalizers", registries.Normalizers.RegisteredKeys(), []string{"noop", spellnormalize.Key, "dnd/npcs", combatnormalize.Key, itemeventnormalize.Key, enemyeventnormalize.Key})
+	assertProductionContains(t, "normalizers", registries.Normalizers.RegisteredKeys(), []string{"noop", spellnormalize.Key, "dnd/npc-registry", combatnormalize.Key, itemeventnormalize.Key, enemyeventnormalize.Key})
 	assertProductionContains(t, "outputs", registries.Outputs.RegisteredKeys(), []string{"json"})
 	assertProductionContains(t, "validators", registries.Validators.RegisteredKeys(), []string{
 		"extract/dnd/spells/catalog",
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func TestProductionCatalogCoversMaintainedConfigurations(t *testing.T) {
 		{stage: pipeline.StageChunk, key: "generic", want: contracts.ExecutionClassDeterministic},
 		{stage: pipeline.StageChunk, key: "dnd/scenes", want: contracts.ExecutionClassLLMBacked},
 		{stage: pipeline.StageExtract, key: "dnd/spells", want: contracts.ExecutionClassLLMBacked},
-		{stage: pipeline.StageExtract, key: "dnd/npcs", want: contracts.ExecutionClassLLMBacked},
+		{stage: pipeline.StageExtract, key: "dnd/npc-registry", want: contracts.ExecutionClassLLMBacked},
 		{stage: pipeline.StageExtract, key: "dnd/combat-turns", want: contracts.ExecutionClassLLMBacked},
 		{stage: pipeline.StageExtract, key: "dnd/item-events", want: contracts.ExecutionClassLLMBacked},
 		{stage: pipeline.StageExtract, key: "dnd/npc-interactions", want: contracts.ExecutionClassLLMBacked},
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func TestProductionCatalogCoversMaintainedConfigurations(t *testing.T) {
 		{stage: pipeline.StageMerge, key: "appendorder", want: contracts.ExecutionClassDeterministic},
 		{stage: pipeline.StageNormalize, key: "noop", want: contracts.ExecutionClassDeterministic},
 		{stage: pipeline.StageNormalize, key: "dnd/spells", want: contracts.ExecutionClassDeterministic},
-		{stage: pipeline.StageNormalize, key: "dnd/npcs", want: contracts.ExecutionClassLLMBacked},
+		{stage: pipeline.StageNormalize, key: "dnd/npc-registry", want: contracts.ExecutionClassLLMBacked},
 		{stage: pipeline.StageNormalize, key: "dnd/combat-turns", want: contracts.ExecutionClassDeterministic},
 		{stage: pipeline.StageNormalize, key: "dnd/item-events", want: contracts.ExecutionClassDeterministic},
 		{stage: pipeline.StageNormalize, key: "dnd/npc-interactions", want: contracts.ExecutionClassDeterministic},

internal/core/config/file_config_contract_test.go

@@ -639,14 +639,14 @@ pipelines:
     steps:
       - id: identify-npcs
         artifacts:
-          npcs:
-            extract: dnd/npcs
+          npc_registry:
+            extract: dnd/npc-registry
       - id: grounded-events
         references:
-          npcs:
+          npc_registry:
             artifact:
               step: identify-npcs
-              lane: npcs
+              lane: npc_registry
         artifacts:
           spells:
             extract: dnd/spells
@@ -659,8 +659,8 @@ pipelines:
 	if len(profile.Steps) != 2 || profile.Steps[0].ID != "identify-npcs" || profile.Steps[1].ID != "grounded-events" {
 		t.Fatalf("steps = %#v", profile.Steps)
 	}
-	source := profile.Steps[1].References["npcs"]
-	if source.Artifact == nil || source.Artifact.Step != "identify-npcs" || source.Artifact.Lane != "npcs" {
+	source := profile.Steps[1].References["npc_registry"]
+	if source.Artifact == nil || source.Artifact.Step != "identify-npcs" || source.Artifact.Lane != "npc_registry" {
 		t.Fatalf("generated source = %#v", source)
 	}
 }

internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry/codec.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package npcs
+package npcregistry
 
 import (
 	"embed"

internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry/codec_test.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package npcs
+package npcregistry
 
 import (
 	"bytes"

internal/modules/dnd/extract/combatturns/extractor_test.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/contracts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/pipeline"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
 	scenecodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/scenedescriptions"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/identity"
 )

internal/modules/dnd/extract/combatturns/prompt_assets.go

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var promptAssetManifest = shared.PromptAssetManifest{
 		"common-dnd-identity.md",
 		"common-dnd-transcript-chunk.md",
 		"common-dnd-references.md",
-		"common-dnd-npcs.md",
+		"common-dnd-npc-registry.md",
 	},
 }
 

internal/modules/dnd/extract/combatturns/prompt_assets_test.go

@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ func TestPromptAssetsPrepareRequiredInputs(t *testing.T) {
 	prepared, err := engine.Prepare(context.Background(), promptkit.RunRequest{
 		PromptID: PromptID, PromptVersion: SchemaVersion, ProfileID: "combat-test-profile",
 		Inputs: map[string]promptkit.ArtifactRef{
-			"transcript": promptkit.InlineWithURI("file:///session.json", transcript),
-			"players":    promptkit.Inline("combat-player"),
-			"party":      promptkit.Inline(" "),
-			"glossary":   promptkit.Inline(" "),
-			"npcs":       promptkit.Inline(`{"npcs":[{"name":"combat-npc"}]}`),
+			"transcript":   promptkit.InlineWithURI("file:///session.json", transcript),
+			"players":      promptkit.Inline("combat-player"),
+			"party":        promptkit.Inline(" "),
+			"glossary":     promptkit.Inline(" "),
+			"npc_registry": promptkit.Inline(`{"npcs":[{"name":"combat-npc"}]}`),
 		},
 	})
 	if err != nil {

internal/modules/dnd/extract/enemyevents/grounding.go

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
 	combatturncodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/combatturns"
 	interactioncodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcinteractions"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
 	scenecodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/scenedescriptions"
 	npcregistry "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/registry"
 	sceneregistry "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/scenedescriptions/registry"

internal/modules/dnd/extract/enemyevents/grounding_test.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
 	combatturncodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/combatturns"
 	interactioncodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcinteractions"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
 	scenecodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/scenedescriptions"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/identity"
 	sceneregistry "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/scenedescriptions/registry"

internal/modules/dnd/extract/enemyevents/prompt_assets.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var promptAssetManifest = shared.PromptAssetManifest{
 		"common-dnd-identity.md",
 		"common-dnd-transcript-chunk.md",
 		"common-dnd-references.md",
-		"common-dnd-npcs.md",
+		"common-dnd-npc-registry.md",
 	},
 }
 

internal/modules/dnd/extract/enemyevents/prompt_assets_test.go

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestRegisterPromptAssetsAndPrepareEnemyEventPrompt(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestEnemyEventPromptRequiresGroundingInputs(t *testing.T) {
 	engine := newEnemyEventPromptEngine(t)
-	for _, inputName := range []string{"npcs", "combat_turns", "npc_interactions"} {
+	for _, inputName := range []string{"npc_registry", "combat_turns", "npc_interactions"} {
 		t.Run(inputName, func(t *testing.T) {
 			inputs := enemyEventPromptInputs()
 			delete(inputs, inputName)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func enemyEventPromptInputs() map[string]promptkit.ArtifactRef {
 		"players":          promptkit.Inline("enemy-player"),
 		"party":            promptkit.Inline("enemy-party"),
 		"glossary":         promptkit.Inline("enemy-glossary"),
-		"npcs":             promptkit.Inline(`{"npcs":[{"name":"enemy-npc"}]}`),
+		"npc_registry":     promptkit.Inline(`{"npcs":[{"name":"enemy-npc"}]}`),
 		"combat_turns":     promptkit.Inline(`{"combat_turns":[{"actor":"enemy-turn","turn_kind":"turn"}]}`),
 		"npc_interactions": promptkit.Inline(`{"npc_interactions":[{"name":"enemy-opponent","kind":"combat_opponent"}]}`),
 	}

internal/modules/dnd/extract/itemevents/extractor_test.go

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func TestExtractUsesOnlySupportedPromptInputs(t *testing.T) {
 		"players":  {Slot: contracts.ReferenceSlot{Name: "players"}, Items: []contracts.ReferenceItem{{SlotName: "players", Content: []byte("Dana: Aria")}}},
 		"party":    {Slot: contracts.ReferenceSlot{Name: "party"}, Items: []contracts.ReferenceItem{{SlotName: "party", Content: []byte("Aria: ranger")}}},
 		"glossary": {Slot: contracts.ReferenceSlot{Name: "glossary"}, Items: []contracts.ReferenceItem{{SlotName: "glossary", Content: []byte("Moonblade: heirloom")}}},
-		"npcs":     {Slot: contracts.ReferenceSlot{Name: "npcs"}, Items: []contracts.ReferenceItem{{SlotName: "npcs", Content: []byte("must not be used")}}},
+		"npcs":     {Slot: contracts.ReferenceSlot{Name: "npc_registry"}, Items: []contracts.ReferenceItem{{SlotName: "npc_registry", Content: []byte("must not be used")}}},
 	}}
 	if _, err := newExtractor(t, client).Extract(context.Background(), req); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)

internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcinteractions/extractor_test.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/contracts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/pipeline"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/identity"
 )
 

internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcinteractions/prompt_assets.go

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var promptAssetManifest = shared.PromptAssetManifest{
 		"common-dnd-identity.md",
 		"common-dnd-transcript-chunk.md",
 		"common-dnd-references.md",
-		"common-dnd-npcs.md",
+		"common-dnd-npc-registry.md",
 	},
 }
 

internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcinteractions/prompt_assets_test.go

@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ func TestRegisterPromptAssetsAndPrepareInteractionPrompt(t *testing.T) {
 	prepared, err := engine.Prepare(context.Background(), promptkit.RunRequest{
 		PromptID: PromptID, PromptVersion: SchemaVersion, ProfileID: "npc-interactions-test-profile",
 		Inputs: map[string]promptkit.ArtifactRef{
-			"transcript": promptkit.InlineWithURI("file:///session.json", transcript),
-			"players":    promptkit.Inline("interaction-player"),
-			"party":      promptkit.Inline("Mira: ranger"),
-			"glossary":   promptkit.Inline("Greencloak: title"),
-			"npcs":       promptkit.Inline(`{"npcs":[{"name":"interaction-npc"}]}`),
+			"transcript":   promptkit.InlineWithURI("file:///session.json", transcript),
+			"players":      promptkit.Inline("interaction-player"),
+			"party":        promptkit.Inline("Mira: ranger"),
+			"glossary":     promptkit.Inline("Greencloak: title"),
+			"npc_registry": promptkit.Inline(`{"npcs":[{"name":"interaction-npc"}]}`),
 		},
 	})
 	if err != nil {

internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry/canonicalize.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package npcs
+package npcregistry
 
 import (
 	"sort"

internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry/extractor.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package npcs
+package npcregistry
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/shared"
 )
 
-const Key = "dnd/npcs"
+const Key = "dnd/npc-registry"
 
-const mappingPolicy = "dnd.npcs.extract_mapping.v2"
+const mappingPolicy = "dnd.npc_registry.extract_mapping.v2"
 
 var requiredCapabilities = []string{
 	"chunks",
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var requiredCapabilities = []string{
 }
 
 var providedCapabilities = []string{
-	"dnd.npcs",
+	"dnd.npc_registry",
 }
 
 var referenceSlotDescriptions = shared.ReferenceSlotDescriptions{
@@ -166,5 +166,5 @@ func DecodeOptions(options map[string]any) (Options, error) {
 }
 
 func extractorErrorf(format string, args ...any) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("dnd npcs extractor: "+format, args...)
+	return fmt.Errorf("dnd npc registry extractor: "+format, args...)
 }

internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry/extractor_test.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package npcs
+package npcregistry
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -188,13 +188,13 @@ func TestExtractRetainsLocalErrorContextAndProviderFailures(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "wrapped preflight failure", extractor: extractor, req: mismatchedSourceInputRequest(request), want: "must match chunk"},
 	} {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if _, err := test.extractor.Extract(context.Background(), test.req); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "dnd npcs") || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), test.want) {
+			if _, err := test.extractor.Extract(context.Background(), test.req); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "dnd npc registry") || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), test.want) {
 				t.Fatalf("Extract() error = %v, want contextual local error", err)
 			}
 		})
 	}
 	_, err := newExtractor(t, &fakeNPCsLLMClient{err: errors.New("provider unavailable")}).Extract(context.Background(), request)
-	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "dnd npcs") || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "provider unavailable") {
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "dnd npc registry") || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "provider unavailable") {
 		t.Fatalf("provider Extract() error = %v, want contextual provider error", err)
 	}
 }

internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry/model.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package npcs
+package npcregistry
 
 type extractionResponse struct {
 	NPCs []npcResponse `json:"npcs"`

internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry/prompt_assets.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package npcs
+package npcregistry
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 const promptAssetRoot = "assets/prompts"
 
 var promptAssetManifest = shared.PromptAssetManifest{
-	ModuleDir: "dnd.npcs",
+	ModuleDir: "dnd.npc_registry",
 	ModuleFiles: []promptfs.ModulePromptFile{
 		{Name: "prompt.yaml", Path: "prompts/prompt.yaml"},
 		{Name: "instructions.md", Path: "prompts/instructions.md"},
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var promptAssetManifest = shared.PromptAssetManifest{
 }
 
 func moduleAssetFS() (fs.FS, error) {
-	assets, err := fs.Sub(rootassets.FS(), "dnd/npcs/extract")
+	assets, err := fs.Sub(rootassets.FS(), "dnd/npc-registry/extract")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("scope NPC extraction assets: %w", err)
 	}

internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry/prompt_assets_test.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package npcs
+package npcregistry
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestRegisterPromptAssetsAndPrepareNPCPrompt(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Prepare() error = %v, want nil", err)
 	}
-	if prepared.PromptID != PromptID || prepared.OutputContract.SchemaPath != "dnd_npcs_llm.v1.json" {
+	if prepared.PromptID != PromptID || prepared.OutputContract.SchemaPath != "dnd_npc_registry_llm.v1.json" {
 		t.Fatalf("prepared prompt = %#v, want NPC prompt identity and wiring", prepared)
 	}
 }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestPromptMetadataAndDiagnosticsDoNotContainRawAssets(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	for _, forbidden := range []string{"common-dnd-system", "dnd_npcs_llm.v1.json"} {
+	for _, forbidden := range []string{"common-dnd-system", "dnd_npc_registry_llm.v1.json"} {
 		if strings.Contains(string(payload), forbidden) {
 			t.Fatalf("metadata leaked raw prompt/schema content %q: %s", forbidden, payload)
 		}

internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry/registry_test.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package npcs
+package npcregistry
 
 import (
 	"reflect"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func TestModuleSpecAndReferenceSlots(t *testing.T) {
 		Stage:          pipeline.StageExtract,
 		ExecutionClass: contracts.ExecutionClassLLMBacked,
 		Requires:       []string{"chunks", "source.transcript"},
-		Provides:       []string{"dnd.npcs"},
+		Provides:       []string{"dnd.npc_registry"},
 		ArtifactKind:   dnd.NPCRegistryKind,
 		ReferenceSlots: []contracts.ReferenceSlot{
 			{Name: "glossary", Description: "Optional campaign glossary reference material used only for NPC disambiguation.", AcceptedMediaTypes: []string{"application/json", "application/x-yaml", "application/yaml", "text/markdown", "text/plain"}},

internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry/schema.go

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-package npcs
+package npcregistry
 
 import "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/llm"
 
 const (
-	PromptID           = "dnd.npcs"
-	ResponseSchemaKey  = llm.ResponseSchemaKey("dnd_npcs_llm")
-	ResponseSchemaID   = "notarius.dnd.npcs.llm"
-	ResponseSchemaName = "notarius_dnd_npcs_llm_v1"
+	PromptID           = "dnd.npc_registry"
+	ResponseSchemaKey  = llm.ResponseSchemaKey("dnd_npc_registry_llm")
+	ResponseSchemaID   = "notarius.dnd.npc_registry.llm"
+	ResponseSchemaName = "notarius_dnd_npc_registry_llm_v1"
 	SchemaVersion      = "v1"
 )
 
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ func loadResponseSchema() (llm.ResponseSchema, error) {
 		ID:        ResponseSchemaID,
 		Version:   SchemaVersion,
 		Name:      ResponseSchemaName,
-		AssetPath: "schemas/dnd_npcs_llm.v1.json",
+		AssetPath: "schemas/dnd_npc_registry_llm.v1.json",
 	})
 }

internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry/schema_test.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package npcs
+package npcregistry
 
 import (
 	"bytes"

internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry/test_helpers_test.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package npcs
+package npcregistry
 
 import (
 	"context"

internal/modules/dnd/extract/spells/npc_registry_wiring_test.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/contracts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/pipeline"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/identity"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/registry"
 )

internal/modules/dnd/extract/spells/prompt_assets.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var promptAssetManifest = shared.PromptAssetManifest{
 		"common-dnd-identity.md",
 		"common-dnd-transcript-chunk.md",
 		"common-dnd-references.md",
-		"common-dnd-npcs.md",
+		"common-dnd-npc-registry.md",
 	},
 }
 

internal/modules/dnd/extract/spells/prompt_assets_test.go

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func prepareSpellsPrompt(t *testing.T, transcript []byte, players string, party
 		Inputs: map[string]promptkit.ArtifactRef{
 			"transcript":    promptkit.InlineWithURI("file:///session.json", string(transcript)),
 			"spell_catalog": promptkit.Inline(`{"spell_names":["spell-catalog-sentinel"]}`),
-			"npcs":          promptkit.Inline(`{"npcs":[{"name":"spell-npc-sentinel"}]}`),
+			"npc_registry":  promptkit.Inline(`{"npcs":[{"name":"spell-npc-sentinel"}]}`),
 			"players":       promptkit.Inline(players),
 			"party":         promptkit.Inline(party),
 			"glossary":      promptkit.Inline(glossary),

internal/modules/dnd/normalize/combatturns/normalizer_test.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/contracts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/pipeline"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/identity"
 )
 

internal/modules/dnd/normalize/enemyevents/normalizer_test.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/contracts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/pipeline"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/identity"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/shared/diagnostics"
 )

internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcinteractions/normalizer_test.go

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/contracts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/pipeline"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/identity"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/shared/diagnostics"
 )

internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcregistry/normalizer.go

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-// Package npcs normalizes merged D&D non-player character records.
-package npcs
+// Package npcregistry normalizes merged D&D non-player character records.
+package npcregistry
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	Key                   = "dnd/npcs"
-	PromptID              = "dnd.npcs.normalize"
-	normalizationPolicy   = "dnd.npcs.normalize.v3"
+	Key                   = "dnd/npc-registry"
+	PromptID              = "dnd.npc_registry.normalize"
+	normalizationPolicy   = "dnd.npc_registry.normalize.v3"
 	semanticContextPolicy = "dnd.entity_reconcile.context.v1"
 	NormalizationPolicy   = normalizationPolicy
 
@@ -385,5 +385,5 @@ func DecodeOptions(options map[string]any) (Options, error) {
 }
 
 func normalizerErrorf(format string, args ...any) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("dnd npcs normalizer: "+format, args...)
+	return fmt.Errorf("dnd npc registry normalizer: "+format, args...)
 }

internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcregistry/normalizer_test.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package npcs
+package npcregistry
 
 import (
 	"context"

internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcregistry/prompt_assets.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package npcs
+package npcregistry
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var promptAssetManifest = shared.PromptAssetManifest{
 }
 
 func moduleAssetFS() (fs.FS, error) {
-	assets, err := fs.Sub(rootassets.FS(), "dnd/npcs/normalize")
+	assets, err := fs.Sub(rootassets.FS(), "dnd/npc-registry/normalize")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("scope NPC normalization assets: %w", err)
 	}

internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcregistry/prompt_assets_test.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package npcs
+package npcregistry
 
 import (
 	"context"

internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcregistry/reconciliation.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package npcs
+package npcregistry
 
 import (
 	"fmt"

internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcregistry/semantic_normalizer_test.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package npcs
+package npcregistry
 
 import (
 	"context"

internal/modules/dnd/npcs/registry/registry.go

@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/core/source"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/contracts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/identity"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/shared/diagnostics"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/shared/registryresolver"
 )
 
 const (
-	ReferenceSlot = "npcs"
+	ReferenceSlot = "npc_registry"
 	MaxBytes      = 1048576
 	emptyPrompt   = `{"npcs":[]}`
 )

internal/modules/dnd/npcs/registry/registry_test.go

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/core/source"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/contracts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/identity"
 )
 

internal/modules/dnd/register/chains.go

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	locationoccurrenceextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/locationoccurrences"
 	locationextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/locations"
 	interactionextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcinteractions"
-	npcextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcs"
+	npcextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry"
 	scenedescriptionextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/scenedescriptions"
 	spellextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/spells"
 	combatnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/combatturns"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	locationoccurrencenormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/locationoccurrences"
 	locationnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/locations"
 	interactionnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcinteractions"
-	npcnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcs"
+	npcnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcregistry"
 	scenedescriptionnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/scenedescriptions"
 	spellnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/spells"
 	combatinvariants "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/combatturns/invariants"
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ import (
 	interactionshape "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcinteractions/shape"
 	interactionrefs "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcinteractions/source_refs"
 	interactionrelatedness "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcinteractions/source_relatedness"
-	npcidentity "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcs/identity"
-	npcshape "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcs/shape"
-	npcsourcerefs "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcs/source_refs"
-	npcrelatedness "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcs/source_relatedness"
+	npcidentity "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/identity"
+	npcshape "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/shape"
+	npcsourcerefs "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/source_refs"
+	npcrelatedness "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/source_relatedness"
 	sceneinvariants "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/scenedescriptions/invariants"
 	sceneshape "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/scenedescriptions/shape"
 	scenerefs "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/scenedescriptions/source_refs"
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func registerDefaultChains(registry *pipeline.ValidatorChainRegistry) error {
 				},
 			})
 		}},
-		{name: "npcs validator chain", register: func() error {
+		{name: "npc registry validator chain", register: func() error {
 			return registry.Register(pipeline.ValidatorChainMapping{
 				Stage:  pipeline.StageExtract,
 				Module: npcextract.Key,
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func registerDefaultChains(registry *pipeline.ValidatorChainRegistry) error {
 				},
 			})
 		}},
-		{name: "npcs normalize validator chain", register: func() error {
+		{name: "npc registry normalize validator chain", register: func() error {
 			return registry.Register(pipeline.ValidatorChainMapping{
 				Stage:  pipeline.StageNormalize,
 				Module: npcnormalize.Key,

internal/modules/dnd/register/evidence.go

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 func registerEvidence(registry *pipeline.ArtifactEvidenceRegistry) error {
 	return runRegistrations([]registration{
 		{name: "spells evidence", register: func() error { return pipeline.RegisterArtifactEvidence(registry, dnd.SpellListKind, spellEvidence) }},
-		{name: "npcs evidence", register: func() error { return pipeline.RegisterArtifactEvidence(registry, dnd.NPCRegistryKind, npcEvidence) }},
+		{name: "npc registry evidence", register: func() error { return pipeline.RegisterArtifactEvidence(registry, dnd.NPCRegistryKind, npcEvidence) }},
 		{name: "combat turns evidence", register: func() error {
 			return pipeline.RegisterArtifactEvidence(registry, dnd.CombatTurnListKind, combatTurnEvidence)
 		}},

internal/modules/dnd/register/modules.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	locationoccurrencecodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/locationoccurrences"
 	locationcodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/locations"
 	interactioncodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcinteractions"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
 	scenedescriptioncodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/scenedescriptions"
 	spellcodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/spells"
 	combatextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/combatturns"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	locationoccurrenceextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/locationoccurrences"
 	locationextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/locations"
 	interactionextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcinteractions"
-	npcextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcs"
+	npcextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry"
 	scenedescriptionextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/scenedescriptions"
 	spellextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/spells"
 	combatnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/combatturns"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	locationoccurrencenormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/locationoccurrences"
 	locationnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/locations"
 	interactionnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcinteractions"
-	npcnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcs"
+	npcnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcregistry"
 	scenedescriptionnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/scenedescriptions"
 	spellnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/spells"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/shared/entityreconcile"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func registerModules(registries pipeline.Registries) error {
 	codec := spellcodec.New()
 	return runRegistrations([]registration{
 		{name: "spells codec", register: func() error { return pipeline.RegisterArtifactCodec(registries.ArtifactCodecs, codec) }},
-		{name: "npcs codec", register: func() error { return pipeline.RegisterArtifactCodec(registries.ArtifactCodecs, npccodec.New()) }},
+		{name: "npc registry codec", register: func() error { return pipeline.RegisterArtifactCodec(registries.ArtifactCodecs, npccodec.New()) }},
 		{name: "combat turns codec", register: func() error { return pipeline.RegisterArtifactCodec(registries.ArtifactCodecs, combatcodec.New()) }},
 		{name: "enemy events codec", register: func() error { return pipeline.RegisterArtifactCodec(registries.ArtifactCodecs, enemyeventcodec.New()) }},
 		{name: "item events codec", register: func() error { return pipeline.RegisterArtifactCodec(registries.ArtifactCodecs, itemeventcodec.New()) }},
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func registerModules(registries pipeline.Registries) error {
 		}},
 		{name: "scenes chunker", register: func() error { return scenes.Register(registries.Chunkers) }},
 		{name: "spells extractor", register: func() error { return spellextract.Register(registries.Extractors) }},
-		{name: "npcs extractor", register: func() error { return npcextract.Register(registries.Extractors) }},
+		{name: "npc registry extractor", register: func() error { return npcextract.Register(registries.Extractors) }},
 		{name: "combat turns extractor", register: func() error { return combatextract.Register(registries.Extractors) }},
 		{name: "enemy events extractor", register: func() error { return enemyeventextract.Register(registries.Extractors) }},
 		{name: "item events extractor", register: func() error { return itemeventextract.Register(registries.Extractors) }},
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func registerModules(registries pipeline.Registries) error {
 			return appendorder.RegisterTyped(registries.Mergers, dnd.LocationOccurrenceListKind, appendLocationOccurrenceLists)
 		}},
 		{name: "spells normalizer", register: func() error { return spellnormalize.Register(registries.Normalizers) }},
-		{name: "npcs normalizer", register: func() error { return npcnormalize.Register(registries.Normalizers) }},
+		{name: "npc registry normalizer", register: func() error { return npcnormalize.Register(registries.Normalizers) }},
 		{name: "combat turns normalizer", register: func() error { return combatnormalize.Register(registries.Normalizers) }},
 		{name: "enemy events normalizer", register: func() error { return enemyeventnormalize.Register(registries.Normalizers) }},
 		{name: "item events normalizer", register: func() error { return itemeventnormalize.Register(registries.Normalizers) }},
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func registerPromptAssets(assets *llm.AssetRegistry) error {
 		{name: "entity reconciliation schema assets", register: func() error { return entityreconcile.RegisterSchemaAssets(assets) }},
 		{name: "scenes prompt assets", register: func() error { return scenes.RegisterPromptAssets(assets) }},
 		{name: "spells prompt assets", register: func() error { return spellextract.RegisterPromptAssets(assets) }},
-		{name: "npcs prompt assets", register: func() error { return npcextract.RegisterPromptAssets(assets) }},
+		{name: "npc registry prompt assets", register: func() error { return npcextract.RegisterPromptAssets(assets) }},
 		{name: "npc normalization prompt assets", register: func() error { return npcnormalize.RegisterPromptAssets(assets) }},
 		{name: "combat turns prompt assets", register: func() error { return combatextract.RegisterPromptAssets(assets) }},
 		{name: "enemy events prompt assets", register: func() error { return enemyeventextract.RegisterPromptAssets(assets) }},

internal/modules/dnd/register/prompt_cache_test.go

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	locationoccurrenceextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/locationoccurrences"
 	locationextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/locations"
 	interactionextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcinteractions"
-	npcextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcs"
+	npcextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry"
 	scenedescriptionextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/scenedescriptions"
 	spellextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/spells"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/promptkit"
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestExtractionPromptComposition(t *testing.T) {
 			promptID:      combatextract.PromptID,
 			promptVersion: combatextract.SchemaVersion,
 			inputs: withPromptInputs(commonInputs, map[string]promptkit.ArtifactRef{
-				"npcs": promptkit.Inline(`{"sentinel":"` + npcSentinel + `"}`),
+				"npc_registry": promptkit.Inline(`{"sentinel":"` + npcSentinel + `"}`),
 			}),
 			suffixGroups: [][]string{{evidenceSentinel}, {npcSentinel}},
 		},
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func TestExtractionPromptComposition(t *testing.T) {
 			promptID:      enemyeventextract.PromptID,
 			promptVersion: enemyeventextract.SchemaVersion,
 			inputs: withPromptInputs(commonInputs, map[string]promptkit.ArtifactRef{
-				"npcs":             promptkit.Inline(`{"sentinel":"` + npcSentinel + `"}`),
+				"npc_registry":     promptkit.Inline(`{"sentinel":"` + npcSentinel + `"}`),
 				"combat_turns":     promptkit.Inline(`{"sentinel":"combat-turns-sentinel"}`),
 				"npc_interactions": promptkit.Inline(`{"sentinel":"npc-interactions-sentinel"}`),
 			}),
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestExtractionPromptComposition(t *testing.T) {
 			promptID:      interactionextract.PromptID,
 			promptVersion: interactionextract.SchemaVersion,
 			inputs: withPromptInputs(commonInputs, map[string]promptkit.ArtifactRef{
-				"npcs": promptkit.Inline(`{"sentinel":"` + npcSentinel + `"}`),
+				"npc_registry": promptkit.Inline(`{"sentinel":"` + npcSentinel + `"}`),
 			}),
 			suffixGroups: [][]string{{evidenceSentinel}, {npcSentinel}},
 		},
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func TestExtractionPromptComposition(t *testing.T) {
 			promptID:      spellextract.PromptID,
 			promptVersion: spellextract.SchemaVersion,
 			inputs: withPromptInputs(commonInputs, map[string]promptkit.ArtifactRef{
-				"npcs":          promptkit.Inline(`{"sentinel":"` + npcSentinel + `"}`),
+				"npc_registry":  promptkit.Inline(`{"sentinel":"` + npcSentinel + `"}`),
 				"spell_catalog": promptkit.Inline(`{"sentinel":"` + catalogSentinel + `"}`),
 			}),
 			suffixGroups: [][]string{{evidenceSentinel}, {npcSentinel}, {catalogSentinel}},

internal/modules/dnd/register/register_test.go

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	locationoccurrenceextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/locationoccurrences"
 	locationextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/locations"
 	interactionextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcinteractions"
-	npcextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcs"
+	npcextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry"
 	scenedescriptionextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/scenedescriptions"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/spells"
 	combatnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/combatturns"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	locationoccurrencenormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/locationoccurrences"
 	locationnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/locations"
 	interactionnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcinteractions"
-	npcnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcs"
+	npcnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcregistry"
 	scenedescriptionnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/scenedescriptions"
 	spellnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/spells"
 )
@@ -42,19 +42,19 @@ func TestRegisterAddsDNDFamily(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("PromptFS() error = %v", err)
 	}
-	if _, err := fs.ReadFile(promptFS, "dnd.npcs.normalize/prompt.yaml"); err != nil {
+	if _, err := fs.ReadFile(promptFS, "dnd.npc_registry.normalize/prompt.yaml"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("normalization prompt asset = %v, want registered private prompt", err)
 	}
 	for _, name := range []string{
 		"dnd.scenes/prompt.yaml",
 		"dnd.spells/prompt.yaml",
-		"dnd.npcs/prompt.yaml",
+		"dnd.npc_registry/prompt.yaml",
 		"dnd.combat_turns/prompt.yaml",
 		"dnd.enemy_events/prompt.yaml",
 		"dnd.item_events/prompt.yaml",
 		"dnd.npc_interactions/prompt.yaml",
 		"dnd.scene_descriptions/prompt.yaml",
-		"dnd.npcs.normalize/prompt.yaml",
+		"dnd.npc_registry.normalize/prompt.yaml",
 		"dnd.locations/prompt.yaml",
 		"dnd.locations.normalize/prompt.yaml",
 		"dnd.location_occurrences/prompt.yaml",
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ func TestRegisterAddsDNDFamily(t *testing.T) {
 	assertContainsKeys(t, "validators", registries.Validators.RegisteredKeys(), []string{
 		"extract/dnd/locations/shape", "normalize/dnd/locations/identity", "extract/dnd/locations/source_refs", "extract/dnd/locations/source_relatedness",
 		"extract/dnd/location-occurrences/shape", "extract/dnd/location-occurrences/registry", "normalize/dnd/location-occurrences/invariants", "extract/dnd/location-occurrences/source_refs", "extract/dnd/location-occurrences/source_relatedness",
-		"extract/dnd/npcs/shape",
-		"extract/dnd/npcs/source_refs",
-		"extract/dnd/npcs/source_relatedness",
-		"normalize/dnd/npcs/identity",
+		"extract/dnd/npc-registry/shape",
+		"extract/dnd/npc-registry/source_refs",
+		"extract/dnd/npc-registry/source_relatedness",
+		"normalize/dnd/npc-registry/identity",
 		"extract/dnd/spells/catalog",
 		"extract/dnd/spells/shape",
 		"extract/dnd/spells/source_refs",
@@ -162,21 +162,21 @@ func TestRegisterAddsDNDFamily(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	npcExtractChain := []pipeline.ModuleBinding{
 		pipeline.Binding("generic/valid_json"),
-		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npcs/shape"),
-		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npcs/source_refs"),
+		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npc-registry/shape"),
+		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npc-registry/source_refs"),
 		pipeline.Binding("generic/valid_json_schema"),
-		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npcs/source_relatedness"),
+		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npc-registry/source_relatedness"),
 	}
 	if got := registries.ValidatorChains.Validators(pipeline.StageExtract, npcextract.Key); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, npcExtractChain) {
 		t.Fatalf("NPC extract validator chain = %#v, want %#v", got, npcExtractChain)
 	}
 	npcNormalizeChain := []pipeline.ModuleBinding{
 		pipeline.Binding("generic/valid_json"),
-		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npcs/shape"),
-		pipeline.Binding("normalize/dnd/npcs/identity"),
-		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npcs/source_refs"),
+		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npc-registry/shape"),
+		pipeline.Binding("normalize/dnd/npc-registry/identity"),
+		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npc-registry/source_refs"),
 		pipeline.Binding("generic/valid_json_schema"),
-		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npcs/source_relatedness"),
+		pipeline.Binding("extract/dnd/npc-registry/source_relatedness"),
 	}
 	if got := registries.ValidatorChains.Validators(pipeline.StageNormalize, npcnormalize.Key); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, npcNormalizeChain) {
 		t.Fatalf("NPC normalize validator chain = %#v, want %#v", got, npcNormalizeChain)
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func TestRegisterAddsDNDFamily(t *testing.T) {
 	assertAssetNamesContain(t, assets.SchemaFS, []string{
 		"dnd_scenes_llm.v1.json",
 		"dnd_spells_llm.v1.json",
-		"dnd_npcs_llm.v1.json",
+		"dnd_npc_registry_llm.v1.json",
 		"dnd_combat_turns_llm.v1.json",
 		"dnd_enemy_events_llm.v1.json",
 		"dnd_item_events_llm.v1.json",
@@ -336,8 +336,8 @@ func TestRegisterAddsDNDFamily(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(enemyEventExtractSpec.ReferenceSlots) != 8 || len(enemyEventNormalizeSpec.ReferenceSlots) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("enemy event reference slots = %#v / %#v", enemyEventExtractSpec.ReferenceSlots, enemyEventNormalizeSpec.ReferenceSlots)
 	}
-	npcRegistrySlot := referenceSlot(enemyEventExtractSpec.ReferenceSlots, "npcs")
-	enemyNormalizeRegistrySlot := referenceSlot(enemyEventNormalizeSpec.ReferenceSlots, "npcs")
+	npcRegistrySlot := referenceSlot(enemyEventExtractSpec.ReferenceSlots, "npc_registry")
+	enemyNormalizeRegistrySlot := referenceSlot(enemyEventNormalizeSpec.ReferenceSlots, "npc_registry")
 	if !npcRegistrySlot.Required || !enemyNormalizeRegistrySlot.Required || npcRegistrySlot.MaxBytes != enemyNormalizeRegistrySlot.MaxBytes || !reflect.DeepEqual(npcRegistrySlot.AcceptedMediaTypes, enemyNormalizeRegistrySlot.AcceptedMediaTypes) || !reflect.DeepEqual(npcRegistrySlot.AcceptedArtifactKinds, enemyNormalizeRegistrySlot.AcceptedArtifactKinds) {
 		t.Fatalf("enemy-event NPC registry slots disagree: %#v / %#v", enemyEventExtractSpec.ReferenceSlots, enemyEventNormalizeSpec.ReferenceSlots)
 	}
@@ -388,8 +388,8 @@ func TestRegisterAddsDNDFamily(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(sceneExtractSpec.ReferenceSlots) != 3 || len(sceneNormalizeSpec.ReferenceSlots) != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("scene description reference slots = %#v / %#v, want extractor campaign slots only", sceneExtractSpec.ReferenceSlots, sceneNormalizeSpec.ReferenceSlots)
 	}
-	extractRegistrySlot := referenceSlot(interactionExtractSpec.ReferenceSlots, "npcs")
-	normalizeRegistrySlot := referenceSlot(interactionNormalizeSpec.ReferenceSlots, "npcs")
+	extractRegistrySlot := referenceSlot(interactionExtractSpec.ReferenceSlots, "npc_registry")
+	normalizeRegistrySlot := referenceSlot(interactionNormalizeSpec.ReferenceSlots, "npc_registry")
 	if !extractRegistrySlot.Required || !reflect.DeepEqual(extractRegistrySlot.AcceptedArtifactKinds, []contracts.ArtifactKind{dnd.NPCRegistryKind}) || !sameReferenceSlotContract(extractRegistrySlot, normalizeRegistrySlot) {
 		t.Fatalf("NPC interaction registry slots disagree: %#v / %#v", interactionExtractSpec.ReferenceSlots, interactionNormalizeSpec.ReferenceSlots)
 	}

internal/modules/dnd/register/validators.go

@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ import (
 	interactionshape "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcinteractions/shape"
 	interactionrefs "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcinteractions/source_refs"
 	interactionrelatedness "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcinteractions/source_relatedness"
-	npcidentity "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcs/identity"
-	npcshape "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcs/shape"
-	npcsourcerefs "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcs/source_refs"
-	npcrelatedness "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcs/source_relatedness"
+	npcidentity "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/identity"
+	npcshape "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/shape"
+	npcsourcerefs "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/source_refs"
+	npcrelatedness "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/source_relatedness"
 	sceneinvariants "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/scenedescriptions/invariants"
 	sceneshape "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/scenedescriptions/shape"
 	scenerefs "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/scenedescriptions/source_refs"

internal/modules/dnd/shared/assets.go

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var sharedPromptPaths = map[string]string{
 	"common-dnd-transcript-chunk.md":      "prompts/common-dnd-transcript-chunk.md",
 	"common-dnd-transcript-windows.md":    "prompts/common-dnd-transcript-windows.md",
 	"common-dnd-references.md":            "prompts/common-dnd-references.md",
-	"common-dnd-npcs.md":                  "prompts/common-dnd-npcs.md",
+	"common-dnd-npc-registry.md":          "prompts/common-dnd-npc-registry.md",
 	"common-dnd-entity-reconciliation.md": "prompts/common-dnd-entity-reconciliation.md",
 }
 

internal/modules/dnd/shared/assets_test.go

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestPromptAssetManifestPromptFS(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, path := range []string{
 		"assets/prompts/dnd.test/sharedassets/common-dnd-references.md",
-		"assets/prompts/dnd.test/sharedassets/common-dnd-npcs.md",
+		"assets/prompts/dnd.test/sharedassets/common-dnd-npc-registry.md",
 	} {
 		if _, err := fs.ReadFile(fsys, path); err == nil {
 			t.Fatalf("ReadFile(%q) succeeded, want unlisted shared asset to be absent", path)
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func TestPromptAssetManifestHashMatchesManifestParts(t *testing.T) {
 		{FS: moduleFS, Path: "assets/prompts/instructions.md"},
 		{FS: sharedFS, Path: "prompts/common-dnd-transcript-chunk.md"},
 		{FS: sharedFS, Path: "prompts/common-dnd-system.md"},
-		{FS: sharedFS, Path: "prompts/common-dnd-npcs.md"},
+		{FS: sharedFS, Path: "prompts/common-dnd-npc-registry.md"},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("HashAssets() with unused asset error = %v, want nil", err)

internal/modules/dnd/validate/enemyevents/invariants/validator_test.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/contracts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/pipeline"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/identity"
 	npcregistry "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/registry"
 )

internal/modules/dnd/validate/enemyevents/source_relatedness/validator_test.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestValidatorUsesOnlyCitedTranscriptEvidence(t *testing.T) {
 	value := validEventList()
-	references := contracts.ReferenceSet{Slots: map[string]contracts.ResolvedReferenceSlot{"npcs": {Items: []contracts.ReferenceItem{{Content: []byte("Ashfang")}}}}}
+	references := contracts.ReferenceSet{Slots: map[string]contracts.ResolvedReferenceSlot{"npc_registry": {Items: []contracts.ReferenceItem{{Content: []byte("Ashfang")}}}}}
 	result, err := New(Options{}).Validate(context.Background(), contracts.TypedValidationRequest[dnd.EnemyEventList]{Source: document("The party waits."), References: references, Value: value})
 	if err != nil || !result.Approved || len(result.Warnings) != 1 || result.Warnings[0].ReasonCode != WarningReasonCode {
 		t.Fatalf("Validate() = %#v, %v", result, err)

internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcinteractions/invariants/validator_test.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/contracts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/pipeline"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/identity"
 	npcregistry "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/registry"
 )

internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcinteractions/registry/validator_test.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/contracts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/pipeline"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/identity"
 	npcregistry "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/registry"
 )

internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/identity/validator.go

@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
 	domainidentity "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/identity"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/shared/diagnostics"
-	npcshape "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcs/shape"
+	npcshape "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/shape"
 )
 
 const (
-	Key        = "normalize/dnd/npcs/identity"
+	Key        = "normalize/dnd/npc-registry/identity"
 	ReasonCode = "invalid_npc_identity"
 	policy     = domainidentity.Policy
 )

internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/shape/validator.go

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	Key        = "extract/dnd/npcs/shape"
+	Key        = "extract/dnd/npc-registry/shape"
 	ReasonCode = "invalid_npc_shape"
-	policy     = "dnd.npcs.validator.shape.v1"
+	policy     = "dnd.npc_registry.validator.shape.v1"
 )
 
 type Options struct{}

internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/shape/validator_test.go

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func TestValidatorBoundsDiagnosticsAndQuotesUnicode(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestValidatorSpecCheckpointAndRegistration(t *testing.T) {
-	if got := New(Options{}).CheckpointFingerprints(); len(got) != 1 || got[0].Name != "policy" || got[0].Value != "dnd.npcs.validator.shape.v1" {
+	if got := New(Options{}).CheckpointFingerprints(); len(got) != 1 || got[0].Name != "policy" || got[0].Value != "dnd.npc_registry.validator.shape.v1" {
 		t.Fatalf("CheckpointFingerprints() = %#v, want local policy", got)
 	}
 	if spec := Spec(); spec.Key != Key || spec.ExecutionClass != contracts.ExecutionClassDeterministic {

internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/source_refs/validator.go

@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/pipeline"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/shared/diagnostics"
-	npcshape "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcs/shape"
+	npcshape "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/shape"
 )
 
 const (
-	Key        = "extract/dnd/npcs/source_refs"
+	Key        = "extract/dnd/npc-registry/source_refs"
 	ReasonCode = "invalid_npc_source_refs"
-	policy     = "dnd.npcs.validator.source_refs.v1"
+	policy     = "dnd.npc_registry.validator.source_refs.v1"
 )
 
 type Options struct{}

internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/source_refs/validator_test.go

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestValidatorBoundsDiagnosticsAndHandlesMissingDocument(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestValidatorSpecCheckpointAndRegistration(t *testing.T) {
-	if got := New(Options{}).CheckpointFingerprints(); len(got) != 1 || got[0].Name != "policy" || got[0].Value != "dnd.npcs.validator.source_refs.v1" {
+	if got := New(Options{}).CheckpointFingerprints(); len(got) != 1 || got[0].Name != "policy" || got[0].Value != "dnd.npc_registry.validator.source_refs.v1" {
 		t.Fatalf("CheckpointFingerprints() = %#v, want local policy", got)
 	}
 	if Spec().ExecutionClass != contracts.ExecutionClassDeterministic {

internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/source_relatedness/validator.go

@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/shared"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/shared/diagnostics"
-	npcshape "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcs/shape"
+	npcshape "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/shape"
 )
 
 const (
-	Key               = "extract/dnd/npcs/source_relatedness"
+	Key               = "extract/dnd/npc-registry/source_relatedness"
 	WarningReasonCode = "npc_not_near_source"
-	policy            = "dnd.npcs.validator.source_relatedness.v2"
+	policy            = "dnd.npc_registry.validator.source_relatedness.v2"
 )
 
 type Options struct{}

internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/source_relatedness/validator_test.go

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func TestValidatorUsesOnlyTranscriptEvidenceAndRegistersPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil || len(result.Warnings) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("reference-only relatedness = %#v, %v; want warning", result, err)
 	}
-	if got := New(Options{}).CheckpointFingerprints(); len(got) != 1 || got[0].Name != "policy" || got[0].Value != "dnd.npcs.validator.source_relatedness.v2" {
+	if got := New(Options{}).CheckpointFingerprints(); len(got) != 1 || got[0].Name != "policy" || got[0].Value != "dnd.npc_registry.validator.source_relatedness.v2" {
 		t.Fatalf("CheckpointFingerprints() = %#v, want local policy", got)
 	}
 	if Spec().ExecutionClass != contracts.ExecutionClassDeterministic {

internal/modules/integration/dnd_combat_runner_test.go

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/pipeline"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
 	combatcodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/combatturns"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
 	scenecodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/scenedescriptions"
 	combatextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/combatturns"
 	combatnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/combatturns"
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ func TestProductionCombatPipelineRetriesMergesNormalizesAndWritesJSON(t *testing
 		PipelineID: "dnd-combat-fixture",
 		Catalog:    catalog,
 		ReferenceOverrides: []pipeline.ReferenceBinding{
-			{Stage: pipeline.StageExtract, LaneID: "combat", SlotName: "npcs", Source: npcPayload.path, BindingSource: contracts.ReferenceBindingSourceCLI},
-			{Stage: pipeline.StageNormalize, LaneID: "combat", SlotName: "npcs", Source: npcPayload.path, BindingSource: contracts.ReferenceBindingSourceCLI},
+			{Stage: pipeline.StageExtract, LaneID: "combat", SlotName: "npc_registry", Source: npcPayload.path, BindingSource: contracts.ReferenceBindingSourceCLI},
+			{Stage: pipeline.StageNormalize, LaneID: "combat", SlotName: "npc_registry", Source: npcPayload.path, BindingSource: contracts.ReferenceBindingSourceCLI},
 		},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ func TestCombatPreparationRejectsMalformedOrOversizedNPCReferencesBeforeExecutio
 				PipelineID: "dnd-combat",
 				Catalog:    catalog,
 				ReferenceOverrides: []pipeline.ReferenceBinding{
-					{Stage: pipeline.StageExtract, LaneID: "combat", SlotName: "npcs", Source: path, BindingSource: contracts.ReferenceBindingSourceCLI},
-					{Stage: pipeline.StageNormalize, LaneID: "combat", SlotName: "npcs", Source: path, BindingSource: contracts.ReferenceBindingSourceCLI},
+					{Stage: pipeline.StageExtract, LaneID: "combat", SlotName: "npc_registry", Source: path, BindingSource: contracts.ReferenceBindingSourceCLI},
+					{Stage: pipeline.StageNormalize, LaneID: "combat", SlotName: "npc_registry", Source: path, BindingSource: contracts.ReferenceBindingSourceCLI},
 				},
 			})
 			if err != nil {

internal/modules/integration/dnd_npc_grounded_test.go

@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/pipeline"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd"
 	combatcodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/combatturns"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
 	scenecodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/scenedescriptions"
 	spellcodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/spells"
 	combatextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/combatturns"
-	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcs"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry"
 	sceneextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/scenedescriptions"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/spells"
-	npcnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcs"
+	npcnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcregistry"
 )
 
 func TestNPCOutputGroundsSpellAndCombatConsumersThroughOneOperation(t *testing.T) {
@@ -49,20 +49,20 @@ func TestNPCOutputGroundsSpellAndCombatConsumersThroughOneOperation(t *testing.T
 		t.Fatalf("Prepare() error = %v", err)
 	}
 	for name, value := range map[string]string{
-		"extract:npcs:dnd/npcs:mapping_policy":              "dnd.npcs.extract_mapping.v2",
-		"normalize:npcs:dnd/npcs:identity_policy":           "dnd.npc_registry.identity.v1",
-		"normalize:npcs:dnd/npcs:normalization_policy":      "dnd.npcs.normalize.v3",
-		"normalize:npcs:dnd/npcs:semantic_context_policy":   "dnd.entity_reconcile.context.v1:2",
-		"extract:spells:dnd/spells:mapping_policy":          "dnd.spells.extract_mapping.v2",
-		"extract:combat:dnd/combat-turns:scene_gate_policy": "dnd.combat_turns.scene_gate.v1",
+		"extract:npc_registry:dnd/npc-registry:mapping_policy":            "dnd.npc_registry.extract_mapping.v2",
+		"normalize:npc_registry:dnd/npc-registry:identity_policy":         "dnd.npc_registry.identity.v1",
+		"normalize:npc_registry:dnd/npc-registry:normalization_policy":    "dnd.npc_registry.normalize.v3",
+		"normalize:npc_registry:dnd/npc-registry:semantic_context_policy": "dnd.entity_reconcile.context.v1:2",
+		"extract:spells:dnd/spells:mapping_policy":                        "dnd.spells.extract_mapping.v2",
+		"extract:combat:dnd/combat-turns:scene_gate_policy":               "dnd.combat_turns.scene_gate.v1",
 	} {
 		assertFingerprintValue(t, prepared.CheckpointFingerprints(), name, value)
 	}
 	for _, name := range []string{
-		"extract:npcs:dnd/npcs:prompt",
-		"extract:npcs:dnd/npcs:response_schema",
-		"normalize:npcs:dnd/npcs:prompt",
-		"normalize:npcs:dnd/npcs:response_schema",
+		"extract:npc_registry:dnd/npc-registry:prompt",
+		"extract:npc_registry:dnd/npc-registry:response_schema",
+		"normalize:npc_registry:dnd/npc-registry:prompt",
+		"normalize:npc_registry:dnd/npc-registry:response_schema",
 		"extract:spells:dnd/spells:prompt",
 		"extract:spells:dnd/spells:response_schema",
 		"extract:spells:dnd/spells:npc_registry",
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ func TestNPCOutputGroundsSpellAndCombatConsumersThroughOneOperation(t *testing.T
 	if len(output.Rejected) != 0 || len(output.NormalizeOutputs) != 4 {
 		t.Fatalf("run outputs = %#v rejected = %#v, want NPC, scene, spell, and combat outputs", output.NormalizeOutputs, output.Rejected)
 	}
-	wantSchemas := map[string]string{"npcs": npccodec.SchemaID, "scene-descriptions": scenecodec.SchemaID, "spells": spellcodec.SchemaID, "combat": combatcodec.SchemaID}
+	wantSchemas := map[string]string{"npc_registry": npccodec.SchemaID, "scene-descriptions": scenecodec.SchemaID, "spells": spellcodec.SchemaID, "combat": combatcodec.SchemaID}
 	for _, serialized := range output.NormalizeOutputs {
 		if serialized.Artifact.Schema.ID != wantSchemas[serialized.LaneID] || serialized.Artifact.Schema.Version != "v1" {
 			t.Fatalf("%s artifact schema = %#v, want minimal v1 identity", serialized.LaneID, serialized.Artifact.Schema)
 		}
 	}
 	wantExtractorIdentity := map[string]struct{ promptID, schemaID string }{
-		"npcs":               {npcs.PromptID, npcs.ResponseSchemaID},
+		"npc_registry":       {npcregistry.PromptID, npcregistry.ResponseSchemaID},
 		"scene-descriptions": {sceneextract.PromptID, sceneextract.ResponseSchemaID},
 		"spells":             {spells.PromptID, spells.ResponseSchemaID},
 		"combat":             {combatextract.PromptID, combatextract.ResponseSchemaID},
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ func TestNPCOutputGroundsSpellAndCombatConsumersThroughOneOperation(t *testing.T
 	for _, serialized := range output.NormalizeOutputs {
 		seenSteps[serialized.LaneID] = serialized.StepID
 		switch serialized.LaneID {
-		case "npcs":
+		case "npc_registry":
 			npcPayload = append([]byte(nil), serialized.Artifact.Content...)
 		case "scene-descriptions":
 			scenePayload = append([]byte(nil), serialized.Artifact.Content...)
 		}
 	}
-	if seenSteps["npcs"] != "identify-npcs" || seenSteps["scene-descriptions"] != "identify-npcs" || seenSteps["spells"] != "grounded-events" || seenSteps["combat"] != "grounded-events" {
+	if seenSteps["npc_registry"] != "identify-npcs" || seenSteps["scene-descriptions"] != "identify-npcs" || seenSteps["spells"] != "grounded-events" || seenSteps["combat"] != "grounded-events" {
 		t.Fatalf("normalized output steps = %#v, want ordered producer and consumer steps", seenSteps)
 	}
 	if len(npcPayload) == 0 {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func TestNPCOutputGroundsSpellAndCombatConsumersThroughOneOperation(t *testing.T
 		if request.PromptID != spells.PromptID && request.PromptID != combatextract.PromptID {
 			continue
 		}
-		input := request.Inputs["npcs"]
+		input := request.Inputs["npc_registry"]
 		if input.MediaType != npccodec.MediaType || input.Digest != projectionDigest || string(input.Content) != string(projection) || input.OriginURI != "" {
 			t.Fatalf("%s NPC prompt input = %#v, want names-only generated registry", request.PromptID, input)
 		}
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func TestNPCOutputGroundsSpellAndCombatConsumersThroughOneOperation(t *testing.T
 
 	provenanceCount := 0
 	for _, reference := range output.Manifest.References {
-		if reference.SlotName != "npcs" {
+		if reference.SlotName != "npc_registry" {
 			continue
 		}
 		provenanceCount++
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func TestProductionDNDOutputPublishesSelectedEvidenceContext(t *testing.T) {
 	configValue := loadGroundedPipelineConfig(t)
 	profile := configValue.Pipelines["dnd-npc-grounded"]
 	profile.Output.Options = map[string]any{"evidence_context": map[string]any{
-		"enabled": true, "window_units": 0, "lanes": []any{"npcs", "spells", "combat"},
+		"enabled": true, "window_units": 0, "lanes": []any{"npc_registry", "spells", "combat"},
 	}}
 	configValue.Pipelines["dnd-npc-grounded"] = profile
 	raw := strings.NewReplacer(
@@ -277,14 +277,14 @@ func TestProductionDNDOutputPublishesSelectedEvidenceContext(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Decode(evidence context) error = %v", err)
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(value.SelectedLanes, []string{"combat", "npcs", "spells"}) {
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(value.SelectedLanes, []string{"combat", "npc_registry", "spells"}) {
 		t.Fatalf("selected lanes = %#v, want configured production lanes without scene descriptions", value.SelectedLanes)
 	}
 	if len(value.Contexts) != 2 || len(value.Contexts[0].Units) != 1 || len(value.Contexts[1].Units) != 1 || value.Contexts[0].Units[0].ID != 10 || value.Contexts[1].Units[0].ID != 20 {
 		t.Fatalf("evidence contexts = %#v, want source-position union with non-monotonic unit IDs", value.Contexts)
 	}
 	firstRefs := value.Contexts[0].EvidenceRefs
-	if len(firstRefs) != 3 || firstRefs[0].LaneID != "combat" || firstRefs[1].LaneID != "npcs" || firstRefs[2].LaneID != "spells" {
+	if len(firstRefs) != 3 || firstRefs[0].LaneID != "combat" || firstRefs[1].LaneID != "npc_registry" || firstRefs[2].LaneID != "spells" {
 		t.Fatalf("first context evidence = %#v, want overlapping selected lane references", firstRefs)
 	}
 	for _, context := range value.Contexts {
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ func (client *groundedDNDLLMClient) CompleteStructured(ctx context.Context, requ
 		thirdUnitID = 3
 	}
 	switch request.PromptID {
-	case npcs.PromptID:
+	case npcregistry.PromptID:
 		payload = map[string]any{"npcs": []any{
 			map[string]any{
 				"name": "Mira Thorn", "source_refs": []any{map[string]int{"start_unit_id": firstUnitID, "end_unit_id": firstUnitID}},

internal/modules/integration/dnd_npc_interactions_runner_test.go

@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/contracts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/pipeline"
 	interactioncodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcinteractions"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
 	interactionextract "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcinteractions"
-	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcs"
-	npcnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcs"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry"
+	npcnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcregistry"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/identity"
 )
 
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ func TestNPCInteractionPipelineUsesAcceptedRegistryAndCurrentEvidence(t *testing
 
 	request := client.requestFor(t, interactionextract.PromptID)
 	wantRegistry := `{"npcs":[{"name":"Mira Thorn"},{"name":"Hooded Guard"}]}`
-	if got := string(request.Inputs["npcs"].Content); got != wantRegistry {
+	if got := string(request.Inputs["npc_registry"].Content); got != wantRegistry {
 		t.Fatalf("interaction registry input = %s, want names-only projection %s", got, wantRegistry)
 	}
-	if request.Inputs["npcs"].MediaType != npccodec.MediaType {
-		t.Fatalf("interaction registry media type = %q, want %q", request.Inputs["npcs"].MediaType, npccodec.MediaType)
+	if request.Inputs["npc_registry"].MediaType != npccodec.MediaType {
+		t.Fatalf("interaction registry media type = %q, want %q", request.Inputs["npc_registry"].MediaType, npccodec.MediaType)
 	}
 
 	serialized := normalizedLane(t, output, "interactions")
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ func TestSemanticNPCNormalizationCrossesOrderedRegistryHandoff(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Run() error = %v", err)
 	}
-	if client.requestCount(npcs.PromptID) != 2 || client.requestCount(npcnormalize.PromptID) != 1 {
+	if client.requestCount(npcregistry.PromptID) != 2 || client.requestCount(npcnormalize.PromptID) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("prompt requests = %#v, want two extraction calls and one document normalization call", client.requests)
 	}
-	npcOutput := normalizedLane(t, output, "npcs")
+	npcOutput := normalizedLane(t, output, "npc_registry")
 	npcsValue, err := npccodec.New().Decode(npcOutput.Artifact.Content)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func TestSemanticNPCNormalizationCrossesOrderedRegistryHandoff(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("interaction output step = %q, want ordered downstream step", interactionOutput.StepID)
 	}
 	registryRequest := client.requestFor(t, interactionextract.PromptID)
-	if got := string(registryRequest.Inputs["npcs"].Content); got != `{"npcs":[{"name":"Mira Thorn"}]}` {
+	if got := string(registryRequest.Inputs["npc_registry"].Content); got != `{"npcs":[{"name":"Mira Thorn"}]}` {
 		t.Fatalf("downstream registry = %s, want one canonical names-only NPC", got)
 	}
 	manifestContent, err := json.Marshal(output.Manifest)
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ func TestNPCInteractionPipelineSkipsConsumerWhenNPCProducerIsRejected(t *testing
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Run() output = %#v, want missing generated NPC producer error", output)
 	}
-	if client.requestCount(npcs.PromptID) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("NPC requests = %d, want rejected producer", client.requestCount(npcs.PromptID))
+	if client.requestCount(npcregistry.PromptID) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("NPC requests = %d, want rejected producer", client.requestCount(npcregistry.PromptID))
 	}
 	if client.requestCount(interactionextract.PromptID) != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("interaction requests = %d, want none after rejected producer", client.requestCount(interactionextract.PromptID))
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func (client *npcInteractionLLMClient) CompleteStructured(ctx context.Context, r
 
 	var payload any
 	switch request.PromptID {
-	case npcs.PromptID:
+	case npcregistry.PromptID:
 		if client.rejectNPCs {
 			payload = map[string]any{"npcs": []any{map[string]any{
 				"name": "", "source_refs": []any{map[string]int{"start_unit_id": 1, "end_unit_id": 1}},
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func (client *semanticNPCInteractionClient) CompleteStructured(_ context.Context
 	client.requests = append(client.requests, cloneStructuredCompletionRequest(request))
 	var payload any
 	switch request.PromptID {
-	case npcs.PromptID:
+	case npcregistry.PromptID:
 		client.npcCalls++
 		name := "Mira Thorn"
 		if client.npcCalls == 2 {

internal/modules/integration/dnd_npc_registry_runner_test.go

@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ import (
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/contracts"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/llm"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/framework/pipeline"
-	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcs"
-	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcs"
-	npcnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcs"
+	npccodec "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/codec/npcregistry"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/extract/npcregistry"
+	npcnormalize "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/normalize/npcregistry"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/npcs/identity"
 	dndregister "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/register"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/shared/entityreconcile"
-	npcshape "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcs/shape"
-	npcsourcerefs "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcs/source_refs"
+	npcshape "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/shape"
+	npcregistrysourcerefs "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/dnd/validate/npcregistry/source_refs"
 	genericregister "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/generic/register"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/seriatim/input/transcript"
 	seriatimregister "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/notarius/internal/modules/seriatim/register"
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestRunnerProcessesSeriatimInputWithProductionDNDNPCPipeline(t *testing.T)
 	}
 	registries := productionNPCRegistries(t)
 	configValue := loadNPCPipelineConfig(t)
-	effective, err := configValue.Resolve(config.ResolveInput{PipelineID: "dnd-npcs-fixture", Catalog: moduleCatalog(registries)})
+	effective, err := configValue.Resolve(config.ResolveInput{PipelineID: "dnd-npc-registry-fixture", Catalog: moduleCatalog(registries)})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Resolve() error = %v, want nil", err)
 	}
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestRunnerProcessesSeriatimInputWithProductionDNDNPCPipeline(t *testing.T)
 		t.Fatalf("normalize outputs = %d, want one NPC output; rejected=%#v", len(output.NormalizeOutputs), output.Rejected)
 	}
 	serialized := output.NormalizeOutputs[0]
-	if serialized.LaneID != "npcs" || serialized.NormalizerKey != npcs.Key || serialized.Artifact.Schema.ID != npccodec.SchemaID || serialized.Artifact.Schema.Version != npccodec.SchemaVersion {
+	if serialized.LaneID != "npc_registry" || serialized.NormalizerKey != npcregistry.Key || serialized.Artifact.Schema.ID != npccodec.SchemaID || serialized.Artifact.Schema.Version != npccodec.SchemaVersion {
 		t.Fatalf("serialized output = %#v, want durable NPC lane schema", serialized)
 	}
 	value, err := npccodec.New().Decode(serialized.Artifact.Content)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func TestRunnerProcessesSeriatimInputWithProductionDNDNPCPipeline(t *testing.T)
 		t.Fatalf("manifest = %#v, want approved NPC lane", output.Manifest)
 	}
 	lane := output.Manifest.ArtifactLanes[0]
-	if lane.ID != "npcs" || lane.Extractor != npcs.Key || lane.Merger != pipeline.DefaultMergeModule || lane.Normalizer != npcs.Key {
+	if lane.ID != "npc_registry" || lane.Extractor != npcregistry.Key || lane.Merger != pipeline.DefaultMergeModule || lane.Normalizer != npcregistry.Key {
 		t.Fatalf("manifest lane = %#v, want NPC production composition", lane)
 	}
 	normalizerMetadata, ok := lane.Metadata["normalizer"].(map[string]any)
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func TestRunnerProcessesSeriatimInputWithProductionDNDNPCPipeline(t *testing.T)
 	}
 	var npcOutputFile *contracts.OutputFile
 	for index := range output.OutputFiles {
-		if output.OutputFiles[index].Name == "lanes/npcs.json" {
+		if output.OutputFiles[index].Name == "lanes/npc_registry.json" {
 			npcOutputFile = &output.OutputFiles[index]
 			break
 		}
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func TestRunnerProcessesSeriatimInputWithProductionDNDNPCPipeline(t *testing.T)
 	if npcOutputFile == nil || npcOutputFile.ContentType != npccodec.MediaType {
 		t.Fatalf("output files = %#v, want JSON NPC lane file", output.OutputFiles)
 	}
-	if len(client.requests) != 2 || client.requests[0].PromptID != npcs.PromptID || client.requests[1].PromptID != npcnormalize.PromptID {
+	if len(client.requests) != 2 || client.requests[0].PromptID != npcregistry.PromptID || client.requests[1].PromptID != npcnormalize.PromptID {
 		t.Fatalf("LLM requests = %#v, want extraction and normalization prompt requests", client.requests)
 	}
 }
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestRunnerProcessesSeriatimInputWithProductionDNDNPCPipeline(t *testing.T)
 func TestProductionNPCPipelineRoutesSemanticCandidatesToDeterministicValidators(t *testing.T) {
 	registries := productionNPCRegistries(t)
 	effective, err := loadNPCPipelineConfig(t).Resolve(config.ResolveInput{
-		PipelineID: "dnd-npcs-fixture",
+		PipelineID: "dnd-npc-registry-fixture",
 		Catalog:    moduleCatalog(registries),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ func TestProductionNPCPipelineRoutesSemanticCandidatesToDeterministicValidators(
 		{
 			name:          "nonpositive unit candidate",
 			response:      []byte(`{"npcs":[{"name":"Mira Thorn","source_refs":[{"start_unit_id":0,"end_unit_id":1}]}]}`),
-			reasonCode:    npcsourcerefs.ReasonCode,
-			validatorName: npcsourcerefs.Key,
+			reasonCode:    npcregistrysourcerefs.ReasonCode,
+			validatorName: npcregistrysourcerefs.Key,
 		},
 		{
 			name:          "unknown unit candidate",
 			response:      []byte(`{"npcs":[{"name":"Mira Thorn","source_refs":[{"start_unit_id":99,"end_unit_id":99}]}]}`),
-			reasonCode:    npcsourcerefs.ReasonCode,
-			validatorName: npcsourcerefs.Key,
+			reasonCode:    npcregistrysourcerefs.ReasonCode,
+			validatorName: npcregistrysourcerefs.Key,
 		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -194,12 +194,12 @@ func TestProductionNPCNormalizationRetryUsesFinalSafeProposal(t *testing.T) {
 	} {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			cfg := loadNPCPipelineConfig(t)
-			profile := cfg.Pipelines["dnd-npcs-fixture"]
-			lane := profile.Artifacts["npcs"]
+			profile := cfg.Pipelines["dnd-npc-registry-fixture"]
+			lane := profile.Artifacts["npc_registry"]
 			lane.Normalize.Retries = test.retries
-			profile.Artifacts["npcs"] = lane
-			cfg.Pipelines["dnd-npcs-fixture"] = profile
-			effective, err := cfg.Resolve(config.ResolveInput{PipelineID: "dnd-npcs-fixture", Catalog: moduleCatalog(registries)})
+			profile.Artifacts["npc_registry"] = lane
+			cfg.Pipelines["dnd-npc-registry-fixture"] = profile
+			effective, err := cfg.Resolve(config.ResolveInput{PipelineID: "dnd-npc-registry-fixture", Catalog: moduleCatalog(registries)})
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ func (client *fakeNPCProductionLLMClient) CompleteStructured(_ context.Context,
 	client.requests = append(client.requests, req)
 	var content []byte
 	switch req.PromptID {
-	case npcs.PromptID:
+	case npcregistry.PromptID:
 		if client.rawResponses != nil {
-			index := client.requestCount(npcs.PromptID) - 1
+			index := client.requestCount(npcregistry.PromptID) - 1
 			if index >= len(client.rawResponses) {
 				return contracts.StructuredCompletionResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("missing fake NPC response %d", index)
 			}
@@ -325,9 +325,9 @@ func moduleCatalog(registries pipeline.Registries) pipeline.ModuleCatalog {
 
 func loadNPCPipelineConfig(t *testing.T) config.Config {
 	t.Helper()
-	data, err := os.ReadFile("testdata/dnd_npcs_pipeline.yml")
+	data, err := os.ReadFile("testdata/dnd_npc_registry_pipeline.yml")
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("ReadFile(dnd_npcs_pipeline.yml) error = %v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("ReadFile(dnd_npc_registry_pipeline.yml) error = %v", err)
 	}
 	fileConfig, err := config.ParseFileConfigYAML(data)
 	if err != nil {

internal/modules/integration/testdata/dnd_npc_grounded_pipeline.yml

@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@ pipelines:
     steps:
       - id: identify-npcs
         artifacts:
-          npcs:
-            extract: dnd/npcs
-            normalize: dnd/npcs
+          npc_registry:
+            extract: dnd/npc-registry
+            normalize: dnd/npc-registry
           scene-descriptions:
             extract: dnd/scene-descriptions
             normalize: dnd/scene-descriptions
       - id: grounded-events
         references:
-          npcs:
+          npc_registry:
             artifact:
               step: identify-npcs
-              lane: npcs
+              lane: npc_registry
           scene_descriptions:
             artifact:
               step: identify-npcs

internal/modules/integration/testdata/dnd_npc_interactions_pipeline.yml

@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ pipelines:
     steps:
       - id: identify-npcs
         artifacts:
-          npcs:
-            extract: dnd/npcs
-            normalize: dnd/npcs
+          npc_registry:
+            extract: dnd/npc-registry
+            normalize: dnd/npc-registry
       - id: extract-interactions
         references:
-          npcs:
+          npc_registry:
             artifact:
               step: identify-npcs
-              lane: npcs
+              lane: npc_registry
         artifacts:
           interactions:
             extract: dnd/npc-interactions

internal/modules/integration/testdata/dnd_npc_registry_pipeline.yml

@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ cache:
 debug:
   directory: ./notarius-debug
 pipelines:
-  dnd-npcs-fixture:
+  dnd-npc-registry-fixture:
     input: seriatim
     chunk: generic
     artifacts:
-      npcs:
+      npc_registry:
         extract:
-          module: dnd/npcs
+          module: dnd/npc-registry
           retries: 2
-        normalize: dnd/npcs
+        normalize: dnd/npc-registry
     output: json