Appendix E — Templates
Six artifacts, each a page you fill in rather than read: the specification from Part II, the prompt structure from 5.2, the The one-page document answering a brand's capacity, compliance, and rate questions before they ask. from 9.5, the disclosure duties from 11.3, the single-post procedure from 7.6, and the records from 7.4 and 11.5. Keep the shape; adapt the fields.
Template 1 — Character bible form
Two files (2.3): a machine-readable core the pipeline reads, and a prose file for the parts only a person reads. Leave a field blank rather than inventing a detail you will not maintain.
Part A — machine-readable core
persona: <name, exact spelling>
pronunciation: <phonetic reference or audio file>
version: <date + reason; never overwritten>
trigger_token: <adapter trigger from 4.5>
palette: <three dominant colors, two accents>
prohibited_words: [<list>]
canon: [<ten falsifiable facts>]
recurring_names: [<named characters and their frequency cap>]
platforms: [<handle per platform, identical spelling>]
disclosure_line: <verbatim, from 11.3>
Part B — identity
- Name, age at launch, and whether age advances:
- Origin, city, languages, primary language:
- Education and occupation:
- Relationship status:
- Family and recurring friends:
- The one-sentence reason to follow (2.2):
Part C — physical The ten facts a persona cannot break, each specific enough to check in ten seconds.
- Height and build, with the dataset's head-to-body ratio (4.4):
- Distinguishing mark — the QA One saved state of a model or adapter, identified by a hash and recorded as provenance.:
- Hair: length, color, texture, styles worn:
- Face: the twelve attributes on the reference plate (5.1):
- Hands: nails, jewelry, rings — the most reliable tell (1.4):
- Voice: register, pace, accent, verbal tics:
Part D — voice rules at sentence level
- Average sentence length and rhythm:
- Vocabulary used; words never used, as a list:
- Register, constant across platforms:
- Emoji and punctuation conventions:
- Five opinions, specific enough to be arguable:
- When wrong: correction in character within a week, post never deleted (2.3):
Part E — boundaries: what the persona never says or does
- Subjects refused, with the in-character reason:
- Claims never made — medical, legal, or financial advice stated as fact:
- Depictions never produced (12.4):
- The one thing the persona is bad at on purpose, and how often it recurs:
- Presented as a real human being? Never (9.5's clause to refuse):
Part F — timeline
- Persona birth date and account launch date:
- Dated entries: what changed, when, what published under the previous version:
- Canon life events, with dates:
- Style changes, with first-publication dates:
- Decision log: question, answer, date:
Part G — platform presence
- Platform, handle, and the format it carries:
- Bio per platform, disclosure line first:
- Pinned posts and their job:
- The destination each profile routes to (10.1):
- Which accounts carry paid work, and the label regime (11.3):
The canon test, before every publication: does this asset contradict any line in Part A or Part E? If yes, it does not publish.
Template 2 — Prompt templating file, 40 slots
Six parts, in order (5.2): identity (fixed), scene (the work), light (one per prompt), lens and framing (frozen vocabulary), style and grade (photographic register only, since the grade is applied in post), and quality and texture (the retention phrases).
[identity] <trigger token>, <adapter and reference conditioning>, <age>
[scene] <location>, <time of day>, <action>, <wardrobe>, <two or three props>
[light] <one condition from the kit's three>
[frame] <focal look>, <shot size>, <camera height>
[style] <photographic register>
[quality] preserve facial identity, realistic skin texture, natural skin pores
[negative] blurry, jpeg artifacts, extra fingers, malformed hands, asymmetric eyes,
plastic skin, doll-like, watermark, text, overexposed
Forty variants, roughly two weeks at three posts a day. Refill quarterly from the review slot (2.6), with the wardrobe and prop words drawn from your The recurring places and objects around the persona; what turns generation from invention into retrieval. (2.3).
| Slot | Scene line — creative variables only |
|---|---|
| P01 portrait | studio light, headshot, morning |
| P02 portrait | window light, reading, knit, mug |
| P03 portrait | doorway, laughing, denim jacket |
| P04 portrait | counter, leaning, linen shirt |
| P05 portrait | sofa, cardigan, paperback, evening |
| P06 portrait | desk, working, laptop, morning |
| P07 portrait | mirror, coat on, tote and keys |
| P08 portrait | balcony, back to camera, golden hour |
| P09 portrait | bed edge, stretching, first light |
| P10 portrait | front step, sitting, newspaper, mug |
| S01 scene | kitchen, cooking, apron, pan |
| S02 scene | table laid for two, candle, evening |
| S03 scene | living room, shelf, vase, afternoon |
| S04 scene | bedroom, folding laundry, midday |
| S05 scene | bathroom mirror, skincare, morning |
| S06 scene | entryway, groceries, paper bag, keys |
| S07 scene | home desk, video call, headphones |
| S08 scene | sink, washing up, sleeves rolled |
| D01 detail | hands only, mug, rings, steam |
| D02 detail | over-shoulder, screen glow, night |
| D03 detail | wristwatch and cuff, no face |
| D04 detail | nails and ring, steering wheel |
| D05 detail | handwriting in a notebook, morning |
| D06 detail | book spine, shelf, dust |
| E01 environmental | street market, tote, weekend morning |
| E02 environmental | park bench, light coat, book |
| E03 environmental | cafe window seat, flat white |
| E04 environmental | bookstore aisle, shoulder bag |
| E05 environmental | train seat, headphones, window light |
| E06 environmental | gym entrance, bag, bottle |
| E07 environmental | library desk, lamp, papers |
| E08 environmental | rooftop, railing, city, dusk |
| X01 seasonal | first cold morning, scarf, frost |
| X02 seasonal | midsummer, open window, iced drink |
| X03 seasonal | rain, umbrella, wet pavement |
| X04 seasonal | year-end, warm interior, string lights |
| B01 brand-safe | product in hand, face upper third |
| B02 brand-safe | flat lay, product centered, hands only |
| B03 brand-safe | product use, clean background |
| B04 brand-safe | unboxing, desk surface, caption room |
A filled One prompt-and-settings combination inside a batch, tracked so its survival can be measured., assembled
[identity] <trigger token>, <adapter and reference conditioning>, woman, mid-20s
[scene] standing in a small kitchen, morning, holding a mug,
stone counter, a plant and a laptop on the counter
[light] soft window daylight from the left, overcast, no harsh shadow
[frame] 50mm-equivalent look, medium shot, eye-level camera
[style] documentary photography, available light, unretouched
[quality] preserve facial identity, realistic skin texture, natural skin pores
[negative] blurry, extra fingers, malformed hands, asymmetric eyes,
plastic skin, doll-like, watermark, text, overexposed
Three rules carry it. The scene section holds roughly half the prompt, and no facial description appears, because a written face competes with the reference layer. One light only, since two sources produce the impossible-shadow tell (1.4). The grade is absent, since post applies it to every frame.
Template 3 — Media kit for a synthetic persona
One page plus one sample folder. The page answers questions; the folder proves quality. A brand buys a deliverable somebody inside the company can defend (9.5).
The page
- Persona: name, niche, and the disclosure line verbatim —
__________ is an AI-generated persona. Images and voice are synthetic. - Audience snapshot: followers per platform, engagement rate, free-to-paid split, three sentences on who they are.
- Content formats: 4:5 stills, 9:16 clips, carousels, voiceover pieces, with quantities per campaign.
- Reach: trailing 30-day average views, saves, shares. Median month, not best (9.2).
- Capacity: turns per weekday, turnaround, Frames passing QA divided by frames generated; the input to batch sizing. from 5.6. No human creator's kit matches this line.
- Deliverables: formats, variations per campaign, revision cap, in writing.
- Rights offered: channels, window, territory, amplification included or not.
- Compliance: disclosure placement (11.3), provenance records (11.5), asset metadata (7.4).
- Likeness: an owned asset, provenance documented, no real person referenced (11.4).
- Contact: one person, one address, one ask.
The rate card
| Scale | Quoted rate | Scope to attach |
|---|---|---|
| Micro, under 10k followers | $100 per post at the low end [AS OF 2026-10] | Post count and format |
| 10k–50k followers | $500–2,000 per post [AS OF 2026-10] | Variations, window, exclusivity |
| Established persona | above $2,000 per campaign [AS OF 2026-10] | Category and usage length |
| Top of market | $10,000 and above, reported [AS OF 2026-10] | Campaign scope, brand-safety record |
| AI UGC creative, no audience needed | priced per deliverable | Turnaround, variations, rights |
Category choice moves the rate more than follower count does, and the lower band prices the risk of an unknown account (9.5).
Template 4 — AI UGC agreement: clauses to draft
This is a drafting checklist for a lawyer, not a contract, and not legal advice. It lists the clauses a synthetic-persona deliverable agreement needs and the question each settles.
| Clause | The question it settles |
|---|---|
| Scope of rights | Which channels may run the assets, in which media, for what purpose |
| Exclusivity | Which competing categories are closed to the persona, and for how long. Price separately, cap at 30 to 90 days |
| Term | How long the agreement runs, as against how long the assets may be used |
| Territory | Where the assets may be published or amplified |
| Usage windows | The window per channel, with a start date and the expiry position |
| Disclosure obligation | Who places the disclosure, in what form, on which surface, and what happens if the brand strips it (11.3) |
| Approval rights | Who approves assets, in how many rounds, within what response time |
| Payment schedule | Milestones tied to accepted deliverables rather than campaign results |
| Termination | What each side may end, on what notice, and which assets come down |
| IP ownership | Who owns the assets, the persona, the adapter, and the prompts. Keep the identity artifact |
| No-real-person warranty | The licensor warrants that no real person's likeness was used, and documents training provenance (11.4) |
| Indemnity | Who carries the cost if a claim arises, and what each side does when one does |
| One clause to refuse | Any term requiring the persona to be presented as a real human being (9.5) |
The refusal clause is not a negotiating position: it conflicts with the disclosure duties in 11.3.
Template 5 — Single-post production SOP
Five fields per step and nothing else (7.6). Thresholds replace descriptions: "generate enough images" is not executable, "150 frames, stop at a 25% failure rate" is.
| # | Step | Tool | Threshold | Owner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pull the next prompt variant | Prompt list (5.2) | One variant, no browsing | 1 min | |
| 2 | Generate | Engine (7.2) | 3–6 frames for a still; 2–3 clips for video | 2 min | |
| 3 | Technical screen | Eyes (5.6, stage 1) | Reject any visible defect in 2 s | 2 min | |
| 4 | Identity QA | 4.6 rubric vs reference sheet | Nothing scoring 2 or below survives | 2 min | |
| 5 | Canon check | Bible and timeline register | Any contradiction is a reject | 1 min | |
| 6 | Edit if needed | Post-processing (5.5) | Three attempts maximum | 0–10 min | |
| 7 | Motion, voice, sync if video | 6.2, 6.5, 6.6 | Voice first, then video | 0–10 min | |
| 8 | Assemble and grade | Editor and preset (6.7) | Delivery checklist passes | 3 min | |
| 9 | Caption and hook | Templates | Hook generated deliberately | 3 min | |
| 10 | Disclosure check | 11.3 | Label present before scheduling | 1 min | |
| 11 | Record metadata | System (7.4) | Automatic except the QA score | 1 min | |
| 12 | Schedule or publish | Scheduler behind the human gate | Human decision | 1 min |
Target 20 to 40 minutes. The two steps that overrun are the edit, because the three-attempt rule is not enforced, and the canon check.
Template 6 — Compliance and provenance register
Four registers, one directory per persona, stored outside the tool that could be turned off (7.4, 11.5). Write to them at creation: a record reconstructed six months later is a narrative.
Register A — sixteen metadata fields per asset
| Field | Purpose |
|---|---|
asset_id |
Stable reference |
persona |
Multi-persona disambiguation |
created |
Date, for the timeline register |
prompt |
Reproduction, and the provenance record |
prompt_variant |
Which of the forty (5.2) |
seed |
Reproduction (5.2) |
model + version |
Reproduction and diagnosis |
base_model_hash |
The 4.5 mismatch trap |
adapter + version + hash |
Identity version |
references_used |
Which sheet, outfit, or location |
qa_score |
The 4.6 dimensions |
defect_code |
Required on every rejection (5.6) |
edits |
What changed after generation |
status |
One of the six states in 7.4 |
published_url + date |
Compliance and analytics |
disclosure_label |
Which text was used, and where (11.3) |
Six exist for compliance: prompt, model, adapter, created, published_url, disclosure_label. Only three are typed by a human — qa_score, defect_code, status — because the pipeline reads the rest.
Register B — disclosure log. One row per published asset: asset ID, platform, label text from 11.3, placement, date, mechanism, and the DM disclosure timestamp per conversation.
Register C — rights documentation
| Record | Contents | Retain |
|---|---|---|
| Face provenance | Base model, prompt, seed, no-real-person attestation | Life of persona + 5 years |
| Source licenses | Model release or stock license | Same |
| Model and adapter licenses | Base model license, training terms, output rights | Same |
| Consent documents | Assignment or license, with scope and term | Same |
| Vendor agreements | Processing terms, training opt-out confirmations | Life of contract + 5 years |
| Interaction disclosure | DM opener text and first-message timestamps | Per your policy |
| Incident log | False-positive labels, takedowns, complaints, outcomes | 5 years |
Retention here is a working default, not legal advice: keep records as long as a claim could be brought, and five years is a safe EU floor (11.4).
Register D — the quarterly review line. One accumulating file, one row per quarter, holding the date, the four decisions from 12.5, and what changed as a result.
How to use these templates
Fill the machine-readable parts first, because those are the fields a checklist can verify, and leave the prose for judgment. Version every file with a date and a reason, the same discipline as adapter versions (4.7), and archive the superseded copy — a canon edit changes what has already been published, and you will want to know which version was live in March.
The legal material in Templates 4 and 6 is a checklist for a qualified professional, not a document to sign as written, and not legal advice. The EU regime is still transitioning through 2 December 2026. Templates 1, 2, and 5 work today; 3, 4, and 6 open a brand conversation and survive one.