Snappy Book Example

Example book manifest for testing snappy book compilation.

Usage

# Compile with default settings
snappy --book snappy-book-example -o test-book.pdf

# With executive theme
snappy --book snappy-book-example -t executive -o test-book.pdf

# Skip TOC and chapter numbers
snappy --book snappy-book-example --no-toc --no-numbers -o test-book.pdf

Manifest

title: "Wanderland Thesis"
author: "Graeme Fawcett"
include_toc: true
number_chapters: true

chapters:
  - slug: wonderfully-weird
  - title: "The Yoneda Lemma"
    slug: yoneda-lemon
  - title: "Structural Isomorphism"
    slug: structural-isomorphism-thesis
    sections:
      - slug: streams-all-the-way-down
      - slug: theoretical-foundations-streams-with-gaps

Format Reference

The manifest YAML supports:

Simple chapter (uses H1 as title)

- slug: node-slug

Chapter with custom title

- title: "My Custom Title"
  slug: node-slug

Chapter with nested sections

- title: "Chapter Title"
  slug: chapter-node
  sections:
    - slug: section-1
    - title: "Custom Section"
      slug: section-2
      sections:
        - slug: subsection-1

Header Demotion Rules

Headers get demoted based on depth in the TOC:

Depth	Role	Original H1	Original H2	Original H3
0	Chapter	H1	H2	H3
1	Section	H2	H3	H4
2	Subsection	H3	H4	H5

The first H1 in each node is stripped and replaced with the TOC entry title.

Provenance

Document

• Status: 🔴 Unverified

Changelog

• 2026-01-23 05:26: Node created by mcp - Creating example book manifest for snappy

North

slots:
- slug: required-reading
  context:
  - Linking snappy example to required-reading