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Codex Relations

Learn what Codex relations are, and how to use them in organising your projects.

1 min read Last updated May 9, 2025

Codex relations, found in the Relations tab, are an organizational tool to link multiple codex entries together.

Let’s say you have a mafia group, and every time the group is mentioned in your scene beat, you want to feed to the AI the group’s hideout, their leader, and their emblem. You could link those entries under that of the mafia rather than including all of that information in one codex entry.

How do I create a nested entry?

  1. Click on a codex entry.

  2. Click on the Relations tab.

    Codex references

  3. Under Relations/Connections, click + Add Entry .

  4. Select the codex entries that you want to nest under your codex entry. There is also a search box if you know the entry you want to nest.

    Select codex entry

How do I delete a nested entry?

  1. Click on a codex entry.

  2. Click on the Relations tab.

    Codex references

  3. Under Relations/Connections, locate the entry you want to delete.

  4. Click on the minus - symbol

    Delete nested reference

Oh no! I put the nested entries the wrong way around! How can I fix it?

  1. Click on the codex entry.

  2. Click on the Relations tab.

  3. Under Relations/Connections, locate the entry you want to invert.

  4. Click on the double-headed arrow to invert the relationship.

    Invert relationship