# references/ — Where reference media + scripts live

This is the single root for every piece of reference material the VO booth loads.
There are **two modes**, forked intentionally:

```
references/
├── batch1/          # LEGACY — the original single-batch workflow
└── episodes/        # NEW — per-episode folders, one folder per episode
```

## Which one do I use?

- **Placing a new episode** → drop its folder into [episodes/](episodes/). Read [episodes/README.md](episodes/README.md).
- **Touching the original batch1 demo** → see [batch1/README.md](batch1/README.md).

The booth currently still boots off the batch1 mode. Episode-mode wiring is the
next chunk of work — see the spec at
[build-notes/features/episode-reference-model.md](../../build-notes/features/episode-reference-model.md).

## Why a fork, not a migration?

batch1 is a known-good, live prototype. Rather than move its files and risk
breaking the running booth, the per-episode system is built alongside it.
Once episode mode is proven, batch1 can be retired or folded in as
`episodes/batch1/`. That's a future decision, not today's.