Sermon notes library

Quick start

1. Open Sermon Notes from the sidebar (/sermon-notes).
2. Click New note for a blank manuscript or AI note for AI-generated content.
3. Click New folder to organize notes by series or speaker.
4. Use Search notes to find notes by title or content across your library.
5. Click a note card to open the editor.

You should see folders (when present), note cards with excerpts, and Prep / Speech badges.

Deep dive

Page header

The library shows Sermon Notes as the page title with:

• AI note — always shown; opens the generate modal for prep or speech from a topic (not beta-gated). Detail → AI sermon prep and AI sermon speech. Editor Generate grounded prep is a separate beta control.
• New note — create a blank note in the current folder and open the editor
• New folder — create a subfolder in the current location

Use the contextual ? next to the title for a short summary. A second ? near AI note links to AI prep help.

Folders and breadcrumbs

All notes is the root (/sermon-notes). Open a folder to see only notes inside it (/sermon-notes/folder/{folderId}). Older bookmarks to /sermon-notes/{folderId} redirect to /sermon-notes/folder/{folderId}.

The breadcrumb trail shows your path — click any segment to go back. Folders must be empty before you can delete them.

Search

• Search runs across all notes (not limited to the current folder).
• Enter a query and click Search notes, or press Enter.
• Clear search returns to folder browsing and shows breadcrumbs again.

While searching, the folders section is hidden and results replace the normal note list.

Note cards

Each card shows:

• Title and excerpt
• Prep badge — prep tab has content
• Speech badge — sermon tab has content
• Click the card to open the editor

Note actions menu (⋮)

Item	When available
Edit	Always — opens the editor
Create presentation	When the note has sermon speech content
Generate presentation	When the note has sermon speech content and AI presentation beta is enabled
Delete	Always — confirmation required

Create presentation opens a split wizard and creates the deck immediately. Generate presentation queues an AI job. Editor and library use the same flows — see Presentation from sermon.

Creating a new note

New note creates the note in the folder you are currently viewing, then opens it in the editor.

The editor opens on the Prep tab by default unless the note already has sermon content.

Empty states

• No notes yet — create your first note or folder
• This folder is empty — add a note or subfolder here
• No results — try a different search term

Tips

• Use folders per preaching series so you can find last year's notes quickly.
• Search is the fastest way to locate a scripture reference buried in prep content.
• Cards with both Prep and Speech badges are ready for presentation generation.

Troubleshooting

Cannot delete a folder

• Folders must be empty. Move or delete notes inside first.

New note opens in the wrong folder

• Navigate into the target folder before clicking New note — the note is created in the folder you are viewing.

Generate presentation is missing from the menu

• The note needs sermon speech content (Speech badge). Open the editor and write or generate sermon content first.