{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://neon-sprawl.local/schemas/quest-def.json",
  "title": "QuestDef",
  "description": "Single quest row for catalogs (e.g. content/quests/*_quests.json). IDs are stable forever—rename display in displayName only. See docs/decomposition/modules/E7_M1_QuestStateMachine.md.",
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "required": ["id", "displayName", "prerequisiteQuestIds", "steps"],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$",
      "description": "Immutable quest key for accept/progress APIs and telemetry."
    },
    "displayName": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Player-facing label; safe to change without migrating character data."
    },
    "prerequisiteQuestIds": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "pattern": "^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$"
      },
      "description": "Quest ids that must be completed before accept; may be empty."
    },
    "steps": {
      "type": "array",
      "minItems": 1,
      "items": {
        "$ref": "https://neon-sprawl.local/schemas/quest-step-def.json"
      },
      "description": "Ordered steps; prototype Slice 1 uses sequential advance only."
    }
  }
}