Classify Script

🤖 AI Drafted (Not reviewed)

Use this when: you want to know what kind of writing a page holds (typescript, modern handwriting, historical handwriting, archaic script) without transcribing it. Asks the run’s vision model and saves the answer with its confidence; below the confidence limit it says a person should choose. Transcribe (Auto-Detect) runs this step and then the matching transcription.

Folder	/Transcribe
Steps	2
Tags	preset, classify, script

Steps, in run order

1. Files

Tool: Files — Pass through input files from workflow context

2. Classify Script Type

Tool: Classify Script Type — Detect whether a document is typescript, manuscript, HTR, or paleography

Settings this step uses:

Option	Value
save_to_db	yes
vision_mode	llm

What this step asks the model:

Examine this document image and classify its script/handwriting type.

Choose EXACTLY ONE type from:
- typescript   : typewritten, printed, or born-digital text (no handwriting)
- manuscript   : modern handwriting, 20th–21st century (cursive or print)
- htr          : historical handwriting, 16th–19th century (legible but archaic letterforms)
- paleography  : archaic script with non-standard letterforms, heavy abbreviation, or
                 specialist scribal conventions (pre-18th century or highly specialised)

Return a JSON object with exactly these fields:
{
  "script_type": "<one of the four types>",
  "confidence": <float 0.0–1.0>,
  "notes": "<one sentence explaining the classification>"
}

Be conservative: if the image is ambiguous between htr and paleography, pick the harder
category (paleography) and lower your confidence. Only mark typescript when there is
clearly no handwriting. Do not add any text outside the JSON object.