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Music and Madness Sync Bridge

Enables synchronization and management of FoundryVTT journal entries within a Notion Story Bible, including media export and conflict resolution tools. It provides a Model Context Protocol interface for LLMs to preview, apply, and monitor data mirroring between tabletop RPG platforms and digital databases.

Updated
Feb 17, 2026

Music and Madness Sync Bridge

This project implements Stage 1 of your plan:

  • FoundryVTT -> Notion Story Bible journal mirroring
  • Manual-run sync commands
  • MCP tool surface for Codex/LLM orchestration
  • Full media copy to durable local storage
  • Conflict tracking with manual resolution
  • Non-destructive write scope lock to Music and Madness Story Bible

Project layout

  • /Users/nicholasmcdowell/Documents/Codex Projects/Music and Madness/music-madness-sync-bridge/src
    • Bridge service, CLI, MCP server, Foundry/Notion adapters.
  • /Users/nicholasmcdowell/Documents/Codex Projects/Music and Madness/music-madness-sync-bridge/foundry-module/music-madness-bridge
    • Foundry module scaffold exposing authenticated journal read events.
  • /Users/nicholasmcdowell/Documents/Codex Projects/Music and Madness/music-madness-sync-bridge/data
    • Runtime state (state/bridge.sqlite), media copies (media/), logs (logs/audit.log).

Definitions

  • MCP: Model Context Protocol. Lets Codex call bridge tools like sync.foundry_to_notion.apply.
  • Mirror block: Generated section under ## Foundry Mirror in a Notion page.
  • Conflict: Source and target changed since last sync, requiring manual decision.

Setup

  1. Copy env template.
cd '/Users/nicholasmcdowell/Documents/Codex Projects/Music and Madness/music-madness-sync-bridge'
cp .env.example .env
  1. Fill .env values:
  • Foundry URL/tokens
  • Notion key
  • Story Bible scope database IDs
  1. Typecheck.
npm run typecheck

Operator commands

Preview changes (no writes):

npm run sync:preview

Apply mirror updates:

npm run sync:apply -- --include-media

List conflicts:

npm run sync:conflicts

Resolve one conflict:

npm run sync:resolve -- --conflict-id <id> --resolution manual_merge --notes "Reviewed and merged"

Health check:

tsx src/cli.ts health

MCP server

Run stdio MCP server:

npm run mcp:start

Exposed tools:

  • foundry.health_check
  • foundry.list_journals
  • foundry.get_journal
  • foundry.export_journal_media
  • sync.foundry_to_notion.preview
  • sync.foundry_to_notion.apply
  • sync.diff
  • sync.conflicts.list
  • sync.conflicts.resolve

Guardrails enforced

  • Only writes to Notion pages in NOTION_ALLOWED_DATABASE_IDS.
  • Existing prose preserved by appending/updating generated mirror block.
  • Legacy Music and Madness section is untouched by default because database scope is explicit.

Known limitations in this initial implementation

  • Foundry HTTP routes are expected at /health, /journals, /journals/:id, etc.
  • The Foundry module included here is an authenticated socket/event scaffold. If you need direct HTTP routes from Foundry itself, run a small local proxy (or use an API module) that maps those routes to module events.
  • Media is copied to local durable files. To render media directly inside cloud Notion reliably, set MEDIA_PUBLIC_BASE_URL to a reachable static host.

Local test bridge API (optional)

If your Foundry module routes are not live yet, run the mock API that implements:

  • GET /health
  • GET /journals
  • GET /journals/:id
  • GET /journals/:id/media
  • GET /assets/:assetId
  • GET /changes?since=

Command:

npm run foundry:mock-api

Fixture data file:

  • /Users/nicholasmcdowell/Documents/Codex Projects/Music and Madness/music-madness-sync-bridge/fixtures/foundry-fixture.json

Real Foundry proxy (Socket.IO -> HTTP routes)

Use this when your Foundry world and music-madness-bridge module are running.

Why this exists

Your sync client expects HTTP routes (/journals, /health, etc.). The Foundry module communicates via socket events in-world. This proxy translates HTTP calls to socket event calls.

Start order

  1. Start Foundry and open the target world.
  2. Ensure module music-madness-bridge is enabled.
  3. In Foundry world settings, set Bridge Token to the same value as .env FOUNDRY_BRIDGE_TOKEN.
  4. Populate in .env:
    • FOUNDRY_SITE_URL
    • FOUNDRY_WORLD
    • FOUNDRY_SESSION_COOKIE
    • FOUNDRY_BRIDGE_TOKEN
  5. Start proxy:
npm run foundry:proxy
  1. In another terminal, run bridge operations:
npm run sync:preview
npm run sync:apply -- --include-media

Session cookie note

FOUNDRY_SESSION_COOKIE is the value of the session cookie from a browser already logged into your Foundry world. Treat it like a secret token.

Current limitation

GET /assets/:assetId returns 501 in socket-proxy mode unless your module adds binary asset streaming. Media still syncs from journal-linked sourceUrl values where accessible.

Remote Foundry host (LAN)

If Foundry runs on another machine on your network, set:

FOUNDRY_SITE_URL=http://192.168.1.105:30000/

Keep the sync client pointed at your local proxy:

FOUNDRY_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8788

So the flow is:

  • this laptop sync client -> local proxy (127.0.0.1:8788)
  • local proxy -> remote Foundry (192.168.1.105:30000)

You still need:

  • FOUNDRY_WORLD for that remote Foundry world
  • FOUNDRY_SESSION_COOKIE from a browser logged into that remote Foundry
  • matching FOUNDRY_BRIDGE_TOKEN in Foundry module world settings

Remote diagnostic command

Run this before sync to verify remote Foundry + proxy health:

npm run health:remote

What it checks:

  • FOUNDRY_SITE_URL HTTP reachability
  • local proxy /health response and socket connection state
  • local proxy /journals route response

Exit code is non-zero if any check fails.

Verbose diagnostics with remediation hints:

npm run health:remote -- --verbose

Doctor command

Validate your .env before running proxy or sync:

npm run doctor

What it validates:

  • required env variables are present
  • URL formats (FOUNDRY_BASE_URL, FOUNDRY_SITE_URL)
  • Notion DB scope consistency (NOTION_DEFAULT_TARGET_DB_ID is in NOTION_ALLOWED_DATABASE_IDS)
  • proxy port sanity
  • basic shape checks for world slug and session cookie

Exit code is non-zero when required checks fail.

Remote module install (manifest URL)

For one-click Foundry install/update via URL, use the release workflow guide:

  • /Users/nicholasmcdowell/Documents/Codex Projects/Music and Madness/music-madness-sync-bridge/docs/foundry_remote_install.md

Quick command (example):

MODULE_VERSION=0.1.0 MODULE_URL=https://github.com/<you>/<repo> MODULE_MANIFEST_URL=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/<you>/<repo>/main/foundry-module/music-madness-bridge/module.json MODULE_DOWNLOAD_URL=https://github.com/<you>/<repo>/releases/download/v0.1.0/music-madness-bridge-v0.1.0.zip node scripts/release/prepare-foundry-module.mjs

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