diff --git a/data/metadata_template.yaml b/data/metadata_template.yaml
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+#title: ""
+#attribution: "Richard Dern"
+#description: ""
+#prompt: ""
diff --git a/tools/generate_metadata_files.js b/tools/generate_metadata_files.js
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+const fs = require('fs/promises');
+const path = require('path');
+const readline = require('readline');
+
+const CONTENT_DIR = path.resolve('content');
+const TEMPLATE_PATH = path.resolve('data/metadata_template.yaml');
+const MEDIA_TYPES = ['images', 'sounds', 'videos'];
+
+function askQuestion(query) {
+  const rl = readline.createInterface({ input: process.stdin, output: process.stdout });
+  return new Promise(resolve => rl.question(query, answer => { rl.close(); resolve(answer.trim()); }));
+}
+
+async function findLatestBundle(dir) {
+  let latest = { path: null, time: 0 };
+
+  async function search(current) {
+    const entries = await fs.readdir(current, { withFileTypes: true });
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      const fullPath = path.join(current, entry.name);
+      if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+        const hasIndex = (await fs.readdir(fullPath)).includes('index.md');
+        if (hasIndex) {
+          const stat = await fs.stat(fullPath);
+          if (stat.mtimeMs > latest.time) {
+            latest = { path: fullPath, time: stat.mtimeMs };
+          }
+        } else {
+          await search(fullPath);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  await search(dir);
+  return latest.path;
+}
+
+async function loadTemplate() {
+  try {
+    const content = await fs.readFile(TEMPLATE_PATH, 'utf8');
+    return content;
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`Error loading template from ${TEMPLATE_PATH}`);
+    throw err;
+  }
+}
+
+async function generateYamlFiles(bundlePath, yamlTemplate) {
+  console.log(`\nProcessing bundle: ${bundlePath}`);
+  for (const type of MEDIA_TYPES) {
+    const mediaDir = path.join(bundlePath, type);
+    const dataDir = path.join(bundlePath, 'data', type);
+    try {
+      await fs.mkdir(dataDir, { recursive: true });
+    } catch {}
+
+    let files;
+    try {
+      files = await fs.readdir(mediaDir);
+    } catch {
+      console.log(`Skipped: no folder "${type}" found.`);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    for (const file of files) {
+      const ext = path.extname(file);
+      if (!ext) {
+        console.log(`Ignored: ${file} (no extension)`);
+        continue;
+      }
+      const yamlName = path.basename(file, ext) + '.yaml';
+      const yamlPath = path.join(dataDir, yamlName);
+
+      try {
+        await fs.access(yamlPath);
+        console.log(`Skipped: ${yamlPath} (already exists)`);
+        continue;
+      } catch {
+        await fs.writeFile(yamlPath, yamlTemplate, 'utf8');
+        console.log(`Created: ${yamlPath}`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const manualPath = process.argv[2];
+  let bundle;
+
+  if (manualPath) {
+    bundle = path.resolve(manualPath);
+  } else {
+    const latest = await findLatestBundle(CONTENT_DIR);
+    if (!latest) {
+      console.error('No bundle found in content/.');
+      return;
+    }
+    const confirm = await askQuestion(`Use latest bundle found: ${latest}? (Y/n) `);
+    if (confirm.toLowerCase() === 'n') {
+      const inputPath = await askQuestion('Enter the relative path to your bundle: ');
+      bundle = path.resolve(inputPath);
+    } else {
+      bundle = latest;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const template = await loadTemplate();
+  await generateYamlFiles(bundle, template);
+}
+
+main().catch(err => {
+  console.error('Error:', err);
+});