Help Center
Find answers to common questions about the PanelWave format, player, and CMS, plus troubleshooting guides and step-by-step tutorials.
Welcome to the PanelWave Help Center. Pick the path that matches your question, or use the search bar at the top of the page.
Frequently asked questions
General
What PanelWave is, licensing, and how the format, player, and CMS relate.
For Creators
Questions about authoring, publishing, and monetizing works in the CMS.
For Developers
Questions about the manifest format, validation, and embedding the player.
Troubleshooting
Validation Errors
Understand and fix manifest validation and preflight errors.
Player Embedding
Resolve common issues when integrating the player into your app.
CMS Uploads
Fix asset upload and media processing problems in the CMS.
Guides
Your First Graphic Novel
A complete beginner walkthrough: from creating a work in the CMS to publishing your first interactive story.
Working with AI assistants
Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another MCP client, turn a script and a folder of artwork into a work, and stay in control of what it may do.
Still stuck?
If you can't find an answer here, check the section documentation for the component you are working with: Schema, Player, or CMS. Found a bug in the open-source parts? Open an issue in the matching GitHub repository: format/schema, player, or types and CLI.