diff --git a/frontend/src/SchemaEditor.jsx b/frontend/src/SchemaEditor.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77bce74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/SchemaEditor.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+
+// Rebuild an object with one key renamed, preserving order. Returns null on a
+// no-op or a collision (so the caller keeps the old object).
+function withRenamedKey(obj, oldKey, newKey) {
+  if (!newKey || oldKey === newKey || obj[newKey] !== undefined) return null
+  const next = {}
+  for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(obj)) next[k === oldKey ? newKey : k] = v
+  return next
+}
+
+// A key/id input that commits on blur (renaming a key mid-keystroke would
+// rebuild the parent object and steal focus).
+function KeyInput({ value, onCommit, placeholder }) {
+  const [v, setV] = useState(value)
+  useEffect(() => { setV(value) }, [value])
+  const commit = () => {
+    const trimmed = v.trim()
+    if (trimmed && trimmed !== value) onCommit(trimmed)
+    else setV(value)
+  }
+  return (
+    <input className="se-key" value={v} placeholder={placeholder}
+      onChange={(e) => setV(e.target.value)}
+      onBlur={commit}
+      onKeyDown={(e) => { if (e.key === 'Enter') e.target.blur() }} />
+  )
+}
+
+function Num({ label, value, onChange }) {
+  return (
+    <label className="se-num">
+      <span>{label}</span>
+      <input type="number" value={value ?? ''}
+        onChange={(e) => onChange(e.target.value === '' ? undefined : Number(e.target.value))} />
+    </label>
+  )
+}
+
+function StatEditor({ statKey, def, onRenameKey, onChange, onRemove }) {
+  const set = (field, val) => {
+    const next = { ...def }
+    if (val === undefined || val === '') delete next[field]
+    else next[field] = val
+    onChange(next)
+  }
+  const bands = Array.isArray(def.bands) ? def.bands : []
+  const setBands = (nb) => set('bands', nb.length ? nb : undefined)
+  const updBand = (i, j, raw) => {
+    const nb = bands.map((b) => (Array.isArray(b) ? [...b] : [0, 0, '']))
+    while (nb[i].length < 3) nb[i].push(j < 2 ? 0 : '')
+    nb[i][j] = j < 2 ? (raw === '' ? 0 : Number(raw)) : raw
+    setBands(nb)
+  }
+  return (
+    <div className="se-stat">
+      <div className="se-row-top">
+        <KeyInput value={statKey} onCommit={onRenameKey} placeholder="stat_name" />
+        <button type="button" className="se-remove" onClick={onRemove} title="Remove stat">✕</button>
+      </div>
+      <div className="se-fields">
+        <Num label="min" value={def.min} onChange={(v) => set('min', v)} />
+        <Num label="max" value={def.max} onChange={(v) => set('max', v)} />
+        <Num label="initial" value={def.initial} onChange={(v) => set('initial', v)} />
+        <Num label="±/turn" value={def.max_delta_per_turn} onChange={(v) => set('max_delta_per_turn', v)} />
+        <Num label="cooldown" value={def.cooldown} onChange={(v) => set('cooldown', v)} />
+        <label className="se-check">
+          <input type="checkbox" checked={def.type === 'counter'}
+            onChange={(e) => set('type', e.target.checked ? 'counter' : undefined)} />
+          <span>counts up only</span>
+        </label>
+      </div>
+      <input className="se-text" value={def.desc || ''} placeholder="description (shown to the AI)"
+        onChange={(e) => set('desc', e.target.value || undefined)} />
+      <div className="se-bands">
+        <div className="se-sub-head">Bands — low, high, label</div>
+        {bands.map((b, i) => (
+          <div key={i} className="se-band">
+            <input type="number" className="se-band-n" value={b?.[0] ?? ''}
+              onChange={(e) => updBand(i, 0, e.target.value)} />
+            <input type="number" className="se-band-n" value={b?.[1] ?? ''}
+              onChange={(e) => updBand(i, 1, e.target.value)} />
+            <input className="se-band-l" value={b?.[2] ?? ''} placeholder="label"
+              onChange={(e) => updBand(i, 2, e.target.value)} />
+            <button type="button" className="se-remove"
+              onClick={() => setBands(bands.filter((_, k) => k !== i))} title="Remove band">✕</button>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+        <button type="button" className="se-add-sm"
+          onClick={() => setBands([...bands, [0, 0, '']])}>+ band</button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function StatSection({ title, defs, onChange, addLabel = '+ stat', nested }) {
+  const entries = Object.entries(defs || {})
+  const rename = (o, n) => { const x = withRenamedKey(defs, o, n); if (x) onChange(x) }
+  const setDef = (k, val) => onChange({ ...defs, [k]: val })
+  const remove = (k) => { const x = { ...defs }; delete x[k]; onChange(x) }
+  const add = () => {
+    let i = 1, key = 'stat'
+    while (defs[key]) key = `stat${i++}`
+    onChange({ ...defs, [key]: { min: 0, max: 100, initial: 0 } })
+  }
+  return (
+    <div className={nested ? 'se-section se-section-nested' : 'se-section'}>
+      <div className="se-section-head">
+        <span className="se-section-title">{title}</span>
+        <button type="button" className="se-add" onClick={add}>{addLabel}</button>
+      </div>
+      {entries.length === 0 && <div className="se-empty">None yet.</div>}
+      {entries.map(([k, d]) => (
+        <StatEditor key={k} statKey={k} def={d || {}}
+          onRenameKey={(nk) => rename(k, nk)}
+          onChange={(nd) => setDef(k, nd)}
+          onRemove={() => remove(k)} />
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function NpcSection({ npcs, onChange }) {
+  const entries = Object.entries(npcs || {})
+  const rename = (o, n) => { const x = withRenamedKey(npcs, o, n); if (x) onChange(x) }
+  const setNpc = (k, val) => onChange({ ...npcs, [k]: val })
+  const remove = (k) => { const x = { ...npcs }; delete x[k]; onChange(x) }
+  const add = () => {
+    let i = 1, key = 'npc'
+    while (npcs[key]) key = `npc${i++}`
+    onChange({ ...npcs, [key]: { name: '', keys: '', desc: '', stats: {} } })
+  }
+  return (
+    <div className="se-section">
+      <div className="se-section-head">
+        <span className="se-section-title">NPCs</span>
+        <button type="button" className="se-add" onClick={add}>+ NPC</button>
+      </div>
+      {entries.length === 0 && <div className="se-empty">No NPCs.</div>}
+      {entries.map(([k, npc]) => (
+        <div key={k} className="se-npc">
+          <div className="se-row-top">
+            <KeyInput value={k} onCommit={(nk) => rename(k, nk)} placeholder="npc_id" />
+            <span className="schema-npc-id">npc.{k}</span>
+            <button type="button" className="se-remove" onClick={() => remove(k)} title="Remove NPC">✕</button>
+          </div>
+          <input className="se-text" value={npc.name || ''} placeholder="Display name"
+            onChange={(e) => setNpc(k, { ...npc, name: e.target.value })} />
+          <input className="se-text" value={npc.keys || ''} placeholder="trigger words, comma-separated (e.g. Gwen, ranger)"
+            onChange={(e) => setNpc(k, { ...npc, keys: e.target.value })} />
+          <input className="se-text" value={npc.desc || ''} placeholder="description (lore + shown to the AI)"
+            onChange={(e) => setNpc(k, { ...npc, desc: e.target.value })} />
+          <StatSection title="Stats" defs={npc.stats || {}} nested
+            onChange={(nd) => setNpc(k, { ...npc, stats: nd })} />
+        </div>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function FlagSection({ flags, onChange }) {
+  const entries = Object.entries(flags || {})
+  const rename = (o, n) => { const x = withRenamedKey(flags, o, n); if (x) onChange(x) }
+  const setFlag = (k, val) => onChange({ ...flags, [k]: val })
+  const remove = (k) => { const x = { ...flags }; delete x[k]; onChange(x) }
+  const add = () => {
+    let i = 1, key = 'flag'
+    while (flags[key]) key = `flag${i++}`
+    onChange({ ...flags, [key]: { initial: false, desc: '' } })
+  }
+  return (
+    <div className="se-section">
+      <div className="se-section-head">
+        <span className="se-section-title">Flags (on/off)</span>
+        <button type="button" className="se-add" onClick={add}>+ flag</button>
+      </div>
+      {entries.length === 0 && <div className="se-empty">No flags.</div>}
+      {entries.map(([k, f]) => (
+        <div key={k} className="se-stat">
+          <div className="se-row-top">
+            <KeyInput value={k} onCommit={(nk) => rename(k, nk)} placeholder="flag_name" />
+            <label className="se-check">
+              <input type="checkbox" checked={!!f.initial}
+                onChange={(e) => setFlag(k, { ...f, initial: e.target.checked })} />
+              <span>on by default</span>
+            </label>
+            <button type="button" className="se-remove" onClick={() => remove(k)} title="Remove flag">✕</button>
+          </div>
+          <input className="se-text" value={f.desc || ''} placeholder="description"
+            onChange={(e) => setFlag(k, { ...f, desc: e.target.value })} />
+        </div>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function MilestoneSection({ milestones, onChange }) {
+  const entries = Object.entries(milestones || {})
+  const rename = (o, n) => { const x = withRenamedKey(milestones, o, n); if (x) onChange(x) }
+  const setM = (k, val) => onChange({ ...milestones, [k]: val })
+  const remove = (k) => { const x = { ...milestones }; delete x[k]; onChange(x) }
+  const add = () => {
+    let i = 1, key = 'goal'
+    while (milestones[key]) key = `goal${i++}`
+    onChange({ ...milestones, [key]: { desc: '' } })
+  }
+  return (
+    <div className="se-section">
+      <div className="se-section-head">
+        <span className="se-section-title">Milestones (sticky objectives)</span>
+        <button type="button" className="se-add" onClick={add}>+ milestone</button>
+      </div>
+      {entries.length === 0 && <div className="se-empty">No milestones.</div>}
+      {entries.map(([k, m]) => (
+        <div key={k} className="se-stat">
+          <div className="se-row-top">
+            <KeyInput value={k} onCommit={(nk) => rename(k, nk)} placeholder="milestone_id" />
+            <button type="button" className="se-remove" onClick={() => remove(k)} title="Remove milestone">✕</button>
+          </div>
+          <input className="se-text" value={m?.desc || ''} placeholder="objective description"
+            onChange={(e) => setM(k, { ...m, desc: e.target.value })} />
+        </div>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+// Form-based editor for a stat_schema. `schema` is the parsed object (or null);
+// `onChange(nextSchema)` fires on every edit. Empty sections are dropped.
+export default function SchemaEditor({ schema, onChange }) {
+  const s = schema && typeof schema === 'object' ? schema : {}
+  const setSection = (key, val) => {
+    const next = { ...s }
+    if (val && Object.keys(val).length) next[key] = val
+    else delete next[key]
+    onChange(next)
+  }
+  return (
+    <div className="se">
+      <StatSection title="World stats" defs={s.world || {}} onChange={(v) => setSection('world', v)} />
+      <StatSection title="Player stats" defs={s.player || {}} onChange={(v) => setSection('player', v)} />
+      <NpcSection npcs={s.npcs || {}} onChange={(v) => setSection('npcs', v)} />
+      <FlagSection flags={s.flags || {}} onChange={(v) => setSection('flags', v)} />
+      <MilestoneSection milestones={s.milestones || {}} onChange={(v) => setSection('milestones', v)} />
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/index.css b/frontend/src/index.css
index 5c75edc..b5544f9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/index.css
+++ b/frontend/src/index.css
@@ -660,6 +660,136 @@ button:disabled { opacity: 0.45; cursor: default; transform: none; box-shadow: n
   color: var(--danger, #e5484d);
   font-size: 0.82rem;
 }
+.schema-preview {
+  margin-top: 14px;
+  padding: 14px 16px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: var(--bg-panel);
+}
+.schema-preview-title {
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
+.schema-group { margin-bottom: 16px; }
+.schema-group:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
+.schema-group-title {
+  font-family: Georgia, serif;
+  font-size: 0.98rem;
+  color: var(--accent-bright);
+  margin-bottom: 6px;
+}
+.schema-npc-id {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono, monospace);
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  margin-left: 6px;
+}
+.schema-stat { padding: 4px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
+.schema-stat:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
+.schema-stat-head {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: baseline;
+  gap: 12px;
+}
+.schema-stat-name { color: var(--text); text-transform: capitalize; }
+.schema-stat-meta {
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+.schema-desc { color: var(--text-dim); font-size: 0.8rem; margin-top: 2px; }
+.schema-bands { color: var(--text-dim); font-size: 0.76rem; margin-top: 2px; font-style: italic; }
+
+/* ---- Form-based schema editor ---- */
+.se-section {
+  margin-bottom: 16px;
+  padding: 12px 14px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: var(--bg-panel);
+}
+.se-section-nested {
+  margin: 8px 0 0;
+  background: transparent;
+  border-style: dashed;
+}
+.se-section-head {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+.se-section-title {
+  font-size: 0.74rem;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+}
+.se-empty { color: var(--text-dim); font-size: 0.82rem; padding: 4px 0; }
+.se-add, .se-add-sm {
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  padding: 3px 10px;
+}
+.se-add-sm { margin-top: 6px; }
+.se-remove {
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  padding: 2px 6px;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+.se-remove:hover { color: var(--danger, #e5484d); }
+.se-stat, .se-npc {
+  padding: 8px 0;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+}
+.se-stat:last-child, .se-npc:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
+.se-npc {
+  padding: 10px 12px;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+}
+.se-row-top { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; margin-bottom: 6px; }
+.se-key {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono, monospace);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  padding: 4px 8px;
+  max-width: 220px;
+}
+.se-fields {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 8px 12px;
+  align-items: flex-end;
+  margin-bottom: 6px;
+}
+.se-num { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px; }
+.se-num span { font-size: 0.7rem; color: var(--text-dim); }
+.se-num input { width: 72px; padding: 3px 6px; font-size: 0.82rem; }
+.se-check {
+  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px;
+  font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--text-dim);
+}
+.se-check input { width: auto; }
+.se-text {
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 4px 8px;
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  margin-bottom: 4px;
+}
+.se-sub-head { font-size: 0.7rem; color: var(--text-dim); margin: 4px 0 4px; }
+.se-band { display: flex; gap: 6px; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 4px; }
+.se-band-n { width: 64px; padding: 3px 6px; font-size: 0.82rem; }
+.se-band-l { flex: 1; padding: 3px 6px; font-size: 0.82rem; }
 .ws-report { list-style: none; margin: 4px 0 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.82rem; }
 .ws-report li { padding: 2px 0; color: var(--text); }
 .ws-report code { color: var(--accent-bright); }
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ScenarioEditor.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/ScenarioEditor.jsx
index bce9c0f..9476b5d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/ScenarioEditor.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ScenarioEditor.jsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { useNavigate, useParams } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { api } from '../api'
 import { Field, StoryCardRow, downloadJSON, pickJSONFile } from '../components'
+import SchemaEditor from '../SchemaEditor'
 
 export default function ScenarioEditor() {
   const { id } = useParams()
@@ -12,6 +13,9 @@ export default function ScenarioEditor() {
   // Raw text buffer for the stat_schema JSON editor + a live parse error.
   const [schemaText, setSchemaText] = useState('')
   const [schemaError, setSchemaError] = useState('')
+  // Last successfully-parsed schema (drives the form editor + preview).
+  const [parsedSchema, setParsedSchema] = useState(null)
+  const [schemaView, setSchemaView] = useState('form') // 'form' | 'json'
   // One timer per field/card: a single shared timer would cancel the pending
   // save of whatever was edited previously within the debounce window.
   const saveTimers = useRef(new Map())
@@ -24,6 +28,7 @@ export default function ScenarioEditor() {
     api.getScenario(id).then((s) => {
       setScenario(s)
       setSchemaText(s.stat_schema ? JSON.stringify(s.stat_schema, null, 2) : '')
+      setParsedSchema(s.stat_schema || null)
     }).catch(() => navigate('/scenarios'))
     api.listScripts().then(setAllScripts).catch(() => {})
   }, [id, navigate])
@@ -46,6 +51,7 @@ export default function ScenarioEditor() {
     const trimmed = text.trim()
     if (!trimmed) {
       setSchemaError('')
+      setParsedSchema(null)
       debounceSave('stat_schema', () => saveSchema(null))
       return
     }
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ export default function ScenarioEditor() {
     try {
       parsed = JSON.parse(trimmed)
     } catch (err) {
-      setSchemaError(`Invalid JSON: ${err.message}`)
+      setSchemaError(`Invalid JSON: ${err.message}`)  // keep last-good preview
       return
     }
     if (typeof parsed !== 'object' || Array.isArray(parsed)) {
@@ -61,6 +67,7 @@ export default function ScenarioEditor() {
       return
     }
     setSchemaError('')
+    setParsedSchema(parsed)
     debounceSave('stat_schema', () => saveSchema(parsed))
   }
 
@@ -71,6 +78,16 @@ export default function ScenarioEditor() {
     setTimeout(() => setStatus(''), 1500)
   }
 
+  // Edits from the form editor: keep the JSON text in sync and save. An empty
+  // schema clears the RPG layer (null).
+  const applySchema = (next) => {
+    const cleaned = next && Object.keys(next).length ? next : null
+    setParsedSchema(cleaned)
+    setSchemaText(cleaned ? JSON.stringify(cleaned, null, 2) : '')
+    setSchemaError('')
+    debounceSave('stat_schema', () => saveSchema(cleaned))
+  }
+
   const addCard = async () => {
     const card = await api.createStoryCard({ scenario_id: Number(id) })
     setScenario({ ...scenario, story_cards: [...scenario.story_cards, card] })
@@ -193,23 +210,35 @@ export default function ScenarioEditor() {
 
       <div className="page-header" style={{ marginTop: 28 }}>
         <h2 style={{ margin: 0, fontFamily: 'Georgia, serif', fontSize: '1.2rem' }}>World State (RPG)</h2>
+        <div className="panel-toggles">
+          <button type="button" className={schemaView === 'form' ? 'active' : ''}
+            onClick={() => setSchemaView('form')}>Editor</button>
+          <button type="button" className={schemaView === 'json' ? 'active' : ''}
+            onClick={() => setSchemaView('json')}>JSON</button>
+        </div>
       </div>
       <p className="dim" style={{ margin: '0 0 10px', fontSize: '0.85rem' }}>
-        Optional. Define stats (with bands and rules), NPCs, flags, and milestones as a
-        JSON object, and the AI will track them each turn — HP, mana, an NPC’s trust,
-        quest objectives. Each NPC in <code>npcs</code> has its own <code>name</code>,
-        <code>desc</code>, trigger <code>keys</code>, and <code>stats</code>; a story card
-        is created for it automatically. Leave blank for a plain narrative scenario.
+        Optional. Define stats (with bands and rules), NPCs, flags, and milestones, and
+        the AI will track them each turn — HP, mana, an NPC’s trust, quest objectives.
+        Each NPC has its own name, trigger keys, description, and its own stats; a story
+        card is created for it automatically. Leave blank for a plain narrative scenario.
       </p>
-      <textarea
-        className="schema-editor"
-        value={schemaText}
-        onChange={(e) => setSchema(e.target.value)}
-        rows={12}
-        spellCheck={false}
-        placeholder={'{\n  "player": { "hp": { "min": 0, "max": 100, "initial": 100 } },\n  "npcs": {\n    "gwen": { "name": "Gwen", "keys": "Gwen, ranger", "desc": "...",\n      "stats": { "trust": { "min": -100, "max": 100, "initial": 20 } } }\n  },\n  "flags": { "has_key": { "desc": "...", "initial": false } },\n  "milestones": { "goal": { "desc": "..." } }\n}'}
-      />
-      {schemaError && <div className="schema-error">⚠ {schemaError}</div>}
+      {schemaView === 'form' ? (
+        <SchemaEditor schema={parsedSchema} onChange={applySchema} />
+      ) : (
+        <>
+          <textarea
+            className="schema-editor"
+            value={schemaText}
+            onChange={(e) => setSchema(e.target.value)}
+            rows={14}
+            spellCheck={false}
+            placeholder={'{\n  "player": { "hp": { "min": 0, "max": 100, "initial": 100 } },\n  "npcs": {\n    "gwen": { "name": "Gwen", "keys": "Gwen, ranger", "desc": "...",\n      "stats": { "trust": { "min": -100, "max": 100, "initial": 20 } } }\n  },\n  "flags": { "has_key": { "desc": "...", "initial": false } },\n  "milestones": { "goal": { "desc": "..." } }\n}'}
+          />
+          {schemaError && <div className="schema-error">⚠ {schemaError}</div>}
+          <SchemaPreview schema={parsedSchema} />
+        </>
+      )}
 
       <div className="page-header" style={{ marginTop: 28 }}>
         <h2 style={{ margin: 0, fontFamily: 'Georgia, serif', fontSize: '1.2rem' }}>Attached Scripts</h2>
@@ -235,3 +264,105 @@ export default function ScenarioEditor() {
     </div>
   )
 }
+
+// ---- Structured preview of a parsed stat_schema (read-only) ----
+
+function statMeta(def) {
+  const parts = []
+  if (def.initial !== undefined) parts.push(`start ${def.initial}`)
+  if (typeof def.min === 'number' && typeof def.max === 'number') parts.push(`${def.min}–${def.max}`)
+  if (def.type === 'counter') parts.push('counter')
+  if (typeof def.max_delta_per_turn === 'number') parts.push(`±${def.max_delta_per_turn}/turn`)
+  if (def.cooldown) parts.push(`cooldown ${def.cooldown}`)
+  return parts.join(' · ')
+}
+
+function StatDefRow({ name, def }) {
+  if (!def || typeof def !== 'object') return null
+  const bands = Array.isArray(def.bands)
+    ? def.bands.filter((b) => Array.isArray(b) && b.length === 3)
+        .map((b) => `${b[0]}–${b[1]} ${b[2]}`).join(', ')
+    : null
+  return (
+    <div className="schema-stat">
+      <div className="schema-stat-head">
+        <span className="schema-stat-name">{name}</span>
+        <span className="schema-stat-meta">{statMeta(def)}</span>
+      </div>
+      {def.desc && <div className="schema-desc">{def.desc}</div>}
+      {bands && <div className="schema-bands">bands: {bands}</div>}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function StatDefGroup({ title, defs }) {
+  const entries = Object.entries(defs || {}).filter(([, d]) => d && typeof d === 'object')
+  if (entries.length === 0) return null
+  return (
+    <div className="schema-group">
+      <div className="schema-group-title">{title}</div>
+      {entries.map(([n, d]) => <StatDefRow key={n} name={n} def={d} />)}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function SchemaPreview({ schema }) {
+  if (!schema || typeof schema !== 'object' || Array.isArray(schema)) return null
+  const world = schema.world || {}
+  const player = schema.player || {}
+  const npcs = schema.npcs || {}
+  const flags = schema.flags || {}
+  const milestones = schema.milestones || {}
+  const count = [world, player, npcs, flags, milestones]
+    .reduce((n, o) => n + Object.keys(o || {}).length, 0)
+  if (count === 0) return null
+
+  return (
+    <div className="schema-preview">
+      <div className="schema-preview-title">Parsed structure</div>
+      <StatDefGroup title="World" defs={world} />
+      <StatDefGroup title="Player" defs={player} />
+      {Object.entries(npcs).map(([npcId, npc]) => (
+        npc && typeof npc === 'object' ? (
+          <div key={npcId} className="schema-group">
+            <div className="schema-group-title">
+              {npc.name || npcId} <span className="schema-npc-id">npc.{npcId}</span>
+            </div>
+            {npc.keys && <div className="schema-desc">triggers: {npc.keys}</div>}
+            {npc.desc && <div className="schema-desc">{npc.desc}</div>}
+            {Object.entries(npc.stats || {}).map(([n, d]) => (
+              <StatDefRow key={n} name={n} def={d} />
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        ) : null
+      ))}
+      {Object.keys(flags).length > 0 && (
+        <div className="schema-group">
+          <div className="schema-group-title">Flags</div>
+          {Object.entries(flags).map(([fid, f]) => (
+            <div key={fid} className="schema-stat">
+              <div className="schema-stat-head">
+                <span className="schema-stat-name">{fid}</span>
+                <span className="schema-stat-meta">{f?.initial ? 'on by default' : 'off by default'}</span>
+              </div>
+              {f?.desc && <div className="schema-desc">{f.desc}</div>}
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {Object.keys(milestones).length > 0 && (
+        <div className="schema-group">
+          <div className="schema-group-title">Milestones</div>
+          {Object.entries(milestones).map(([mid, m]) => (
+            <div key={mid} className="schema-stat">
+              <div className="schema-stat-head">
+                <span className="schema-stat-name">{mid}</span>
+              </div>
+              {m?.desc && <div className="schema-desc">{m.desc}</div>}
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}