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Deprecated features
Last updated September 10, 2026 · 5 min read
Slima keeps evolving — this is the deprecated-features mapping, to keep you from getting confused by older articles or tutorials.
Script Studio no longer creates new projects
When: 2026-09
How it was: Screenwriting lived in its own studio, with its own shelf, scene board, character bible and planning tabs, structured as series / season / episode / scene.
Why it changed: The same person often writes both a novel and a screenplay, and had to keep two interfaces, two casts and two AIs. 4.0 folds them into one studio.
What to use now: A screenplay is a .script file in the Writing Studio's file tree, one episode per file. Existing Script Studio projects still open and still edit; they just cannot create new ones, and that studio's AI coach is switched off. To move one across, see the old Script Studio.
Character bible, location list and storylines (.character / .location / .storyline)
When: 2026-08
How it was: Characters, locations and storylines were three dedicated file types with their own field forms and list pages.
Why they were removed: The forms decided what you were allowed to record, and everyone wants to record something different. To the AI, all three read as a bag of JSON.
What to use now: Plain .md files in folders you name yourself, with relationships drawn on a relationship map. Files you already have still open; they are simply no longer in the create menu.
Audiobook Studio
When: 2026-07
How it was: A studio that turned a manuscript into a voice project.
Why it was removed: Too few people used it for what it cost to keep.
What to use now: There is no direct replacement. If you want to hear your draft, reading and proofreading mode has a read-aloud mode.
Branch version control
Deprecated: 2026-05
What it was: you could create multiple branches per book (git-like) — e.g. branch off to try a different ending or POV.
Why removed: the branch concept was too close to a developer tool; most writers found it confusing. Linear version history already covers the real need (try a big change → don't like it → roll back).
Use instead: Version history — "restore to a version and continue from there" achieves branching in practice.
AI Agent's five modes (Worldbuild / Ask / Plan / Write / Mystery)
Deprecated: 2026-04
What it was: the AI was split into five separate modes, each with its own prompt.
Why removed: users couldn't tell which mode to use when — it made the AI feel like friction rather than help.
Use instead: AI Coach — a single unified chat interface where the AI figures out what kind of help you need.
Garden / Sanctum naming
Deprecated: 2026-03
What it was: "My Works" was called Garden; "Archive" was called Sanctum.
Why changed: the names were too whimsical; some users found them unclear.
Use instead: standard terms — Works / Archive / Trash.
Other small deprecations
npm install -g slima-mcp(global install) → usenpx -y slima-mcp@0instead, see Migrate from global install
Why this page exists
Older tutorials and web content may still carry the old terms above. When you run into them, this page tells you what they map to today.
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