diff --git a/amanuensis/backend/article.py b/amanuensis/backend/article.py
index 84d2572..a21177e 100644
--- a/amanuensis/backend/article.py
+++ b/amanuensis/backend/article.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Article query interface
 """
 
+from typing import Optional
+from uuid import UUID
+
 from sqlalchemy import select
 
 from amanuensis.db import *
@@ -42,3 +45,10 @@ def create(
     db.session.add(new_article)
     db.session.commit()
     return new_article
+
+
+def try_from_public_id(db: DbContext, public_id: UUID) -> Optional[Article]:
+    """Get an article by its public id."""
+    return db(
+        select(Article).where(Article.public_id == public_id)
+    ).scalar_one_or_none()
diff --git a/amanuensis/resources/editor.js b/amanuensis/resources/editor.js
index 3836ef0..00087aa 100644
--- a/amanuensis/resources/editor.js
+++ b/amanuensis/resources/editor.js
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@
         // Stake a claim on the nonce, potentially overwriting a previous
         // nonce value.
         const nonce_local = 1 + Math.random();
+        console.log("ifNoFurtherChanges: timeout=" + timeout.toString() + ", nonce=" + nonce_local.toString());
         nonce = nonce_local;
         // Wait to see if this call is overwritten in turn.
         setTimeout(() => {
             if (nonce == nonce_local)
             {
+                console.log("Executing for: " + nonce.toString());
                 callback();
                 nonce = 0;
             }
@@ -102,9 +104,9 @@
         }).then(response => response.json()).then(updateState);
     }
 
-    function onContentChange()
+    function onContentChange(e, timeout=2000)
     {
-        ifNoFurtherChanges(update, /* timeout: */ 2000);
+        ifNoFurtherChanges(update, timeout);
     }
 
     function submitArticle()
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@
             if (e.ctrlKey && e.key == 's')
             {
                 e.preventDefault();
-                onContentChange(0);
+                onContentChange(e, 0);
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/amanuensis/server/lexicon.jinja b/amanuensis/server/lexicon.jinja
index 333f8f4..54aabff 100644
--- a/amanuensis/server/lexicon.jinja
+++ b/amanuensis/server/lexicon.jinja
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     {% else %}href="{{ url_for('lexicon.contents', lexicon_name=g.lexicon.name) }}"
     {% endif %}>Contents</a>{% endblock %}
 {% block sb_editor %}<a 
-    href="{{ url_for('lexicon.editor.editor', lexicon_name=g.lexicon.name) }}"
+    href="{{ url_for('lexicon.editor.select', lexicon_name=g.lexicon.name) }}"
     >Editor</a>{% endblock %}
 {% block sb_posts %}<a 
     {% if current_page == "posts" %}class="current-page"
diff --git a/amanuensis/server/lexicon/editor/__init__.py b/amanuensis/server/lexicon/editor/__init__.py
index 3e0b29e..0dda7e9 100644
--- a/amanuensis/server/lexicon/editor/__init__.py
+++ b/amanuensis/server/lexicon/editor/__init__.py
@@ -1,23 +1,123 @@
-from flask import Blueprint, render_template, g
-from sqlalchemy import select
+import re
+
+from flask import Blueprint, render_template, g, abort, request
 
 from amanuensis.backend import *
 from amanuensis.db import *
-from amanuensis.parser.core import *
+from amanuensis.parser import *
+from amanuensis.parser.core import Renderable
 from amanuensis.server.helpers import lexicon_param, player_required
 
 
 bp = Blueprint("editor", __name__, url_prefix="/editor", template_folder=".")
 
 
+class PreviewHtmlRenderer(RenderableVisitor):
+    """Parses stylistic markdown and stores citations as footnotes."""
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.citations: list = []
+        self.rendered: str = ""
+
+    # Translate the leaf spans to text
+    def TextSpan(self, span):
+        return span.innertext
+
+    def LineBreak(self, span):
+        return '<br>'
+
+    # Translate the simple container spans to text
+    def BoldSpan(self, span):
+        return f'<b>{"".join(span.recurse(self))}</b>'
+
+    def ItalicSpan(self, span):
+        return f'<i>{"".join(span.recurse(self))}</i>'
+
+    # Record citations in the visitor, then translate the span to text as an
+    # underline and footnote number
+    def CitationSpan(self, span):
+        self.citations.append({
+            "title": span.cite_target,
+            "type": "phantom"
+        })
+        return f'<u>{"".join(span.recurse(self))}</u>[{len(self.citations)}]'
+
+    # Translate the paragraph-level containers to their text contents
+    def BodyParagraph(self, span):
+        return f'<p>{"".join(span.recurse(self))}</p>'
+
+    def SignatureParagraph(self, span):
+        return (
+            '<hr><span class="signature"><p>'
+            f'{"".join(span.recurse(self))}'
+            '</p></span>'
+        )
+
+    # Return the visitor from the top-level article span after saving the full
+    # text parsed from the child spans
+    def ParsedArticle(self, span):
+        self.contents = '\n'.join(span.recurse(self))
+        return self
+
+
+class ConstraintCheck(RenderableVisitor):
+    """Analyzes an article for content-based constraint violations."""
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.word_count: int = 0
+        self.signatures: int = 0
+        self.tmp: bool = False
+
+    def TextSpan(self, span):
+        self.word_count += len(re.split(r'\s+', span.innertext.strip()))
+        return self
+
+    def BoldSpan(self, span):
+        self.tmp = True
+        return self
+
+    def SignatureParagraph(self, span):
+        self.signatures += 1
+        return self
+
+
+def constraint_check(parsed: Renderable):
+    check_result: ConstraintCheck = parsed.render(ConstraintCheck())
+    errors = []
+    errors.append({
+        "severity": 0,
+        "message": f"Word count: {check_result.word_count}"
+    })
+    if check_result.signatures < 1:
+        errors.append({
+            "severity": 1,
+            "message": "Missing signature paragraph"
+        })
+    if check_result.signatures > 1:
+        errors.append({
+            "severity": 1,
+            "message": "More than one signature paragraph"
+        })
+    if check_result.tmp:
+        errors.append({
+            "severity": 2,
+            "message": "Temporary error"
+        })
+    return errors
+
+
+@bp.get("/")
+@lexicon_param
+@player_required
+def select(lexicon_name):
+    return {}
+
+
 @bp.get("/<uuid:article_id>")
 @lexicon_param
 @player_required
 def open(lexicon_name, article_id):
-    db: DbContext = g.db
-    article: Article = db(
-        select(Article).where(Article.public_id == article_id)
-    ).scalar_one()
+    article = artiq.try_from_public_id(g.db, article_id)
+    if not article:
+        return abort(404)
     return render_template(
         "session.editor.jinja",
         lexicon_name=lexicon_name,
@@ -29,46 +129,39 @@ def open(lexicon_name, article_id):
 @lexicon_param
 @player_required
 def load(lexicon_name, article_id):
-    db: DbContext = g.db
-    article: Article = db(
-        select(Article).where(Article.public_id == article_id)
-    ).scalar_one()
-    citations = [
-        {'title': 'Citation Title', 'type': 'phantom'}
-    ]
-    errors = [
-        {'severity': 0, 'message': "OK"},
-        {'severity': 1, 'message': "Warning"},
-        {'severity': 2, 'message': "Error"},
-    ]
+    article = artiq.try_from_public_id(g.db, article_id)
+    if not article:
+        return abort(404)
+    parsed = parse_raw_markdown(article.body)
+    preview_result: PreviewHtmlRenderer = parsed.render(PreviewHtmlRenderer())
+    errors = constraint_check(parsed)
     return {
         'title': article.title,
-        'rendered': article.body,
+        'rendered': preview_result.contents,
         'state': article.state.value,
         'ersatz': article.ersatz,
-        'citations': citations,
+        'citations': preview_result.citations,
         'errors': errors,
     }
 
 
 @bp.post("/<uuid:article_id>/update")
 def update(lexicon_name, article_id):
-    db: DbContext = g.db
-    article: Article = db(
-        select(Article).where(Article.public_id == article_id)
-    ).scalar_one()
-    citations = [
-        {'title': 'Citation Title', 'type': 'phantom'}
-    ]
-    errors = [
-        {'severity': 0, 'message': "OK"},
-        {'severity': 1, 'message': "Warning"},
-    ]
+    article = artiq.try_from_public_id(g.db, article_id)
+    if not article:
+        return abort(404)
+    article.title = request.json['title']
+    article.body = request.json['body']
+    article.state = ArticleState(request.json['state'])
+    g.db.session.commit()
+    parsed = parse_raw_markdown(article.body)
+    preview_result: PreviewHtmlRenderer = parsed.render(PreviewHtmlRenderer())
+    errors = constraint_check(parsed)
     return {
         'title': article.title,
-        'rendered': article.body,
+        'rendered': preview_result.contents,
         'state': article.state.value,
         'ersatz': article.ersatz,
-        'citations': citations,
+        'citations': preview_result.citations,
         'errors': errors,
     }
diff --git a/amanuensis/server/lexicon/editor/editor.py b/amanuensis/server/lexicon/editor/editor.py
index 79a3cb3..027d096 100644
--- a/amanuensis/server/lexicon/editor/editor.py
+++ b/amanuensis/server/lexicon/editor/editor.py
@@ -1,187 +1,122 @@
-"""
-Handler helper functions pertaining to the article editor
-"""
-import json
-import uuid
+# """
+# Handler helper functions pertaining to the article editor
+# """
+# import json
+# import uuid
 
-from flask import (
-	flash, redirect, url_for, render_template, Markup)
-from flask_login import current_user
+# from flask import (
+#     flash, redirect, url_for, render_template, Markup)
+# from flask_login import current_user
 
-from amanuensis.lexicon import (
-	get_player_characters,
-	get_player_drafts,
-	get_draft,
-	title_constraint_analysis,
-	content_constraint_analysis)
-from amanuensis.models import LexiconModel
-from amanuensis.parser import (
-	normalize_title,
-	parse_raw_markdown)
-from amanuensis.parser.core import RenderableVisitor
+# from amanuensis.lexicon import (
+#     get_player_characters,
+#     get_player_drafts,
+#     get_draft,
+#     title_constraint_analysis,
+#     content_constraint_analysis)
+# from amanuensis.models import LexiconModel
+# from amanuensis.parser import (
+#     normalize_title,
+#     parse_raw_markdown)
+# from amanuensis.parser.core import RenderableVisitor
 
 
-class PreviewHtmlRenderer(RenderableVisitor):
-	def __init__(self, lexicon):
-		with lexicon.ctx.read('info') as info:
-			self.article_map = {
-				title: article.character
-				for title, article in info.items()
-			}
-		self.citations = []
-		self.contents = ""
+# class PreviewHtmlRenderer(RenderableVisitor):
+#     def __init__(self, lexicon):
+#         with lexicon.ctx.read('info') as info:
+#             self.article_map = {
+#                 title: article.character
+#                 for title, article in info.items()
+#             }
+#         self.citations = []
+#         self.contents = ""
 
-	def TextSpan(self, span):
-		return span.innertext
+#     def TextSpan(self, span):
+#         return span.innertext
 
-	def LineBreak(self, span):
-		return '<br>'
+#     def LineBreak(self, span):
+#         return '<br>'
 
-	def ParsedArticle(self, span):
-		self.contents = '\n'.join(span.recurse(self))
-		return self
+#     def ParsedArticle(self, span):
+#         self.contents = '\n'.join(span.recurse(self))
+#         return self
 
-	def BodyParagraph(self, span):
-		return f'<p>{"".join(span.recurse(self))}</p>'
+#     def BodyParagraph(self, span):
+#         return f'<p>{"".join(span.recurse(self))}</p>'
 
-	def SignatureParagraph(self, span):
-		return (
-			'<hr><span class="signature"><p>'
-			f'{"".join(span.recurse(self))}'
-			'</p></span>'
-		)
+#     def SignatureParagraph(self, span):
+#         return (
+#             '<hr><span class="signature"><p>'
+#             f'{"".join(span.recurse(self))}'
+#             '</p></span>'
+#         )
 
-	def BoldSpan(self, span):
-		return f'<b>{"".join(span.recurse(self))}</b>'
+#     def BoldSpan(self, span):
+#         return f'<b>{"".join(span.recurse(self))}</b>'
 
-	def ItalicSpan(self, span):
-		return f'<i>{"".join(span.recurse(self))}</i>'
+#     def ItalicSpan(self, span):
+#         return f'<i>{"".join(span.recurse(self))}</i>'
 
-	def CitationSpan(self, span):
-		if span.cite_target in self.article_map:
-			if self.article_map.get(span.cite_target):
-				link_class = '[extant]'
-			else:
-				link_class = '[phantom]'
-		else:
-			link_class = '[new]'
-		self.citations.append(f'{span.cite_target} {link_class}')
-		return f'<u>{"".join(span.recurse(self))}</u>[{len(self.citations)}]'
+#     def CitationSpan(self, span):
+#         if span.cite_target in self.article_map:
+#             if self.article_map.get(span.cite_target):
+#                 link_class = '[extant]'
+#             else:
+#                 link_class = '[phantom]'
+#         else:
+#             link_class = '[new]'
+#         self.citations.append(f'{span.cite_target} {link_class}')
+#         return f'<u>{"".join(span.recurse(self))}</u>[{len(self.citations)}]'
 
 
-def load_editor(lexicon: LexiconModel, aid: str):
-	"""
-	Load the editor page
-	"""
-	if aid:
-		# Article specfied, load editor in edit mode
-		article = get_draft(lexicon, aid)
-		if not article:
-			flash("Draft not found")
-			return redirect(url_for('session.session', name=lexicon.cfg.name))
-		# Check that the player owns this article
-		character = lexicon.cfg.character.get(article.character)
-		if character.player != current_user.uid:
-			flash("Access forbidden")
-			return redirect(url_for('session.session', name=lexicon.cfg.name))
-		return render_template(
-			'session.editor.jinja',
-			character=character,
-			article=article,
-			jsonfmt=lambda obj: Markup(json.dumps(obj)))
+# def update_draft(lexicon: LexiconModel, article_json):
+#     """
+#     Update a draft and perform analysis on it
+#     """
+#     # Check if the update is permitted
+#     aid = article_json.get('aid')
+#     article = get_draft(lexicon, aid)
+#     if not article:
+#         raise ValueError("missing article")
+#     if lexicon.cfg.character.get(article.character).player != current_user.uid:
+#         return ValueError("bad user")
+#     if article.status.approved:
+#         raise ValueError("bad status")
 
-	# Article not specified, load editor in load mode
-	characters = list(get_player_characters(lexicon, current_user.uid))
-	articles = list(get_player_drafts(lexicon, current_user.uid))
-	return render_template(
-		'session.editor.jinja',
-		characters=characters,
-		articles=articles)
+#     # Perform the update
+#     title = article_json.get('title')
+#     contents = article_json.get('contents')
+#     status = article_json.get('status')
 
+#     parsed = parse_raw_markdown(contents)
 
-def new_draft(lexicon: LexiconModel, cid: str):
-	"""
-	Create a new draft and open it in the editor
-	"""
-	if cid:
-		new_aid = uuid.uuid4().hex
-		# TODO harden this
-		character = lexicon.cfg.character.get(cid)
-		article = {
-			"version": "0",
-			"aid": new_aid,
-			"lexicon": lexicon.lid,
-			"character": cid,
-			"title": "",
-			"turn": 1,
-			"status": {
-				"ready": False,
-				"approved": False
-			},
-			"contents": f"\n\n{character.signature}",
-		}
-		filename = f"{cid}.{new_aid}"
-		with lexicon.ctx.draft.new(filename) as j:
-			j.update(article)
-		return redirect(url_for(
-			'session.editor',
-			name=lexicon.cfg.name,
-			cid=cid,
-			aid=new_aid))
+#     # HTML parsing
+#     preview = parsed.render(PreviewHtmlRenderer(lexicon))
+#     # Constraint analysis
+#     title_infos, title_warnings, title_errors = title_constraint_analysis(
+#         lexicon, current_user, article.character, title)
+#     content_infos, content_warnings, content_errors = content_constraint_analysis(
+#         lexicon, current_user, article.character, parsed)
+#     if any(title_errors) or any(content_errors):
+#         status['ready'] = False
 
-	# Character not specified
-	flash('Character not found')
-	return redirect(url_for('session.session', name=lexicon.cfg.name))
+#     # Article update
+#     filename = f'{article.character}.{aid}'
+#     with lexicon.ctx.draft.edit(filename) as draft:
+#         draft.title = normalize_title(title)
+#         draft.contents = contents
+#         draft.status.ready = status.get('ready', False)
 
-
-def update_draft(lexicon: LexiconModel, article_json):
-	"""
-	Update a draft and perform analysis on it
-	"""
-	# Check if the update is permitted
-	aid = article_json.get('aid')
-	article = get_draft(lexicon, aid)
-	if not article:
-		raise ValueError("missing article")
-	if lexicon.cfg.character.get(article.character).player != current_user.uid:
-		return ValueError("bad user")
-	if article.status.approved:
-		raise ValueError("bad status")
-
-	# Perform the update
-	title = article_json.get('title')
-	contents = article_json.get('contents')
-	status = article_json.get('status')
-
-	parsed = parse_raw_markdown(contents)
-
-	# HTML parsing
-	preview = parsed.render(PreviewHtmlRenderer(lexicon))
-	# Constraint analysis
-	title_infos, title_warnings, title_errors = title_constraint_analysis(
-		lexicon, current_user, article.character, title)
-	content_infos, content_warnings, content_errors = content_constraint_analysis(
-		lexicon, current_user, article.character, parsed)
-	if any(title_errors) or any(content_errors):
-		status['ready'] = False
-
-	# Article update
-	filename = f'{article.character}.{aid}'
-	with lexicon.ctx.draft.edit(filename) as draft:
-		draft.title = normalize_title(title)
-		draft.contents = contents
-		draft.status.ready = status.get('ready', False)
-
-	# Return canonical information to editor
-	return {
-		'title': draft.title,
-		'status': {
-			'ready': draft.status.ready,
-			'approved': draft.status.approved,
-		},
-		'rendered': preview.contents,
-		'citations': preview.citations,
-		'info': title_infos + content_infos,
-		'warning': title_warnings + content_warnings,
-		'error': title_errors + content_errors,
-	}
+#     # Return canonical information to editor
+#     return {
+#         'title': draft.title,
+#         'status': {
+#             'ready': draft.status.ready,
+#             'approved': draft.status.approved,
+#         },
+#         'rendered': preview.contents,
+#         'citations': preview.citations,
+#         'info': title_infos + content_infos,
+#         'warning': title_warnings + content_warnings,
+#         'error': title_errors + content_errors,
+#     }