diff --git a/talent/conversation.md b/talent/conversation.md
index 5530023f8..218d1fa12 100644
--- a/talent/conversation.md
+++ b/talent/conversation.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "activities": ["meeting", "call", "messaging", "email"],
   "priority": 20,
   "output": "json",
+  "schema": "story.schema.json",
   "hook": {"post": "story"},
   "load": {
     "transcripts": true,
diff --git a/talent/event.md b/talent/event.md
index f76d51af0..52bae355b 100644
--- a/talent/event.md
+++ b/talent/event.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "activities": ["appointment", "event", "travel", "errand", "celebration", "deadline", "reminder"],
   "priority": 20,
   "output": "json",
+  "schema": "story.schema.json",
   "hook": {"post": "story"},
   "load": {
     "transcripts": true,
diff --git a/talent/story.schema.json b/talent/story.schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b377dae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/talent/story.schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "type": "object",
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "required": ["body","topics","confidence","commitments","closures","decisions"],
+  "properties": {
+    "body": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1},
+    "topics": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {"type": "string"},
+      "maxItems": 10
+    },
+    "confidence": {"type": "number", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 1},
+    "commitments": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "required": ["owner","action","counterparty","when","context"],
+        "properties": {
+          "owner": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1},
+          "action": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1},
+          "counterparty": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1},
+          "when": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1},
+          "context": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1}
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "closures": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "required": ["owner","action","counterparty","resolution","context"],
+        "properties": {
+          "owner": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1},
+          "action": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1},
+          "counterparty": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1},
+          "resolution": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": ["sent","done","signed","dropped","deferred"]
+          },
+          "context": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1}
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "decisions": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "required": ["owner","action","context"],
+        "properties": {
+          "owner": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1},
+          "action": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1},
+          "context": {"type": "string", "minLength": 1}
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/talent/work.md b/talent/work.md
index 79e7f911a..c28e9ec3d 100644
--- a/talent/work.md
+++ b/talent/work.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "activities": ["coding", "browsing", "reading"],
   "priority": 20,
   "output": "json",
+  "schema": "story.schema.json",
   "hook": {"post": "story"},
   "load": {
     "transcripts": true,
diff --git a/tests/baselines/api/stats/stats.json b/tests/baselines/api/stats/stats.json
index 24edfcfa6..23cdd1d3a 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/api/stats/stats.json
+++ b/tests/baselines/api/stats/stats.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
       "path": "<PROJECT>/talent/conversation.md",
       "priority": 20,
       "schedule": "activity",
+      "schema": "story.schema.json",
       "source": "system",
       "title": "Conversation Story",
       "type": "generate"
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@
       "path": "<PROJECT>/talent/event.md",
       "priority": 20,
       "schedule": "activity",
+      "schema": "story.schema.json",
       "source": "system",
       "title": "Event Story",
       "type": "generate"
@@ -301,6 +303,7 @@
       "path": "<PROJECT>/talent/work.md",
       "priority": 20,
       "schedule": "activity",
+      "schema": "story.schema.json",
       "source": "system",
       "title": "Work Story",
       "type": "generate"
diff --git a/tests/test_story_schema.py b/tests/test_story_schema.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f7fd1284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_story_schema.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+# Copyright (c) 2026 sol pbc
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from jsonschema import Draft202012Validator
+
+from talent.story import ALLOWED_RESOLUTIONS
+from tests.test_story_hook import _valid_result
+from think.talent import get_talent
+
+STORY_SCHEMA_PATH = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "talent" / "story.schema.json"
+
+
+def _load_story_schema() -> dict:
+    return json.loads(STORY_SCHEMA_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+
+
+def test_story_schema_file_is_valid_draft_2020_12():
+    Draft202012Validator.check_schema(_load_story_schema())
+
+
+def test_story_talents_load_shared_schema():
+    on_disk = _load_story_schema()
+
+    for talent_name in ["conversation", "work", "event"]:
+        assert get_talent(talent_name)["json_schema"] == on_disk
+
+
+def test_story_schema_mirrors_hook_requirements():
+    schema = _load_story_schema()
+    properties = schema["properties"]
+
+    assert set(schema["required"]) == {
+        "body",
+        "topics",
+        "confidence",
+        "commitments",
+        "closures",
+        "decisions",
+    }
+    assert set(properties["commitments"]["items"]["required"]) == {
+        "owner",
+        "action",
+        "counterparty",
+        "when",
+        "context",
+    }
+    assert set(properties["closures"]["items"]["required"]) == {
+        "owner",
+        "action",
+        "counterparty",
+        "resolution",
+        "context",
+    }
+    assert (
+        set(properties["closures"]["items"]["properties"]["resolution"]["enum"])
+        == ALLOWED_RESOLUTIONS
+    )
+    assert set(properties["decisions"]["items"]["required"]) == {
+        "owner",
+        "action",
+        "context",
+    }
+
+
+def test_story_hook_fixtures_validate_against_schema():
+    schema = _load_story_schema()
+    payload = json.loads(_valid_result())
+
+    errors = list(Draft202012Validator(schema).iter_errors(payload))
+
+    assert errors == []