SCP-001 Swann’s Proposal: The Origin of Everything

The Originator: S. Andrew Swann and His Meta-Myth

Swann’s Proposal is one of the most enigmatic and metafictional entries in the SCP-001 archive, credited to S. Andrew Swann—a real-world author known for speculative science fiction. Submitted as part of the Foundation’s open lore-building initiative, this proposal stands out for suggesting that the entire SCP universe, with its thousands of anomalies, isn’t just catalogued but possibly written into being. It explores the idea that reality itself is a narrative construct—possibly manipulated or authored by unseen entities.

The story proposes that SCP-001 is not an object, being, or location—but a concept: that the SCP Foundation is fictional even within its own fictional universe. This proposal launched SCP-001 into a realm of meta-narrative, where containment becomes a battle not against physical threats, but against ideas that could unravel the story itself.

SCP-001 Object Class and Containment

Item #: SCP-001
Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures:
To date, no containment method has been devised for SCP-001 that does not risk triggering a ZK-Class Reality Failure scenario, resulting in the annihilation of the known universe. Accordingly, containment is limited to strict information control.

No description or data related to SCP-001 is to be distributed to any personnel except for the senior-most member of O5 Command (currently O5-█). All associated data is encrypted using [REDACTED] and split into three parts—each memorized by a different O5 Council member. Decryption is permitted only via an isolated eyes-only terminal with unanimous O5 consent.

Incidents of data leakage through any channel—espionage, psychic transmission, accidental discovery—are to be countered through any means necessary, including disinformation, amnestic application, or termination. Level 2+ Foundation personnel who encounter SCP-001 data may be spared via Class A amnestic after O5-reviewed debriefing.

Description: [DATA EXPUNGED]

The Meta-Hazard: What Is SCP-001 in This Proposal?

The nature of SCP-001 in Swann’s Proposal is never revealed. Instead, its reality-warping power is implied through the containment logs and the catastrophic potential of knowledge leaks. The mere act of learning about SCP-001 threatens the continuity of existence. The document exists in a state of constant redaction. Everything about it—from its classification to its description—is [DATA EXPUNGED], forcing the reader to focus on what’s missing.

This paradoxical approach to SCP-001 hints that its true anomaly is narrative control. SCP-001 may represent the author’s pen, the source code of the universe, or the awareness that the SCP Foundation is part of a larger, written mythos. It’s the ultimate fourth-wall break: the danger lies not in what SCP-001 is, but in the reader realizing that SCP-001 is everything.

Timeline of Exposure: Containment Log 001-Alpha

Swann’s proposal includes an ominous Containment Log, listing various moments where SCP-001 data nearly escaped into public consciousness:

01/12/19██ – Classified documents are posted to a public website. The authors are traced, and a gas-leak explosion covers up the breach.
03/31/19██ – A film script bearing similarities to SCP-001 is optioned for production. Foundation agents rewrite the script and the film is released under a new title, grossing $27 million.
06/19/19██ – A bestselling author submits a novel outline describing [REDACTED]. The Foundation fails to neutralize the writer, who is hospitalized. A Class A amnestic is used to suppress media attention.

These logs emphasize the Foundation’s battle not against monsters, but against ideas escaping the page.

A Reality Written in Ink

Swann’s Proposal invites the reader to contemplate a terrifying idea: that everything within the SCP universe—from SCP-173 to the Scarlet King—is part of a written narrative, and that SCP-001 might be the original penstroke. The Foundation’s mission is not merely scientific or militaristic—it is editorial. The anomalies are narrative disruptions, glitches in the storyline that must be redacted, revised, or rewritten to preserve continuity.

In this world, O5 Command are not just administrators—they are editors of existence. SCP-001’s influence is so potent that even referring to it directly may grant it power. Thus, it’s safer to redact everything.

A Proposal That Rewrites the Game

Unlike other 001 proposals involving gods, factories, or wars, Swann’s Proposal is not just a mystery—it’s a threat to the fabric of the SCP Wiki itself. If SCP-001 is the act of writing itself, then the true danger lies in the knowledge that everything could be rewritten, erased, or corrupted by a keystroke.

Swann’s Proposal transforms the reader into a character—an agent caught in a recursive loop of fiction. It warns that even curiosity can be fatal. If you keep reading, you are part of the experiment.