Agent skill

Novel to Screenplay Rewriter

by chatfire-AI in chatfire-AI/huobao-drama

Rewrites narrated novel chapters into a formatted screenplay with scene headers and dialogue, keeping the plot and cutting camera directions.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedWriting & Content

SKILL.md written in Chinese; this summary is our English description.

Install Novel to Screenplay Rewriter

skills CLI
$ npx skills add chatfire-AI/huobao-drama --skill script-rewriter -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install chatfire-AI/huobao-drama script-rewriter --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/chatfire-AI/huobao-drama.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/backend/workspace/skills/script-rewriter .claude/skills/script-rewriter && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
script-rewriter
GitHub stars
16k
Token cost
~209 tokens
SKILL.md length
54 words
Files
4
Skills in repo
7
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Rewrites narrated novel chapters into a formatted screenplay with scene headers and dialogue, keeping the plot and cutting camera directions.

  • Works in 5 steps: 保留核心情节:不改变主线故事和角色关系 → 增强画面感:将叙述性文字转化为可视化的场景描写 → 对话驱动:用对白推动情节,减少旁白 → …
  • Turning a novel chapter into a formatted short-drama screenplay
  • SKILL.md covers 改写原则, 格式化剧本格式, 改写步骤 and 注意事项
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Five rewriting principles guide the process: keep the main storyline and character relationships unchanged, turn narrative prose into visualized scene description, let dialogue rather than narration carry the plot, keep each scene to roughly 30 to 60 seconds for short-video pacing, and leave out camera language such as shot size or angle, which belongs to a separate storyboarding step.

The output format uses a scene header line such as a scene number with its interior or exterior setting and time of day, a plain action paragraph with no camera terms, and dialogue written as a character name followed by a state or expression and the line itself. A formatted script runs about 20 to 30 percent longer than the source, mostly from the added headers and dialogue formatting rather than genuine expansion, and the workflow reads the original script, analyzes its mix of dialogue and narration, rewrites it, checks the result, then saves it.

When your agent uses it

  • Turning a novel chapter into a formatted short-drama screenplay
  • Converting narrated prose into scene-by-scene dialogue
  • Checking a rewritten script follows the scene-header format

Example prompts

  • “Rewrite this chapter into a formatted screenplay with scene headers.”
  • “Split this long narration into several short scenes with clear turns.”
  • “Convert this character's internal thoughts into expression and action instead.”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. 保留核心情节:不改变主线故事和角色关系
  2. 增强画面感:将叙述性文字转化为可视化的场景描写
  3. 对话驱动:用对白推动情节,减少旁白
  4. 节奏把控:每场戏控制在 30-60 秒,适合短视频
  5. 不写镜头语言:不涉及景别、角度、运镜,这些属于分镜拆解步骤

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 26de7df. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Novel to Screenplay Rewriter loads about 209 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 8 tokens; SKILL.md has 54 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~8
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~209

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 54 words (~209 tokens).

name
script-rewriter

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files in backend/workspace/skills/script-rewriter of chatfire-AI/huobao-drama.

  • SKILL.md
  • SKILL.en.md
  • SKILL.ja.md
  • SKILL.ko.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 26de7df

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Questions about Novel to Screenplay Rewriter

What does Novel to Screenplay Rewriter do?

Rewrites narrated novel chapters into a formatted screenplay with scene headers and dialogue, keeping the plot and cutting camera directions. Five rewriting principles guide the process: keep the main storyline and character relationships unchanged, turn narrative prose into visualized scene description, let dialogue rather than narration carry the plot, keep each scene to roughly 30 to 60 seconds for short-video pacing, and leave out camera language such as shot size or angle, which belongs to a separate storyboarding step.

When should I use Novel to Screenplay Rewriter?

Novel to Screenplay Rewriter fits situations like: turning a novel chapter into a formatted short-drama screenplay; converting narrated prose into scene-by-scene dialogue; checking a rewritten script follows the scene-header format.

How do I install Novel to Screenplay Rewriter in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add chatfire-AI/huobao-drama --skill script-rewriter -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (backend/workspace/skills/script-rewriter in chatfire-AI/huobao-drama) into .claude/skills/script-rewriter in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Novel to Screenplay Rewriter in Codex?

Run `npx skills add chatfire-AI/huobao-drama --skill script-rewriter -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (backend/workspace/skills/script-rewriter in chatfire-AI/huobao-drama) into .agents/skills/script-rewriter in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Novel to Screenplay Rewriter in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add chatfire-AI/huobao-drama --skill script-rewriter -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/script-rewriter, .gemini/skills/script-rewriter, .github/skills/script-rewriter and .opencode/skills/script-rewriter in your project.

What does Novel to Screenplay Rewriter need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Novel to Screenplay Rewriter is instructions for the agent only.

Does Novel to Screenplay Rewriter access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Novel to Screenplay Rewriter safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Novel to Screenplay Rewriter use?

Novel to Screenplay Rewriter has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Novel to Screenplay Rewriter use?

About 209 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 836 characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Novel to Screenplay Rewriter?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Novel to Screenplay Rewriter: Video Script (zenstory-ai/oh-story-dsh, 460 stars), Script Comparative Review Against Hits (Supreme-Ultimate/novel-to-script-team, 174 stars), InkOS Creative Harness (Narcooo/inkos, 10k stars) and Social Captions (rediumvex/social-media-caption-generator-claude, 129 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Novel to Screenplay Rewriter?

chatfire-AI (a GitHub organization) maintains it in chatfire-AI/huobao-drama, which has 15,791 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

Source: chatfire-AI/huobao-drama on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.