Create, edit, validate, and publish mdBook projects or mdBook-based KDP manuscripts.

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Install Mdbook

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai --skill mdbook -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai mdbook --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/ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/mdbook .claude/skills/mdbook && 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
mdbook
GitHub stars
146
Token cost
~773 tokens
SKILL.md length
315 words
Files
20 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
17
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Create, edit, validate, and publish mdBook projects or mdBook-based KDP manuscripts.

  • Works in 6 steps: Read repository instructions and the… → Determine whether the task concerns… → Preserve the existing chapter hierarchy,… → …
  • Manuscript conversion
  • SKILL.md covers Workflow, Reference routing, Reference maintenance and Validation

What it does

Mdbook is an agent skill from ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai. Create, edit, validate, and publish mdBook projects or mdBook-based KDP manuscripts. Use for book.toml, SUMMARY.md, themes, preprocessors, CI, and manuscript conversion.

Its SKILL.md is about 770 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 21 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`, `references/cli.md` and `references/configuration.md`).

When your agent uses it

  • Manuscript conversion

Example prompts

  • “/mdbook”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Read repository instructions and the affected chapter or configuration.
  2. Determine whether the task concerns ordinary mdBook output, custom tooling,
  3. Preserve the existing chapter hierarchy, URLs, output contracts, and pinned
  4. Make the smallest source or configuration change and use valid TOML and
  5. Build the requested outputs and inspect representative rendered pages or
  6. Report exact validation, skipped checks, and remaining publication or

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 162d624. 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

    Ships 1 file in scripts/, which the agent can run.

    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

Mdbook loads about 773 tokens when it runs, and up to ~31k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 44 tokens; SKILL.md has 315 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~44
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~773
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~31k

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 315 words (~773 tokens).

“Use mdBook as the source workflow for documentation books and KDP manuscripts.”

— opening of SKILL.md by ChrisTitusTech
name
mdbook

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 19 other files (scripts, references) in .agents/skills/mdbook of ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • references/.wiki-version
  • references/cli.md
  • references/configuration.md
  • references/continuous-integration.md
  • references/creating-a-book.md
  • references/for-developers.md
  • references/installation.md
  • references/kdp.md
  • references/markdown.md
  • references/mathjax.md
  • references/mdbook-specific.md
  • references/overview.md
  • references/reading-books.md
  • references/summary-format.md
  • references/summary.md
  • references/theme.md
  • scripts
  • … and 1 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 162d624

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Questions about Mdbook

What does Mdbook do?

Create, edit, validate, and publish mdBook projects or mdBook-based KDP manuscripts. Mdbook is an agent skill from ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai. Create, edit, validate, and publish mdBook projects or mdBook-based KDP manuscripts.

When should I use Mdbook?

Mdbook fits situations like: manuscript conversion.

How do I install Mdbook in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai --skill mdbook -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/mdbook in ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai) into .claude/skills/mdbook in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Mdbook in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai --skill mdbook -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/mdbook in ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai) into .agents/skills/mdbook in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Mdbook 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 ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai --skill mdbook -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/mdbook, .gemini/skills/mdbook, .github/skills/mdbook and .opencode/skills/mdbook in your project.

What does Mdbook need to run?

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

Does Mdbook 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 Mdbook 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Mdbook use?

No licence was found for Mdbook or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Mdbook use?

About 773 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 30k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Mdbook?

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Who maintains Mdbook?

ChrisTitusTech (a GitHub user) maintains it in ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai, which has 146 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: ChrisTitusTech/titus-ai on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.