Agent skill

Finalize Manuscript

by forsonny in forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer

Review a substantially complete manuscript for structural gaps, continuity problems, unresolved promises, chapter order, and revision priorities before final polish.

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Install Finalize Manuscript

skills CLI
$ npx skills add forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer --skill finalize-manuscript -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer finalize-manuscript --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/forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/finalize-manuscript .claude/skills/finalize-manuscript && 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
finalize-manuscript
GitHub stars
137
Token cost
~274 tokens
SKILL.md length
117 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
10
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Review a substantially complete manuscript for structural gaps, continuity problems, unresolved promises, chapter order, and revision priorities before final polish.

  • Works in 9 steps: Resolve the repository root and run… → Confirm which chapter files exist and… → Read .agents/roles/continuity-editor.md… → …
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Finalize Manuscript is an agent skill from forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer. Review a substantially complete manuscript for structural gaps, continuity problems, unresolved promises, chapter order, and revision priorities before final polish.

Its SKILL.md is about 270 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: Use Claude Code CLI to write full novels.

Example prompts

  • “/finalize-manuscript”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Resolve the repository root and run ./sync-state.sh.
  2. Confirm which chapter files exist and identify incomplete, duplicate, missing, or unusually short files.
  3. Read .agents/roles/continuity-editor.md and perform or delegate a manuscript-wide continuity audit.
  4. Read .agents/roles/smart-planner.md and perform or delegate structural and pacing review.
  5. Use the character-developer role when arc resolution or knowledge state is uncertain.
  6. Produce a prioritized revision plan before making broad edits.
  7. If the user requested edits, apply them in bounded passes and recheck affected continuity.
  8. Separate blocking issues, important revisions, optional polish, and material that appears complete.
  9. Do not declare the manuscript publication-ready solely because automated checks pass.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 017cd8b. 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

Finalize Manuscript loads about 274 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 46 tokens; SKILL.md has 117 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~46
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~274

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 117 words (~274 tokens).

“Use any priorities supplied with the invocation.”

— opening of SKILL.md by forsonny
name
finalize-manuscript

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/finalize-manuscript of forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 017cd8b

Compare with similar skills

Finalize Manuscript next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Continuityparcadei/Continuous-Claude-v33.9k1 repos~292Automated safety check: NotesMIT
Continuous Learningaffaan-m/ECC275k—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Continuous Learningaffaan-m/ECC275k—~1.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Structured Datathedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist74k—~420Automated safety check: PassMIT

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  • Revise Chapter

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  • Finalize Manuscript

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    Review a substantially complete manuscript and produce or execute a prioritized revision plan.

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Questions about Finalize Manuscript

What does Finalize Manuscript do?

Review a substantially complete manuscript for structural gaps, continuity problems, unresolved promises, chapter order, and revision priorities before final polish. Finalize Manuscript is an agent skill from forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer. Review a substantially complete manuscript for structural gaps, continuity problems, unresolved promises, chapter order, and revision priorities before final polish.

How do I install Finalize Manuscript in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer --skill finalize-manuscript -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/finalize-manuscript in forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer) into .claude/skills/finalize-manuscript in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Finalize Manuscript in Codex?

Run `npx skills add forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer --skill finalize-manuscript -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/finalize-manuscript in forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer) into .agents/skills/finalize-manuscript in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Finalize Manuscript 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 forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer --skill finalize-manuscript -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/finalize-manuscript, .gemini/skills/finalize-manuscript, .github/skills/finalize-manuscript and .opencode/skills/finalize-manuscript in your project.

What does Finalize Manuscript need to run?

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

Does Finalize Manuscript 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 Finalize Manuscript 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 Finalize Manuscript use?

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

How many tokens does Finalize Manuscript use?

About 274 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.1k 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 Finalize Manuscript?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Finalize Manuscript: Continue (telegramdesktop/tdesktop, 33k stars), Continuity (parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3, 3.9k stars), Continuous Learning (affaan-m/ECC, 275k stars) and Continuous Learning (affaan-m/ECC, 275k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Finalize Manuscript?

forsonny (a GitHub user) maintains it in forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer, which has 137 GitHub stars. The repository holds 10 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 21, 2026.

Source: forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.