Agent skill

Self Publishing Production

by hashgraph-online in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins

Plan and check the final production tasks for self-publishing nonfiction books, including copyediting, final review readers, proofreading, layout, cover files, print-on-demand, ISBNs, and…

MITAuto-check passedWriting & Content

Install Self Publishing Production

skills CLI
$ npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill self-publishing-production -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins self-publishing-production --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/hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/self-publishing-production .claude/skills/self-publishing-production && 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
self-publishing-production
GitHub stars
1.3k
Token cost
~750 tokens
SKILL.md length
294 words
Files
6 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
714
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Plan and check the final production tasks for self-publishing nonfiction books, including copyediting, final review readers, proofreading, layout, cover files, print-on-demand, ISBNs, and…

  • Works in 4 steps: Confirm The Manuscript Is Ready For… → Sequence The Work → Verify Current Production Requirements → …
  • Preparing a manuscript for publication after beta reading
  • SKILL.md covers Core Lens, Reference Routing, Workflow and Quality Bar
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Self Publishing Production is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Plan and check the final production tasks for self-publishing nonfiction books, including copyediting, final review readers, proofreading, layout, cover files, print-on-demand, ISBNs, and launch-readiness sequencing. Use when preparing a manuscript for publication after beta reading or when auditing a self-publishing checklist.

Its SKILL.md is about 750 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 8 other files, including reference files (for example `references/core/checklist.md`, `references/core/examples.md` and `references/core/knowledge.md`). Compatibility notes: Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

It sits in Writing & Content, covering Copy editing and proofreading and Feature launches and release readiness. The repository describes itself as: A curated list of awesome OpenAI Codex / ChatGPT plugins, skills, and resources. The 1 Codex Marketplace. See live plugins at: https://hol.org/plugins/best-codex-plugins. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Preparing a manuscript for publication after beta reading
  • Auditing a self-publishing checklist

Example prompts

  • “/self-publishing-production”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Confirm The Manuscript Is Ready For Production
  2. Sequence The Work
  3. Verify Current Production Requirements
  4. Return A Practical Checklist

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9e7b281. 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.

  • Compatibility

    Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Self Publishing Production loads about 750 tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 89 tokens; SKILL.md has 294 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~89
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~750
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3.6k

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

The full file from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins at commit 9e7b281, republished under its MIT licence (© hashgraph-online). 294 words, ~750 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/self-publishing-production/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 5 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
self-publishing-production
description
Plan and check the final production tasks for self-publishing nonfiction books, including copyediting, final review readers, proofreading, layout, cover files, print-on-demand, ISBNs, and launch-readiness sequencing. Use when preparing a manuscript for publication after beta reading or when auditing a self-publishing checklist.
compatibility
Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.
license
MIT
metadata.version
0.1.0
metadata.displayName
Self-Publishing Production
metadata.category
Writing
metadata.tags
writing,books,nonfiction,self-publishing,production,publishing

Self-Publishing Production

Core Lens

Production begins after the manuscript's big-picture structure, promise, and reader value are mostly working. These tasks are predictable and solvable, but doing them too early wastes effort because beta feedback may still reshape the book.

Use this skill to plan or audit:

  • Copyediting.
  • Final review readers.
  • Proofreading.
  • Interior layout.
  • Cover file requirements.
  • Print-on-demand and retailer setup.
  • ISBN decisions.
  • Final PDF/page checks.

Reference Routing

NeedRead
Production concepts and sequencingreferences/core/knowledge.md
Production rules and current-info caveatsreferences/core/rules.md
Example production plans and decisionsreferences/core/examples.md
Final checklistreferences/core/checklist.md
Prepare production planworkflows/prepare-production.md

Workflow

1. Confirm The Manuscript Is Ready For Production

Check that:

  • Beta readers have validated desire, effectiveness, and engagement.
  • Remaining issues are mostly polish, accuracy, layout, or packaging.
  • The author is not using production work to avoid structural revision.
2. Sequence The Work

Recommended order:

  1. Final structural review or developmental review if still needed.
  2. Copyedit for clarity, concision, and sentence-level quality.
  3. Expert, sensitivity, legal, or influential review where relevant.
  4. Proofread.
  5. Interior layout for ebook, paperback, hardback, or PDF.
  6. Cover files for each format.
  7. Print-on-demand, retailer, ISBN, and metadata setup.
  8. Final PDF/page review.
3. Verify Current Production Requirements

Before giving precise setup instructions, verify current requirements from the relevant platform or vendor. KDP, IngramSpark, ISBN agencies, cover dimensions, trim rules, file formats, and royalty terms can change.

4. Return A Practical Checklist

Return:

  1. Production-readiness diagnosis.
  2. Ordered task plan.
  3. Tasks to hire vs do yourself.
  4. Platform-specific checks that need current verification.
  5. Final quality gates.

Quality Bar

Keep production advice specific enough to execute but conservative about platform details. Never let formatting, cover, or upload work start before the manuscript is structurally ready unless the user explicitly accepts the rework risk.

© hashgraph-online, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 5 other files (references) in plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/self-publishing-production of hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/core/checklist.md
  • references/core/examples.md
  • references/core/knowledge.md
  • references/core/rules.md
  • workflows/prepare-production.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9e7b281

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Questions about Self Publishing Production

What does Self Publishing Production do?

Plan and check the final production tasks for self-publishing nonfiction books, including copyediting, final review readers, proofreading, layout, cover files, print-on-demand, ISBNs, and…. Self Publishing Production is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Plan and check the final production tasks for self-publishing nonfiction books, including copyediting, final review readers, proofreading, layout, cover files, print-on-demand, ISBNs, and launch-readiness sequencing.

When should I use Self Publishing Production?

Self Publishing Production fits situations like: preparing a manuscript for publication after beta reading; auditing a self-publishing checklist.

How do I install Self Publishing Production in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill self-publishing-production -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/self-publishing-production in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .claude/skills/self-publishing-production in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Self Publishing Production in Codex?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill self-publishing-production -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/self-publishing-production in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .agents/skills/self-publishing-production in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Self Publishing Production 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 hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill self-publishing-production -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/self-publishing-production, .gemini/skills/self-publishing-production, .github/skills/self-publishing-production and .opencode/skills/self-publishing-production in your project.

What does Self Publishing Production need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Self Publishing Production is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients..

Does Self Publishing Production 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 Self Publishing Production 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 Self Publishing Production use?

Self Publishing Production is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Self Publishing Production use?

About 750 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3k 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 2.8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Self Publishing Production?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Self Publishing Production: User-Facing Text Cleanup (guillaumemeyer/watermarks-remover, 24k stars), Story Multi-Perspective Review (zenstory-ai/oh-story-claudecode, 7.4k stars), Chinese Text Humanizer (op7418/Humanizer-zh, 19k stars) and Baoyu Translate (JimLiu/baoyu-skills, 26k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Self Publishing Production?

hashgraph-online (a GitHub organization) maintains it in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins, which has 1,255 GitHub stars. The repository holds 714 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.