Chinese Novelist Chapter Writer
PenglongHuang/chinese-novelist-skill
Writes long Chinese novels chapter by chapter through guided questions, outlining, drafting with cliffhangers and automatic validation, with resumable projects.
Guides long-form Chinese novel writing from a rough idea through outlines, chapter drafts and quality gates, with file-based memory for a story meant to reach 300万字.
SKILL.md written in Chinese; this summary is our English description.
Install Chinese Novel Writing System
$ npx skills add leenbj/novel-creator-skill --skill novel-claude-ai -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install leenbj/novel-creator-skill novel-claude-ai --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "novel-claude-ai" agent skill from https://github.com/leenbj/novel-creator-skill/tree/main into .claude/skills/novel-claude-ai/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "novel-claude-ai", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add leenbj/novel-creator-skill --skill novel-claude-ai -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install leenbj/novel-creator-skill novel-claude-ai --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "novel-claude-ai" agent skill from https://github.com/leenbj/novel-creator-skill/tree/main into .agents/skills/novel-claude-ai/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "novel-claude-ai", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add leenbj/novel-creator-skill --skill novel-claude-ai -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install leenbj/novel-creator-skill novel-claude-ai --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "novel-claude-ai" agent skill from https://github.com/leenbj/novel-creator-skill/tree/main into .cursor/skills/novel-claude-ai/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "novel-claude-ai", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add leenbj/novel-creator-skill --skill novel-claude-ai -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install leenbj/novel-creator-skill novel-claude-ai --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "novel-claude-ai" agent skill from https://github.com/leenbj/novel-creator-skill/tree/main into .gemini/skills/novel-claude-ai/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "novel-claude-ai", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install leenbj/novel-creator-skill novel-claude-aiInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add leenbj/novel-creator-skill --skill novel-claude-ai -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "novel-claude-ai" agent skill from https://github.com/leenbj/novel-creator-skill/tree/main into .github/skills/novel-claude-ai/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "novel-claude-ai", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add leenbj/novel-creator-skill --skill novel-claude-ai -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install leenbj/novel-creator-skill novel-claude-ai --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "novel-claude-ai" agent skill from https://github.com/leenbj/novel-creator-skill/tree/main into .opencode/skills/novel-claude-ai/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "novel-claude-ai", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
novel-claude-ai- GitHub stars
- 671
- Token cost
- ~3.9k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 852 words
- Files
- 130 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
- Skills in repo
- 1
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Guides long-form Chinese novel writing from a rough idea through outlines, chapter drafts and quality gates, with file-based memory for a story meant to reach 300万字.
- Works in 11 steps: 能力矩阵 → 新手三命令 → 开书前强制确认（写前必过） → …
- Starting a Chinese web novel from a vague story idea
- SKILL.md covers Iron Law（铁律 — 任何情况下不可违反）, 1. 能力矩阵, 2. 新手三命令 and 3. 开书前强制确认（写前必过）, plus 8 more sections
- Calls python3
What it does
This skill runs a Chinese-language novel project as a file-based workflow. It starts with an interactive brainstorm that builds a knowledge graph, and before a book is started it requires you to confirm five items: target readers, writing style, content to avoid, level of automation and target size. Those answers are saved to 00_memory/idea_seed.md and drive the later writing parameters. Chapters are then written with outline management and beat sheets.
After every chapter a fixed loop is mandatory: update memory, check consistency, calibrate style, proofread and pass a gate check, and the agent may not move on while gate_result.json shows a failure. Commands include /一键开书, /继续写, /修复本章, /脑洞建图, /改纲续写 for changing the outline mid-book, and /双审 for a second-agent review. Full automatic book writing and imitation of other novels are marked as partly implemented.
Long-term consistency rests on five layers: the per-chapter gate, retrieval of earlier plot passages, the knowledge graph, outline anchors with progress quotas, and cross-agent review. The repository ships memory files such as a character tracker and a foreshadowing tracker.
When your agent uses it
- Starting a Chinese web novel from a vague story idea
- Continuing a novel chapter by chapter with consistency checks
- Changing the outline mid-book and updating the dependent notes
- Extracting a writing style from a text to reuse in a new project
Example prompts
- “I have an idea for a Chinese mystery novel; start the project with /一键开书.”
- “Continue the novel with /继续写 and run the chapter gate before moving on.”
- “Change the main plot from the next volume onward and update the outline.”
Workflow steps
11 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- 能力矩阵
- 新手三命令
- 开书前强制确认（写前必过）
- 强制章节闭环
- 低上下文策略
- 五大工作模式
- 长篇强约束机制
- 命令表
- 脚本入口
- 参考文档导航
- Agent 编辑团队（/启动编辑团队）
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a327428. 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.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python3
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
Chinese Novel Writing System loads about 3.9k tokens when it runs, and up to ~22k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 51 tokens; SKILL.md has 852 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 852 words (~3,917 tokens).
- name
- novel-claude-ai
Files
SKILL.md and 129 other files (scripts, references, assets) in the repository root of leenbj/novel-creator-skill.
- SKILL.md
- .flow/snapshots/第2章-待写/20260308184144-42772.md
- .gitignore
- 00_memory/chapter_summaries/recent.md
- 00_memory/character_tracker.md
- 00_memory/foreshadowing_tracker.md
- 00_memory/idea_seed.md
- 00_memory/million_word_blueprint.md
- 00_memory/next_chapter_task.md
- 00_memory/novel_findings.md
- 00_memory/novel_plan.md
- 00_memory/novel_state.md
- 00_memory/retrieval/chapter_meta/第1章-开篇待写.meta.json
- 00_memory/retrieval/chapter_meta/第2章-待写.meta.json
- … and 116 more
Open the folder on GitHubat commit a327428
Compare with similar skills
Chinese Novel Writing System 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Novel Writing System this skillleenbj/novel-creator-skill | 671 | — | ~3.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Chinese Novelist Chapter WriterPenglongHuang/chinese-novelist-skill | 3.3k | — | ~491 | Automated safety check: Warn | MIT | |
| Sun-Style Restrained Narrative WritingKKKKhazix/sun-style-writing | 403 | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Long Story AnalysisNarcooo/inkos | 10k | — | ~364 | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Short Web Fiction Writeruu201/character-arc | 583 | — | ~3.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Narrative Continuity CriticUfukNode/Noustiny | 181 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Chinese Novel Writing System
What does Chinese Novel Writing System do?
Guides long-form Chinese novel writing from a rough idea through outlines, chapter drafts and quality gates, with file-based memory for a story meant to reach 300万字. This skill runs a Chinese-language novel project as a file-based workflow. It starts with an interactive brainstorm that builds a knowledge graph, and before a book is started it requires you to confirm five items: target readers, writing style, content to avoid, level of automation and target size.
When should I use Chinese Novel Writing System?
Chinese Novel Writing System fits situations like: starting a Chinese web novel from a vague story idea; continuing a novel chapter by chapter with consistency checks; changing the outline mid-book and updating the dependent notes; extracting a writing style from a text to reuse in a new project.
How do I install Chinese Novel Writing System in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add leenbj/novel-creator-skill --skill novel-claude-ai -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (the leenbj/novel-creator-skill repository) into .claude/skills/novel-claude-ai in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Chinese Novel Writing System in Codex?
Run `npx skills add leenbj/novel-creator-skill --skill novel-claude-ai -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (the leenbj/novel-creator-skill repository) into .agents/skills/novel-claude-ai in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Chinese Novel Writing System 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 leenbj/novel-creator-skill --skill novel-claude-ai -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/novel-claude-ai, .gemini/skills/novel-claude-ai, .github/skills/novel-claude-ai and .opencode/skills/novel-claude-ai in your project.
What does Chinese Novel Writing System need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Chinese Novel Writing System needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python3).
Does Chinese Novel Writing System 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 Chinese Novel Writing System 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 Chinese Novel Writing System use?
No licence was found for Chinese Novel Writing System or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Chinese Novel Writing System use?
About 3.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 16k 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 18k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Chinese Novel Writing System?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Chinese Novel Writing System: Chinese Novelist Chapter Writer (PenglongHuang/chinese-novelist-skill, 3.3k stars), Sun-Style Restrained Narrative Writing (KKKKhazix/sun-style-writing, 403 stars), Long Story Analysis (Narcooo/inkos, 10k stars) and Short Web Fiction Writer (uu201/character-arc, 583 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Chinese Novel Writing System?
leenbj (a GitHub user) maintains it in leenbj/novel-creator-skill, which has 671 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on March 10, 2026.
Source: leenbj/novel-creator-skill on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.