Agent skill

Novel Writer Workflow Guide

by Microck in Microck/ordinary-claude-skills

A skill your agent uses when user starts a novel project or asks how to organize their writing - guides through novel-writer's seven-step methodology and ensures proper workflow

Custom licenceAuto-check passedWriting & Content

Install Novel Writer Workflow Guide

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Microck/ordinary-claude-skills --skill novel-writer-workflow-guide -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Microck/ordinary-claude-skills novel-writer-workflow-guide --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/Microck/ordinary-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills_all/novel-writer-workflow-guide .claude/skills/novel-writer-workflow-guide && 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
novel-writer-workflow-guide
GitHub stars
403
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
393 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
91
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when user starts a novel project or asks how to organize their writing - guides through novel-writer's seven-step methodology and ensures proper workflow

  • Works in 4 steps: 将现有大纲导入 → 用 /specify 格式化 → 用 /clarify 填补空白 → …
  • User starts a novel project
  • SKILL.md covers 当用户说"我想写小说", 七步方法论概览, 详细步骤指导 and Skills 自动激活, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Novel Writer Workflow Guide is an agent skill from Microck/ordinary-claude-skills. Use when user starts a novel project or asks how to organize their writing - guides through novel-writer's seven-step methodology and ensures proper workflow

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `metadata.json`).

It sits in Writing & Content, covering Creative writing and fiction. The repository describes itself as: An unappealing collection of Claude Skills and resources.

When your agent uses it

  • User starts a novel project
  • Asks how to organize their writing - guides through novel-writers seven-step methodology and ensures proper workflow

Example prompts

  • “/novel-writer-workflow-guide”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Grep

Workflow steps

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

  1. 将现有大纲导入
  2. 用 /specify 格式化
  3. 用 /clarify 填补空白
  4. 用 /plan 创建详细的技术计划

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1056d29. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Grep

    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 Writer Workflow Guide loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 46 tokens; SKILL.md has 393 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
~1.3k

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 393 words (~1,343 tokens).

name
novel-writer-workflow-guide
allowed-tools
Read, Grep

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills_all/novel-writer-workflow-guide of Microck/ordinary-claude-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • metadata.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1056d29

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Questions about Novel Writer Workflow Guide

What does Novel Writer Workflow Guide do?

A skill your agent uses when user starts a novel project or asks how to organize their writing - guides through novel-writer's seven-step methodology and ensures proper workflow. Novel Writer Workflow Guide is an agent skill from Microck/ordinary-claude-skills.

When should I use Novel Writer Workflow Guide?

Novel Writer Workflow Guide fits situations like: user starts a novel project; asks how to organize their writing - guides through novel-writers seven-step methodology and ensures proper workflow.

How do I install Novel Writer Workflow Guide in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Microck/ordinary-claude-skills --skill novel-writer-workflow-guide -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills_all/novel-writer-workflow-guide in Microck/ordinary-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/novel-writer-workflow-guide in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Novel Writer Workflow Guide in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Microck/ordinary-claude-skills --skill novel-writer-workflow-guide -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills_all/novel-writer-workflow-guide in Microck/ordinary-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/novel-writer-workflow-guide in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Novel Writer Workflow Guide 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 Microck/ordinary-claude-skills --skill novel-writer-workflow-guide -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-writer-workflow-guide, .gemini/skills/novel-writer-workflow-guide, .github/skills/novel-writer-workflow-guide and .opencode/skills/novel-writer-workflow-guide in your project.

What does Novel Writer Workflow Guide need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Novel Writer Workflow Guide is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Grep.

Does Novel Writer Workflow Guide 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 Writer Workflow Guide 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 Writer Workflow Guide use?

Novel Writer Workflow Guide 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 Writer Workflow Guide use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Novel Writer Workflow Guide?

Microck (a GitHub user) maintains it in Microck/ordinary-claude-skills, which has 403 GitHub stars. The repository holds 91 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 6, 2026.

Source: Microck/ordinary-claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.