Creative Director
smixs/creative-director-skill
AI creative director with recursive self-assessment. An agent skill from smixs/creative-director-skill.
Develop raw book ideas into structured nonfiction book concepts.
Install Book Ideation
$ npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill book-ideation -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install robertguss/claude-code-toolkit book-ideation --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/non-fiction-book-factory/book-ideation .claude/skills/book-ideation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "book-ideation" agent skill from https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit/tree/main/skills/non-fiction-book-factory/book-ideation into .claude/skills/book-ideation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "book-ideation", 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.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit/tree/main/skills/non-fiction-book-factory/book-ideationType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill book-ideation -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install robertguss/claude-code-toolkit book-ideation --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/non-fiction-book-factory/book-ideation .agents/skills/book-ideation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "book-ideation" agent skill from https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit/tree/main/skills/non-fiction-book-factory/book-ideation into .agents/skills/book-ideation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "book-ideation", 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 robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill book-ideation -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install robertguss/claude-code-toolkit book-ideation --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/non-fiction-book-factory/book-ideation .cursor/skills/book-ideation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "book-ideation" agent skill from https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit/tree/main/skills/non-fiction-book-factory/book-ideation into .cursor/skills/book-ideation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "book-ideation", 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.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit.git --path skills/non-fiction-book-factory/book-ideation--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill book-ideation -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install robertguss/claude-code-toolkit book-ideation --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/non-fiction-book-factory/book-ideation .gemini/skills/book-ideation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "book-ideation" agent skill from https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit/tree/main/skills/non-fiction-book-factory/book-ideation into .gemini/skills/book-ideation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "book-ideation", 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 robertguss/claude-code-toolkit book-ideationInstalls 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 robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill book-ideation -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/non-fiction-book-factory/book-ideation .github/skills/book-ideation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "book-ideation" agent skill from https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit/tree/main/skills/non-fiction-book-factory/book-ideation into .github/skills/book-ideation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "book-ideation", 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 robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill book-ideation -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install robertguss/claude-code-toolkit book-ideation --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/non-fiction-book-factory/book-ideation .opencode/skills/book-ideation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "book-ideation" agent skill from https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit/tree/main/skills/non-fiction-book-factory/book-ideation into .opencode/skills/book-ideation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "book-ideation", 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
book-ideation- GitHub stars
- 123
- Token cost
- ~2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,002 words
- Files
- 3 (incl. references, assets)
- Skills in repo
- 16
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Proprietary
At a glance
Develop raw book ideas into structured nonfiction book concepts.
- Works in 8 steps: The Reader → The Transformation → The Core Thesis → …
- The user wants to develop a book idea
- SKILL.md covers Core Philosophy, Input Types, Session Flow and Quick Capture Mode, plus 4 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Book Ideation is an agent skill from robertguss/claude-code-toolkit. Develop raw book ideas into structured nonfiction book concepts. Use when the user wants to develop a book idea, has brainstorm documents to refine into a book concept, wants to articulate a book's thesis/promise/reader/transformation, or needs to prepare a book concept for validation and market research. Nonfiction only. Produces a Book Concept Document with all elements needed for downstream skills (idea-validator, market-research, book-architect).
Its SKILL.md is about 2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including reference files and assets (for example `assets/templates/book-concept-template.md` and `references/nonfiction-frameworks.md`).
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Brainstorming, Essays and academic help and Market research. The repository describes itself as: A collection of custom skills that extend Claude's capabilities with specialized workflows, methods, and domain knowledge.
When your agent uses it
- The user wants to develop a book idea
- Has brainstorm documents to refine into a book concept
- Wants to articulate a books thesis/promise/reader/transformation
- Needs to prepare a book concept for validation and market research
Example prompts
- “/book-ideation”
Workflow steps
8 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- The Reader
- The Transformation
- The Core Thesis
- The Author Angle
- The Stakes
- The Key Concepts
- The Enemy
- The Promise
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f7fd35e. 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
Book Ideation loads about 2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 117 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,002 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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Proprietary) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,002 words (~1,992 tokens).
“Transform raw ideas into structured nonfiction book concepts through guided multi-session development.”
- name
- book-ideation
- license
- Proprietary
- metadata.author
- robertguss
- metadata.version
- 1.0
Files
SKILL.md and 2 other files (references, assets) in skills/non-fiction-book-factory/book-ideation of robertguss/claude-code-toolkit.
- SKILL.md
- assets/templates/book-concept-template.md
- references/nonfiction-frameworks.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit f7fd35e
Compare with similar skills
Book Ideation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book Ideation this skillrobertguss/claude-code-toolkit | 123 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Proprietary | |
| Creative Directorsmixs/creative-director-skill | 248 | — | ~5.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-4.0 | |
| Audience ResearchTheCraigHewitt/skills | 157 | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Structured Brainstorming and ResearchLigphiDonk/Oh-my--paper | 738 | 1 repos | ~4.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Idea Generation And Ideationsocial-media-skills/skills | 128 | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Co MarketingNexus-JPF/note-companion | 870 | 3 repos | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Book Ideation
What does Book Ideation do?
Develop raw book ideas into structured nonfiction book concepts. Book Ideation is an agent skill from robertguss/claude-code-toolkit. Develop raw book ideas into structured nonfiction book concepts.
When should I use Book Ideation?
Book Ideation fits situations like: the user wants to develop a book idea; has brainstorm documents to refine into a book concept; wants to articulate a books thesis/promise/reader/transformation; needs to prepare a book concept for validation and market research.
How do I install Book Ideation in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill book-ideation -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/non-fiction-book-factory/book-ideation in robertguss/claude-code-toolkit) into .claude/skills/book-ideation in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Book Ideation in Codex?
Run `npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill book-ideation -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/non-fiction-book-factory/book-ideation in robertguss/claude-code-toolkit) into .agents/skills/book-ideation in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Book Ideation 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 robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill book-ideation -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/book-ideation, .gemini/skills/book-ideation, .github/skills/book-ideation and .opencode/skills/book-ideation in your project.
What does Book Ideation need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Book Ideation is instructions for the agent only.
Does Book Ideation 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 Book Ideation 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 Book Ideation use?
Book Ideation carries a proprietary licence (declared in SKILL.md). It is published on GitHub, but it is not open source: read the licence file before using or sharing it.
How many tokens does Book Ideation use?
About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8k 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 1.5k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Book Ideation?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Book Ideation: Creative Director (smixs/creative-director-skill, 248 stars), Audience Research (TheCraigHewitt/skills, 157 stars), Structured Brainstorming and Research (LigphiDonk/Oh-my--paper, 738 stars) and Idea Generation And Ideation (social-media-skills/skills, 128 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Book Ideation?
robertguss (a GitHub user) maintains it in robertguss/claude-code-toolkit, which has 123 GitHub stars. The repository holds 16 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 16, 2026.
Source: robertguss/claude-code-toolkit on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.