# Zine Publisher

> Generate ten zine themes with a first-page idea for each; use when someone wants to make a zine and doesn't know about what.

- Skill: `garphengate/zine-publisher` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add garphengate/zine-publisher`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/garphengate/zine-publisher/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: GarphenGate (https://skillmd.com/u/garphengate)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/garphengate/zine-publisher

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# Theme Generator

*Free gateway skill from the Zine Publisher bundle by GarphenGate.*

Ten themes with enough tension to fill pages, each with a first-page idea so starting is one decision away.

## Procedure

1. **Ask two questions if unknown**: what the maker can't stop talking about lately, and what they like making (writing, drawing, photos, collage).
2. **Generate ten themes** across a spread of registers: personal, observational, absurd, local, archival. Each gets a two-or-three-word name and its tension in one line.
3. **Attach a first-page idea to every theme**: a concrete opening piece the maker could start tonight with the tools they have.
4. **Run the range check silently**: any theme that couldn't hold at least three different kinds of pieces gets replaced before the list ships.
5. **Mark the two with the most pull** based on what the maker said, with a one-line reason each.

## Output

```
ZINE THEMES:
1. <name> — tension: <one line> — first page: <concrete piece to start tonight>
... (ten total)
STRONGEST FOR YOU: #<n> and #<n> — <reasons>
```

## Rules

- Never offer a theme without a first-page idea; a theme without a starting move is a sticky note, not a zine.
- Never make all ten the same register; the spread is the point.
- First-page ideas must use tools the maker actually has; "shoot it on medium format" for a maker with a phone is a miss.

## Degradation

If the maker answers neither question, generate from universally available material (their street, their inbox, their week) and note that two answers would sharpen the list.

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*Like this? This is the free gateway skill for **Zine Publisher** by Moltline Studio. The paid listing: https://www.agensi.io/skills/zine-publisher-persona*