How do I install the Book Edit skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add hashgraph-online/book-edit in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Book Edit skill do?

Phase 4: Editing. 5-stage pipeline — editorial assessment, developmental edit, line edit, copy edit, proofread. It is listed under DevOps & Infra on SkillMD.

Is Book Edit safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: makes network calls. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Book Edit?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Book Edit free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Book Edit?

hashgraph-online (@hashgraph-online) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Book Edit by hashgraph-online — Agent Skill

Name: Book Edit
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: hashgraph-online

File contents

Phase 4: Editing

Sequential 5-stage pipeline. Context accumulates across stages.

Stage	Focus	Output
1. Assessment	Macro: proportions, pacing, gaps, redundancies	`edits/01-assessment.md`
2. Developmental	Chapter-level restructuring, argument strength	`edits/02-developmental.md`
3. Line Edit	Paragraph-level, STYLE.md consistency	`edits/03-line-edit.md`
4. Copy Edit	Spelling, terminology, numbers, code formatting	`edits/04-copy-edit.md`
5. Proofread	Typos, spacing, markdown, references	`edits/05-proofread.md`

Severity: Critical/Major → user approval required. Minor → auto-fix (spelling, markdown, terminology, headings).

Auto-fix scope: spelling/spacing, format normalization, terminology per STYLE.md, heading consistency.

Gate: all 5 stages done, <5 Critical/Major remaining, report generated, user approved Critical/Major.

Post-Completion

Update the project dashboard status:

node {PLUGIN_ROOT}/velith.mjs scan [project-dir] --plugin-root={PLUGIN_ROOT}

Source: hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins → plugins/epicsagas/Velith/skills/book-edit/SKILL.md

Frequently asked questions

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