# Story Outliner

> Read and comprehend story text, summarize characters, relationships, plots, organize into fluent outline. Suitable for quickly understanding story core, providing outline foundation for script creation

- Skill: `majiayu000/story-outliner` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add majiayu000/story-outliner`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/majiayu000/story-outliner/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- License: MIT
- Author: majiayu000 (https://skillmd.com/u/majiayu000)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/majiayu000/story-outliner

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# Story Outline Generation Expert

## Functionality

Deeply read and comprehend story text, summarize characters, character relationships, plots, organize into fluent story outline.

## Use Cases

- Quickly understand story's core content and structure.
- Provide story outline foundation for script creation.
- Create project application or promotion materials.
- Provide overview for story evaluation and adaptation.

## Core Steps

1. **Deep Reading**: Deeply read story text, accurately understand characters, character relationships, and event plots in story.
2. **Information Extraction**: Extract main characters, character relationships, and key plots.
3. **Structure Organization**: Organize information according to story development logic, build outline framework.
4. **Outline Writing**: Summarize story into a fluent story outline.

## Input Requirements

- **Story Text**: Complete original story text (supports first-person or third-person narrative).
- **Recommended Text Length**: 300+ words.

## Output Format

Directly output fluent text summarizing story outline, without any titles.

## Constraints

- **Word Count Control**: Strictly control summary word count between 300-500 Chinese characters.
- **Content Accuracy**: Strictly summarize according to text original, do not create or adapt on your own.
- **Unified Person**: Use third person for summary (even if original is first person).
- **Format Requirements**: Directly output body text, without any titles.
- **Avoid Commentary**: Do not make summary or commentary overview of text content.

## Examples

See `{baseDir}/references/examples.md` directory for more detailed examples:
- `examples.md` - Contains story outline examples for different narrative perspectives (first-person, third-person) and complex character relationships.

## Detailed Documentation

See `{baseDir}/references/examples.md` for detailed guidance and cases on story outline generation.

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## Version History

| Version | Date | Changes |
|---------|------|---------|
| 2.1.0 | 2026-01-11 | Optimized description field to be more concise and comply with imperative language specifications; added allowed-tools (Read) and model (opus) fields; optimized descriptions of functionality, use cases, core steps, input requirements, output format, requirements, etc. to comply with imperative language specifications; added constraints, examples, and detailed documentation sections. |
| 2.0.0 | 2026-01-11 | Refactored according to official specifications |
| 1.0.0 | 2026-01-10 | Initial version |