How do I install the Book Init skill?

Run npx skillmds add thedixitjain/book-init 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 Init skill do?

Phase 0: Onboarding. Initialize new book project — define genre, audience, language, scope, generate PRD.md and STYLE.md. It is listed under Product & Planning on SkillMD.

Is Book Init 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 Init?

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 Init free to use?

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

Who published Book Init?

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

Book Init by thedixitjain — Agent Skill

Name: Book Init
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: thedixitjain

File contents

Phase 0: Onboarding

Max 3 questions per round, max 3 rounds.

R1 — Genre (fiction/non-fiction/technical) · Audience (1-2 personas) · Language R2 — Scale (5-15 chapters, word count) · Timeline · Existing materials R3 — Voice (conversational/academic/narrative) · Tone · Special requirements

Source scan if materials confirmed: find vault + alcove search_project_docs/search_vault in parallel.

Outputs:

PRD.md — genre, language, reader, scale, timeline, source map, success criteria
STYLE.md — voice/tone, language rules, formatting, prohibited patterns
drafts/ edits/ publish/ sources/ directories

Gate: PRD.md + STYLE.md exist, source map has 3+ items.

Poetry note: For poetry/poetry-essay genres, STYLE.md line targets per poem should be 20-80 lines (not the default 10-30). Word/character targets in PRD.md should reflect total poem count × average length rather than a flat word count.

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-init/SKILL.md

Frequently asked questions