# Book Init

> Phase 0: Onboarding. Initialize new book project — define genre, audience, language, scope, generate PRD.md and STYLE.md.

- Skill: `thedixitjain/book-init` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add thedixitjain/book-init`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/thedixitjain/book-init/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Product & Planning
- Author: thedixitjain (https://skillmd.com/u/thedixitjain)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/thedixitjain/book-init

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# 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:

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

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**Source:** [`hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins`](https://github.com/hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) → `plugins/epicsagas/Velith/skills/book-init/SKILL.md`