forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer
Use Claude Code CLI to write full novels
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Orchestrator
A bench of specialised subagents. The main agent mostly delegates.
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# review before running: this installs third-party code
$ npx degit forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer/.claude ./rig-claude-code-novel-writer # inspect, then merge into .claude/ MCP servers are added to Claude Code at local scope; env vars are shown as YOUR_… placeholders — we never store values. Files are fetched with degit into a separate folder so you can review before merging.
$ npx degit forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer/.agents/skills/continuity-pass .claude/skills/continuity-pass $ npx degit forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer/.agents/skills/finalize-manuscript .claude/skills/finalize-manuscript $ npx degit forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer/.agents/skills/plan-novel .claude/skills/plan-novel $ npx degit forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer/.agents/skills/revise-chapter .claude/skills/revise-chapter $ npx degit forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer/.agents/skills/write-chapter .claude/skills/write-chapter
$ curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/agents/chapter-writer.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer/main/.claude/agents/chapter-writer.md $ curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/agents/character-developer.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer/main/.claude/agents/character-developer.md $ curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/agents/continuity-editor.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer/main/.claude/agents/continuity-editor.md $ curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/agents/error-recovery.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer/main/.claude/agents/error-recovery.md $ curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/agents/plot-architect.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer/main/.claude/agents/plot-architect.md $ curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/agents/smart-planner.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer/main/.claude/agents/smart-planner.md $ curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/agents/worldbuilder.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/forsonny/Claude-Code-Novel-Writer/main/.claude/agents/worldbuilder.md
This rig commits no guardrails. Here is the community baseline instead — the deny/ask rules most often found across all 7,204 rigs:
{
"permissions": {
"deny": [
"Read(./.env)",
"Read(**/.env)",
"Read(~/.ssh/**)",
"Bash(rm -rf *)",
"Read(**/*.pem)",
"Bash(rm -rf /)",
"Bash(git push --force:*)",
"Bash(sudo *)",
"Read(.env)",
"Bash(rm -rf /*)",
"Read(./.env.*)",
"Read(~/.aws/**)",
"Bash(git push --force*)",
"Bash(rm -rf:*)",
"Read(**/*.key)",
"Read(**/.env.*)",
"Bash(sudo:*)",
"Bash(git reset --hard*)",
"Bash(git reset --hard:*)",
"Read(.env.*)"
],
"ask": [
"Bash(git push:*)",
"Bash(git push *)",
"Bash(git commit:*)",
"Bash(rm *)",
"Bash(rm:*)",
"Bash(git rebase *)",
"Bash(wget *)",
"Bash(npm publish:*)",
"Bash(git commit *)",
"Bash(gh pr merge *)"
]
}
} Skills (5)
Subagents (7)
| chapter-writer model: inherit | Drafts or substantively revises complete novel chapters from established beats, canon, viewpoint, and style constraints. |
| character-developer model: inherit | Develops character goals, fears, contradictions, relationships, arcs, voice, and knowledge state. |
| continuity-editor model: inherit | Audits timeline, character knowledge, physical state, names, world rules, setups, payoffs, and contradictions. |
| error-recovery model: inherit | Diagnoses and repairs broken tracking, malformed JSON, script failures, and harness configuration drift. |
| plot-architect model: inherit | Designs and revises novel structure, turning points, chapter purposes, setups, payoffs, and story logic. |
| smart-planner model: inherit | Reviews drafted progress and recommends the next useful writing, revision, continuity, or replanning action. |
| worldbuilder model: inherit | Develops setting, institutions, history, cultures, systems, geography, and constraints consistently. |
Hooks (4)
| event | matcher | runs |
|---|---|---|
| SessionStart | startup|resume|clear|compact|fork | ${CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR}/automation/session-init.sh |
| SubagentStop | ^chapter-writer$ | ${CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR}/automation/chapter-completed.sh |
| PreCompact | auto | ${CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR}/automation/pre-compact-backup.sh |
| SessionEnd | * | ${CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR}/automation/session-summary.sh |
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