Updated 9mo ago
by forsonny
The-Crucible-Writing-System-For-Claude
The Crucible Writing System is an integrated suite of three Claude skills designed to guide writers from initial story concept to completed first draft. Built around the Crucible Structure—a 36-beat narrative framework with three interwoven story strands.
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- 4 skills (4 skills found in its SKILL.md files)
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- 9mo ago last update (Last updated 9mo ago)
Install
Skills CLI
npx skills add forsonny/The-Crucible-Writing-System-For-Claude
Asks which skills and agents to install. Just one: npx skills add forsonny/The-Crucible-Writing-System-For-Claude --skill crucible-editor — add -g for every project.
Claude Code
git clone https://github.com/forsonny/The-Crucible-Writing-System-For-Claudecp -r "The-Crucible-Writing-System-For-Claude/skills/crucible-editor" ~/.claude/skills/
Copies the crucible-editor skill into ~/.claude/skills/ for every project (use .claude/skills/ for one project). Repeat for the other skills listed below.
Plugin
/plugin marketplace add forsonny/The-Crucible-Writing-System-For-Claude
Run inside Claude Code if the repository ships a plugin marketplace, then pick plugins from /plugin.
Skills can run code on your machine — read the SKILL.md first.
What it does
In the author's own words, from each skill's SKILL.md.
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crucible-editor
Revision and editing assistant for Crucible-drafted novels. Use when author has completed a first draft and wants to revise, edit, or polish their manuscript. Handles developmental editing, line editing, copy editing, and final polish. Triggers on "edit my novel," "revise chapter X," "polish my manuscript," "help me edit," or when user has completed draft chapters and wants to improve them.
skills/crucible-editor/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
crucible-outliner
Chapter-by-chapter outline generator for stories planned with the Crucible Structure. Use when a user has completed Crucible planning documents (thesis, strand maps, forge points, etc.) and wants to create detailed chapter outlines. Triggers on requests like "outline my book," "create chapter outline," "outline Book 1," "turn my Crucible plan into chapters," or when user has Crucible planning doc…
skills/crucible-outliner/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
crucible-planner
Interactive planning system for epic fantasy novels using the Crucible Structure—a 36-beat narrative framework with three interwoven story strands (Quest, Fire, Constellation), five Forge Points, and a Mercy Engine. Use when user wants to plan a fantasy novel, provides a story premise/synopsis, asks to "plan my fantasy book," wants to create planning documents for an epic fantasy, or mentions the…
skills/crucible-planner/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
crucible-writer
First-draft writing assistant for Crucible-planned novels. Use when author has completed planning (crucible-planner) and outlining (crucible-outliner) and wants to write the actual prose. Handles scene-by-scene drafting, style matching, continuity tracking, and hallucination prevention. Triggers on "write my novel," "draft chapter X," "start writing from my outline," "help me write my book," or w…
skills/crucible-writer/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
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Review before you install
A skill is a set of instructions and scripts your agent will follow, and it can run code on your machine. Read the SKILL.md and any scripts first — this listing is not a security review.