creative-writing

Rylai Codex-Hermes Edition | Original portable workflow by Rylai

Runtime Compatibility

• Codex: install under ~/.agents/skills/creative-writing and use agents/openai.yaml for UI metadata.
• Hermes: install under ~/.hermes/skills/creative-writing or expose the bundle through skills.external_dirs.
• Resolve bundled files relative to this skill directory; do not depend on paths from another runtime.
• Map capabilities to the current runtime: Codex image generation uses image_gen; Hermes uses image_generate.
• Verify binaries, packages, credentials, network access, and tool availability before execution.
• Upstream package status: adapted-core. The main workflow was rewritten to avoid missing legacy resources; advanced upstream features may remain unavailable.

Portable Creative Writing

Plan, draft, revise, or audit prose while preserving the user's intended voice and canon.

Workflow

1. Confirm form, audience, tone, point of view, tense, length, and non-negotiable canon.
2. Inspect existing drafts, outlines, character notes, or style samples before writing.
3. Define the scene or section objective, conflict, change, and ending beat.
4. Draft with concrete sensory detail, varied sentence architecture, and purposeful dialogue.
5. Revise for continuity, pacing, repetition, exposition, voice, and emotional logic.
6. Run a final no-fabrication and canon check.

Bundled Starting Points

• Genre guides: references/blog-writing.md, references/research-writing.md, references/fiction-writing.md, references/essay-writing.md, and references/marketing-writing.md.
• Templates: templates/blog-post.md, templates/research-article.md, templates/fiction-chapter.md, templates/essay.md, and templates/landing-page.md.

Boundaries

• Do not claim missing templates, checklists, or pipeline commands exist.
• Do not overwrite completed prose unless the user requests a rewrite.
• Keep facts, names, chronology, and established world rules stable.