Phase 0: Onboarding. Initialize new book project — define genre, audience, language, scope, generate PRD.md and STYLE.md.
SkillScore70Maintained
Automatic
◆Writing & Editing pack
Last verified 9/1/2026
What it changes
Passed 16 of 23 test cases with the skill, and 4 of 23 without it.
Without skill17%
With skill70%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Sets manuscript scale within 5 to 15 chapters.
Limits Round 1 intake to a maximum of 3 questions.
Specifies a target of 20-80 lines per poem in STYLE.md.
and 11 more in the full report
13 fixed3 passed either way6 still failing1 broke
Pass-rate lift
+52 pp
Tokens
-18%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-28%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 9/1/2026v116 of 23 cases passed with skill
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 13 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 13
Prompt
I want to initialize a new technical manuscript project in this directory. Please run the interactive onboarding process to ask me about my project details, search my vault for existing materials, and set up the standard PRD, style guidelines, and output directories.
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Limits the initial intake round to 3 or fewer questions.
Missed
Passed
Focuses first-round intake questions on genre, target audience personas, and primary language.
Missed
Passed
case-01 · gemini-3.6-flash · 9/1/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md27 linessingle file
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.
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.