Activates automatically before chapter writing to enforce the 9-item mandatory file reading checklist - prevents AI focus degradation in long-form fiction by ensuring all context is loaded before each writing session
Install
npx skills add wordflowlab/novel-writer-skills --skill pre-write-checklistnpx skills add wordflowlab/novel-writer-skills --skill pre-write-checklist -a claude-code -gnpx skills add wordflowlab/novel-writer-skills --skill pre-write-checklist -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/wordflowlab/novel-writer-skills.git --path templates/skills/quality-assurance/pre-write-checklistgh skill install wordflowlab/novel-writer-skills pre-write-checklistgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wordflowlab/novel-writer-skills /tmp/wordflowlab__novel-writer-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/wordflowlab__novel-writer-skills/templates/skills/quality-assurance/pre-write-checklist ~/.claude/skills/pre-write-checklist # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/wordflowlab__novel-writer-skills/templates/skills/quality-assurance/pre-write-checklist ~/.agents/skills/pre-write-checklist # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode