StoryForge

AI-powered book writing plugin for Claude Code. Author profiles, genre mixing, 33 specialized skills, anti-AI voice checker — from brainstorm to published EPUB/PDF/MOBI.

📖 Full documentation: faq.markus-michalski.net/en/plugins/storyforge

The documentation covers every skill in detail, all three writing modes (Outliner, Plantser, Discovery), a complete workflow example, configuration, templates, and troubleshooting. Start there.

Quick Start

# 1. Install the plugin
claude plugin add storyforge

# 2. First-time setup
/storyforge:setup

# 3. Create your author profile (the anti-AI voice engine)
/storyforge:create-author

# 4. Start a book
/storyforge:new-book

# 5. See all available commands
/storyforge:help

Requirements

• Claude Code CLI
• Python 3.10+
• Pandoc (for EPUB/PDF export)
• Calibre (optional, for MOBI)

Architecture

storyforge/
├── skills/       # 33 specialized skills (SKILL.md files)
├── servers/      # MCP server (mcp SDK) with 28 MCP tools
├── tools/        # Python backend (state, analysis, author, export)
├── genres/       # 14 genre definitions (mixable)
├── reference/    # 36+ craft & genre reference documents
├── templates/    # 16 markdown scaffolds
├── hooks/        # PreCompact & validation hooks
├── docs/adr/     # Architecture Decision Records
└── tests/        # pytest suite

Core design principle: Skills that need project-state facts (story dates, banned phrases, callbacks, character constraints) receive them as structured JSON from MCP tools — not as natural-language prompt instructions. See ADR-0001.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome under a Benevolent Dictator For Life (BDFL) governance model. All PRs require signing the CLA (automated via cla-assistant.io).

Read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a PR. Bug reports and feature requests: use the issue templates. Security issues: Private Vulnerability Reporting.

License

PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0 — source-available, personal and non-commercial use only. Not OSI Open Source. Commercial use requires explicit permission; contact the maintainer.

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