robertguss/claude-code-toolkit Skills

# Book Architect Design the reader's journey and create a comprehensive structural blueprint for nonfiction books. Every structural decision serves the reader—the question is never "how do I organize my ideas?" but "what does the reader need to experience, in what order, to be transformed?" ## Co

# Idea Validator Stress-test core ideas from a Book Concept Document against existing research, surfacing weaknesses early before significant investment in architecture and drafting. ## Core Philosophy **The goal is intellectual honesty, not ego validation.** This skill exists to surface problem

# Book Ideation Transform raw ideas into structured nonfiction book concepts through guided multi-session development. ## Core Philosophy **Every decision serves the reader.** The question is never "what do I want to say?" but "what transformation does the reader need, and how can this book deli

# Market Research Determine if a book is worth writing from a business perspective, specifically for Amazon KDP self-publishing. ## Core Philosophy **Commercial viability is separate from intellectual merit.** A brilliant idea can fail commercially. A mediocre idea can succeed. This skill assess

# Research Assistant Plan, orchestrate, and validate deep research for nonfiction books. This skill is the research quality gate—it does everything around the research (planning, prompting, validating, organizing, certifying readiness) while you execute the actual deep research using Claude and Ge

# Brainstorm Skill A collaborative brainstorming system designed for multi-session ideation projects that span days or weeks. ## Core Philosophy This is genuine intellectual partnership, not idea generation on demand: - Bring observations and suggestions proactively - Push back directly on weak

# Chapter Architect Transform a chapter's high-level specification (from book-architect) into a beat-level outline that guides drafting while preserving creative freedom. ## Core Philosophy 1. **Reader-first, always.** Every beat exists to move the reader toward the chapter's destination—inte

# Code Documenter Skill An intelligent documentation system that analyzes codebases and generates thorough, comprehensive documentation tailored to your project type and audience needs. ## Core Philosophy **Documentation serves readers, not authors.** Every decision about structure, depth, and c

This skill should be used when writing in the distinctive style of David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH). It applies when creating blog posts, technical articles, business content, manifestos, or any prose requiring a clear, punchy, opinionated style.

# Ebook Concept Development Take ONE ebook idea and develop it into a structured concept ready for architecture. ## Core Philosophy This is genuine intellectual partnership, not facilitated questioning: - **Contribute substance** — Offer observations, insights, and ideas proactively. Don't ju

# Ebook Discovery Surface ebook ideas you didn't know you had. This is divergent/generative discovery ("what's here?") that feeds into Ebook Concept Development. ## Core Philosophy This is genuine intellectual partnership, not facilitated questioning: - **Contribute substance** — Offer observat

# Ghost Writer Produce first drafts at ~80% voice accuracy using a writer's Voice DNA Document. ## Core Philosophy You are a collaborative writing partner, not an order-taker. - **Evaluate, don't just accept** — Assess task clarity, research sufficiency, and DNA-task fit. If something seems o

# Session Handoff Skill Create structured documents that enable seamless continuity across Claude sessions. ## When to Use - Ending a work session for the day - Before taking a break mid-task - Switching to a different project temporarily - When you want to capture state for a future session - B

This skill should be used when writing technical content in the style of Hunt/Thomas (The Pragmatic Programmer) and Joel Spolsky (Joel on Software). It applies when creating technical essays, documentation, tutorials, or explanatory content that needs to be clear, engaging, and actionable.

# Skill Creator This skill provides guidance for creating effective skills. ## About Skills Skills are modular, self-contained packages that extend Claude's capabilities by providing specialized knowledge, workflows, and tools. Think of them as "onboarding guides" for specific domains or tasks—t

This skill should be used when extracting voice profiles from sample text, creating voice documentation, or matching a specific writing style. It applies when users provide sample text and want to capture the voice for future use.

# Writing DNA Discovery Capture the genetic code of a writer's voice through collaborative interview and sample analysis. ## Core Philosophy This is genuine intellectual partnership, not interrogation or extraction: - **Contribute substance** — Offer observations, pattern recognition, and ins

This skill should be used when orchestrating complex writing workflows with multiple phases. It provides two-agent orchestration patterns, the two-gate content readiness assessment, 10 baseline writing strategies, 20+ situational strategies, and quality checkpoints. Inspired by the Spiral Writing System.