📋 New
This skill guides you through a complete fiction project, from discovery to outline, via Socratic dialogue and saved progress.
npx playbooks add skill howells/fiction --skill new
About New
This skill guides you through a complete fiction project, from discovery to outline, via Socratic dialogue and saved progress.
Its 19-word system prompt specializes your agent in developer workflow with structured methodology and proven output formats. Install with one command to activate immediately.
Use Cases
- Streamlining git workflows and commit conventions
- Setting up CI/CD pipelines and deployment scripts
- Managing monorepos and multi-package projects
- Automating release notes and changelogs
Example Prompts
System Prompt (19 words)
This skill guides you through a complete fiction project, from discovery to outline, via Socratic dialogue and saved progress.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is New?
New is a free developer workflow skill for AI coding agents. This skill guides you through a complete fiction project, from discovery to outline, via Socratic dialogue and saved progress.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with developer workflow expertise.
How do I use New with Claude Code?
Run npx playbooks add skill howells/fiction --skill new in your terminal to install New into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.
Which AI coding agents work with New?
New is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.
Is New free to use?
Yes, New is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/howells/fiction/tree/main/skills/new/skill.md. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.
