About character
character is a skill for creating or revising character documents with guidance from the character-developer agent. It structures development around motivations, flaws, relationships, voice, and key scenes, and saves the result under `characters/[name].md`.
Key features
- 01Starts the character-developer agent
- 02Guides character development through questions
- 03Documents wants, needs, lie, ghost, and flaw
- 04Includes arc, relationships, voice samples, and key scenes
- 05Creates or revises files in `characters/[name].md`
Use cases
- 01Developing a new fictional character
- 02Working on a named character
- 03Revising an existing character document
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ howells/ fiction --skill characterAfter installing, type/characterin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEDevelop a character using the character-developer agent.
What This Does
- Spawns the character-developer agent
- Guides you through character questions
- Produces a character document with:
- Want vs. Need
- The Lie, Ghost, and Flaw
- Arc trajectory
- Relationships
- Voice samples
- Key scenes
Usage
/character # Develop a new character
/character Sacha # Develop specific character
/character revise Jennifer # Revise existing character doc
If arguments provided: $ARGUMENTS
Output
Produces/updates character doc in characters/[name].md
Comments
Markdown supported