Skills System Guide
Reusable Claude prompts that automate complex workflows
𧩠What are Skills?
Skills are reusable Claude prompts that automate complex, multi-step workflows. Each skill is a structured SKILL.md file stored in ~/.claude/skills/ and invoked directly from Claude Code.
Structured Workflows
Multi-step processes with gates and checkpoints
Reusable
Install once, use across projects with variable substitution
AI-Powered
Claude follows the skill instructions automatically via MCP
π¦ Available Skills
π Story Engine v0.9
YouTube story channel script writing automation. Designed for traditional tales, folk stories, and historical narratives. Covers the full pipeline from story analysis to upload-ready assets.
Variables
PROJECT
(required)
β Path to the episode folder
π Story Engine Genres
The story-engine skill supports two genres, automatically selected by your input language:
| Genre | Language | Style | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
yadam |
Korean (νκ΅μ΄) | Korean historical tales β Joseon dynasty court intrigue, folk tales, ghost stories | "μΌλ΄ λλ³Έ μ¨μ€", "ep11 μμνμ" |
dark-history |
English | Western dark history β Medieval mystery, Tudor intrigue, gothic tales, true crime | "Write a script about Salem witch trials", "Start ep1 - Jack the Ripper" |
Auto-detection: Genre is auto-detected from your input language. Use --genre yadam or --genre dark-history to override.
yadam Meta-Prompts
5 Korean meta-prompt files: synopsis, preflight, screenplay, narrative, suspense
dark-history Meta-Prompts
5 English meta-prompt files based on Google DeepMind's Dramatron framework
π 12-Step Workflow
The Story Engine follows a strict 12-step pipeline with gate checks between phases.
Story Analysis
Analyze a reference story for success factors, audience hooks, and narrative structure.
Fact Check
Validate historical accuracy, period-correct details, and factual consistency.
Synopsis
Create a 20-chapter framework with plot structure and character arcs.
Preflight
Structure review, forbidden-content checks, and foreshadowing tracking.
Script Writing
Write the full script in 5 parts: Introduction → Development → Twist → Resolution → Hook.
Review
Iterative sub-agent review rounds (up to 5 rounds) for quality assurance.
Finalize User Approval Required
User approval checkpoint. The script cannot proceed to production without explicit confirmation.
Production Extract
Split the script into narration, character voices, and SFX cues.
Extract Review
Sub-agent validation of the extracted production data.
TTS / SFX Generate
Generate audio files with AI TTS APIs (ElevenLabs, Typecast) and sound effects.
Storyboard CSV
Create references.csv and scenes.csv for image/video generation with AutoFlowCut.
Image / Video Generation
Batch generation with Flow AI via AutoFlowCut MCP tools and quality assurance.
Upload Info
Prepare title, description, tags, and thumbnail for YouTube upload.
βοΈ Skill Management
list_skills()
View all available and installed skills with their status and metadata.
install_skill(name, variables)
Install a skill with template variable substitution. The skill file is copied to ~/.claude/skills/.
uninstall_skill(name)
Remove an installed skill from the skills directory.
π οΈ Creating Custom Skills
You can create your own skills to automate any workflow.
File Structure
skills/
{skill-name}/
SKILL.md # Workflow instructions
metadata.json # Name, description, variables
docs/ # Reference documents (optional)Template Variables
Use {{VAR_NAME}} placeholders in SKILL.md. They are replaced with actual values during installation.
Example: {{PROJECT}} in the skill file becomes /Users/me/workspace/ep01 after installation.