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Chapter Skeleton

willoscar/chapter-skeleton

| Build a retrieval-informed chapter skeleton (`outline/chapter_skeleton.yml`) from taxonomy/core scope before stable H3 decomposition.

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the whole folder, loaded on every use
4
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ships runnable scripts
0
copies elsewhere
how many repositories repackaged it
496
stars on the repo
on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository 
npx skills add https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill chapter-skeleton

What comes with it

5 610 bytes besides the instruction
assets/output_contract.json
references/overview.md
scripts/run.py

The instruction itself

10 sections, as written by the author

Chapter Skeleton

Explicit refinement marker

Create outline/chapter_skeleton.refined.ok only after reviewing a manually refined skeleton. A changed taxonomy, goal, or generator invalidates the marker; reruns then back up and rebuild the skeleton.

Load Order

Always read:

  • references/overview.md

Use scripts/run.py only for deterministic materialization:

  • read outline/taxonomy.yml for retrieval-informed topic structure
  • read GOAL.md when present for scope hints
  • emit outline/chapter_skeleton.yml
  • preserve reviewed user work only through the current explicit refinement marker

Inputs

  • outline/taxonomy.yml
  • Optional: GOAL.md

Outputs

  • outline/chapter_skeleton.yml

Asset contract

  • assets/output_contract.json

Script

Quick Start

  • uv run python .codex/skills/chapter-skeleton/scripts/run.py --workspace <workspace>

All Options

  • --workspace <dir>: workspace containing outline/taxonomy.yml
  • --unit-id <id>: optional harness metadata
  • --inputs <semicolon-separated>: optional override from UNITS.csv
  • --outputs <semicolon-separated>: optional output override; default is outline/chapter_skeleton.yml
  • --checkpoint <C*>: optional harness metadata

Examples

  • Generate the chapter skeleton after taxonomy:
  • uv run python .codex/skills/chapter-skeleton/scripts/run.py --workspace <workspace> --inputs 'outline/taxonomy.yml;GOAL.md' --outputs 'outline/chapter_skeleton.yml'

How to use it

Copy the folder

Take willoscar/chapter-skeleton from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

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