Checking theme alignment

To check chapter alignment with your central theme, the skill reads the theme statement from outline.md, analyzes completed chapters against it, and outputs a structured evaluation with actionable recommendations to fix drift.

Theme drift occurs when drafted chapters deviate from the book's central theme; you prevent it by running automated alignment checks after every two chapters to catch misalignment early and realign the content.

You generate an alignment report by ensuring your theme statement and intended audience are in outline.md; the skill analyzes completed chapters and generates a structured evaluation after every two chapters are drafted.

No, the alignment check requires an outline.md file containing the central theme statement and intended audience to compare against completed chapters and generate actionable realignment recommendations.

You should run a chapter alignment check after drafting every two chapters; this frequency catches theme drift early before it compounds across the book, ensuring ongoing content coherence.