Generate or revise a 12–18 beat architecture from story concept documents.
npx skills add https://github.com/bonjohen/tasty --skill generate-beats
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: generate-beats Source: https://github.com/bonjohen/tasty/tree/main/.claude/skills/generate-beats Command: npx skills add https://github.com/bonjohen/tasty --skill generate-beats
Provides a structured, rules-driven way to generate or revise a novel's major story beats from the project's existing concept and character files, removing guesswork and ensuring structural coverage for drafting-ready planning.
Ask the assistant to generate beats for the target book by saying: generate-beats [book-name]
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To generate a novel beat structure, the Skill reads your story_concept.md and optional characters.md, world_rules.md, and open_questions.md files, then outputs a formatted 15_beats.md containing a 12–18 beat backbone with structural landmarks and beat-to-section mapping.
A 12-18 beat backbone is a structured content architecture mapping major story landmarks like inciting events, midpoints, and climaxes to sections. You need it to transition from a provisional story concept into drafting-ready planning with full structural coverage.
Yes, you can revise existing story beats iteratively. The revision workflow preserves your existing good beats while enforcing structural rules and updating the beat-to-section mapping, allowing you to stabilize exploratory beats after user feedback.
Yes, a story_concept.md file is required. The Skill validates concept readiness by reading story_concept.md before generation, while characters.md, world_rules.md, and open_questions.md are optional inputs that enrich the beat architecture.
After generating your beat backbone, the Skill outputs a short report of open structural questions within the 15_beats.md file, highlighting gaps in your story architecture that need resolution before drafting begins.
bonjohenGuide a discovery conversation to generate detailed character profiles in characters.md.
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design1onlineGuide authors through iterative questioning to create structured story bible files.
bonjohenAnalyze a book's 15-beat outline and generate beat-to-section coverage recommendations.
