Geographer

Validate climate, terrain, and settlement coherence against geographic rules.

Updated Apr 16, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/jc180105/.opencode --skill geographer
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: Geographer
Source: https://github.com/jc180105/.opencode/tree/main/.opencode/skills/academic-geographer
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/jc180105/.opencode --skill geographer

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Geographer helps you ensure geographic coherence in world-building and planning by validating terrain, climate, resource distribution, and settlement logic against physical processes.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Validate climate-terrain-biome coherence and ensure rivers, mountains, and coastlines follow geophysical rules.
  • Analyze human-environment interaction to design plausible settlements and trade routes.
  • Generate or critique geospatial scenarios for world-building, game design, or educational simulations.

Quick Start

Analyze a region and explain whether its climate, terrain, and hydrology are physically coherent.

Frequently Asked Questions about Geographer

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I validate geographic coherence for climate, terrain, and biomes in world-building?

To validate geographic coherence, you must check physical plausibility by ensuring tectonics, hydrology, and climate rules align. This process tracks feature coherence across terrain, biomes, and resources, flagging inconsistencies for revision during iterative design sessions.

What is geographic coherence and why does it matter for fictional world design?

Geographic coherence ensures terrain, climate, and human settlement logic follow real geophysical rules. It matters for fictional world design because physical plausibility prevents broken immersion when rivers, mountains, and coastlines fail to interact naturally.

How do I design plausible human settlements and trade routes based on geography?

Design plausible settlements by analyzing human-environment interaction against resource distribution and hydrology. This validates that trade routes and populated areas are physically coherent with the surrounding terrain, climate, and available geospatial resources.

Can I use geographic scenario planning for educational simulations without explicit tectonic rules?

No, geographic scenario planning for educational simulations requires explicit geographic rules like tectonics, hydrology, and climate. Without these explicit rules, the system cannot track feature coherence or flag physical inconsistencies for revision.

How do I fix river and mountain inconsistencies when creating a fictional map?

Fix river and mountain inconsistencies by validating their geophysical rules within an iterative design session. The system flags these geographic incoherence issues across hydrology and terrain, allowing you to revise the map until physical plausibility is restored.