pre-write-checklist

Long-form consistency requires re-reading character states, relationships, and plot trackers before each writing session. This Skill automatically loads your character-state.json, relationships.json, and plot-tracker.json files at every /write invocation, ensuring the AI recalls early story details and prevents character drift across chapters.

AI focus degradation occurs when the model loses context of constitution, style guidelines, and story specifications across extended narratives. This Skill combats that by enforcing a mandatory context reload—reading constitution.md, style-reference.md, specification.md, creative-plan.md, and validation-rules.json—before each chapter to lock in consistency.

Yes. A pre-write checklist loads all critical project documents—character states, relationships, plot tracker, and validation rules—ensuring the AI validates readiness against stored story context before writing. This prevents plot holes by confirming continuity against tracked story elements.

Store character state, relationships, and plot tracker data as JSON files in spec/tracking/, alongside validation-rules.json. The Skill reads these files automatically before /write commands, producing a readiness report that guides subsequent analyze and track steps to maintain long-term coherence.

Writing without mandatory context reload risks inconsistent character traits, forgotten plot points, and world-rule violations as chapter count increases. A pre-write checklist forces re-validation of all story specifications and tracked states, guaranteeing the AI references the same foundation for every chapter.

No. The checklist activates automatically at every /write invocation—no manual action required. Simply use /write normally; the Skill loads all nine mandatory files and produces a standardized readiness report before writing begins.