Prose Skill

Chronicle writing, research transmission, and prose transformation. Natural language activation — users describe intent, Claude routes to the appropriate workflow.

Routing

Match user intent to workflow. Read the workflow file and follow its instructions.

Three Domains

Chronicle (from qino-scribe)

Transform git history into narrative. Multi-agent architecture with prep, prose, and editorial stages.

Workflows: chapter, survey, diagnose, rewind, visual-style

Agents:

• agents/scribe-prep.md — Lens-first prep with checkpoints
• agents/scribe-prose.md — Fantasy author writing from constraint
• agents/scribe-editorial.md — Voice review and revision

References:

• references/chronicle/voice.md — Craft devices and patterns
• references/chronicle/craft.md — Chapter format, world structure
• references/chronicle/layers.md — Layer architecture
• references/chronicle/story-lenses.md — Twelve lenses
• references/chronicle/disturbance.md — Git diff interpretation
• references/chronicle/principles.md — Relational substrate
• references/chronicle/foundation.md — World-seed configuration

Transmission (from qino-relay)

Voice research arcs through the Student as reader companion.

Workflows: transmit

Agents:

• agents/relay-prose.md — Student voice
• agents/relay-editorial.md — Voice integrity review

References:

• references/transmission/voice.md — Student voice patterns
• references/transmission/student-guide.md — How the Student works
• references/transmission/transmission-format.md — Format specification
• references/transmission/reader-journey-guide.md — Reader journey prep

Lenses (from qino-lens)

Transform prose through specific qualities of attention.

Workflows: narrator, wanderer

References:

• references/lenses/narrator.md — World as participant, body first
• references/lenses/wanderer.md — Embodied presence, contextual density
• references/lenses/companion.md — Companionship lens
• references/lenses/newcomer.md — Newcomer lens
• references/lenses/student.md — Student lens

Context Detection

Before routing, check for chronicle or journal context:

1. Chronicle context: Look for chronicle/manifest.json
2. Journal context: Look for journal/manifest.json or via .claude/qino-config.json

This determines which workflows are available and where they operate.

Error States

No chronicle for chapter/survey/rewind:

"No chronicle found. Create one with: write a chronicle chapter"

No journal for transmit:

"No journal found. Set up research workspace first."

Unknown intent:

Route to workflows/chapter.md if chronicle exists, otherwise explain available workflows.

Agent Reference

Agents are organized by domain:

Chronicle agents:

• agents/scribe-prep.md
• agents/scribe-prose.md
• agents/scribe-editorial.md

Transmission agents:

• agents/relay-prose.md
• agents/relay-editorial.md

Lens workflows are direct transformations — no agents needed.