DOCUMENTATION
Build books like software. 6-phase pipeline, 7 genre templates, 7 specialized agents.
An AI-native publishing system that treats book creation like software development. 6-phase pipeline from onboarding to publishing. 7 genre templates (fiction, non-fiction, technical, screenplay, poetry, game, academic) each with specialized agents and quality gates. 5-stage editing pipeline with AI-slop detection (style-doctor). Outputs EPUB, PDF, MOBI, TXT, and Markdown.
01 · QUICKSTART
Install via the Claude Code plugin marketplace. One command and you're ready.
/plugin marketplace add epicsagas/Velith /plugin install velith@epicsagas
Run /velith to start the onboarding wizard. It will guide you through genre selection, audience definition, and project setup.
/velith # → Onboarding wizard starts # → Choose genre, audience, language, scope # → Generates PRD.md and STYLE.md # → Ready for ideation phase
02 · CORE CONCEPTS
Phase 0: Onboarding (genre, audience, scope, PRD.md + STYLE.md). Phase 1: Ideation (concept validation, market gap analysis). Phase 2: Outlining (genre-specific structure, per-chapter specs). Phase 3: Drafting (plan-then-execute with parallel writing). Phase 4: Editing (5-stage pipeline with quality gates). Phase 5: Publishing (EPUB, PDF, MOBI, TXT, Markdown export).
Fiction (Save the Cat! 15-beat, Hero's Journey, character bibles). Non-fiction (problem-solution structure, evidence hierarchy). Technical (concept progression gradient, code block rules, lab design). Screenplay (3-act structure, sequence method, A/B story weaving). Poetry (form types, stanza structure, meter/rhythm, collection architecture). Game (quest/event trees, branching dialogue, world-building). Academic (IMRAD structure, literature review, citation practices).
book-init (onboarding), book-ideation (concept validation), book-outline (structure design), book-draft (chapter generation with continuity), book-edit (5-stage editing), book-publish (export and packaging), book-status (progress dashboard). Each agent understands its genre template and applies domain-specific quality rules.
5-stage editing pipeline: editorial assessment, developmental edit, line edit, copy edit, proofread. Each stage has explicit quality gates. The style-doctor detects and flags AI-generated cliches, repetitive sentence structures, and generic phrasing — keeping your voice authentic.
03 · REFERENCE
All Velith skills available after installation.
/velith # Main entry — starts pipeline or resumes /book-init # Phase 0: Onboarding /book-ideation # Phase 1: Ideation /book-outline # Phase 2: Outlining /book-draft # Phase 3: Drafting /book-edit # Phase 4: Editing /book-publish # Phase 5: Publishing /book-status # Progress dashboard /book-genre-creator # Meta-skill for custom genres
Each phase produces specific artifacts and passes quality gates before advancing.
Phase 0 → PRD.md, STYLE.md Phase 1 → concept-selection.md, competitive-matrix.md Phase 2 → outline.md, chapter-specs/, cross-reference-map.md Phase 3 → chapters/, continuity-log.md Phase 4 → edit-reports/, style-doctor-report.md Phase 5 → book.epub, book.pdf, book.mobi, book.txt
04 · CONFIGURATION
Velith runs as a Claude Code plugin. No config files, no API keys, no separate setup. Install and start writing.
05 · EXAMPLES
Complete workflow for writing a technical book from concept to export.
/velith # → Select genre: Technical # → Define audience: "mid-level Rust developers" # → Set scope: 12 chapters, ~300 pages /book-ideation # Validate concept, find market gaps /book-outline # Generate chapter specs with code examples /book-draft # Write chapters with code blocks and labs /book-edit # 5-stage editing with style-doctor /book-publish # Export to EPUB + PDF
Writing a novel with genre-specific story structure and character bibles.
/velith # → Select genre: Fiction # → Sub-genre: Thriller # → Story structure: Save the Cat! 15-beat /book-ideation # Develop premise, logline, comparable titles /book-outline # 15-beat breakdown, character bibles, scene list /book-draft # Write chapters with continuity validation /book-edit # Developmental → line → copy → proofread /book-publish # Package for KDP (EPUB + MOBI)