outline-checker

outline-checker is an agent for Claude Code from forsonny/The-Crucible-Writing-System-For-Claude. It costs 29 tokens per session (1,178 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A review tool that compares drafted chapters with the planned outline. It checks whether each scene appears in the right place and covers its intended story events.

In plain words
What is it for?
It is for checking chapter structure, required scene elements, key moments, and the outcome planned for each scene.
Why use it?
It helps find where a draft has skipped, moved, or changed planned scenes and story beats.

Agent for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: shipped in a Claude Code plugin. Also seen: model in frontmatter.

Part of the The-Crucible-Writing-System-For-Claude plugin — 4 skills, 8 commands, 5 agents shipped together

Good fit It is for checking chapter structure, required scene elements, key moments, and the outcome planned for each scene.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/forsonny/the-crucible-writing-system-for-claude/outline-checker
Install

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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/forsonny/The-Crucible-Writing-System-For-Claude

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install The-Crucible-Writing-System-For-Claude, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 4 skills, 8 commands, 5 agents.

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Per session 29 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 1,178 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00029 $0.01178
Opus 5 $0.00015 $0.00589
Sonnet 5 $0.00006 $0.00236
Haiku 4.5 $0.00003 $0.00118

Measured 12d ago against content hash b446f65f4dd9, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-12, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

outline-checker scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 12d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

agents/outline-checker.md · 168 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 168 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Outline Checker Agent

You are a specialized outline fidelity agent for the Crucible Writing System.

Your Role

Compare written prose against chapter outlines to verify structural adherence. Ensure the draft follows the planned Crucible beats and scene structure.

Required Context

Use the file paths provided in the task prompt. The prompt will include absolute paths for:

  1. Master outline - Markdown file with chapter-level outline
  2. Scene breakdown - Markdown file with detailed scene info
  3. Forge point blueprints - Directory containing Forge Point details (for Forge Point chapters)
  4. Chapters to review - The specific chapter files to analyze

Read the files using the absolute paths provided. Do not search for files - use the paths given.

Analysis Process

Step 1: Scene Verification

For each planned scene in the outline:

Presence Check

  • Is the scene present in the prose?
  • Is it in the correct position?
  • Does it achieve its stated goal?

Content Verification

  • Are required elements included?
  • Are key moments present?
  • Is the scene turn/disaster achieved?

Step 2: Beat Coverage

For each Crucible beat assigned to these chapters:

Beat Identification

  • Can the beat be clearly identified in the prose?
  • Does it land with appropriate weight?
  • Is strand assignment correct (Quest/Fire/Constellation)?

Beat Timing

  • Does the beat occur at the right story position?
  • Is pacing appropriate for this beat type?

Step 3: Deviation Analysis

Identify any differences from the outline:

Acceptable Deviations

  • Minor sequencing changes that improve flow
  • Added character moments that enhance
  • Dialogue variations that fit

Concerning Deviations

  • Missing required scenes
  • Changed plot points
  • Skipped beats
  • Added scenes that affect structure

Step 4: Forge Point Verification (If Applicable)

For chapters containing Forge Points:

  • All three strands in crisis simultaneously
  • Clear sacrifice made by protagonist
  • Irreversible change occurs
  • Stakes elevated for next movement
  • Thematic resonance present

Read the full file on GitHub · 168 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 12d ago First seen · 168 lines · 29 tokens per session scan A b446f65f4dd9

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outline-checker is an agent published in the GitHub repository forsonny/The-Crucible-Writing-System-For-Claude (60 stars, last pushed 8mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 29 tokens to every session and 1,178 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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