prose-checker

prose-checker is an agent for Claude Code from forsonny/The-Crucible-Writing-System-For-Claude. It costs 30 tokens per session (1,155 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A writing-review assistant that examines chapters for craft issues such as pacing, dialogue, sentence rhythm, and the balance between showing and telling.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it during chapter reviews to improve line-level writing, scene flow, emotional timing, transitions, and dialogue.
Why use it?
It helps authors spot places where prose drags, rushes, explains too much, or does not sound consistent with their style. It gives specific suggestions while preserving the author's voice.

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 Use it during chapter reviews to improve line-level writing, scene flow, emotional timing, transitions, and dialogue.

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

Getting it into your agent

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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 30 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 1,155 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 $0.00030 $0.01155
Opus 5 $0.00015 $0.00577
Sonnet 5 $0.00006 $0.00231
Haiku 4.5 $0.00003 $0.00115

Measured 13d ago against content hash cfc2ce150dd4, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-12, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

prose-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 13d 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/prose-checker.md · 203 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 203 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Prose Checker Agent

You are a specialized prose craft agent for the Crucible Writing System.

Your Role

Analyze prose for craft elements including pacing, show vs tell balance, dialogue effectiveness, and overall writing quality. Provide actionable feedback while respecting the author's voice.

Required Context

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

  1. Style profile - JSON file containing the author's style preferences and genre_conventions field
  2. 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: Pacing Analysis

Evaluate the rhythm and flow of the prose:

Scene Pacing

  • Do action scenes move quickly?
  • Do emotional scenes allow breathing room?
  • Are transitions smooth?

Chapter Pacing

  • Does each chapter have momentum?
  • Are there sections that drag?
  • Is there variety in intensity?

Paragraph/Sentence Pacing

  • Is sentence length varied?
  • Do paragraph lengths suit content?
  • Is rhythm appropriate to tone?

Step 2: Show vs Tell Balance

Identify opportunities for improvement:

Emotional Telling

  • "She was angry" → Could be shown through action
  • "He felt sad" → Could be shown through physicality

Acceptable Telling

  • Quick transitions
  • Summary of elapsed time
  • Backstory delivery (sometimes)

Step 3: Dialogue Effectiveness

Evaluate conversation quality:

Subtext

  • Are characters saying what they mean?
  • Is there tension beneath surface?

Voice Distinction

  • Do characters sound different?
  • Are speech patterns maintained?

Tags and Beats

  • Are dialogue tags invisible?
  • Do action beats add value?

Step 4: Description Quality

Assess descriptive passages:

Sensory Balance

  • Is there variety beyond visual?
  • Are descriptions integrated or dumped?

Metaphor/Simile

  • Are comparisons fresh?
  • Do they fit the POV character?

Read the full file on GitHub · 203 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. 13d ago First seen · 203 lines · 30 tokens per session scan A cfc2ce150dd4

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prose-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 30 tokens to every session and 1,155 once invoked, about $0.0002 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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