fiction-forge: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

fiction-forge CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from geobond13/fiction-forge. It costs 570 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A repository instruction file for Fiction-Forge, a novel-writing project with tools that search story references and check characters, chapters, continuity, and foreshadowing.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when writing or editing chapters, checking story continuity, searching the story reference material, or tracking plot clues.
Why use it?
It tells the agent how to use the project's story information and follow its formatting and editing conventions.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md.

This is geobond13/fiction-forge's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on fiction-forge itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything fiction-forge configures →

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CLAUDE.md · 68 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 68 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Fiction-Forge Project Instructions

Project Context

This is a novel manuscript project managed with fiction-forge tools. The AI assistant has access to a fiction context MCP server with 5 tools for querying story reference material.

Available MCP Tools

When editing or writing chapters, use these tools proactively:

  • search_bible — Search all reference docs for world/plot/character info
  • get_character — Get voice notes and state for a character at a specific chapter
  • get_chapter_context — Get opening/closing lines of surrounding chapters
  • check_continuity — Validate text against continuity rules
  • get_foreshadowing — Check plant/payoff thread status

Writing Conventions

  • Opening lines: First line of every chapter in ALL CAPS (first few words)
  • Scene breaks: Use --- (horizontal rule) between scenes within a chapter
  • Metadata: HTML comment block at top of each chapter with POV, Location, Timeline
  • Songs/letters/epigraphs: Use blockquotes (> prefix)
  • Emphasis: *italics* for emphasis and internal thought

Editorial Rules

When editing prose:

  1. Cut, don't replace. Remove overused patterns; don't substitute with different patterns.
  2. One touch per sentence. Each sentence gets edited once per pass.
  3. Preserve openings and closings. First and last paragraphs of each chapter are protected.
  4. No new content during cut passes. Only remove and tighten.
  5. Check continuity after every edit. Use the check_continuity tool.

File Structure

  • book/ — Chapter files (numbered: 01_Title.md, 02_Title.md)
  • reference/ — Story bible, characters, foreshadowing, continuity
  • project.yaml — All tool configuration
  • output/ — Generated EPUB, PDF, HTML, scan reports

Common Tasks

Writing a new chapter

Write Chapter N: [Title].
Use get_chapter_context to check adjacent chapters.
Use get_character for each character in the scene.
Target: 3,000-4,000 words.
Check continuity when done.

Read the full file on GitHub · 68 lines

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fiction-forge CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository geobond13/fiction-forge (26 stars, last pushed 3mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 570 tokens to every session, about $0.0023 per session on Opus 5.5. 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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