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.github/copilot-instructions.md

novel-writer copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file for Claude Code, GitHub Copilot from wordflowlab/novel-writer. It costs 1,183 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A repository guide for Novel Writer, a command-line tool and template collection for creating Chinese novels with Spec-Driven Development, a method of planning software through written specifications before implementation.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when changing the CLI, build process, project initialization, agent templates, generated command files, or the specification and story directories.
Why use it?
It explains the important files, project layout, build commands, generated agent instructions, and conventions so changes can be made without guessing how the tool works.

Instructions file for Claude CodeGitHub Copilot

Written for Claude Code and GitHub Copilot: $ARGUMENTS substitution, but also a Copilot instructions file. Also seen: reads .claude/ paths; mentions AGENTS.md; mentions OpenCode.

This is wordflowlab/novel-writer's own configuration. It tells Claude Code and GitHub Copilot how to work on novel-writer 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 novel-writer configures →

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.github/copilot-instructions.md · 66 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 66 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Quick context for AI coding agents

This repository is an AI-first CLI tool and template collection for creating Chinese novels using a Spec-Driven Development (SDD) workflow. Key components:

  • src/cli.ts — primary CLI entry (commands: init, upgrade, etc.). Look here for how projects are bootstrapped and how AI agent types map to filesystem layout.
  • package.json — build/dev scripts. npm run build compiles TypeScript; npm run build:commands generates per-agent command files from templates.
  • dist/* — build artifacts containing pre-generated agent command sets (copied into user projects by init).
  • .specify/, spec/, stories/ — runtime project layout produced by novel init.
  • other/spec-kit/AGENTS.md — long-form guidance and agent conventions; use it as authoritative reference when adding new agents.

Keep instructions short and concrete: reference the exact file and function you changed and prefer small, self-contained edits.

High-level architecture notes

  • The CLI bootstraps a project by copying built artifacts from the package root (dist/<agent>) into the target project and creating .specify/* scaffolding (src/cli.ts, copy logic around sourceMap).
  • Agent configuration is agent-centric: directories like .claude/commands, .gemini/commands, .cursor/commands are created and populated during novel init.
  • Agent metadata and behavioral decisions are centered in the Spec Kit patterns documented in other/spec-kit/AGENTS.md. When adding agents, prefer updating AGENT_CONFIG (in the spec-kit implementation) and the scripts/* update tooling.

Common developer workflows (how to run / build / test)

  • Local development: npm run dev (runs tsx src/cli.ts) — fast way to iterate on CLI behavior without building.
  • Build: npm run build (TypeScript -> dist/), then npm run build:commands to regenerate per-agent command files. prepare and prepublishOnly call both.
  • If an init action warns that a dist artifact is missing, run npm run build:commands and re-run the command.

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novel-writer copilot-instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository wordflowlab/novel-writer (940 stars, last pushed 10mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,183 tokens to every session, about $0.0059 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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