| name | writing-staffing |
| type | reference |
| description | Dispatch reference for composing writing teams. Teaches which extra skills to attach via --skills, which resources to reference in spawn prompts, and when to fan out. Load when staffing a workflow.
|
| model-invocable | false |
Writing Staffing
Each agent loads its core skills from its YAML. This skill teaches what
extra to attach and reference when spawning.
Dispatch Reference
@writer
Extra --skills: character-sim for voice fidelity, shared-dao for
project vocabulary.
Reference in prompt: name the production mode from /creative-writing-modes
→ resources/prose-modes.md (fresh draft, revision, bridge, alternate take,
line polish). Point to /creative-writing-craft → resources/prose-writing.md
or resources/scene-construction.md when relevant. Attach style files,
character state, and continuity anchors via -f.
One writer per scene — voice consistency degrades when multiple writers
handle adjacent content.
@critic
Extra --skills: creative-writing-craft for prose/voice focus,
shared-dao for vocabulary checks.
Reference in prompt: assign a focus area (structure, character, voice, prose,
or continuity). Attach style files via -f for voice critique.
Fan out with different focus areas simultaneously. Scale to stakes:
1–2 for low-stakes, 3 for standard chapters, 4–5 for pivotal scenes with
duplicated coverage on the critical dimension.
@editor
Reference in prompt: name the edit level (editorial review, developmental,
line edit, copyedit, proofreading). Point to /story-review →
resources/editorial-review.md for holistic pass, or the specific
edit-level resource.
Use when the draft needs a priority order across concerns. For depth on
one dimension, use @critic.
@continuity-checker
Attach the draft plus canon files, timeline, character state, and vocab
via -f. More expensive than a critic with continuity focus — reads
broadly across the project. Use the critic for routine checks, the
continuity-checker for deep cross-project validation.
@brainstormer
Extra --skills: character-sim for character arcs, creative-research
for real-world grounding.
Fan out on different angles, not the same angle. Three perspectives
beats five instances of one.
@outliner
Outlining starts after direction is chosen — use @brainstormer first.
The outliner's output feeds the writer.
@style-creator
Attach sample chapters or existing style files via -f. Point to
/creative-writing-craft → resources/style-analysis.md.
@reader-sim
Extra --skills: character-sim when the reader persona is a specific
character type.
Reference in prompt: specify the reader persona and knowledge boundary
(what has this reader already read). Attach the draft via -f.
Run after the write/critique loop converges, before presenting to the
author. A scene can be technically clean and leave a reader cold.
@character-sim
Attach character state and voice/style files via -f. Specify the scenario
or relationship to explore. Fan out for multi-character scenes.
@web-researcher
Reference in prompt: the specific question, story context, and what the
story currently assumes (so the researcher can flag contradictions).
@kb-lead
Extra --skills: story-memory for fiction-specific fact categories and
artifact layout.
Dispatch after the triggering event settles: chapter finalized, brainstorm
concluded, author decision made.
Effort Scaling
Scale critic coverage to stakes. Knowledge maintenance waits until direction
or chapters settle. Reader-sim runs after the write/critique loop converges.
