| name | book-bestseller-studio |
| description | Use when the user wants a complete book-production system aimed at commercial viability, bestseller positioning, agent/editor readiness, or launch readiness. Orchestrates book-genesis, book-researcher, literary-agent-panel, book-editor, copy-editing, humanizer, editorial-package, launch-strategy, and content-strategy. |
Book Bestseller Studio
This is the umbrella skill for creating a complete book at market level. It does not replace book-genesis or the portable book-genesis-codex core; it coordinates the specialist skills and adds commercial gates.
Use this when the user says things like:
- "create a complete book"
- "bestseller-level"
- "commercially viable book"
- "prepare for agents/editors"
- "complete book pipeline"
- "market-ready"
- "publication or launch prep"
Specialist Stack
book-genesis: canonical project pipeline, state files, chapters, audits, Genesis Score.
book-researcher: genre map, comp titles, reader gaps, word count targets, nonfiction evidence.
book-swarm-panel: MiroFish-style simulated reader swarms, niche-risk scouting, public-opinion tests, interviews, heatmaps, and revision tickets.
literary-agent-panel: simulated agent/editor/bookseller review for market acceptance.
book-editor: surgical revision by mode after evaluation.
copy-editing: final language cleanup.
humanizer: remove synthetic phrasing and restore lived voice.
editorial-package: logline, back-cover copy, synopsis, query letter, cover brief.
launch-strategy: go-to-market, offer, launch calendar, proof-driven positioning.
content-strategy: audience-building and content plan around the book.
Operating Rule
Create durable files. Do not keep the book only in chat.
Default project layout:
<project>/
PROJECT_STATE.yaml
ASSUMPTIONS.md
research/
foundation/
manuscript/
chapters/
evaluations/
delivery/
launch/
Market-Level Pipeline
- Run
book-researcher before architecture unless user already supplied market research.
- Run
book-genesis phases 0-3 to build intake, foundation, architecture, and manuscript.
- After first full draft or major act, run
literary-agent-panel.
- Run
book-swarm-panel when the project needs many fictional readers, niche/sensitivity-risk scouting, public-opinion reaction, or package-framing tests.
- Run
book-genesis adversarial audit and Genesis Score.
- Use
book-editor only against specific findings. Pick mode: structural, connective, prose-texture, rag-rewrite, or factual.
- Use
humanizer and copy-editing after structure is stable.
- Run
literary-agent-panel and/or book-swarm-panel again after revision.
- Run
editorial-package only after manuscript passes product gates.
- Run
launch-strategy and content-strategy for public-launch readiness.
Commercial Gates
Do not call a project "market-ready", "best-seller-ready", or "publication-ready" unless all gates pass or blockers are documented.
Gate 1: Product Fit
- clear genre/category
- current comp titles
- target reader defined
- reader promise stated in one sentence
- format and word count match category expectations
Gate 2: Manuscript Fit
- complete manuscript or explicit serial/novella positioning
- opening creates immediate reader contract
- chapter endings sustain forward motion
- weakest Genesis Score dimension is not hiding behind average score
- continuity and factual checks complete
Gate 3: Market Package
- logline
- 100-word cover copy
- 300-word editorial synopsis
- query/pitch letter
- cover brief with genre shelf fit
- author positioning
Gate 4: Launch Fit
- proof points or platform plan
- audience acquisition path
- content angles
- launch calendar
- review/ARC strategy
- retailer/category metadata assumptions
Bestseller Discipline
"Bestseller" is a positioning target, not a promise. Treat it as a standard for product, package, and launch quality:
- write for a specific reader, not "everyone"
- use comp titles from the current market, not classics
- make the first 10 pages commercially ruthless
- preserve voice while improving readability
- document risks instead of pretending certainty
- separate craft excellence from market readiness
Output Contract
For any full run, maintain:
research/market-research.md
foundation/positioning.md
manuscript/chapters/chapter-XX.md
evaluations/agent-panel.md
evaluations/book-swarm/<run>/SUMMARY.md
evaluations/genesis-score.md
delivery/editorial-package.md
launch/launch-plan.md
If user asks only for one part, run only the relevant specialist and do not force full pipeline.