| name | narrative-crafter |
| description | Help users craft presentation narratives through guided conversation. Activates on "write a narrative", "help me with a presentation story", "I need to present about X", or when the deck-designer needs narrative input. |
Narrative Crafter
Guides the user from raw idea to a polished narrative document ready for the slide pipeline.
When This Activates
- User wants to create a presentation but doesn't have a narrative yet
- User has bullet points or rough notes that need shaping into a story
- The deck-designer pipeline needs narrative input and none exists
- User says "help me write a narrative" or "I need to present about [topic]"
How to Execute
1. Load the Agent
Read agents/narrative-crafter.md for the full persona and methodology.
2. Run the Discovery Phase
Ask the three discovery questions (don't dump them all at once — conversational flow):
- What's the core idea? (one sentence)
- Who's the audience?
- What's the desired outcome?
3. Run the Story Architecture Phase
Based on discovery, ask:
- What's the problem or tension?
- Why hasn't it been solved?
- What's your insight or model?
- What's the evidence?
4. Draft the Narrative
Write 500-1500 words of prose narrative. Structure:
- Open with problem/tension
- Build through context and evidence
- Present the insight/model
- Show proof
- Close with implication/call to action
5. Review and Iterate
Share the draft. Ask:
- "Does this capture what you're trying to say?"
- "Anything missing or off?"
- "Any specific examples or data you want included?"
Iterate until the user is satisfied.
6. Save and Hand Off
Save the narrative as output/deck-[name]-narrative.md.
If the user wants to continue to slides, hand off to the deck-designer skill.
Tips
- Don't rush through discovery. The quality of the narrative depends on understanding the idea.
- Push back on vague answers. "We need to talk about AI" → "What specifically about AI, for whom, and to what end?"
- Use the user's own language. You're shaping their thinking, not replacing it.
- Shorter is almost always better. A tight 600-word narrative beats a meandering 1500-word one.
