conflict-detection

name

conflict-detection

description

Identify, map, and optimize all conflicts within a Visual Story Planner StoryGraph. Always activate this skill when the user mentions: "conflict", "tension", "escalation", "antagonist dynamics", "analyze conflicts", "my story lacks tension", "how do conflicts connect", "conflict optimization", "subplot conflicts", or "is my conflict believable". Also use when the user asks why the story feels flat or stakes feel low — conflict analysis is almost always the answer. Produces a conflict map with type classification, escalation health score, interconnection diagram (as text), and specific improvement suggestions ranked by impact.

Conflict Detection & Optimization

Analyzes all conflicts in a StoryGraph across five dimensions and outputs a prioritized improvement plan.

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Conflict Taxonomy

Classify each conflict found:

Type	Definition	Example
internal	Character vs. self (belief, fear, desire)	Aria doubts her power
external	Character vs. antagonist or force	Luke vs. Empire
emotional	Character vs. emotional state	grief, guilt, shame
philosophical	Character vs. ideology	justice vs. mercy
relational	Character vs. another character (not main antagonist)	allies in tension

Aim for: ≥ 1 internal + ≥ 1 external per protagonist. All-external stories lack depth.

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Analysis Dimensions

1. Conflict Identification

• Extract explicit conflicts from graph.conflicts
• Infer implicit conflicts from event labels and character relationships
• Note missing conflict types

2. Escalation Health

• Stages present: escalations.length
• Intensity curve: check each intensity value rises (3 → 6 → 9 ideal)
• Peak before climax? Escalation should peak at or just before the climax event

Escalation health score = clamp((stages_count × intensity_slope_avg) / 10, 0.0, 1.0)

3. Interconnection Map

Show how conflicts relate to each other:

[External: Aria vs Shadow King] ──feeds──> [Internal: Aria's self-doubt]
                                 └──affects──> [Relational: Aria & Kael tension]

4. Impact Assessment

Rate each conflict:

• Importance (1–10): How central to the main plot
• Character involvement: Which characters are affected
• Story consequence: What happens if unresolved
• Resolution quality: satisfying | abrupt | unresolved

5. Optimization Suggestions

For each gap found, provide a ranked suggestion:

• Priority: High / Medium / Low
• What to add/change
• Which act to introduce it in

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Output Format

## Conflict Analysis: [Title]

**Conflict Balance Score: [X]/10**
Detected: [N] explicit, [N] implicit

### Conflict Map
[type] [name]: [brief description]
  ↳ Escalation: [stages] stages, intensity [X → Y → Z]
  ↳ Resolution: [resolved/unresolved]
  ↳ Impact: [score]/10

### Interconnections
[text diagram]

### Gaps Detected
- Missing [type] conflict for [character]
- [Conflict X] never escalates past stage 1

### 🎯 Optimization Plan (by impact)
1. [HIGH] Add internal conflict for Aria in Act 2 to mirror external stakes
2. [MED] Escalate "Aria vs Shadow King" — jump intensity from 5 to 8 at midpoint
3. [LOW] Resolve "relational tension" in Act 3 resolution scene