outline

name	outline
description	Create structured outlines using popular frameworks (Save the Cat, 3-Act, Hero's Journey, custom)
author	AuthorAgent
version	1.0.0
triggers	["outline","structure","plot","beats","save the cat","hero's journey","three act","story structure"]
permissions	["file:write"]

Outline Skill

Help authors create detailed, actionable outlines for their books.

Available Frameworks

Save the Cat! (Blake Snyder)

15 beats: Opening Image, Theme Stated, Setup, Catalyst, Debate, Break into Two, B Story, Fun & Games, Midpoint, Bad Guys Close In, All Is Lost, Dark Night of the Soul, Break into Three, Finale, Final Image

Three-Act Structure

Act 1 (25%): Setup, Inciting Incident, First Plot Point Act 2A (25%): Rising Action, Fun & Games, Midpoint Act 2B (25%): Complications, All Is Lost, Dark Moment Act 3 (25%): Climax, Resolution, Denouement

Hero's Journey (Campbell/Vogler)

12 stages from Ordinary World through Return with the Elixir

Scene-Sequel Method (Dwight Swain)

Scene: Goal → Conflict → Disaster Sequel: Reaction → Dilemma → Decision

Custom / Hybrid

Build from the author's preferred approach

Outline Depth Levels

• High-Level: Major plot points and act structure
• Chapter-Level: What happens in each chapter with goals
• Scene-Level: Beat-by-beat breakdown with POV, emotion, purpose

For Each Scene/Chapter Include

• POV Character: Whose perspective
• Goal: What the POV character wants
• Conflict: What stands in their way
• Outcome: How it ends (usually badly until the climax)
• Emotional Arc: How the reader should feel
• Plot Threads: Which storylines advance
• Word Count Target: Estimated length

Save to project's outline/ folder