publishing agent skill by danjdewhurst
Guides self-publishing a book, covering ISBNs, copyright page, book metadata, BISAC, keywords, KDP, IngramSpark, Draft2Digital, Kindle Unlimited, and print interiors.
At a glance
| Publisher | danjdewhurst |
|---|---|
| Repository | danjdewhurst/story-skills (24 listed skills) |
| Category | Writing and Editing |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | October 14, 2026 (repository) |
| SKILL.md | 315 lines, 2,396 words |
| Bundled files | 7 files, including references |
| Quality score | 88/100 · B Passes all seven graded checks |
| Security scan | Not scanned |
| README badge | Get the badges for this listing |
Before you install
Read from the skill's files at the directory's October 19, 2026 snapshot: what ships with it, what its code reads, and the terms it is published under.
- Bundled scripts: none.
- License: MIT, an open-source or open-content license.
Install publishing
The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.
npx skills add https://github.com/danjdewhurst/story-skills/tree/main/skills/publishingtmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/danjdewhurst/story-skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/publishing .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"python3 ~/.codex/skills/.system/skill-installer/scripts/install-skill-from-github.py \
--repo danjdewhurst/story-skills \
--path skills/publishingdanjdewhurst/story-skills is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.
How the author describes it
This skill should be used when the user asks to "self-publish", "publish my book", "ISBN", "copyright page", "book metadata", "BISAC", "keywords", "KDP", "IngramSpark", "Draft2Digital", "go wide", "Kindle Unlimited", "print interior", "trim size", "paperback", "ebook", "EPUB", "cover wrap", "spine width", "pricing", "launch plan", "ARC team", "advance readers", "newsletter", "reader magnet", "Amazon ads", "BookBub", "rights", "foreign rights", "audio rights", "film rights", "publishing contract", or wants to take a finished manuscript through production, distribution, launch, and rights management. It owns contracts and rights sales; NOT for permission to quote lyrics, epigraphs, or other material in the book (use editorial-review), or for drafting the blurb or retailer description (use submission).
From the description field of SKILL.md. Agents read this line to decide when to load the skill.
Sections in SKILL.md
- Overview
- Prerequisites
- Language And Market
- When to Use
- Hard Rules
- Workflow
- 1. Readiness
- 2. Metadata
- 3. ISBNs and copyright page
- 4. Ebook
- 5. Print interior
- 6. Distribution and pricing
- 7. Retailer page copy
- 8. Launch
- 9. Rights and contracts
- Conventions
Files in the skill folder
SKILL.mdreferences/contract-red-flags.mdreferences/copyright-page.mdreferences/launch-plan.mdreferences/metadata-checklist.mdreferences/print-interior.mdreferences/rights-one-sheet.md
Suede Skill Check: 88/100 · B
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What to review next
- Description length: 3 of 5 points. 5 for 150–600 characters; 3 for 100–900; 1 for 50–1,024.
- Bundled scripts: 0 of 2 points. 2 when the skill folder ships a scripts/ folder.
- Tool permissions declared: 0 of 2 points. 2 when the frontmatter declares allowed-tools.
Add declarations and bundled files when they describe the skill’s actual needs. Update the source, then request a fresh review with the changed commit or PR.
publishing passes the required frontmatter check and all seven graded checks, which cover the SKILL.md format, a declared license and a commit in the last year. Those checks earn 56 of the score’s points; the rest come from description quality, instruction depth, bundled files, maintenance and curated-list citations. How the score works.
See the checks and points
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Frontmatter parses and declares a name and a description | Pass |
| Name uses lowercase letters, digits and hyphens, 64 characters or fewer | Pass |
| Name matches the skill's folder name | Pass |
| Description is between 50 and 1,024 characters | Pass |
| Description says when an agent should use the skill | Pass |
| SKILL.md body is 500 lines or fewer | Pass |
| A license is declared in the frontmatter or the repository | Pass |
| Repository has a commit in the last 12 months | Pass |
| Score component | Points |
|---|---|
| Structural checks | 56 of 56 |
| Description length | 3 of 5 |
| Boundary clause | 4 of 4 |
| Example request | 3 of 3 |
| Instruction depth | 7 of 7 |
| Reference files | 3 of 3 |
| Bundled scripts | 0 of 2 |
| Recent maintenance | 9 of 9 |
| Curated-list citations | 3 of 7 |
| Tool permissions declared | 0 of 2 |
| Compatibility declared | 0 of 2 |
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Where this skill is cited
danjdewhurst/story-skills appears in 2 curated lists: heilcheng/awesome-agent-skills, hesreallyhim/awesome-claude-code.