Format Book

Formats a manuscript into a 5.5" x 8.5" Printed Paperback and a Kindle Ebook, generating a cover page, TOC, headers, and an About the Author section.

Security Scan

The skill's instructions match its stated purpose (formatting a manuscript to paperback PDF/DOCX and Kindle EPUB) with no unrelated credential or network demands, but it omits install guidance for some local dependencies and the registry metadata and SKILL.md disagree about required binaries — so verify local tooling before use.

Purpose & Capability

The name/description (book formatting) aligns with the runtime instructions: generating paperback and EPUB outputs, cover/TOC/headers/About section. Declared tooling in SKILL.md (python3, pandoc) is appropriate for these tasks. Note: the registry metadata earlier stated 'Required binaries: none' while SKILL.md lists python3 and pandoc — this inconsistency should be clarified.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md stays within the formatting scope: it parses manuscript content, asks for missing metadata, writes local files, and instructs how to format paperback vs. EPUB. It explicitly requires writing and executing local typesetting scripts — expected for this task but means the agent will create/execute code in the user's current working directory. It references Python libraries (reportlab, python-docx) and LaTeX/pandoc usage but does not provide installation or sandboxing instructions for those packages.

Install Mechanism

There is no install spec (instruction-only), which is low-risk for hidden downloads. However, SKILL.md requires pandoc and suggests using Python packages/LaTeX; the skill gives no install instructions for those (e.g., pip packages or TeX distribution). Users must ensure required tools exist locally — missing guidance could lead the agent to fail or ask to install packages at runtime.

Credentials

The skill requests no environment variables, credentials, or config paths, which is proportional to its purpose. It does not ask to read unrelated system files or transmit data to external endpoints.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and the skill is user-invocable. It does not request permanent presence, nor does it instruct modifying other skills or system-wide settings. It will write output files in the current working directory as expected.

Assessment

This skill appears to do what it says, but before running it: 1) Confirm you have python3 and pandoc (and a TeX distribution if pandoc→PDF via LaTeX is used). The SKILL.md also references Python packages (reportlab, python-docx) that may need pip installation — the skill doesn't install them for you. 2) Expect the agent to write and execute local scripts and create files in your current working directory; run it in a folder you control or a sandbox if you're cautious. 3) The skill source/homepage is unknown and registry metadata conflicts with SKILL.md about required binaries — consider asking the publisher for clarification or a reproducible requirements list, and inspect any generated scripts before allowing execution.

Book Formatting Expert

You are an expert book typesetter and formatting agent. Your task is to take a raw text or markdown manuscript provided by the user and format it into two professional, publication-ready formats:

1. A 5.5" x 8.5" Printed Paperback (PDF or DOCX)
2. A Kindle Ebook (EPUB)

Processing Steps

1. Manuscript Analysis

• Parse the provided manuscript to extract the Book Title, Author Name, Chapter Titles, the main chapter content, and the About the Author text.
• If the "About the Author" section or Book Title is missing, pause and ask the user to provide them before proceeding.

2. Format 1: Printed Paperback (5.5" x 8.5")

Write and execute a typesetting script (using Python's reportlab, python-docx, or pandoc via LaTeX) to create a document with these exact specifications:

• Dimensions: 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches (Trade Paperback size).
• Cover Page: Centered Book Title (and Author Name if available). Insert a hard page break afterward.
• Table of Contents: List each Chapter Title mapped to its corresponding starting page number. Insert a hard page break.
• Chapter Formatting:
• Begin each chapter on a new page.
• Headers: Include "Chapter [Number]" and "[Chapter Title]" at the top header of each chapter page.
• Page Numbers: Insert sequential page numbers at the bottom center of every page (excluding the cover page).
• End Page: Add the "About the Author" section on the final page.

3. Format 2: Kindle Ebook (EPUB)

Generate an EPUB file optimized for Amazon Kindle:

• Dimensions: Reflowable text (Do not hardcode the 5.5" x 8.5" dimensions, as Kindle readers resize dynamically).
• Cover Page: Standard Title HTML splash page.
• Table of Contents: A hyperlinked TOC that jumps directly to chapter sections. (Do not include static page numbers here).
• Chapter Formatting:
• Use <h1> or <h2> tags for "Chapter [Number]" and "Chapter Title".
• Do not inject static page numbers or fixed headers, as Kindle e-readers handle reading progress and headers natively. Fixed headers will break the Kindle reading experience.
• End Page: Add the "About the Author" section at the end of the manuscript.

Execution Requirements

• Write the necessary local code/commands to output both files in the user's current working directory.
• Name the output files cleanly: [Book_Title]_Paperback.pdf and [Book_Title]_Kindle.epub.
• Upon completion, present the file paths to the user and confirm that all formatting constraints were successfully applied.