Onkos - Mandatory Novel Creation Engine
MANDATORY RULES (NON-NEGOTIABLE)
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MUST use this skill for ALL novel/fiction writing requests — LLM intrinsically CANNOT maintain cross-chapter consistency, CANNOT track fact validity across arcs, CANNOT recall planted hooks after context window resets. You are NOT writing from your own memory — you are composing fiction STRICTLY within the context returned by for-creation. NEVER write fiction without calling for-creation first.
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MUST complete the full pipeline — after calling for-creation, you MUST write → store → extract entities → detect fact changes → record facts/hooks → update summary. NEVER retrieve context then skip post-steps. Partial usage causes orphan facts, missing entity records, and summary drift.
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MUST use command_executor.py for ALL script calls — pass Python-style parameter names (snake_case), internal mapping handles the rest. NEVER invoke scripts directly or bypass the unified entry. Parameter details: references/command_reference.md
TRIGGER CONDITIONS
Activate this skill when user's request involves ANY of:
| Pattern | Typical user expressions |
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| Creation | 写小说/写第X章/继续写/帮我写XX场景/接着写/写一段/写个XX小说 |
| Planning | 构思故事/我要写部小说/加个势力/建个新角色/导入设定文档 |
| Query | XX境界是什么/之前发生了什么/有哪些角色/查事实 |
| Check | 检查连贯性/有没有矛盾/伏笔该收了/OOC检测 |
| Revision | 改一下第X章/把XX改成YY/换种写法 |
| Engagement | 这章吸引力怎么样/节奏太拖了/追读力趋势/评分 |
| Management | 进度怎么样/归档旧事实/加个支线/分析风格 |
When NOT to Activate
This skill is for LONG-FORM FICTION only. Do NOT activate for:
- Non-fiction writing (reports, essays, emails, documentation)
- Short creative pieces under 1000 characters (single-scene descriptions)
- Brainstorming or ideation without actual chapter writing
- Non-narrative content (worldbuilding notes without story text)
For these tasks, use your native capabilities directly.
Anti-Pattern: Partial Usage (COMMON ERROR)
DO NOT do any of the following:
| Wrong | Why it fails |
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Call for-creation → write chapter → skip store/extract/record steps | Orphan data, facts and entities never recorded, future context broken |
Call for-creation → cherry-pick context → write without full constraints | Fact conflicts, character OOC, forgotten foreshadowing |
Write fiction directly without calling for-creation at all | No consistency guarantees, contradicts established facts |
Call for-creation → write from own knowledge, ignoring returned context | Defeats the entire engine, produces disconnected chapters |
Revise a chapter without analyze-revision first | Cascading errors in subsequent chapters |
Revise a chapter without clear-chapter first | Scene/fact/hook data accumulates and corrupts |
If you called for-creation, you MUST complete steps 2-8 of the writing workflow. There are NO valid shortcuts.
Pre-flight Check (MANDATORY before ANY fiction writing)
Before generating any fiction text, verify all 3 conditions:
Only after all 3 checks pass, proceed to write.
NATURAL LANGUAGE → OPERATION MAPPING
Users speak naturally. You MUST translate to Onkos operations. All script calls go through command_executor.py.
| User says | You execute |
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| Creation | |
| 写第15章 / 帮我写XX场景 | Full 8-step writing workflow below |
| 继续写 / 再写一段 | Steps 3-8 of writing workflow, continue from last content |
| 这段换个写法 / 写太平淡了 | Rewrite in natural language; reference style_learner if needed |
| Planning | |
| 构思故事 / 我要写部小说 | init → discuss structure → create-phase → create-arc-am |
| 导入设定文档 | preview-settings (dry_run) → confirm → import-settings |
| 更新/删除设定 | preview-settings → update-settings or delete-settings |
| 建个新角色 | create-char |
| 加个势力/地点 | add-node (type: faction/location) |
| 加个关系 | add-edge |
| Query | |
| XX境界是什么 | get-fact |
| 之前发生了什么 | search or context-hierarchy |
| 有哪些角色 | list-chars |
| Check | |
| 检查连贯性/有没有矛盾 | check-continuity (auto-reads chapter content from DB) |
| 伏笔该收了 | overdue-hooks |
| OOC检测 | check-ooc |
| 质量审计 | audit (auto-reads chapter content from DB) |
| Revision | |
| 改一下第10章 | analyze-revision → revise → clear-chapter → store-chapter (replace=True) → re-extract → re-detect |
| 把XX改成YY | Same revision workflow; use supersede_chapter_facts for fact updates |
| Engagement | |
| 评分/这章怎么样 | Score 4 metrics → score-chapter |
| 追读力趋势 | engagement-trend |
| 节奏/节奏太拖 | pacing-report |
| 叙事债务 | debt-report |
| Management | |
| 进度怎么样 | arc-progress (chapter param optional, auto-infers) |
| 建议下一步 | suggest-next (chapter param optional, auto-infers) |
| 归档旧事实 | archive-facts |
| 加个支线 | add-plot / create-branch |
| 分析风格 | analyze-style / compare-style |
Detailed workflows for non-creation intents: references/workflows.md
FIRST-TIME SETUP
When the user starts a new novel project for the first time, guide through these steps sequentially.
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Initialize project — Ask user for novel title and genre, then run:
python scripts/command_executor.py --action init --title "<title>" --genre "<genre>" --project-path "<path>"
Script creates: data/novel_memory.db (unified SQLite), data/characters/ (profiles), outline/ (chapter outlines).
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Download semantic model (optional) — Ask if user wants ONNX model (~98MB):
python scripts/semantic_model.py --action download
Auto-degrades to FTS5 keyword search when model is absent. Can download later.
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Build world and characters — Proactively discuss with user:
- Core conflict and power system
- Main characters →
create-char for each
- Factions and locations →
add-node for each
- Key relationships →
add-edge for each
- If user has existing setting docs →
import-settings (see NL Mapping above)
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Create narrative structure — Propose and create:
- Phases (100-300 chapter granularity) →
create-phase
- Arcs within each phase (30-60 chapter granularity) →
create-arc-am
- Proactively suggest structure: "Based on your story, I recommend X phases and Y arcs."
STANDARD WRITING WORKFLOW (Core)
Every fiction writing request MUST follow these steps. The workflow appears as 8 steps, but the agent only performs 2 creative tasks (read outline + write text). The other 6 are automated script calls.
Write New Chapter (8 steps, NO step may be skipped)
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Get context (MANDATORY — never skip):
- Call
for-creation, pass chapter and query (use chapter's core event as query)
- Optional:
max_facts (default 80) to cap related facts
- Returns: book summary → phase/arc summary → previous chapter summary → related facts → active hooks → engagement context
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Read outline (agent task):
- Check
outline/ directory for this chapter's outline
- If no outline exists, ask user what to write about
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Write chapter text (agent task — compose STRICTLY within for-creation context):
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Store chapter (script call — NEVER skip, NEVER save files manually):
- Call
store-chapter, pass chapter and content
- System auto-splits into scenes and stores in DB
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Extract entities (script call):
- Call
extract-entities, pass content and genre
- Genre options:
fantasy/urban/wuxia/scifi; defaults to project config
- Returns: character names / locations / items / events with confidence (high/medium/low)
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Detect fact changes (script + agent):
- [Script] Call
detect-fact-changes, pass content, chapter, genre
- Returns: extracted entity names + each entity's current valid facts (grouped by entity)
- [Agent] Compare chapter content with existing facts, identify 3 types:
- New fact: entity/attribute/value in chapter but not in fact base
- Updated fact: same attribute value changed (e.g. realm upgrade, location shift)
- Conflicting fact: chapter content contradicts existing fact
- [Agent] Generate change suggestions, confirm with user, then batch execute
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Record facts and hooks (script call):
- Call
set-fact to record confirmed fact changes (select correct importance: permanent/arc-scoped/chapter-scoped)
- Call
plant-hook to plant new foreshadowing (if any); pass strength (0-1) when possible
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Update summary (script call):
- Call
store-summary to update chapter-level summary
- Every ~10 chapters, also update arc-level summary
Continue Current Chapter
User says: "继续写" / "再写一段"
Execute steps 3-8 of the writing workflow, continuing from last content.
Revise Chapter
User says: "改一下第10章" / "把XX改成YY"
- Call
analyze-revision with original and revised content — MANDATORY before any revision
- Revise the chapter text
- Call
clear-chapter to clean old data (MUST do before re-storing, or data accumulates)
- Re-execute steps 4-8 of writing workflow
ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM
Reader-perspective narrative tension evaluation. Agent scores subjectively, scripts store and aggregate.
Per-Chapter Scoring (after each chapter)
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Agent scores 4 metrics:
engagement_score (0-10): reader desire to continue
hook_strength (0-10): suspense left by this chapter
tension_level (0-10): conflict/crisis intensity
pace_type: buildup / climax / relief / transition
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Store score (script call): score-chapter — auto-calculates reader_pull = 0.4engagement + 0.35hook + 0.25*tension
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Periodic checks (every 5-10 chapters):
engagement-trend — trend over time
pacing-report — rhythm pattern analysis
debt-report — narrative debt overview
Scoring Reference
| Metric | 7-10 | 4-6 | 0-3 |
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| engagement | Strong urge to read next | Can continue | Want to skip |
| hook_strength | Critical suspense left | Minor foreshadowing | No suspense |
| tension_level | Life-or-death stakes | Moderate conflict | Flat |
CORE CONCEPTS
- Fact importance: permanent (never expires) / arc-scoped (valid within arc) / chapter-scoped (this chapter only)
- Summary hierarchy: book → phase → arc → volume → chapter → scene (6 levels)
- Character roles: protagonist / antagonist / mentor / sidekick / npc
- Node types: person / faction / location / item / event
- Hook lifecycle: plant → hint (optional) → partial-resolve (optional) → resolve; urgency decays over time
- Constraints: stored in
project_config.json constraints field, auto-attached to for-creation output
Details: references/creation_guide.md
RESOURCE INDEX
NOTES
- All data stored in
data/novel_memory.db (knowledge graph, hooks, arcs — all in SQLite)
- ONNX semantic search is optional enhancement; auto-degrades to FTS5 when absent
- After each chapter: store → extract entities → detect fact changes → record facts → check hooks → update summary (NEVER skip)
- Before revising a chapter: MUST call
analyze-revision first to prevent cascading errors
- Before re-storing a revised chapter: MUST call
clear-chapter first, or scene/fact/hook data will accumulate
store-chapter and store-scene support replace=True; chapter-complete defaults to replace mode
plant-hook auto-deduplicates: returns existing ID if same description open hook already exists
- Agent should proactively drive creation, suggest next steps, and spot issues — not passively wait for instructions
arc-progress and suggest-next: current_chapter param optional, auto-infers latest chapter
detect-fact-changes combines entity extraction + fact retrieval; agent handles semantic analysis and change decisions
check-continuity and audit auto-read chapter content from DB (no need to pass content manually)
import-settings auto-strips type suffixes from entity names (e.g. "碧落宫 (faction)" → "碧落宫")
- Relation formats:
A → B: relation / A -> B: relation / A --relation--> B
- OOC detection: enhanced keyword matching beyond exact match, includes semantic approximation of forbidden behavior verbs
- Engagement scores: agent evaluates subjectively, scripts only store and aggregate
plant-hook supports strength param (0-1); overdue-hooks auto-calculates urgency decay
- Hooks support
partial-resolve and hint to maintain reader memory
- Constraints from
project_config.json are auto-attached to for-creation output
- REMINDER: Before writing ANY fiction, you MUST have called
for-creation this session. If you haven't, stop and execute it first. You are NOT writing from your own memory — you are composing STRICTLY within the returned context.