An AI-powered skill that transforms prose novels into professional-grade scripts for video production, dubbing, and storyboarding.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install novel-to-script
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install novel-to-script using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Novel to Script Converter?
The Novel to Script skill provides a systematic framework for adapting literary content into actionable scripts. It goes beyond simple summarization by applying cinematic principles, ensuring every scene contains a turn, a result, and an emotional payoff. By using Openclaw Skills like this, creators can bridge the gap between text-based storytelling and visual media production.
This tool is designed for screenwriters, content creators, and AI agents involved in automated video generation. It shifts the focus from what happens to how it is performed, providing a blueprint that covers camera movements, character emotions, and sound cues. It is an essential component for any developer building automated media pipelines.
Novel to Script Converter Use Cases
- Adapting web novels into short-form video scripts for social media platforms.
- Generating professional storyboards from literary descriptions for animation or film.
- Preparing character dialogues and internal monologues for automated AI dubbing.
- Converting long-form prose into structured episodic content featuring hooks and cliffhangers.
How Novel to Script Converter Works
- The agent analyzes the source novel to extract locations, characters, core conflicts, and emotional peaks.
- It plans a four-part rhythmic structure consisting of a high-impact hook, escalation segments, reversals, and cliffhangers.
- It decomposes the prose into individual scenes, ensuring each has defined resistance and at least 2-4 visual action steps.
- The skill generates a standardized script format including camera directions, sound effects, and visual cues.
- The final output is saved as a UTF-8 encoded text file in the same directory as the source material for seamless workflow integration.
Novel to Script Converter Setup
To use this script adaptation tool within your Openclaw Skills environment, ensure the skill is registered in your agent configuration. No complex installation is required beyond providing access to the local file system for reading novels and writing scripts.
# Example of invoking the skill via an agent
openclaw run novel-to-script --input ./my-novel.txt
Novel to Script Converter Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes data into a structured hierarchy to ensure production readiness:
| Section | Components |
|---|---|
| Metadata | Title, Genre, Theme, and Target Audience |
| Character Map | Protagonists and supporting roles with descriptions |
| Scene Header | Scene ID, Location (Int/Ext), and Time of Day |
| Visuals | Environmental descriptions and atmosphere settings |
| Action (▲) | Camera shot types, movements, and physical expressions |
| Audio/FX | SFX, BGM, VFX, and Subtitle markers |
Novel to Script Converter Advanced Features
- Automatic conversion of internal prose monologues into professional On-Screen (OS) or Voice-Over (VO) scripts.
- Intelligent transformation of environmental descriptions into specific camera shot instructions (Close-up, Wide, etc.).
- Multi-tag support for cinematic transitions such as Flashbacks, Cut-ins, and Flash-outs.
- Built-in verification checklist to ensure every generated scene meets professional tension and pacing standards.
- Directory-aware file management that automatically organizes script outputs alongside source files in Openclaw Skills workflows.
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