A comprehensive AI-powered engine designed for long-form web novel creation, focusing on plot consistency, character state management, and high-pacing narrative rhythm.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install webnovel-writer
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 webnovel-writer using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Novel Writer?
Novel Writer is a sophisticated framework within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem tailored for authors writing extensive web novels (500k+ words). It addresses the primary challenge of long-form fiction—narrative inconsistency—by utilizing a structured approach that includes dynamic character state machines, automated contradiction detection, and rigorous outline synchronization.
By integrating professional editorial standards with AI-driven analysis, it ensures that every chapter maintains the fast-paced, hook-laden style required for modern web novel platforms. The engine treats the story outline as the ultimate authority while maintaining a structured 'memory' of characters and events to prevent logical errors over hundreds of chapters.
Novel Writer Use Cases
- Planning and maintaining complex story outlines for serialized web novels.
- Generating and continuing chapters while maintaining character and world-building consistency.
- Performing deep editorial audits to find logical gaps, emotional inconsistencies, or narrative drift.
- Managing dynamic character states and tracking plot foreshadowing across hundreds of chapters.
- Optimizing narrative rhythm and hooks to improve reader retention on platforms like Tomato Novel.
How Novel Writer Works
- Project Registration: The user registers a novel project, creating a structured directory for outlines, settings, and character states.
- Context Building: Before writing, the system constructs a context package including recent chapter summaries, character snapshots, and the current outline segment.
- Content Creation: During the writing phase, the engine monitors rhythm, ensuring hooks are placed every 500 words and AI-specific tropes are minimized.
- Multi-Layer Auditing: Post-writing, a multi-step audit process (CLI-based and Deep Reading) checks for logical errors, timeline conflicts, and style consistency.
- State Synchronization: Finally, tracking tables and character state machines are updated to maintain a living memory of the story's progress.
Novel Writer Setup
Prerequisites
Ensure you have the core environment ready. Some advanced semantic features require additional libraries.
# Install optional semantic dependencies
pip install jieba
# Register your novel project
python cli.py config register "MyNovelName" "./path/to/novel"
# Switch to the project
python cli.py config set "MyNovelName"
# Run a full consistency check
python cli.py check ./chapters --tracking tracking.md --dict dictionary.md
Novel Writer Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill uses a structured file system within Openclaw Skills to manage narrative data effectively:
| File or Folder | Purpose |
|---|---|
Outline.md |
The authoritative source for plot and volume settings. |
character_states.json |
A state machine tracking dynamic character attributes and locations. |
Tracking.md |
A log of progress, timelines, and event summaries. |
Settings.md |
World-building rules and core character bios. |
Dictionary.md |
Proper nouns, terminology, and specific naming conventions. |
MainText/ |
Sequential Markdown files for each chapter (e.g., Chapter001_Title.md). |
Novel Writer Advanced Features
- Automated tension prediction and emotional arc tracking using the tension command.
- Multi-batch Deep Reading mode that simulates human editorial review with detailed critique reports and modification lists.
- Foreshadowing management system that tracks clues and alerts the user of unfulfilled plot points after a set number of chapters.
- Semantic repetition and AI-flavor detection to ensure natural, human-like dialogue and prose.
- Parallel execution of audit scripts with SQLite caching for rapid processing of massive manuscripts across multiple CPU workers.
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