From great-authors
Build a character entry for the project bible via an interactive interview. Usage - /authors-build-character <name> [--author <author-name>]. Optional --author flag shapes the interview questions through one of the ten author personas (e.g., --author king adds small-town and pop-culture questions; --author le-guin adds social-position questions). Use when the user is creating a new character for a long-form project and wants a structured bible entry that author personas will read before editing passages with this character.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/great-authors:authors-build-characterThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Build a structured character entry in the project bible.
Build a structured character entry in the project bible.
Not for: writing scene prose where this character appears (use /authors-channel <author> for that); editing an existing passage (use /authors-edit).
When this skill is invoked:
Parse the arguments:
--author <name>. Valid values: hemingway, orwell, didion, mcphee, king, vonnegut, baldwin, mccarthy, wallace, le-guin. Case-insensitive. If passed, note it for the builder dispatch.Verify .great-authors/ exists in the current working directory. If not, tell the user to run /authors-project-init first and stop here.
Check for existing character file. If .great-authors/characters/<name>.md already exists, ask: "A character file for <name> already exists. Overwrite? (yes/no)" — default no. If no, exit.
Dispatch the character-builder agent. Use the Agent tool with:
subagent_type: character-builderMode: interactiveCharacter name: <name>Author lens: <author> (if --author was passed, else none)Working directory: <cwd> so the sub-agent can read bible filesRelay the interview. The builder will ask questions one at a time. Pass each question through to the user verbatim, pass the user's answers back to the builder verbatim. Do not paraphrase or answer on behalf of the user.
Confirm creation. After the builder returns, confirm the file was created at .great-authors/characters/<name>.md and report back:
Created .great-authors/characters/<name>.md
Referenced by: (list any other character files that now point to this one via the Connections section, if the user chose to add a relationship)
Next: run /authors-channel <author> and paste a draft passage featuring <name>, or continue with /authors-build-character for the next character.
Agent tool semantics; it does not inherit your conversation history. Pass all necessary context in the dispatch prompt..great-authors/characters/.npx claudepluginhub sethshoultes/great-minds-constellation --plugin great-authorsProvides CDSS development patterns for drug interaction checking, dose validation, clinical scoring (NEWS2, qSOFA), and alert classification integrated into EMR workflows.