/install format-book
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:
- A 5.5" x 8.5" Printed Paperback (PDF or DOCX)
- 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 \x3Ch1> or \x3Ch2> 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.
- 确保已安装 OpenClaw(本地或 Docker 部署)
- 在对话框中输入安装命令:
/install format-book - 安装完成后,直接呼叫该 Skill 的名称或使用
/format-book触发 - 根据 Skill 的参数说明提供必要输入,即可获得结构化输出
Format Book 是什么?
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. 它是一个面向 Claude Code / OpenClaw 的 AI Agent Skill 插件,目前累计下载 52 次。
如何安装 Format Book?
在 OpenClaw 或 Claude Code 对话框中运行命令「/install format-book」即可一键安装,无需额外配置。
Format Book 是免费的吗?
是的,Format Book 完全免费,采用 MIT-0 许可证,可自由下载、安装和使用。
Format Book 支持哪些平台?
Format Book 跨平台运行,可在任意部署了 OpenClaw / Claude Code 的环境中使用(cross-platform)。
谁开发了 Format Book?
由 vega6dev(@vega6dev)开发并维护,当前版本 v1.0.0。