Ebook Concept Development
Turns a raw ebook idea into a validated concept doc through one-question-at-a-time interrogation.
Test report
- Verdict
- Tested · Works
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 13, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · c2c6322
Ran a real newsletter-repurpose idea through it: instead of dumping a 6-chapter outline like a baseline reply would, it named the missing 'reader specificity' and flagged the newsletter as a Value Gap signal, then asked exactly one question — the failure mode it's designed to prevent, actually prevented.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 8/10
- Docs & honesty 5/5
What Ebook Concept Development does
Develops a single ebook idea (blog repurpose, book excerpt, or fresh concept) into a structured Ebook Concept Document covering reader, transformation, promise, content source, and scope. Triggers when the user already has an ebook idea and wants it pressure-tested before moving to architecture/outlining, part of a multi-skill Ebook Factory pipeline.
How to install Ebook Concept Development
git clone https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit
cd claude-code-toolkit
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/ebook-factory/ebook-concept-development ~/.claude/skills/ebook-concept-development
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger Ebook Concept Development
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/ebook-concept-developmentTurns a raw ebook idea into a validated concept doc through one-question-at-a-time interrogation.
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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Pressure-test my ebook idea before I outline it -
Turn my newsletter into a validated ebook concept -
Develop this book idea into a concept document
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Ebook Concept Development skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from robertguss/claude-code-toolkit. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does Ebook Concept Development work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 13, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Ran a real newsletter-repurpose idea through it: instead of dumping a 6-chapter outline like a baseline reply would, it named the missing 'reader specificity' and flagged the newsletter as a Value Gap signal, then asked exactly one question — the failure mode it's designed to prevent, actually prevented.
- What is the Ebook Concept Development SkillProof Score?
- 9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
- How do I install Ebook Concept Development?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use Ebook Concept Development with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.