Can it handle stories that blend multiple genres?

Yes. The skill is designed to activate multiple knowledge bases simultaneously, such as combining 'romance' and 'suspense' if it detects elements of both in your prompts.

How does the detector identify my story's genre?

It monitors your input for specific trigger words. For example, mentioning 'detective' or 'clues' will trigger the mystery knowledge base, while '1920s' or 'warlords' might trigger the historical reference files.

Can I manually turn off a detected genre?

Yes, you can simply tell Claude to 'deactivate' a specific knowledge base or manually request a different one if the auto-detection doesn't match your intent.

Does this skill help with token limits?

Significantly. By only loading the specific writing rules and references relevant to your current genre, it prevents the context window from being cluttered with unnecessary data.

Story Setting Auto-Detector

Name: Story Setting Auto-Detector
Author: Microck

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Content Management

Identifies story genres, time periods, and themes automatically to activate relevant creative writing knowledge bases.

The Story Setting Auto-Detector is a specialized utility for creative writers and novelists using Claude Code. It works silently in the background, monitoring your conversation for keywords related to specific genres, historical eras, or narrative themes. Once detected, it automatically loads targeted knowledge bases—such as romance tropes, mystery plot structures, or historical references—ensuring Claude provides expert-level guidance tailored to your specific story. This system significantly improves performance and reduces costs by optimizing token usage, loading only the specific frameworks required for your current project rather than a massive, generalized writing prompt.

Key Features

01Automatic keyword-driven genre and theme detection

02Support for multi-genre blending and historical reference tracking

03Token efficiency optimization saving up to 75% context space

0481 GitHub stars

05Dynamic loading of domain-specific writing knowledge bases

06Seamless integration with /plan, /write, and /analyze commands

Use Cases

01Managing complex multi-genre novel projects with consistent trope application

02Maintaining historical accuracy and era-specific dialogue in period pieces

03Optimizing long-form writing sessions by minimizing redundant background instructions

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add microck/ordinary-claude-skills setting-detector

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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