# Crimson Leaf Publishing — Skills Catalog

Skills are context-sensitive reference documents injected into an agent's prompt
when a template declares a `skills:` array. They provide craft knowledge without
permanently inflating RAG storage.

## Available Guides

| Path | Purpose | Used by |
|------|---------|---------|
| `guides/YAFictionGuide.md` | YA genre conventions, voice rules, tropes, audience sensitivities | `book_outline`, `book_chapter`, `short_story` when genre is YA |
| `guides/RomanceFictionGuide.md` | Romance beats, HEA/HFN requirement, sub-genre map, tension escalation | `book_outline`, `book_chapter`, `short_story` when genre is romance |
| `guides/SciFiFictionGuide.md` | World-building discipline, tech credibility, sub-genre map, pacing | `book_outline`, `book_chapter`, `short_story` when genre is sci-fi |
| `guides/BlogWritingGuide.md` | Blog structure, hook styles, CTA patterns, voice rules | `blog_write`, `blog_research` |
| `guides/RecipeWritingGuide.md` | Recipe format, headnote style, ingredient conventions, method voice | `recipe_develop`, `recipe_collection_plan` |

## How Skills Work

1. A template declares `skills: ["guides/YAFictionGuide.md"]` at the top level.
2. At prompt assembly time, the pipeline fetches each file from `pae/crimson_leaf_publishing/skills/{path}`.
3. Content is injected as the `*** SKILLS & GUIDES ***` section in the agent's prompt.
4. The agent reads the guide as authoritative reference material for the current task.

## Adding a New Skill Guide

1. Create the file in `guides/`
2. Add an entry to this table
3. Reference the path in the relevant template's `skills:` array
