Generate comprehensive, publication-quality technical manuals with thematic storytelling using multi-agent orchestration. Use when user asks for themed documentation, narrative technical guides, memorable training materials, or mentions themes like Victorian, steampunk, art deco, medieval, pharmaceutical, or nautical combined with technical topics. Triggers on phrases like "create themed manual", "documentation with storytelling", or requests to make docs "more engaging" or "memorable".
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January 21, 2026
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npx add-skill https://github.com/delorenj/dummies-book-creative-team/blob/main/plugins/writers/skills/thematic-doc-generator/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill thematic-doc-generatorInstallation paths:
.claude/skills/thematic-doc-generator/# Thematic Technical Documentation Generator Generate publication-quality technical manuals with thematic storytelling through multi-agent orchestration. ## What This Does Transform dry technical topics into engaging, memorable documentation using: - **Multi-agent parallel workflow** - 2 research + N chapter + 3 assembly agents - **Thematic metaphor system** - Complex concepts through memorable metaphors - **AI-generated illustrations** - Custom artwork matching theme (optional) - **Professional structure** - Front matter, back matter, index, glossary - **Publication pipeline** - Pandoc conversion to PDF/HTML/EPUB (optional) - **Quality enforcement** - 95%+ QA score requirement ## When to Use Invoke this skill when creating: - Technical documentation with personality and narrative - Training materials that need to be memorable - Onboarding guides that people actually want to read - Comprehensive technical manuals (20K+ words) - Documentation that stands out from typical reference material ## How It Works ### 6-Phase Workflow **Phase 1: Adversarial Research** (15-30 min) - Theme Designer proposes visual identity and metaphor system - Structure Architect critiques and designs chapter structure - Output: `THEME_PROPOSAL.md` (synthesized specification) **Phase 2: Parallel Content Generation** (30-60 min) - N chapter agents write simultaneously (self-contained chapters) - Each follows theme proposal for consistency - Output: `CHAPTER_01_*.md` through `CHAPTER_N_*.md` **Phase 3: Publisher Assembly** (15-30 min) - Synthesizes chapters into complete manual - Adds front matter (foreword, TOC, usage guide) - Adds back matter (appendices, index, glossary, statistics) - Output: `THE_COMPLETE_MANUAL.md` **Phase 4: Illustration Generation** (15-30 min, optional) - Generates 6-8 AI images via fal-text-to-image - Maintains theme consistency - Gracefully skips if fal unavailable - Output: `images/*.png` + integration guides **Phase 5: Builder Pipeline** (5-10 min, option