Story Cover
Generate platform-accurate English image prompts for Chinese web-novel covers across major fiction platforms and genres.
Overview
story-cover is an agent skill most often used in Grow (also Validate, Launch) that maps Chinese web-novel platforms and genres to English GPT-Image-2 cover prompt styles.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/worldwonderer/oh-story-claudecode --skill story-coverWhat is this skill?
- Six platform style profiles: Tomato, Qidian, Jinjiang, Zhihu Yanyan, Qimao, Ciweimao with English prompt keywords
- Genre inference table mapping Chinese keywords to xianxia, urban, romance, suspense, and related visual tags
- GPT-Image-2 oriented English prompt building blocks (saturation, composition, typography mood)
- Per-platform composition rules: character dominance %, title treatment, color and realism level
- 6 platform style profiles
- genre inference keyword table with 5+ genre rows in excerpt
Adoption & trust: 2.5k installs on skills.sh; 2.1k GitHub stars; 1/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits).
What problem does it solve?
You know your story’s genre and target platform but your agent keeps producing generic Western book covers that miss Jinjiang softness or Tomato high-impact saturation.
Who is it for?
Serial fiction authors, indie publishers, and agents automating cover briefs for Chinese-language platforms with distinct visual cultures.
Skip if: Builders who only need English-market KDP templates with no platform-specific Chinese fiction norms.
When should I use this skill?
Building English image prompts for Chinese web-novel covers when platform or genre is known.
What do I get? / Deliverables
You get platform- and genre-matched English prompt fragments so image generation outputs align with reader expectations on the shelf you are targeting.
- English prompt keyword sets per platform
- Genre/style tag selection from inference rules
Recommended Skills
Journey fit
Spans multiple journey phases - primary shelf plus alternate fits below.
Cover art and distribution visuals sit in Grow/content when serial fiction is already in motion; the skill is also used earlier when prototyping a title’s look. Content subphase is the canonical shelf for cover-generation workflows tied to publishing and reader acquisition.
Where it fits
Mock three cover directions on Qidian cinematic versus Tomato bold before committing to a serialization platform.
Batch-generate chapter or volume cover variants that stay on-brand for Ciweimao anime versus Qimao high-impact posters.
Align thumbnail and banner art with the platform’s documented composition and title treatment before upload.
How it compares
Use as a style lexicon paired with an image skill—not as a replacement for rights-safe asset review or final human art direction.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is story-cover for?
Solo builders and indie authors publishing Chinese web fiction who want their coding agent to draft cover image prompts that match Tomato, Qidian, Jinjiang, and similar platforms.
When should I use story-cover?
During Grow/content when preparing serial chapter or book covers; in Validate when testing positioning with mock covers; at Launch/distribution when assets must match platform thumbnails.
Is story-cover safe to install?
It is documentation-style reference material with no runtime permissions implied; review the Security Audits panel on this Prism page before installing from any third-party repo.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Story Cover
# 小说封面视觉风格库 各题材网文封面视觉风格定义，用于构建 GPT-Image-2 英文提示词。 --- ## 平台风格 ### 番茄小说 视觉：高饱和高对比 / 人物占60%+面部清晰 / 书名大粗有光效(金/红/白) / 大头贴构图+华丽背景 关键词：`vibrant saturated colors, eye-catching bold design, character portrait dominating frame, mass-market novel cover style, high contrast` ### 起点 视觉：细腻精致偏写实插画 / 构图讲究层次丰富 / 书名偏传统毛笔楷体 / 色彩沉稳 / 人物场景均衡有电影感 关键词：`polished refined illustration, detailed cinematic composition, epic atmospheric, mature sophisticated style, premium quality` ### 晋江 视觉：柔和色调(粉/紫/浅蓝/暖白) / 唯美画风大眼精致五官 / 花瓣光斑丝绸珠宝装饰 / 居中对称画面干净 / 书名优雅行书细圆 关键词：`dreamy ethereal aesthetic, soft pastel tones, elegant romantic, delicate beauty, flower petals and bokeh` ### 知乎盐言 视觉：大量留白极简 / 冷淡色(灰/蓝/白/暗色) / 氛围感>人物细节，常用场景/物品/抽象意象 / 书名现代简约无衬线 / 独立电影海报质感 关键词：`minimalist literary style, clean composition with negative space, subtle moody atmosphere, independent film poster aesthetic` ### 七猫 视觉：极度饱和强烈冲击 / 人物华丽服饰装备丰富 / 火焰雷电灵力特效 / 书名大号发光占比大 / 海报感信息密度高 关键词：`striking high-impact design, vivid dramatic colors, spectacular visual effects, attention-grabbing poster style` ### 刺猬猫 视觉：日系插画二次元 / 色彩明亮线稿清晰 / Q版元素 / 书名卡通手绘风 / 轻松活泼 关键词：`anime illustration style, vibrant colorful, detailed character art, Japanese light novel aesthetic` --- ## 题材推断规则 | 关键词 | 题材 | 风格标签 | |:-------|:-----|:---------| | 仙/道/剑/灵/修/宗/天/帝/尊/神 | 玄幻/仙侠 | xianxia fantasy | | 都市/总裁/校园/重生/系统/学霸/医生/兵王 | 都市 | urban modern | | 妃/皇/侯/宫/嫡/庶/后/朝/凤/鸾 | 古言 | ancient romance | | 总裁/契约/替嫁/甜宠/娇妻/萌宝/闪婚 | 现言 | modern romance | | 诡/案/侦探/悬疑/推理/密室/连环 | 悬疑 | mystery thriller | | 星际/末世/机甲/赛博/废土/进化 | 科幻 | sci-fi | | 龙/骑/魔法/异世界/精灵/领主 | 西幻 | western fantasy | | 三国/大明/大唐/战场/将军/谋士 | 历史 | historical epic | | 鬼/僵尸/阴阳/风水/盗墓/咒 | 灵异 | supernatural horror | | 萌/喵/团宠/娇/转生 | 轻小说 | light novel | --- ## 提示词构建公式 ``` [平台风格] + [文字层：书名+作者名+字体设计] + [题材风格标签] + [人物描述] + [背景元素] + [色彩指令] + [光效指令] + [通用修饰] ``` 通用修饰：`professional book cover design, high detail digital painting, portrait orientation 2:3 ratio, no watermark` 文字层必须指定：书名内容+位置(top center)+字体风格+颜色；作者名内容+位置(bottom center)+字体风格+颜色 --- ## 提示词技巧 ### 文字渲染 GPT-Image-2可直接渲染中文。格式： ``` Title text '书名' at top center in {字体风格} Author name '作者名' at bottom center in {字体风格} ``` ### 人物描述要具体 不要"a man"，要： ``` a young man in flowing white silk robes with gold embroidery, long black hair tied in a topknot with a jade crown, piercing dark eyes, confident expression, holding a glowing blue spirit sword ``` ### 背景三层 前景(人物/道具) → 中景(场景：山峰/建筑/森林) → 远景(氛围：云海/星空/火焰) ### 光效 | 光效 | 关键词 | 感觉 | |------|--------|------| | 神圣 | `dramatic golden light from above` | 神圣感 | | 神秘 | `cold moonlight from the left casting long shadows` | 神秘感 | | 温暖 | `warm sunset glow backlighting the figure` | 温暖感 | | 科幻 | `neon blue and purple lights from below` | 科幻感 | ### 避免真人照片感 加 `digital painting style`，网文封面需要插画感。 ### 构图变体 | 类型 | 关键词 | 适用 | |:-----|:-------|:-----| | 人物特写 | `close-up portrait, face filling upper half` | 强调角色 | | 全身像 | `full body shot, dynamic pose` | 展示服装动作 | | 纯场景 | `no human figure, landscape composition` | 悬疑/科幻 | | 双人 | `two figures facing each other` | 言情类 | --- ## 风格库 ### 玄幻 / 仙侠 **标签**：`xianxia Chinese fantasy art style, ethereal atmosphere` **色彩**：青蓝+金色+玄黑，冷色为主，金色/暖色光源点缀 **人物**：男-长发束冠/散发，持剑/法器，衣袂飘飞 | 女-仙裙飘逸，灵兽伴随，莲花装饰 **背景**：云海、仙山、古建筑楼阁、灵力光效 **光效**：`divine golden light rays, mystical mist, spiritual energy glow` **示例**： ``` Chinese web novel cover, xianxia fantasy style. Title text '剑道独尊' at top center in bold golden brush calligraphy with metallic glow and sharp strokes. Author name '青椒炒肉' at bottom center in small refined white serif text with faint golden glow, flanked by delicate cloud-scroll ornaments, resting on a thin horizontal gold line. A young swordsman in flowing white robes standing on a mountain peak, holding a glowing blue spirit sword, long black hair flowing in the wind. Ethereal clouds swirling below, dramatic golden divine light from above, spiritual energy particles. Dark misty mountain peaks in background. Color palette: deep blue, gold, white, black. Profess