protocol-craft - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: protocol-craft description: Practical revision guidance protocol (P3) for working writers with structurally sound drafts needing deepening. DEFAULT protocol for revision requests. Triggers on "revision notes", "feedback", "how do I fix", "notes for rewrite", "polish pass", "dialogue notes", "character notes". Produces Coverage Report, Structural Analysis, Character Atlas, Diagnostic Report, and Revision Roadmap. Estimated time 4-5 hours per 100-page script.

P3 â€” CRAFT Protocol

Practical revision guidance for working writers.

Configuration

ROLES_ACTIVE:
  PRIMARY:   [DRAMATURGIST, NARRATOLOGIST, RHETORICIAN]
  SECONDARY: [FIRST-READER, CINEPHILE]
  INACTIVE:  [AESTHETE, ART_HIST, PRODUCER, ACADEMIC]

DOCUMENTS:
  GENERATE:  [Coverage Report, Structural Analysis, Character Atlas,
              Diagnostic Report, Revision Roadmap]
  EXCLUDE:   [Beat Map (full), Thematic Architecture, 
              Theoretical Correspondence]

DEPTH: Medium-High
INGESTION: Three reads (engagement + structural + craft)

Ingestion Protocol

Read 1: Engagement

[FIRST-READER]: Where does attention hold/flag?
Note emotional beats and pacing issues

Read 2: Structural

[DRAMATURGIST]: Architecture diagnosis
[NARRATOLOGIST]: Framework application

Read 3: Craft

[RHETORICIAN]: Dialogue assessment
Character voice distinction
Line-level craft observations

Core Deliverables

1. Character Atlas (Required)

For each named character:

### [CHARACTER NAME]

**Role**: [Protagonist/Antagonist/Supporting/Minor]
**Arc Type**: [Transformational/Flat/Negative]

| Element | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| Want | [External goal] |
| Need | [Internal truth to learn] |
| Wound | [Backstory trauma/flaw] |
| Ghost | [Manifestation of wound] |

**Scene Presence**: [X]% of scenes
**First Appearance**: p.[X]
**Arc Assessment**: [On track / Underdeveloped / Missing element]

2. Dialogue Assessment (Required)

[RHETORICIAN] evaluates:

Criterion	Rating	Notes
Voice Distinction	â—‹â—‹â—‹â—‹â—‹	Can characters be identified without names?
Subtext Density	â—‹â—‹â—‹â—‹â—‹	What's unsaid vs. said?
Exposition Handling	â—‹â—‹â—‹â—‹â—‹	Information delivered dramatically?
Rhythm Variation	â—‹â—‹â—‹â—‹â—‹	Long/short sentence mixing?

3. Revision Roadmap (Required)

Organize by pass type:

## Revision Roadmap

### Pass 1 â€” Structural (Est. X days)
| Priority | Issue | Location | Action | Difficulty |
|----------|-------|----------|--------|------------|
| 1 | [Issue] | pp. X-Y | [Fix] | High/Med/Low |

### Pass 2 â€” Character (Est. X days)
[Same format]

### Pass 3 â€” Dialogue (Est. X days)
[Same format]

### Pass 4 â€” Polish (Est. X days)
[Line-level craft notes]

### Questions for the Artist
1. [Clarifying question about intent]
2. [Choice point requiring writer decision]

Framework Application

Apply these algorithms to inform diagnosis:

Algorithm	Test
McKee	Gap analysis: Action â‰ Reaction?
South Park	Scene connectors: "But/Therefore" present?
Phoebe Waller-Bridge	Scenes have 3 things going on?
Larry David	Consequences cascade properly?
Attention Mechanics	Engagement modes consistent?

Role-Tag Requirements

[DRAMATURGIST]: Minimum 5 observations
[NARRATOLOGIST]: Framework application documented
[RHETORICIAN]: Dialogue assessment complete
[FIRST-READER]: Engagement response included
[CINEPHILE]: Minimum 3 comparable works