chapterwise

ChapterWise Claude Plugin

Complete writing toolkit for ChapterWise — import any manuscript, run AI analysis, build story atlases, create custom readers. Supports PDF, DOCX, Scrivener, Ulysses, Markdown, and more.

Installation

Direct Install (Recommended)

/plugin install --source github ansonphong/chapterwise-plugins

Local Development

claude --plugin-dir /path/to/chapterwise-plugins

Commands

Core Pipeline

Command	Description
/import	Import manuscripts and content into ChapterWise
/analysis	Analyze Codex files with intelligent module selection
/atlas	Build a story atlas from your manuscript
/reader	Build a static HTML reader for your project
/research	Research any topic and generate structured codex reference files
/research:deep	Deep research — generate a multi-document compendium on any topic

Manuscript Tools

Command	Description
/insert	Insert notes into Codex manuscripts by location
/status	Show project status and staleness overview
/pipeline	Run full pipeline: Import, Analysis, Atlas, Reader
/index	Generate an index.codex.yaml for your project

Format Tools

Command	Description
/format	Format content as Chapterwise Codex
/explode	Split a codex file into separate child files
/implode	Merge separate codex files back into one document
/markdown	Create Markdown files with ChapterWise frontmatter
/convert-to-codex	Convert Markdown files to Codex YAML format
/convert-to-markdown	Convert Codex files to Markdown with frontmatter

Utilities

Command	Description
/generate-tags	Auto-generate tags from content in codex or markdown files
/update-word-count	Update word count metadata in codex files
/format-folder	Auto-fix all codex files in a folder
/format-regen-ids	Regenerate all IDs in a codex file
/diagram	Create Mermaid diagrams in Codex format
/spreadsheet	Create spreadsheets in Codex format

Specialized

Command	Description
/import-scrivener	Import a Scrivener project into ChapterWise

Codex Format Overview

Every Codex file has this structure:

metadata:
  formatVersion: "1.2"
  documentVersion: "1.0.0"

id: "unique-uuid"
type: "any-type"  # character, location, chapter, recipe, meeting, etc.
name: "Display Name"
summary: "One-line description"
status: draft

body: |
  Extended content in Markdown...

attributes:
  - key: some_key
    value: "some value"
    dataType: string

children:
  - id: "child-uuid"
    type: "child-type"
    name: "Child Name"
    # ...same structure recursively

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• PyYAML (pip install pyyaml)

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file.

Links

• ChapterWise App
• Plugin Repository