story-consistency-monitor

Story Consistency Monitoring

Automated Checking System

What This Skill Monitors

Character Consistency

Physical traits: eye color, height, age, scars
Personality: actions match established character
Knowledge: characters only know what they should know
Growth: changes align with character arc

World Rules

Magic/technology systems: use of power is consistent
Geography: distances and locations remain stable
Social rules: culture and customs do not contradict
Physical laws: established rules are not broken randomly

Timeline Logic

Event order: A logically happens before B
Passage of time: characters age appropriately
Simultaneous events: multiple POV timelines align
Historical consistency: past references remain consistent

How It Works

Passive monitoring: When you write or discuss the story, I automatically cross-reference:

characters/ Character profiles in the directory
worldbuilding/ Worldbuilding documents in the directory
spec/tracking/timeline.json Timeline data in
Content from previous chapters

No action is required from you - monitoring happens in the background.

When a problem is detected

Alert Format

When I detect a potential inconsistency, I will alert you using:

⚠️ Consistency Check Alert

问题：角色特征不匹配
位置：当前章节，第3段
参考：characters/mary-chen.md，第15行

当前文本："玛丽的绿色眼睛眯起..."
已建立特征："眼睛颜色：蓝色"（在第3章中设定）

可能的解决方案：
1. 将当前文本改为"蓝色眼睛"
2. 如果你要修改设定，更新角色档案
3. 这是一个有相似名字的不同角色？

你想让我自动修复这个，还是你更愿意自己处理？

Severity Levels

Level	Icon	Action	Example
Critical	🔴	Stop and fix immediately	A character suddenly knows secret information they should not know
Warning	⚠️	Fix as soon as possible	A character's usual speech pattern has changed
Note	📝	Consider checking	The timeline feels compressed

Integration with Novel-Writer Commands

During `/write` During

Real-time consistency checks while generating content
Instant alerts for critical issues
Automatically reference specification documents

During `/analyze` During

Comprehensive consistency report
All accumulated warnings and notes
Suggested fixes sorted by severity

During `/track` During

Update tracking data with verified information
Flag inconsistencies for manual review
Maintain consistency history

Configuration

Strictness Levels

You can adjust the strictness of consistency checks:

Strict mode(default for non-fantasy):

Flag all contradictions
Enforce real-world physics
Timeline must be completely logical

Flexible Mode(Recommended for fantasy/sci-fi):

Allow "cool rule" exceptions
Magic/technology can bend reality
Allow artistic license, but will notify

Minimal Mode：

Only flag key contradictions
Focus on characters and major plot points
Let small inconsistencies pass

Disable specific checks

If some inconsistencies are intentional:

"请为梦境序列禁用时间线检查 -
它们有意是非线性的。"

Common False Positives

Sometimes I will flag things that are actually correct:

Intentional Contradictions

Example: Character lies about eye color Fix: Add a comment in the character profile: "// Eyes are actually blue, tells people they are green"

Unreliable Narrator

Example: First-person narrator misremembers events Fix: Note in the constitution: "Unreliable narrator - inconsistent memories are intentional"

Time Skip

Example: Character's age suddenly increases Fix: Clearly state the time skip in the chapter: "Three years later..."

Best Practices

Keep reference documents updated

A consistency checker can only be as good as your documents:

Update character profiles when traits change
Clearly document world rules
Use /timeline command to maintain timeline files

Handle alerts promptly

Don't let consistency issues accumulate:

Fix critical alerts immediately
Review warnings at the end of a writing session
Batch notes during the revision phase

Use together with `/track` Use together

Consistency check + tracking system = powerful combination:

/track --check Run deep consistency validation
/track --fix Can automatically fix simple issues
Use both regularly (every 5-10 chapters)

Check Category Details

Character Consistency Check

Physical description：

✓ 检查：身高、体重、年龄、发色、眼色
✓ 检查：疤痕、纹身、独特标记
✓ 检查：服装风格、配饰

Behavioral patterns：

✓ 检查：言语模式是否一致
✓ 检查：反应是否符合性格
✓ 检查：决策是否符合价值观
✓ 检查：技能/能力是否一致

Knowledge state：

✓ 检查：角色知道什么时候知道的
✓ 检查：他们不知道不应该知道的秘密
✓ 检查：记忆与已建立事实一致

World Rules Check

Magic/technology system：

✓ 检查：力量在已建立限制内使用
✓ 检查：代价/成本一致应用
✓ 检查：规则不为了情节便利而改变
✓ 检查：例外有前期暗示

Geography and distance：

✓ 检查：地点在地图上保持一致
✓ 检查：旅行时间合理
✓ 检查：气候与地理匹配
✓ 检查：地标不移动

Society and culture：

✓ 检查：文化规范一致
✓ 检查：语言和方言保持稳定
✓ 检查：社会结构不随机改变
✓ 检查：宗教/信仰保持一致

Timeline Check

Event sequence：

✓ 检查：原因发生在结果之前
✓ 检查：角色不在他们不能在的地方
✓ 检查：事件在合理的时间范围内发生

Passage of time：

✓ 检查：角色适当地老化
✓ 检查：季节按顺序改变
✓ 检查：怀孕/康复需要适当的时间
✓ 检查：技能习得需要练习时间

Multi-POV synchronization：

✓ 检查：同时事件从不同POV匹配
✓ 检查：时间跳跃在POV之间对齐
✓ 检查：没有POV知道其他POV的未来

Auto-Fix Function

For some simple issues, I can provide auto-fixes:

Auto-Fix Types

Spelling variations：

检测：角色名字拼写不一致
建议：标准化为最常见的拼写
行动：全局查找并替换（经你批准）

Number inconsistencies：

检测：角色年龄在章节间不匹配
建议：基于时间线计算正确年龄
行动：更新到正确数字

Timeline conflicts：

检测：事件日期与已建立时间线冲突
建议：调整日期以适应已知序列
行动：更新时间线参考

Reporting and Tracking

Consistency Report

Regularly (or on request), I will generate:

## 一致性报告 - [日期]

### 章节范围：章节 1-15

### 检测到的问题

#### 关键（必须修复）

1. 第12章：角色知道只在第14章揭示的信息
    - 修复：重写第12章场景或移动第14章揭示更早

#### 警告（应该修复）

1. 第8章：角色的眼睛颜色从蓝色变为绿色
    - 修复建议：将第8章更新为蓝色或更新角色档案
2. 第10章：从首都到边境的旅行只用了1天（之前建立为3天）
    - 修复建议：添加时间跳跃或调整天数

#### 注意事项（考虑检查）

1. 第5章：角色反应似乎不符合特征
    - 审查：这是有意的成长还是不一致？

### 统计

- 总检查：456
- 问题发现：8
- 自动修复：3
- 需要审查：5

### 一致性得分：94%

Tracking History

I maintain a history of consistency issues found and fixed:

Helps identify patterns
Prevents repeating mistakes
Shows improvement over time
Useful for revision

Collaborate with Other Skills

Coordinate with Writing Techniques Skills

Dialogue consistency：

Check whether character voice remains consistent
Verify speech patterns
Flag dialogue that does not fit the character

Scene consistency：

Verify setting details
Check physical plausibility
Confirm the passage of time

Work with Genre Knowledge Skills

Genre convention consistency：

Ensure genre rules are applied consistently
Check whether tropes are consistently avoided
Verify pacing patterns

Remember: Consistency is not about perfection - it is about the reader's trust. When the rules of the world are reliable, readers become immersed. When the rules seem to change arbitrarily, they are pulled out of the experience. I am here to help maintain that trust.

You always have the final say - if an inconsistency is an artistic choice, tell me, and I will stop flagging it.