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ljg-book 拆书

Explains a whole book to non-experts, covering its threads, structure and ending, saved as a Markdown note.

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Repository
lijigang/ljg-skills
Stars
7,607
Licence
MIT
Files
6 files

What it does

Once installed, when you give the agent a book title, a PDF, an EPUB or an excerpt, it writes a long-form explanation of what the book actually argues or shows, how its main threads connect, and how its evidence or events change the reader's understanding, usually saved as a Markdown note. It is designed so a reader who never opened the book can follow the book's specific content rather than receiving a generic lesson.

Great for

  • Readers who want a structured, book-specific overview before or instead of reading a long book
  • Students or readers who want to see how a book's parts depend on each other
  • People who keep reading notes in Markdown and want consistent note files

Skip it if

  • Chapter-by-chapter summaries, formal reviews or academic paper analysis, which the skill explicitly excludes
  • Books you cannot legally access as a file: the skill works from the provided text and reference material, so results depend on the source you supply
  • Anyone expecting a verified factual summary: the skill's own notes say source accuracy is checked separately and the validator does not prove accuracy

Try asking

  • “拆书：《百年孤独》”
  • “Explain what this book is about and how its main threads connect: [attach PDF]”
  • “这本书在讲什么？[paste excerpt]”
  • “压缩一本书，保存为 Markdown 笔记”
Step-by-step guide: how to use ljg-book 拆书Install, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 6 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    ljg-book.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip ljg-book.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip ljg-book.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Provide the actual file or excerpt rather than just a title, since the skill is meant to work from the source text
  • Run the bundled validator afterwards, but remember it only checks structure and records, not reading quality or factual accuracy
  • Review the saved note against the original yourself, because the skill does not verify facts against the book

What's inside

  • evals/evals.json
  • evals/reading-pair.json
  • ReadingGuide.md
  • references/coverage-map.md
  • scripts/validate_note.ts
  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from lijigang/ljg-skills under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.