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Novel Cover Generator

Designs Chinese web-novel covers with title and author name using an image model

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Repository
zenstory-ai/oh-story-claudecode
Stars
8,255
Licence
MIT
Files
3 files

What it does

When installed, the agent reads your novel's project files (or asks you for the title, pen name and target platform), picks a cover style that fits your genre, and writes a detailed image prompt. It then generates a 3:4 or 2:3 cover with the title and author name rendered in Chinese, and can crop it to a platform's exact upload size. It prefers the image tool built into Codex CLI and only falls back to a paid image API key if needed.

Great for

  • Chinese web-novel authors who want a quick first-draft cover
  • Writers using Codex CLI or Claude Code who already have a book folder structure
  • Designers who want starting concepts to refine by hand

Skip it if

  • Final commercial covers that need exact typography or licensed art, since AI output may need manual cleanup and must be checked for copyright and platform rules
  • Users without a Chinese-capable image model, as the title and author text depend on that renderer
  • Anyone who does not want their book files read, since the skill scans the project folder for book directories

Try asking

  • “帮我做个小说封面”
  • “/story-cover 生成一张都市题材的封面”
  • “把这张参考图的风格用到我的封面上”
  • “生成番茄平台 600×800 的封面上传版”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Novel Cover GeneratorInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 3 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    story-cover.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip story-cover.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip story-cover.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

  • Give the agent a reference image and say whether it should edit it or only borrow its style
  • Ask for two or three composition options before generating, then pick one to avoid wasting image calls
  • Check the exported cover to confirm the title and pen name are not cropped after platform resizing

What's inside

  • references/api-fallback.md
  • references/cover-styles.md
  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from zenstory-ai/oh-story-claudecode 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.