htlin222/quarto-book
claude.symlink/skills/quarto-book/SKILL.md
Generate Quarto Book project structure with chapters, configuration, and output settings. Use when user wants to create a book, multi-chapter document, technical manual, or asks about Quarto book setup.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- quarto-book
- description:
- Generate Quarto Book project structure with chapters, configuration, and output settings. Use when user wants to create a book, multi-chapter document, technical manual, or asks about Quarto book setup.
Quarto Book Generator
Generate complete Quarto Book project structure with proper configuration.
When to use
- User wants to create a book or multi-chapter document
- User asks to set up a Quarto book project
- User needs a technical manual or documentation structure
- User mentions "quarto book" or "book project"
Quick generation
Run the generator script with book name:
python3 ~/.claude/skills/quarto-book/scripts/generate.py <book-name> [--chapters N] [--author "Name"]
Or use Quarto CLI directly:
quarto create project book <book-name>
Project structure
mybook/
├── _quarto.yml # Book configuration
├── index.qmd # Preface/Introduction
├── intro.qmd # Chapter 1
├── methods.qmd # Chapter 2
├── results.qmd # Chapter 3
├── summary.qmd # Summary/Conclusion
├── references.qmd # References
├── references.bib # Bibliography
└── _book/ # Output directory (generated)
_quarto.yml template
project:
type: book
output-dir: _book
book:
title: "Book Title"
author: "Author Name"
date: today
chapters:
- index.qmd
- intro.qmd
- methods.qmd
- results.qmd
- summary.qmd
- references.qmd
bibliography: references.bib
csl: apa.csl
format:
html:
theme: cosmo
toc: true
pdf:
documentclass: scrbook
papersize: a4
epub:
toc: true
Chapter template
# Chapter Title {#sec-chapter-id}
## Section 1
Content here...
## Section 2
More content...
## References
::: {#refs}
:::
Commands
| Command | Description |
| ------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| quarto preview | Live preview in browser |
| quarto render | Render all formats |
| quarto render --to html | Render HTML only |
| quarto render --to pdf | Render PDF only |
Multi-part structure
For books with parts:
book:
chapters:
- index.qmd
- part: "Part I: Foundation"
chapters:
- basics.qmd
- theory.qmd
- part: "Part II: Application"
chapters:
- methods.qmd
- results.qmd
- references.qmd
Output formats
- HTML: Interactive web book with search
- PDF: Print-ready document (requires LaTeX)
- EPUB: E-reader format
- MS Word: Editable document
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