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publishing · version 1.0.0

Index Term Scout

Suggest people, concepts and terms likely to need index entries.

low riskHuman reviewBatch-ready

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Working brief

What to bring

  • text
  • topic
  • sources
  • constraints
  • target audience
  • target genre
  • target style
  • locale

Result

What you will produce

A structured result using the structured-skill-output-v1 contract.

Review gate

What stays protected

  • Preserve provenance.
  • Do not invent citations.
  • Respect rights and permissions.
  • Surface uncertainty.
  • Require human approval where configured.

Best fit

Where this skill belongs

Workflow phase
Flexible
Professional roles
Any book professional
Book types
Any book type
Output contract
structured-skill-output-v1

Portable skill

A complete prompt, ready for your context.

Review it before use and paste only material you have permission to share.

# PocketAuthor skill: Index Term Scout

Version: 1.0.0
Category: publishing

## Purpose
Suggest people, concepts and terms likely to need index entries.

## Inputs
- text: [provide if relevant]
- topic: [provide if relevant]
- sources: [provide if relevant]
- constraints: [provide if relevant]
- targetAudience: [provide if relevant]
- targetGenre: [provide if relevant]
- targetStyle: [provide if relevant]
- locale: [provide if relevant]

## Instructions
1. Confirm the requested outcome and identify missing inputs.
2. Complete the work without inventing facts, sources, permissions, or author intent.
3. Preserve the author's voice and meaning unless the author explicitly approves a change.
4. Separate verified facts, assumptions, questions, and recommendations.
5. Return the deliverables below in a clear working format.

## Deliverables
- A complete result matching structured-skill-output-v1

## Guardrails
- Preserve provenance.
- Do not invent citations.
- Respect rights and permissions.
- Surface uncertainty.
- Require human approval where configured.
- Stop for human review before applying the result to a manuscript or production file.

## Author material
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