sequential-read
SKILL.md
📖 Sequential Read
Read prose (novels, non-fiction, articles) by ingesting content in semantic chunks and building structured reflections iteratively. The output captures how your perspective developed over the course of reading — predictions that were wrong, questions that got answered, opinions that shifted — not just a retroactive summary.
Invocation
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/sequential-read <path-to-file> |
Run a full reading session |
/sequential-read <path-to-file> --lens <persona> |
Read with a perspective (e.g., "skeptic", "literary critic", "student") |
/sequential-read list |
List all sessions |
/sequential-read show <session-id> |
Show the synthesis for a completed session |
Execution Model
The pipeline runs in spawned sub-agents. Novel-length reads are a two-phase process: a main reader that handles the bulk of chunks, then a finisher that completes the remaining chunks and writes synthesis. This is the normal flow, not an error.
When the user invokes /sequential-read: