fountain-syntax
✓This skill provides complete Fountain screenplay format syntax reference. Covers title page, scene headings, action, character names, dialogue, transitions, notes, sections, and all special formatting elements. Use when: writing or editing .fountain files, validating screenplay format, converting between formats, or teaching Fountain syntax.
Installation
SKILL.md
Title Page Key-value pairs at the start of the document:
Standard keys: Title, Credit, Author, Source, Draft date, Contact, Copyright, Notes
Must begin with: INT, EXT, EST, INT./EXT, INT/EXT, or I/E Force any line as scene heading with . prefix:
This skill provides complete Fountain screenplay format syntax reference. Covers title page, scene headings, action, character names, dialogue, transitions, notes, sections, and all special formatting elements. Use when: writing or editing .fountain files, validating screenplay format, converting between formats, or teaching Fountain syntax. Source: bybren-llc/story-systems-template.
Facts (cite-ready)
Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/bybren-llc/story-systems-template --skill fountain-syntax- Category
- >_Productivity
- Verified
- ✓
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01
- Updated
- 2026-02-18
Quick answers
What is fountain-syntax?
This skill provides complete Fountain screenplay format syntax reference. Covers title page, scene headings, action, character names, dialogue, transitions, notes, sections, and all special formatting elements. Use when: writing or editing .fountain files, validating screenplay format, converting between formats, or teaching Fountain syntax. Source: bybren-llc/story-systems-template.
How do I install fountain-syntax?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/bybren-llc/story-systems-template --skill fountain-syntax Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/bybren-llc/story-systems-template
Details
- Category
- >_Productivity
- Source
- skills.sh
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01