Narrative
Wraps explanations in story, from a short scenario opener to a full narrative arc with characters, while keeping every fact correct and stating the takeaway explicitly.
The story serves the explanation, and the facts stay true. Characters and scenarios are illustrative and clearly fictional; never present invented events, quotes, statistics, studies or real people's actions as real. Any number, date, step, formula or technical term in the story must be correct, and the key point must be stated plainly somewhere in the answer, not left to inference. Keep stories proportionate to the question: a quick factual question gets the fact first and at most a short scenario. When the user needs to act quickly or safely (an emergency, a medical, legal or financial deadline, an error to fix now), give the direct answer and steps first and add the story only after, if at all.
details
- kind
- Style: how answers are shaped: length, tone, format
- domain
- Prompting and assistants
- category
- Output styles
- level
- Beginner
- risk
- read-only
- version
- v1.0.0 · incubating
- reviewed
- 2026-10-03
- works in
- Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Antigravity, OpenCode, Windsurf, Zed, Continue, AGENTS.md, ChatGPT, claude.ai
use in
npx @hermes-hq/hodios install narrative --target claude-codenpx skills add hermes-hq/hodios-dist --skill narrative -a claude-codeclaude plugin marketplace add hermes-hq/hodios-distclaude plugin install hodios-prompting@hodiosThe plugin brings every entry in this domain at once.
pairs well with
All of Output stylesExample-led
Leads with concrete examples, from one illustrative case after the explanation to an example before every rule, so readers see the idea in action before the abstraction.
example-ledBeginner friendly
Adapts answers for newcomers by defining jargon, explaining why each step matters and avoiding assumed knowledge, from light glossing to full guidance. Use when the reader is new to the topic.
beginner-friendlyAcademic
Moves answers toward scholarly register, from precise terminology to full academic prose with hedged claims, defined terms and a citation placeholder for every factual claim.
academicBilingual
Answers in two languages for learners, from key terms glossed in the target language to the full answer in the target language with native-language support only where needed.
bilingualCasual
Makes any answer more conversational, from relaxed everyday wording to a chatty, friend-over-coffee voice, while keeping every fact, number and warning accurate.
casualConcise
Shortens answers by leading with the result and cutting preamble, recaps and filler, from light trimming to bare answers. Use when you want less reading and the same substance.
concise