Kosmos is a structured methodology for producing nonfiction books. Tell Claude Code you want to write a book and it handles the setup. From there, it becomes your research assistant, structural advisor, and draft reviewer. The AI never writes prose.
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I'm Joakim Achren. I've self-published nonfiction books. Every one of them followed the same pattern: define what the book needs, gather material, track coverage against a framework, let the gaps drive the next research round.
Over time, I codified the system into something any author can use with AI. Kosmos is that system.
Kosmos is a set of instructions and templates that run inside Claude Code. You tell Claude Code you want to write a book, point it to kosmos.page, and it handles the rest: installing the CLI, authenticating, and setting up your project. From that point on, Claude Code reads the methodology and becomes your book production assistant.
All files are markdown. Your project works as an Obsidian vault out of the box. There's no lock-in. If you stop using Kosmos, you keep everything.
From first idea to first manuscript through a structured, repeatable methodology.
Define your book concept. Research the competitive landscape. Build a coverage framework: the themes and questions your book needs to address.
Gather material from interviews, articles, existing writing. Extract atomic entries. Track coverage against your framework. Gaps tell you what to research next.
Study books you admire. Lock your outline. Create chapter briefs that map evidence to each chapter and flag what’s still missing.
You write the chapters. AI surfaces relevant material, reviews your drafts against an 8-point checklist, tracks progress, and checks for consistency.
Kosmos uses AI to organize your research, track your coverage, review your drafts, and advise on structure. But every sentence in your book is yours. Your voice. Your craft. Your book.
Kosmos itself is free during the beta. You bring your own Claude subscription.
Anthropic's AI coding agent. Available as a CLI, desktop app, or VS Code extension. Requires a Claude Pro or Max subscription.
Recommended for writing and browsing your project. Any markdown editor works. Obsidian is best.
Or at least a topic you want to explore. Kosmos helps you shape it from there.
Create an account on this page. I'll review and approve your access. During the beta, I approve everyone manually.
“I want to write a book. Set up Kosmos for me. Go to kosmos.page/getting-started for instructions.” Claude Code handles the installation and setup.
Claude Code reads the methodology and walks you through Phase 1: defining your book concept, researching the genre, and building your coverage framework.
The methodology works. I've used it to produce my own books and I'm using it right now for my next one. But the tooling is new and I want feedback from other authors.
It's free. I'm not charging during the beta. I'm looking for authors who want to try a structured approach to book production and are willing to tell me what works and what doesn't.