Media Adaptation

This walks you through adapting stories from one medium or genre to another by breaking down what actually makes the original work. Instead of just reskinning surface details, it pushes you to identify the emotional core, power dynamics, and conflict architecture, then systematically translate those elements to fit new contexts. The phase structure moves from analysis through classification to validation, with concrete translation tables for authority structures, resources, and enforcement mechanisms. Honestly most useful if you're taking something like a police procedural and moving it to sci-fi, or any situation where you need the adaptation to feel genuinely new rather than derivative. The anti-patterns section alone is worth reading to avoid cosmetic reskins.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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$ npx -y skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill media-adaptation --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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Media Adaptation

Purpose

Systematically analyze existing media (TV, film, games, etc.) to extract transferable elements that can be authentically transformed for new settings, particularly science fiction. Captures what makes originals compelling while creating genuinely new works rather than superficial reskins.

Core Principle

Transform, don't transplant. The goal is to understand WHY something works and recreate that function in a new context, not to simply change surface details.