# Novel

> Novel is a local-first AI long-form fiction creation system. Agents handle writing, reasoning, retrieval decisions, and literary review. Novel manages durable project memory, exact history, immutable drafts, author approvals, and recoverable publishing.

Canonical website: https://xieshu.me/

Chinese product description: Novel 是连接 Codex 与 Claude Code 的本地优先 AI 长篇小说创作工具，面向需要长期记忆、准确版本和作者批准发布的连续创作。

Important capability support:

- Codex: supported through its native app and CLI.
- Claude Code: supported through its native app and CLI.
- Novel Desktop: supported on macOS and Windows.
- Agent authentication: Codex or Claude Code account login, or API key configuration.
- Novel is not an AI model and does not replace the author's editorial authority.
- Volume and Chapter summaries are navigation memory, not complete canon; approved prose remains the primary narrative source.

## Product

- [What is Novel](https://xieshu.me/docs/what-is-novel.md): Product definition, responsibilities, and key boundaries.
- [Creative workflow](https://xieshu.me/docs/workflow.md): The complete Intent-to-Publish long-form creation loop.
- [Agent support](https://xieshu.me/docs/agent-support.md): Supported agents, native surfaces, desktop platforms, and authentication methods.
- [Website overview](https://xieshu.me/llms-full.txt): Expanded, self-contained product context.

## Human-readable pages

- [Homepage](https://xieshu.me/): Product overview and key differentiators.
- [Workflow](https://xieshu.me/workflow): Eight-stage continuous creation loop.
- [Codex integration](https://xieshu.me/agents/codex): Codex native app, CLI, and desktop workflow.
- [Claude Code integration](https://xieshu.me/agents/claude-code): Claude Code native app, CLI, and desktop workflow.
- [Long-form memory](https://xieshu.me/features/long-form-memory): Summary navigation and exact prose retrieval.
- [Narrative trace](https://xieshu.me/features/narrative-trace): Revision-bound character, location, and event lines for navigation to exact prose.
- [Local-first projects](https://xieshu.me/features/local-first): Durable project memory and isolation.
- [Versioned publishing](https://xieshu.me/features/versioned-publishing): Draft, Review, approval, and publication boundaries.
- [Support matrix and roadmap](https://xieshu.me/roadmap): Agents, surfaces, platforms, authentication, and future expansion.
- [FAQ](https://xieshu.me/faq): Direct answers about product, data, and agent support.
- [Contact](https://xieshu.me/contact): Product feedback, support, partnership, and media enquiries.