coach

Convert any topic into structured learning with research, summaries, and quizzes.

2|1|Updated Aug 23, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/neozenith/agentic-dotfiles --skill coach-neozenith
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Skill: coach
Source: https://github.com/neozenith/agentic-dotfiles/tree/main/skills/coach
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/neozenith/agentic-dotfiles --skill coach-neozenith

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires agent, agent-websearch, agent-webfetch, agent-github, agent-arxiv, and includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) and assets (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill turns any topic into a grounded, Socratic coaching session, enhancing learning and understanding through parallel research, precise summaries, adaptive quizzes, and persistent mental-model tracking.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Parallel Research: Conducts research on the topic via web, arXiv, GitHub, and other sources, ensuring factual accuracy.
  • Precise Summaries: Produces concise, 5-bullet summaries with inline citations for clarity and reliability.
  • Adaptive Quizzing: Offers multiple-choice or open-ended quizzes, allowing the learner to demonstrate understanding and diagnose misconceptions.
  • Persistent Mental-Model Tracking: Keeps track of the learner's progress and knowledge gaps across sessions.

Quick Start

Use the coach skill to learn about a new topic, such as 'Bayesian knowledge tracing'.

Frequently Asked Questions about coach

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How does Socratic coaching improve knowledge retention for complex topics?

Adaptive quizzing uses the testing effect and desirable difficulties to actively retrieve knowledge, diagnose misconceptions, and track persistent mental models across sessions. This structured learning approach enhances long-term factual retention.

What is the best way to turn a research topic into a structured learning session?

Transform a topic into a structured learning session by deploying parallel research agents across web, arXiv, and GitHub to gather data, then generating precise summaries with inline citations and adaptive quizzes to test understanding.

Can I use automated tutoring to diagnose knowledge gaps and track mental models?

Automated tutoring diagnoses knowledge gaps using multiple-choice or open-ended quiz engines, while tracking your evolving mental model and progress persistently across multiple coaching sessions to ensure learning science principles are met.

Do I need web search and arXiv agents to generate grounded summaries with inline citations?

Research agents like web search and arXiv agents are required to conduct parallel data collection. These dependencies ensure the summary generator produces concise, factual five-bullet overviews with reliable inline citations.

How do I start a coaching session on a specific topic like Bayesian knowledge tracing?

To start coaching on Bayesian knowledge tracing, input the topic to trigger parallel research, review the generated five-bullet summary with inline citations, and complete the adaptive quiz to establish your baseline mental model.

What are the limitations of using an automated coaching skill for learning science?

Limitations include the expertise reversal effect, where advanced learners may find adaptive quizzes less efficient than direct study. Additionally, the quality of summaries and mental-model tracking depends entirely on the availability of web, arXiv, and GitHub research sources.