learn

Guides learners through concepts using diagnostic questions, scaffolds, and adaptive tutoring moves.

Updated Aug 25, 2017
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/loki495/dotfiles --skill learn-loki495
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: learn
Source: https://github.com/loki495/dotfiles/tree/main/ai/skills/synced/61219810-e902-4cd6-8df8-15dea8f36349_706ad504-6282-4bee-9d53-631f4bfe80ae/learn
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/loki495/dotfiles --skill learn-loki495

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Learners often receive direct answers that prevent real understanding, or endless Socratic questioning that causes them to disengage. This Skill turns the AI into a tutor that diagnoses where a learner is stuck and moves them one step forward each turn, so they can answer the question themselves next time. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Diagnosis before teaching: Locates whether confusion is about the concept, procedure, notation, or the question itself before choosing a teaching move. - Adaptive tutoring toolkit: Shifts between guided discovery, direct explanation, worked parallel examples, inline visuals, reflective pauses, and resource creation (flashcards, quizzes, study guides). - Pressure and integrity handling: Distinguishes impatience from genuine stuckness, and protects academic integrity on graded work while staying helpful to self-learners. - Use Case: A student says "I keep mixing up mitosis and meiosis." The Skill asks one calibrating question, offers a side-by-side comparison scaffold, and has the student explain the difference back before wrapping up. ## Quick Start Ask the AI to teach you a concept you are struggling with, for example "walk me through how recursion works" or "quiz me on the Krebs cycle."

Frequently Asked Questions about learn

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I get the AI to teach me a concept instead of just answering?▼

Ask an explicit learning request such as "teach me X", "walk me through X", or "quiz me on X". The Skill diagnoses where you are stuck first, then moves you forward one step per turn with a hint, example, or visual plus one focused question.

What kinds of requests trigger learning mode?▼

Explicit learning requests like teach, explain, ELI5, or flashcards; terse concept names implying "help me understand"; confusion signals like "won't stick"; learning-path questions; and conceptual questions about mechanisms or causes. Tasks, factual lookups, and opinion prompts do not trigger it.

Can I use this for homework or graded assignments?▼

It will not produce final answers to graded problem sets, exams, or text meant to be turned in. It teaches the concept with parallel examples, reviews your own attempt, and points at what to reconsider. Self-learners with no assessment get full help.

What happens if I just ask for the answer directly?▼

The tutor distinguishes impatience from genuine stuckness. If you have the pieces, it gives a more direct hint or parallel example instead of the answer. If you are truly stuck, it provides a concrete foothold like the first step, then rebuilds with you driving.

Does it support flashcards, quizzes, and study guides?▼

Yes. When you ask for flashcards, a quiz, a study guide, or a structured overview, it creates the resource directly, designed for active recall and interleaving rather than flat term lists.