Agent skill

Code Instructor

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Educational code development skill that teaches programming concepts while building applications.

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Install Code Instructor

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill code-instructor -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace code-instructor --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/emz1998/code-instructor .claude/skills/code-instructor && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
code-instructor
GitHub stars
430
Token cost
~2.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,031 words
Files
5 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
1,108
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Educational code development skill that teaches programming concepts while building applications.

  • Works in 4 steps: App Development Flow → Code Explanation Framework → Concept Introduction Pattern → …
  • The user wants to learn how code works
  • SKILL.md covers Core Teaching Philosophy, Teaching Methodology, Language-Specific Teaching and Advanced Teaching Techniques, plus 4 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python

What it does

Code Instructor is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Educational code development skill that teaches programming concepts while building applications. Use when the user wants to learn how code works, understand programming concepts, or build an app with detailed explanations. Provides line-by-line breakdowns, explains the 'why' behind code patterns, uses pedagogical teaching methods, and builds apps incrementally with educational commentary at each step.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/common-mistakes.md`, `references/teaching-patterns.md` and `scripts/annotate_code.py`).

The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • The user wants to learn how code works
  • Understand programming concepts
  • Build an app with detailed explanations

Example prompts

  • “/code-instructor”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. App Development Flow
  2. Code Explanation Framework
  3. Concept Introduction Pattern
  4. Debugging as Teaching

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ad8daf7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Code Instructor loads about 2.2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~5.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 105 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,031 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~105
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.2k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~5.3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,031 words (~2,229 tokens).

“This skill enables Claude to teach programming concepts while simultaneously building functional applications. Every line of code is explained, every decision is justified, and learning happens through doing.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
code-instructor

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files (scripts, references) in skills/emz1998/code-instructor of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/common-mistakes.md
  • references/teaching-patterns.md
  • scripts/annotate_code.py
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ad8daf7

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Questions about Code Instructor

What does Code Instructor do?

Educational code development skill that teaches programming concepts while building applications. Code Instructor is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Educational code development skill that teaches programming concepts while building applications.

When should I use Code Instructor?

Code Instructor fits situations like: the user wants to learn how code works; understand programming concepts; build an app with detailed explanations.

How do I install Code Instructor in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill code-instructor -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/emz1998/code-instructor in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/code-instructor in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Code Instructor in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill code-instructor -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/emz1998/code-instructor in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/code-instructor in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Code Instructor in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill code-instructor -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/code-instructor, .gemini/skills/code-instructor, .github/skills/code-instructor and .opencode/skills/code-instructor in your project.

What does Code Instructor need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Code Instructor needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Code Instructor access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Code Instructor safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Code Instructor use?

No licence was found for Code Instructor or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Code Instructor use?

About 2.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Code Instructor?

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Who maintains Code Instructor?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,108 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.