AI Engineering Project Tutor
rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch
Tutors a learner through one stage of a hands-on AI engineering project per session: lesson, prediction, code, grader run and reflection, with hints but never full solutions.
Generate a cascading hint sequence for a problem type, revealing progressively without giving answers.
Install Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer
$ npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill adaptive-hint-sequence-designer -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills adaptive-hint-sequence-designer --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ai-learning-science/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer .claude/skills/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "adaptive-hint-sequence-designer" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer into .claude/skills/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "adaptive-hint-sequence-designer", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/adaptive-hint-sequence-designerType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill adaptive-hint-sequence-designer -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills adaptive-hint-sequence-designer --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ai-learning-science/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer .agents/skills/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "adaptive-hint-sequence-designer" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer into .agents/skills/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "adaptive-hint-sequence-designer", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill adaptive-hint-sequence-designer -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills adaptive-hint-sequence-designer --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ai-learning-science/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer .cursor/skills/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "adaptive-hint-sequence-designer" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer into .cursor/skills/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "adaptive-hint-sequence-designer", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills.git --path skills/ai-learning-science/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill adaptive-hint-sequence-designer -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills adaptive-hint-sequence-designer --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ai-learning-science/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer .gemini/skills/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "adaptive-hint-sequence-designer" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer into .gemini/skills/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "adaptive-hint-sequence-designer", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills adaptive-hint-sequence-designerInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill adaptive-hint-sequence-designer -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ai-learning-science/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer .github/skills/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "adaptive-hint-sequence-designer" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer into .github/skills/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "adaptive-hint-sequence-designer", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill adaptive-hint-sequence-designer -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills adaptive-hint-sequence-designer --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ai-learning-science/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer .opencode/skills/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "adaptive-hint-sequence-designer" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer into .opencode/skills/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "adaptive-hint-sequence-designer", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
adaptive-hint-sequence-designer- GitHub stars
- 837
- Token cost
- ~5.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 2,004 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 160
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Generate a cascading hint sequence for a problem type, revealing progressively without giving answers.
- Works in 2 steps: Explain the solution: "Why did we… → Predict a similar problem: "If the…
- Designing tutoring dialogues
- SKILL.md covers What This Skill Does, Evidence Foundation, Input Schema and Prompt, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer is an agent skill from GarethManning/education-agent-skills. Generate a cascading hint sequence for a problem type, revealing progressively without giving answers. Use when designing tutoring dialogues or scaffolded worksheets.
Its SKILL.md is about 5.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Education, covering Tutoring and explanations, Project scaffolding and Educational content. The repository describes itself as: 165 evidence-grounded AI skills for teachers, school leaders and EdTech builders—pedagogy, learning science, curriculum, assessment and regeneration. Claude, Codex and Hermes.
When your agent uses it
- Designing tutoring dialogues
- Scaffolded worksheets
Example prompts
- “/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Explain the solution: "Why did we subtract 7 before dividing by 3?" (free text or multiple choice)
- Predict a similar problem: "If the equation were 5x + 12 = 37, what would you do first?" (tests whether the student can transfer the…
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6bbbce4. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
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
Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer loads about 5.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 50 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,004 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 2,004 words (~5,438 tokens).
“Designs a cascading hint sequence for a specific problem type — a series of progressively more revealing hints that help students move past sticking points without simply giving them the answer. This is one of the most technically demanding aspects…”
- name
- adaptive-hint-sequence-designer
- disable-model-invocation
- false
- user-invocable
- true
- effort
- medium
- skill_id
- ai-learning-science/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer
- skill_name
- Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer
- domain
- ai-learning-science
- version
- 1.0
- evidence_strength
- strong
- evidence_sources
- VanLehn (2011) — The relative effectiveness of human tutoring, intelligent tutoring systems, and other tutoring systems (meta-analysis, effect size 0.76)…
- output_schema.type
- object
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/ai-learning-science/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer of GarethManning/education-agent-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6bbbce4
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer this skillGarethManning/education-agent-skills | 837 | — | ~5.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| AI Engineering Project Tutorrohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch | 66k | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Hung-Yi Lee Teaching Stylevoidful/hung-yi-lee-skill | 1.3k | — | ~13k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| AI Engineering Course Guiderohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch | 66k | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Claude Academy Guideanthropics/skills | 180k | 3 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Feynman Learning Cycle ClassroomTHU-MAIC/OpenMAIC | 40k | — | ~955 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer
What does Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer do?
Generate a cascading hint sequence for a problem type, revealing progressively without giving answers. Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer is an agent skill from GarethManning/education-agent-skills. Generate a cascading hint sequence for a problem type, revealing progressively without giving answers.
When should I use Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer?
Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer fits situations like: designing tutoring dialogues; scaffolded worksheets.
How do I install Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill adaptive-hint-sequence-designer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ai-learning-science/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer in GarethManning/education-agent-skills) into .claude/skills/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer in Codex?
Run `npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill adaptive-hint-sequence-designer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ai-learning-science/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer in GarethManning/education-agent-skills) into .agents/skills/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer 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 GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill adaptive-hint-sequence-designer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer, .gemini/skills/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer, .github/skills/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer and .opencode/skills/adaptive-hint-sequence-designer in your project.
What does Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer 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 Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer 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. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer use?
Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer use?
About 5.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 22k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer: AI Engineering Project Tutor (rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch, 66k stars), Hung-Yi Lee Teaching Style (voidful/hung-yi-lee-skill, 1.3k stars), AI Engineering Course Guide (rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch, 66k stars) and Claude Academy Guide (anthropics/skills, 180k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Adaptive Hint Sequence Designer?
GarethManning (a GitHub user) maintains it in GarethManning/education-agent-skills, which has 837 GitHub stars. The repository holds 160 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 28, 2026.
Source: GarethManning/education-agent-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.