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Argument Structure Scaffold Generator
Generate argument structure scaffolds using Toulmin, PEEL, or CER frameworks for a specific claim or question.
Install Argument Structure Scaffold Generator
$ npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill argument-structure-scaffold-generator -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills argument-structure-scaffold-generator --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/literacy-critical-thinking/argument-structure-scaffold-generator .claude/skills/argument-structure-scaffold-generator && 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 "argument-structure-scaffold-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/literacy-critical-thinking/argument-structure-scaffold-generator into .claude/skills/argument-structure-scaffold-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "argument-structure-scaffold-generator", 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/literacy-critical-thinking/argument-structure-scaffold-generatorType 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 argument-structure-scaffold-generator -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills argument-structure-scaffold-generator --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/literacy-critical-thinking/argument-structure-scaffold-generator .agents/skills/argument-structure-scaffold-generator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "argument-structure-scaffold-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/literacy-critical-thinking/argument-structure-scaffold-generator into .agents/skills/argument-structure-scaffold-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "argument-structure-scaffold-generator", 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 argument-structure-scaffold-generator -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills argument-structure-scaffold-generator --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/literacy-critical-thinking/argument-structure-scaffold-generator .cursor/skills/argument-structure-scaffold-generator && 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 "argument-structure-scaffold-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/literacy-critical-thinking/argument-structure-scaffold-generator into .cursor/skills/argument-structure-scaffold-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "argument-structure-scaffold-generator", 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/literacy-critical-thinking/argument-structure-scaffold-generator--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 argument-structure-scaffold-generator -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills argument-structure-scaffold-generator --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/literacy-critical-thinking/argument-structure-scaffold-generator .gemini/skills/argument-structure-scaffold-generator && 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 "argument-structure-scaffold-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/literacy-critical-thinking/argument-structure-scaffold-generator into .gemini/skills/argument-structure-scaffold-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "argument-structure-scaffold-generator", 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 argument-structure-scaffold-generatorInstalls 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 argument-structure-scaffold-generator -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/literacy-critical-thinking/argument-structure-scaffold-generator .github/skills/argument-structure-scaffold-generator && 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 "argument-structure-scaffold-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/literacy-critical-thinking/argument-structure-scaffold-generator into .github/skills/argument-structure-scaffold-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "argument-structure-scaffold-generator", 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 argument-structure-scaffold-generator -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 argument-structure-scaffold-generator --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/literacy-critical-thinking/argument-structure-scaffold-generator .opencode/skills/argument-structure-scaffold-generator && 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 "argument-structure-scaffold-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/literacy-critical-thinking/argument-structure-scaffold-generator into .opencode/skills/argument-structure-scaffold-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "argument-structure-scaffold-generator", 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
argument-structure-scaffold-generator- GitHub stars
- 840
- Token cost
- ~5.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,855 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 160
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Generate argument structure scaffolds using Toulmin, PEEL, or CER frameworks for a specific claim or question.
- Works in 4 steps: Narrating instead of arguing. Year 10… → No counter-argument, or a token… → Conclusion that just repeats the… → …
- Teaching argumentative
- 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
Argument Structure Scaffold Generator is an agent skill from GarethManning/education-agent-skills. Generate argument structure scaffolds using Toulmin, PEEL, or CER frameworks for a specific claim or question. Use when teaching argumentative or analytical writing across any subject.
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 Development, covering Project scaffolding. 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
- Teaching argumentative
- Analytical writing across any subject
Example prompts
- “/argument-structure-scaffold-generator”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Narrating instead of arguing. Year 10 students often write "The Treaty of Versailles said that Germany had to pay reparations. Then in…
- No counter-argument, or a token counter-argument. Students either ignore the opposing view or write "Some people disagree but they are…
- Conclusion that just repeats the introduction. The scaffold distinguishes "judgement" from "summary" and provides sentence starters that…
- Claim without "because." Students write "The Treaty of Versailles caused World War II" — a position without reasoning. The scaffold…
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
Argument Structure Scaffold Generator loads about 5.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 56 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,855 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 1,855 words (~5,383 tokens).
“Produces a genre-specific argument scaffold tailored to the student's level, the discipline, and the argument framework requested. The scaffold includes labelled structural sections, guiding prompts for each section, example sentence starters, and an annotated model showing the scaffold in use…”
- name
- argument-structure-scaffold-generator
- disable-model-invocation
- false
- user-invocable
- true
- effort
- medium
- skill_id
- literacy-critical-thinking/argument-structure-scaffold-generator
- skill_name
- Argument Structure Scaffold Generator
- domain
- literacy-critical-thinking
- version
- 1.0
- evidence_strength
- strong
- evidence_sources
- Toulmin (1958) — The Uses of Argument: claim, data, warrant, backing, qualifier, rebuttal, Graham & Perin (2007) — Writing Next: effective strategies to…
- output_schema.type
- object
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/literacy-critical-thinking/argument-structure-scaffold-generator of GarethManning/education-agent-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6bbbce4
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argument Structure Scaffold Generator this skillGarethManning/education-agent-skills | 840 | — | ~5.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Nx Generatenomcopter/react-mosaic | 4.8k | 7 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| PonytailDavidObando/gsharp | 565 | 7 repos | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Run Nx Generatornrwl/nx | 29k | 2 repos | ~592 | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Conductor Setupgemini-cli-extensions/conductor | 3.8k | — | ~4.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Mirage VFS Adapter Authoringstrukto-ai/mirage | 3.7k | — | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Argument Structure Scaffold Generator
What does Argument Structure Scaffold Generator do?
Generate argument structure scaffolds using Toulmin, PEEL, or CER frameworks for a specific claim or question. Argument Structure Scaffold Generator is an agent skill from GarethManning/education-agent-skills. Generate argument structure scaffolds using Toulmin, PEEL, or CER frameworks for a specific claim or question.
When should I use Argument Structure Scaffold Generator?
Argument Structure Scaffold Generator fits situations like: teaching argumentative; analytical writing across any subject.
How do I install Argument Structure Scaffold Generator in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill argument-structure-scaffold-generator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/literacy-critical-thinking/argument-structure-scaffold-generator in GarethManning/education-agent-skills) into .claude/skills/argument-structure-scaffold-generator in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Argument Structure Scaffold Generator in Codex?
Run `npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill argument-structure-scaffold-generator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/literacy-critical-thinking/argument-structure-scaffold-generator in GarethManning/education-agent-skills) into .agents/skills/argument-structure-scaffold-generator in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Argument Structure Scaffold Generator 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 argument-structure-scaffold-generator -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/argument-structure-scaffold-generator, .gemini/skills/argument-structure-scaffold-generator, .github/skills/argument-structure-scaffold-generator and .opencode/skills/argument-structure-scaffold-generator in your project.
What does Argument Structure Scaffold Generator need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Argument Structure Scaffold Generator is instructions for the agent only.
Does Argument Structure Scaffold Generator 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 Argument Structure Scaffold Generator 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 Argument Structure Scaffold Generator use?
Argument Structure Scaffold Generator 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 Argument Structure Scaffold Generator 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 Argument Structure Scaffold Generator?
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Who maintains Argument Structure Scaffold Generator?
GarethManning (a GitHub user) maintains it in GarethManning/education-agent-skills, which has 840 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.