Agent skill

Competency Framework Translator

by GarethManning in GarethManning/education-agent-skills

Translate an external competency framework like DigComp, GreenComp, or ISTE into classroom-ready activities.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedWriting & Content

Install Competency Framework Translator

skills CLI
$ npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill competency-framework-translator -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills competency-framework-translator --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/GarethManning/education-agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/professional-learning/competency-framework-translator .claude/skills/competency-framework-translator && 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
competency-framework-translator
GitHub stars
840
Token cost
~6.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
2,345 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
160
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Translate an external competency framework like DigComp, GreenComp, or ISTE into classroom-ready activities.

  • Works in 4 steps: Competency frameworks are updated… → Some frameworks are deliberately vague.… → Competency frameworks are not curricula.… → …
  • Implementing framework standards in specific teaching contexts
  • 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

Competency Framework Translator is an agent skill from GarethManning/education-agent-skills. Translate an external competency framework like DigComp, GreenComp, or ISTE into classroom-ready activities. Use when implementing framework standards in specific teaching contexts.

Its SKILL.md is about 6.2k 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 Writing & Content, covering Translation. 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

  • Implementing framework standards in specific teaching contexts
  • Tasks that involve Translation

Example prompts

  • “/competency-framework-translator”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Competency frameworks are updated regularly. DigComp has moved from 1.0 to 2.2; GreenComp is relatively new; UNESCO AI guidance will…
  2. Some frameworks are deliberately vague. Framework descriptors are written for multiple contexts (primary, secondary, vocational, adult…
  3. Competency frameworks are not curricula. A competency framework describes what students should be able to do but not how to teach it, when…
  4. Not all frameworks are equally well-evidenced. DigComp and GreenComp are policy frameworks developed through stakeholder consultation, not…

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

Competency Framework Translator loads about 6.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 53 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,345 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~53
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~6.2k

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 2,345 words (~6,217 tokens).

“Takes any external competency framework — DigComp (digital competence), GreenComp (sustainability), ISTE Standards, UNESCO AI competency framework, national curriculum frameworks, or any other competency-based system — and translates its abstract descriptors into classroom-ready observable indicators, progression levels, teaching tasks, and…”

— opening of SKILL.md by GarethManning, Custom licence
name
competency-framework-translator
disable-model-invocation
false
user-invocable
true
effort
medium
skill_id
professional-learning/competency-framework-translator
skill_name
Competency Framework Translator
domain
professional-learning
version
1.0
evidence_strength
moderate
evidence_sources
Wiggins & McTighe (2005) — Understanding by Design: translating standards into classroom practice, Marzano & Kendall (2007) — The New Taxonomy of Educational…
output_schema.type
object

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/professional-learning/competency-framework-translator of GarethManning/education-agent-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6bbbce4

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Questions about Competency Framework Translator

What does Competency Framework Translator do?

Translate an external competency framework like DigComp, GreenComp, or ISTE into classroom-ready activities. Competency Framework Translator is an agent skill from GarethManning/education-agent-skills. Translate an external competency framework like DigComp, GreenComp, or ISTE into classroom-ready activities.

When should I use Competency Framework Translator?

Competency Framework Translator fits situations like: implementing framework standards in specific teaching contexts; tasks that involve Translation.

How do I install Competency Framework Translator in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill competency-framework-translator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/professional-learning/competency-framework-translator in GarethManning/education-agent-skills) into .claude/skills/competency-framework-translator in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Competency Framework Translator in Codex?

Run `npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill competency-framework-translator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/professional-learning/competency-framework-translator in GarethManning/education-agent-skills) into .agents/skills/competency-framework-translator in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Competency Framework Translator 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 competency-framework-translator -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/competency-framework-translator, .gemini/skills/competency-framework-translator, .github/skills/competency-framework-translator and .opencode/skills/competency-framework-translator in your project.

What does Competency Framework Translator need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Competency Framework Translator is instructions for the agent only.

Does Competency Framework Translator 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 Competency Framework Translator 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 Competency Framework Translator use?

Competency Framework Translator 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 Competency Framework Translator use?

About 6.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 25k 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 Competency Framework Translator?

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Who maintains Competency Framework Translator?

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.