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Design a complete document-based history lesson using the Reading Like a Historian four-part structure.
Install Document Based Lesson Designer
$ npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill document-based-lesson-designer -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills document-based-lesson-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/historical-thinking/document-based-lesson-designer .claude/skills/document-based-lesson-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 "document-based-lesson-designer" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/historical-thinking/document-based-lesson-designer into .claude/skills/document-based-lesson-designer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "document-based-lesson-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/historical-thinking/document-based-lesson-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 document-based-lesson-designer -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills document-based-lesson-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/historical-thinking/document-based-lesson-designer .agents/skills/document-based-lesson-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 "document-based-lesson-designer" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/historical-thinking/document-based-lesson-designer into .agents/skills/document-based-lesson-designer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "document-based-lesson-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 document-based-lesson-designer -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills document-based-lesson-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/historical-thinking/document-based-lesson-designer .cursor/skills/document-based-lesson-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 "document-based-lesson-designer" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/historical-thinking/document-based-lesson-designer into .cursor/skills/document-based-lesson-designer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "document-based-lesson-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/historical-thinking/document-based-lesson-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 document-based-lesson-designer -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills document-based-lesson-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/historical-thinking/document-based-lesson-designer .gemini/skills/document-based-lesson-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 "document-based-lesson-designer" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/historical-thinking/document-based-lesson-designer into .gemini/skills/document-based-lesson-designer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "document-based-lesson-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 document-based-lesson-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 document-based-lesson-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/historical-thinking/document-based-lesson-designer .github/skills/document-based-lesson-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 "document-based-lesson-designer" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/historical-thinking/document-based-lesson-designer into .github/skills/document-based-lesson-designer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "document-based-lesson-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 document-based-lesson-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 document-based-lesson-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/historical-thinking/document-based-lesson-designer .opencode/skills/document-based-lesson-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 "document-based-lesson-designer" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/historical-thinking/document-based-lesson-designer into .opencode/skills/document-based-lesson-designer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "document-based-lesson-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
document-based-lesson-designer- GitHub stars
- 835
- Token cost
- ~7.8k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 2,536 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 142
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Design a complete document-based history lesson using the Reading Like a Historian four-part structure.
- Works in 4 steps: Background Knowledge (10 minutes —… → Central Question (3 minutes — Period 1) → Document Investigation → …
- Planning a primary source inquiry lesson
- 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
Document Based Lesson Designer is an agent skill from GarethManning/education-agent-skills. Design a complete document-based history lesson using the Reading Like a Historian four-part structure. Use when planning a primary source inquiry lesson or converting a textbook lesson into document-based investigation.
Its SKILL.md is about 7.8k 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. 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
- Planning a primary source inquiry lesson
- Converting a textbook lesson into document-based investigation
Example prompts
- “/document-based-lesson-designer”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Background Knowledge (10 minutes — Period 1)
- Central Question (3 minutes — Period 1)
- Document Investigation
- Discussion and Writing (15 minutes — Period 2)
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
Document Based Lesson Designer loads about 7.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 63 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,536 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 2,536 words (~7,782 tokens).
“Designs a complete document-based history lesson following the four-part activity structure from the Reading Like a Historian curriculum: (1) background knowledge, (2) central historical question, (3) primary source investigation with explicit strategy instruction, and (4) whole-class discussion. The output is…”
- name
- document-based-lesson-designer
- disable-model-invocation
- false
- user-invocable
- true
- effort
- high
- skill_id
- historical-thinking/document-based-lesson-designer
- skill_name
- Document-Based Lesson Designer
- domain
- historical-thinking
- version
- 1.0
- contributor
- Sean Hu
- evidence_strength
- strong
- evidence_sources
- Reisman (2012) — Reading like a historian: a document-based history curriculum intervention in urban high schools, Wineburg, Martin & Monte-Sano (2011)…
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/historical-thinking/document-based-lesson-designer of GarethManning/education-agent-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6bbbce4
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document Based Lesson Designer this skillGarethManning/education-agent-skills | 835 | — | ~7.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| DeepTutor CLIHKUDS/DeepTutor | 41k | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Zhang Xuefeng Perspectivealchaincyf/zhangxuefeng-skill | 10k | 1 repos | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Deep Reading Analystginobefun/deep-reading-analyst-skill | 353 | 5 repos | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| AI Engineering Placement Quizrohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch | 66k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| OpenMAIC Setup and ExtensionTHU-MAIC/OpenMAIC | 40k | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
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What does Document Based Lesson Designer do?
Design a complete document-based history lesson using the Reading Like a Historian four-part structure. Document Based Lesson Designer is an agent skill from GarethManning/education-agent-skills. Design a complete document-based history lesson using the Reading Like a Historian four-part structure.
When should I use Document Based Lesson Designer?
Document Based Lesson Designer fits situations like: planning a primary source inquiry lesson; converting a textbook lesson into document-based investigation.
How do I install Document Based Lesson Designer in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill document-based-lesson-designer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/historical-thinking/document-based-lesson-designer in GarethManning/education-agent-skills) into .claude/skills/document-based-lesson-designer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Document Based Lesson Designer in Codex?
Run `npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill document-based-lesson-designer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/historical-thinking/document-based-lesson-designer in GarethManning/education-agent-skills) into .agents/skills/document-based-lesson-designer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Document Based Lesson 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 document-based-lesson-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/document-based-lesson-designer, .gemini/skills/document-based-lesson-designer, .github/skills/document-based-lesson-designer and .opencode/skills/document-based-lesson-designer in your project.
What does Document Based Lesson Designer need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Document Based Lesson Designer is instructions for the agent only.
Does Document Based Lesson 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 Document Based Lesson 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 Document Based Lesson Designer use?
Document Based Lesson 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 Document Based Lesson Designer use?
About 7.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 31k 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 Document Based Lesson Designer?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Document Based Lesson Designer: DeepTutor CLI (HKUDS/DeepTutor, 41k stars), Zhang Xuefeng Perspective (alchaincyf/zhangxuefeng-skill, 10k stars), Deep Reading Analyst (ginobefun/deep-reading-analyst-skill, 353 stars) and AI Engineering Placement Quiz (rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch, 66k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Document Based Lesson Designer?
GarethManning (a GitHub user) maintains it in GarethManning/education-agent-skills, which has 835 GitHub stars. The repository holds 142 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.