DeepTutor CLI
HKUDS/DeepTutor
Teaches the agent to set up and run DeepTutor from the command line: chat and capabilities, knowledge bases, partners, memory, sessions, notebooks and the server or Web app.
Agent skill
Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer
Script a multi-turn tutoring dialogue with branching responses for anticipated student difficulties.
Install Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer
$ npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer .claude/skills/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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 "intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer into .claude/skills/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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 intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer .agents/skills/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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 "intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer into .agents/skills/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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 intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer .cursor/skills/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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 "intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer into .cursor/skills/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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 intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer .gemini/skills/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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 "intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer into .gemini/skills/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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 intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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 intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer .github/skills/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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 "intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer into .github/skills/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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 intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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 intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer .opencode/skills/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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 "intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer into .opencode/skills/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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
intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer- GitHub stars
- 840
- Token cost
- ~6.9k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 2,854 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 160
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Script a multi-turn tutoring dialogue with branching responses for anticipated student difficulties.
- Works in 4 steps: Elicit before correct. The tutor spends… → Cognitive conflict, not correction.… → Student-generated explanation. By Phase… → …
- Designing AI tutors
- 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
Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer is an agent skill from GarethManning/education-agent-skills. Script a multi-turn tutoring dialogue with branching responses for anticipated student difficulties. Use when designing AI tutors, chatbot interactions, or structured one-to-one support scripts.
Its SKILL.md is about 6.9k 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. 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 AI tutors
- Chatbot interactions
- Structured one-to-one support scripts
Example prompts
- “/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Elicit before correct. The tutor spends the first phase surfacing and committing the student to their Aristotelian belief. This is…
- Cognitive conflict, not correction. Phase 2 presents a fact (same speed in vacuum) that contradicts the student's prediction, then asks…
- Student-generated explanation. By Phase 3, the student has arrived at the correct explanation ("air resistance, not gravity, causes the…
- Minimum assistance. The tutor uses the lightest possible move at each point: silence, pumps, and questions before hints or explanations…
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
Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer loads about 6.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 58 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,854 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 2,854 words (~6,917 tokens).
“Designs the dialogue logic for an AI tutoring interaction — when to ask a question, when to give a hint, when to explain, when to prompt for self-explanation, and when to stay silent. This is the hardest design problem in…”
- name
- intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer
- disable-model-invocation
- false
- user-invocable
- true
- effort
- medium
- skill_id
- ai-learning-science/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer
- skill_name
- Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue 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), Chi et al. (2001)…
- output_schema.type
- object
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/ai-learning-science/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer of GarethManning/education-agent-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6bbbce4
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer this skillGarethManning/education-agent-skills | 840 | — | ~6.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| DeepTutor CLIHKUDS/DeepTutor | 41k | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| AI Engineering Project Tutorrohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch | 67k | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Hung-Yi Lee Teaching Stylevoidful/hung-yi-lee-skill | 1.3k | — | ~13k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Claude Certification Tutorrohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch | 67k | — | ~3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| StudyVault Quiz Tutorbevibing/tutor-skills | 1.3k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer
What does Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer do?
Script a multi-turn tutoring dialogue with branching responses for anticipated student difficulties. Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer is an agent skill from GarethManning/education-agent-skills. Script a multi-turn tutoring dialogue with branching responses for anticipated student difficulties.
When should I use Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer?
Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer fits situations like: designing AI tutors; chatbot interactions; structured one-to-one support scripts.
How do I install Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ai-learning-science/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer in GarethManning/education-agent-skills) into .claude/skills/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer in Codex?
Run `npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ai-learning-science/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer in GarethManning/education-agent-skills) into .agents/skills/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue 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 intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-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/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer, .gemini/skills/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer, .github/skills/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer and .opencode/skills/intelligent-tutoring-dialogue-designer in your project.
What does Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer is instructions for the agent only.
Does Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue 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 Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue 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 Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer use?
Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue 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 Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer use?
About 6.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 28k 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 Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer: DeepTutor CLI (HKUDS/DeepTutor, 41k stars), AI Engineering Project Tutor (rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch, 67k stars), Hung-Yi Lee Teaching Style (voidful/hung-yi-lee-skill, 1.3k stars) and Claude Certification Tutor (rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch, 67k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Intelligent Tutoring Dialogue Designer?
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.