DeepTutor CLI
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Agent skill
Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts
Design metacognitive checkpoints that prevent AI-assisted learning from bypassing genuine understanding.
Install Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts
$ npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts --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/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts .claude/skills/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts && 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 "metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts into .claude/skills/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts", 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/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contextsType 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 metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts --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/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts .agents/skills/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts into .agents/skills/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts", 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 metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts --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/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts .cursor/skills/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts && 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 "metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts into .cursor/skills/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts", 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/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts--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 metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts --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/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts .gemini/skills/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts && 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 "metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts into .gemini/skills/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts", 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 metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contextsInstalls 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 metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts -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/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts .github/skills/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts && 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 "metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts into .github/skills/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts", 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 metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts -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 metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts --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/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts .opencode/skills/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts && 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 "metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/ai-learning-science/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts into .opencode/skills/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts", 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
metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts- GitHub stars
- 840
- Token cost
- ~6.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 2,574 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 160
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Design metacognitive checkpoints that prevent AI-assisted learning from bypassing genuine understanding.
- Works in 5 steps: Read the text closely. Make notes.… → Plan the essay argument YOURSELF (even… → Write a first draft YOURSELF (even if… → …
- Students use AI tools and may overestimate their own comprehension
- 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
Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts is an agent skill from GarethManning/education-agent-skills. Design metacognitive checkpoints that prevent AI-assisted learning from bypassing genuine understanding. Use when students use AI tools and may overestimate their own comprehension.
Its SKILL.md is about 6.4k 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. 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
- Students use AI tools and may overestimate their own comprehension
Example prompts
- “/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Read the text closely. Make notes. Select quotes.
- Plan the essay argument YOURSELF (even if it's rough)
- Write a first draft YOURSELF (even if it's imperfect)
- THEN consult AI: "Here's my argument. What have I missed? Where is my analysis weak?"
- Revise YOUR draft using AI feedback — but the base text remains YOURS
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
Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts loads about 6.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 55 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,574 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 2,574 words (~6,427 tokens).
“Analyses how AI tool use in a specific learning context might distort students' metacognitive monitoring — their ability to accurately assess what they know and don't know — and designs interventions to maintain metacognitive accuracy. This is one of the…”
- name
- metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts
- disable-model-invocation
- false
- user-invocable
- true
- effort
- medium
- skill_id
- ai-learning-science/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts
- skill_name
- Metacognitive Monitoring in AI Contexts
- domain
- ai-learning-science
- version
- 1.0
- evidence_strength
- moderate
- evidence_sources
- Thiede et al. (2003) — Summarizing can improve metacomprehension accuracy, Winne & Hadwin (1998) — Studying as self-regulated learning (SRL model), Dunning et…
- output_schema.type
- object
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/ai-learning-science/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts of GarethManning/education-agent-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6bbbce4
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| DeepTutor CLIHKUDS/DeepTutor | 41k | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| AI Engineering Placement Quizrohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch | 67k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Deep Reading Analystginobefun/deep-reading-analyst-skill | 354 | 4 repos | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| OpenMAIC Setup and ExtensionTHU-MAIC/OpenMAIC | 40k | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Codebase to Coursezarazhangrui/codebase-to-course | 5.7k | — | ~4.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts
What does Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts do?
Design metacognitive checkpoints that prevent AI-assisted learning from bypassing genuine understanding. Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts is an agent skill from GarethManning/education-agent-skills. Design metacognitive checkpoints that prevent AI-assisted learning from bypassing genuine understanding.
When should I use Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts?
Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts fits situations like: students use AI tools and may overestimate their own comprehension.
How do I install Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ai-learning-science/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts in GarethManning/education-agent-skills) into .claude/skills/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts in Codex?
Run `npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ai-learning-science/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts in GarethManning/education-agent-skills) into .agents/skills/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts 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 metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts, .gemini/skills/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts, .github/skills/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts and .opencode/skills/metacognitive-monitoring-ai-contexts in your project.
What does Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts is instructions for the agent only.
Does Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts 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 Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts 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 Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts use?
Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts 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 Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts use?
About 6.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 26k 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 Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts?
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Who maintains Metacognitive Monitoring AI Contexts?
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.