DeepTutor CLI
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Agent skill
Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator
Generate a Socratic questioning sequence that develops conceptual understanding through guided inquiry.
Install Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator
$ npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill socratic-questioning-sequence-generator -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills socratic-questioning-sequence-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/questioning-discussion/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator .claude/skills/socratic-questioning-sequence-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 "socratic-questioning-sequence-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/questioning-discussion/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator into .claude/skills/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "socratic-questioning-sequence-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/questioning-discussion/socratic-questioning-sequence-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 socratic-questioning-sequence-generator -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills socratic-questioning-sequence-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/questioning-discussion/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator .agents/skills/socratic-questioning-sequence-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 "socratic-questioning-sequence-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/questioning-discussion/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator into .agents/skills/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "socratic-questioning-sequence-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 socratic-questioning-sequence-generator -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills socratic-questioning-sequence-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/questioning-discussion/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator .cursor/skills/socratic-questioning-sequence-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 "socratic-questioning-sequence-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/questioning-discussion/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator into .cursor/skills/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "socratic-questioning-sequence-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/questioning-discussion/socratic-questioning-sequence-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 socratic-questioning-sequence-generator -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills socratic-questioning-sequence-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/questioning-discussion/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator .gemini/skills/socratic-questioning-sequence-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 "socratic-questioning-sequence-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/questioning-discussion/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator into .gemini/skills/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "socratic-questioning-sequence-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 socratic-questioning-sequence-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 socratic-questioning-sequence-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/questioning-discussion/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator .github/skills/socratic-questioning-sequence-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 "socratic-questioning-sequence-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/questioning-discussion/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator into .github/skills/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "socratic-questioning-sequence-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 socratic-questioning-sequence-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 socratic-questioning-sequence-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/questioning-discussion/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator .opencode/skills/socratic-questioning-sequence-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 "socratic-questioning-sequence-generator" agent skill from https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/tree/main/skills/questioning-discussion/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator into .opencode/skills/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "socratic-questioning-sequence-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
socratic-questioning-sequence-generator- GitHub stars
- 835
- Token cost
- ~5.7k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 2,088 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 142
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Generate a Socratic questioning sequence that develops conceptual understanding through guided inquiry.
- Works in 3 steps: Socratic questioning requires a… → The sequence is a prepared script, but… → Socratic questioning is not appropriate…
- Facilitating philosophical discussions
- 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
Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator is an agent skill from GarethManning/education-agent-skills. Generate a Socratic questioning sequence that develops conceptual understanding through guided inquiry. Use when facilitating philosophical discussions, concept exploration, or critical examination.
Its SKILL.md is about 5.7k 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
- Facilitating philosophical discussions
- Concept exploration
- Critical examination
Example prompts
- “/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator”
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Socratic questioning requires a classroom culture of intellectual safety. Students will not share genuine, tentative, or controversial…
- The sequence is a prepared script, but real Socratic dialogue is improvisational. The branching follow-ups cover likely responses, but…
- Socratic questioning is not appropriate for all learning objectives. If students need to learn specific factual content (dates, formulas…
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
Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator loads about 5.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 60 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,088 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 2,088 words (~5,716 tokens).
“Generates a progression of questions designed to develop a concept through dialogue rather than direct instruction — moving students from their current understanding to a deeper or more nuanced position through their own reasoning. The sequence distinguishes genuinely Socratic questions…”
- name
- socratic-questioning-sequence-generator
- disable-model-invocation
- false
- user-invocable
- true
- effort
- medium
- skill_id
- questioning-discussion/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator
- skill_name
- Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator
- domain
- questioning-discussion
- version
- 1.0
- evidence_strength
- strong
- evidence_sources
- Paul & Elder (2008) — The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools, Chin (2007) — Teacher questioning in science classrooms: approaches that…
- output_schema.type
- object
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/questioning-discussion/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator of GarethManning/education-agent-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6bbbce4
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator this skillGarethManning/education-agent-skills | 835 | — | ~5.7k | 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 | 66k | — | ~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 | 66k | — | ~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 Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator
What does Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator do?
Generate a Socratic questioning sequence that develops conceptual understanding through guided inquiry. Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator is an agent skill from GarethManning/education-agent-skills. Generate a Socratic questioning sequence that develops conceptual understanding through guided inquiry.
When should I use Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator?
Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator fits situations like: facilitating philosophical discussions; concept exploration; critical examination.
How do I install Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill socratic-questioning-sequence-generator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/questioning-discussion/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator in GarethManning/education-agent-skills) into .claude/skills/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator in Codex?
Run `npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill socratic-questioning-sequence-generator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/questioning-discussion/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator in GarethManning/education-agent-skills) into .agents/skills/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Socratic Questioning Sequence 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 socratic-questioning-sequence-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/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator, .gemini/skills/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator, .github/skills/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator and .opencode/skills/socratic-questioning-sequence-generator in your project.
What does Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator is instructions for the agent only.
Does Socratic Questioning Sequence 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 Socratic Questioning Sequence 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 Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator use?
Socratic Questioning Sequence 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 Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator use?
About 5.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 23k 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 Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator: DeepTutor CLI (HKUDS/DeepTutor, 41k stars), AI Engineering Project Tutor (rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch, 66k stars), Hung-Yi Lee Teaching Style (voidful/hung-yi-lee-skill, 1.3k stars) and Claude Certification Tutor (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 Socratic Questioning Sequence Generator?
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.