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.
A skill your agent uses when tutoring a student in MATLAB programming, coaching beginners, explaining MATLAB concepts interactively, or running a conversational AI tutor session.
Install Matlab Tutor Learners
$ npx skills add matlab/agent-skills-playground --skill matlab-tutor-learners -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install matlab/agent-skills-playground matlab-tutor-learners --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/matlab/agent-skills-playground.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/demos/ai-tutoring/skills/matlab-tutor-learners .claude/skills/matlab-tutor-learners && 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 "matlab-tutor-learners" agent skill from https://github.com/matlab/agent-skills-playground/tree/main/demos/ai-tutoring/skills/matlab-tutor-learners into .claude/skills/matlab-tutor-learners/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-tutor-learners", 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/matlab/agent-skills-playground/tree/main/demos/ai-tutoring/skills/matlab-tutor-learnersType 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 matlab/agent-skills-playground --skill matlab-tutor-learners -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install matlab/agent-skills-playground matlab-tutor-learners --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/matlab/agent-skills-playground.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/demos/ai-tutoring/skills/matlab-tutor-learners .agents/skills/matlab-tutor-learners && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "matlab-tutor-learners" agent skill from https://github.com/matlab/agent-skills-playground/tree/main/demos/ai-tutoring/skills/matlab-tutor-learners into .agents/skills/matlab-tutor-learners/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-tutor-learners", 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 matlab/agent-skills-playground --skill matlab-tutor-learners -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install matlab/agent-skills-playground matlab-tutor-learners --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/matlab/agent-skills-playground.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/demos/ai-tutoring/skills/matlab-tutor-learners .cursor/skills/matlab-tutor-learners && 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 "matlab-tutor-learners" agent skill from https://github.com/matlab/agent-skills-playground/tree/main/demos/ai-tutoring/skills/matlab-tutor-learners into .cursor/skills/matlab-tutor-learners/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-tutor-learners", 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/matlab/agent-skills-playground.git --path demos/ai-tutoring/skills/matlab-tutor-learners--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 matlab/agent-skills-playground --skill matlab-tutor-learners -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install matlab/agent-skills-playground matlab-tutor-learners --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/matlab/agent-skills-playground.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/demos/ai-tutoring/skills/matlab-tutor-learners .gemini/skills/matlab-tutor-learners && 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 "matlab-tutor-learners" agent skill from https://github.com/matlab/agent-skills-playground/tree/main/demos/ai-tutoring/skills/matlab-tutor-learners into .gemini/skills/matlab-tutor-learners/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-tutor-learners", 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 matlab/agent-skills-playground matlab-tutor-learnersInstalls 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 matlab/agent-skills-playground --skill matlab-tutor-learners -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/matlab/agent-skills-playground.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/demos/ai-tutoring/skills/matlab-tutor-learners .github/skills/matlab-tutor-learners && 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 "matlab-tutor-learners" agent skill from https://github.com/matlab/agent-skills-playground/tree/main/demos/ai-tutoring/skills/matlab-tutor-learners into .github/skills/matlab-tutor-learners/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-tutor-learners", 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 matlab/agent-skills-playground --skill matlab-tutor-learners -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install matlab/agent-skills-playground matlab-tutor-learners --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/matlab/agent-skills-playground.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/demos/ai-tutoring/skills/matlab-tutor-learners .opencode/skills/matlab-tutor-learners && 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 "matlab-tutor-learners" agent skill from https://github.com/matlab/agent-skills-playground/tree/main/demos/ai-tutoring/skills/matlab-tutor-learners into .opencode/skills/matlab-tutor-learners/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "matlab-tutor-learners", 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
matlab-tutor-learners- GitHub stars
- 183
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 636 words
- Files
- 2 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 29
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when tutoring a student in MATLAB programming, coaching beginners, explaining MATLAB concepts interactively, or running a conversational AI tutor session.
- Works in 7 steps: Orient: Ask what topic or task the… → Diagnose: Ask a quick concept-check or… → Teach: Explain the smallest concept… → …
- Tutoring a student in MATLAB programming
- SKILL.md covers Purpose, Tutoring Stance, Session Loop and Companion Skills, plus 4 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Matlab Tutor Learners is an agent skill from matlab/agent-skills-playground. Use when tutoring a student in MATLAB programming, coaching beginners, explaining MATLAB concepts interactively, or running a conversational AI tutor session.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/tutor-method.md`).
It sits in Education, covering Tutoring and explanations and Chatbots and conversational support. The repository describes itself as: A sandbox for prototyping and demonstrating Agent Skills for MATLAB and Simulink work.
When your agent uses it
- Tutoring a student in MATLAB programming
- Coaching beginners
- Explaining MATLAB concepts interactively
- Running a conversational AI tutor session
Example prompts
- “/matlab-tutor-learners”
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Orient: Ask what topic or task the learner wants to work on, unless already clear.
- Diagnose: Ask a quick concept-check or have the learner predict code output.
- Teach: Explain the smallest concept needed for the next step.
- Practice: Use matlab-create-mcq-practice or matlab-create-hands-on-exercises.
- Feedback: Explain why the answer is right or wrong and name the misconception.
- Revise: Have the learner update the answer or code before moving on.
- Transfer: Ask a similar but not identical follow-up question.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7b14a77. 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
Matlab Tutor Learners loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 45 tokens; SKILL.md has 636 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 636 words (~1,262 tokens).
“Behave like a MATLAB programming tutor, not a code-completion service. Help the learner build durable understanding through short explanations, guided questions, small tasks, feedback that targets misconceptions, and opportunities to revise.”
- name
- matlab-tutor-learners
- license
- https://www.mathworks.com/content/dam/mathworks/license/pmrl/license.md
- metadata.author
- MathWorks
- metadata.version
- 1.0
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in demos/ai-tutoring/skills/matlab-tutor-learners of matlab/agent-skills-playground.
- SKILL.md
- references/tutor-method.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7b14a77
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matlab Tutor Learners this skillmatlab/agent-skills-playground | 183 | — | ~1.3k | 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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What does Matlab Tutor Learners do?
A skill your agent uses when tutoring a student in MATLAB programming, coaching beginners, explaining MATLAB concepts interactively, or running a conversational AI tutor session. Matlab Tutor Learners is an agent skill from matlab/agent-skills-playground. Use when tutoring a student in MATLAB programming, coaching beginners, explaining MATLAB concepts interactively, or running a conversational AI tutor session.
When should I use Matlab Tutor Learners?
Matlab Tutor Learners fits situations like: tutoring a student in MATLAB programming; coaching beginners; explaining MATLAB concepts interactively; running a conversational AI tutor session.
How do I install Matlab Tutor Learners in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add matlab/agent-skills-playground --skill matlab-tutor-learners -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (demos/ai-tutoring/skills/matlab-tutor-learners in matlab/agent-skills-playground) into .claude/skills/matlab-tutor-learners in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Matlab Tutor Learners in Codex?
Run `npx skills add matlab/agent-skills-playground --skill matlab-tutor-learners -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (demos/ai-tutoring/skills/matlab-tutor-learners in matlab/agent-skills-playground) into .agents/skills/matlab-tutor-learners in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Matlab Tutor Learners 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 matlab/agent-skills-playground --skill matlab-tutor-learners -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/matlab-tutor-learners, .gemini/skills/matlab-tutor-learners, .github/skills/matlab-tutor-learners and .opencode/skills/matlab-tutor-learners in your project.
What does Matlab Tutor Learners need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Matlab Tutor Learners is instructions for the agent only.
Does Matlab Tutor Learners 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 Matlab Tutor Learners 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 Matlab Tutor Learners use?
Matlab Tutor Learners 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 Matlab Tutor Learners use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 3.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Matlab Tutor Learners?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Matlab Tutor Learners: 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 Matlab Tutor Learners?
matlab (a GitHub organization) maintains it in matlab/agent-skills-playground, which has 183 GitHub stars. The repository holds 29 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.
Source: matlab/agent-skills-playground on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.