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Agent skill

Socratic Quiz

by pchalasani in pchalasani/claude-code-tools

Use this when the user wants to deeply understand something through guided questioning.

MITAuto-check passedEducation

Install Socratic Quiz

skills CLI
$ npx skills add pchalasani/claude-code-tools --skill socratic-quiz -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install pchalasani/claude-code-tools socratic-quiz --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pchalasani/claude-code-tools.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/workflow/skills/socratic-quiz .claude/skills/socratic-quiz && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
socratic-quiz
GitHub stars
2k
Token cost
~854 tokens
SKILL.md length
452 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
18
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Use this when the user wants to deeply understand something through guided questioning.

  • Works in 3 steps: Ask the user what topic or concept they… → Gauge their current level by starting… → Based on their answer, adapt up or down.
  • Wants to deeply understand something through guided questioning
  • SKILL.md covers Purpose and Instructions
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Socratic Quiz is an agent skill from pchalasani/claude-code-tools. Use this when the user wants to deeply understand something through guided questioning. Trigger phrases include: "quiz me", "help me understand", "Socratic", "teach me", "walk me through with questions", "test my understanding", or when the user asks for an explanation and would benefit more from guided discovery than a direct answer.

Its SKILL.md is about 850 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: Practical productivity tools for Claude Code, Codex-CLI, and similar CLI coding agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Wants to deeply understand something through guided questioning
  • Phrases include: quiz me
  • Help me understand
  • Walk me through with questions

Example prompts

  • “quiz me”
  • “help me understand”
  • “Socratic”
  • “/socratic-quiz”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Ask the user what topic or concept they want to
  2. Gauge their current level by starting with a
  3. Based on their answer, adapt up or down.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bbb555c. 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 Quiz loads about 854 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 88 tokens; SKILL.md has 452 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~88
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~854

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

The full file from pchalasani/claude-code-tools at commit bbb555c, republished under its MIT licence (© pchalasani). 452 words, ~854 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/socratic-quiz/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
socratic-quiz
description
Use this when the user wants to deeply understand something through guided questioning. Trigger phrases include: "quiz me", "help me understand", "Socratic", "teach me", "walk me through with questions", "test my understanding", or when the user asks for an explanation and would benefit more from guided discovery than a direct answer.

Socratic Quiz

Purpose

Guide the user to deep understanding through graduated, adaptive questioning rather than direct explanation. The user learns by thinking through the answers themselves.

Instructions

Starting the quiz
  1. Ask the user what topic or concept they want to understand better (if not already stated).
  2. Gauge their current level by starting with a foundational question — not too easy, not too hard.
  3. Based on their answer, adapt up or down.
Asking questions
  • Ask ONE question at a time. Wait for the user's response before continuing.
  • Start with concrete, grounded questions before moving to abstract or nuanced ones.
  • Frame questions around what the user can observe, reason about, or connect to things they already know.
  • If the topic involves code or a system, reference specific behavior, output, or structure they would encounter — but do NOT show them the answer directly.
  • Use "what do you think would happen if..." and "why do you think..." style questions.
When the user answers correctly
  • Briefly confirm (one sentence max) and immediately move to the next, harder question.
  • Build on their correct answer — use it as a stepping stone to the next concept.
When the user answers incorrectly
  • Do NOT reveal the correct answer.
  • Do NOT say "that's wrong" bluntly. Instead:
    • Acknowledge what's reasonable about their thinking.
    • Ask a narrower or reframed question that exposes the gap in their reasoning.
    • Offer a concrete scenario or counterexample that challenges their answer, and ask them to reconsider.
    • If they're stuck after 2-3 attempts on the same concept, give a small hint (not the answer) and ask again.
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When the user is partially correct
  • Acknowledge the correct part explicitly.
  • Ask a follow-up that targets the missing or incorrect part.
Progression
  • Graduate from foundational → intermediate → nuanced.
  • Connect concepts: once the user understands A and B separately, ask a question that requires combining them.
  • Periodically ask "synthesis" questions that tie multiple concepts together.
Tone
  • Conversational, not lecturing.
  • Curious, not condescending.
  • Brief — keep your questions and responses short. The user should be doing most of the thinking and talking, not you.
Ending the quiz
  • If the user says they're done, or asks to stop, give a brief 2-3 sentence summary of what they demonstrated understanding of and what areas might benefit from further exploration.
  • Do NOT end with a grade or score. This is about understanding, not evaluation.
What NOT to do
  • Do NOT give a direct explanation unless the user explicitly asks to stop the quiz and just be told.
  • Do NOT ask multiple questions in one message.
  • Do NOT assume what the user has or hasn't seen — ask rather than assume.
  • Do NOT use filler like "Great question!" or "That's a really interesting thought!" — just move the conversation forward.

© pchalasani, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in plugins/workflow/skills/socratic-quiz of pchalasani/claude-code-tools.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit bbb555c

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Questions about Socratic Quiz

What does Socratic Quiz do?

Use this when the user wants to deeply understand something through guided questioning. Socratic Quiz is an agent skill from pchalasani/claude-code-tools. Use this when the user wants to deeply understand something through guided questioning.

When should I use Socratic Quiz?

Socratic Quiz fits situations like: wants to deeply understand something through guided questioning; phrases include: quiz me; help me understand; walk me through with questions.

How do I install Socratic Quiz in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add pchalasani/claude-code-tools --skill socratic-quiz -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/workflow/skills/socratic-quiz in pchalasani/claude-code-tools) into .claude/skills/socratic-quiz in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Socratic Quiz in Codex?

Run `npx skills add pchalasani/claude-code-tools --skill socratic-quiz -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/workflow/skills/socratic-quiz in pchalasani/claude-code-tools) into .agents/skills/socratic-quiz in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Socratic Quiz 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 pchalasani/claude-code-tools --skill socratic-quiz -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-quiz, .gemini/skills/socratic-quiz, .github/skills/socratic-quiz and .opencode/skills/socratic-quiz in your project.

What does Socratic Quiz need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Socratic Quiz is instructions for the agent only.

Does Socratic Quiz 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 Quiz 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 Quiz use?

Socratic Quiz is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Socratic Quiz use?

About 854 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.4k 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 Quiz?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Socratic Quiz: 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 Socratic Quiz?

pchalasani (a GitHub user) maintains it in pchalasani/claude-code-tools, which has 2,012 GitHub stars. The repository holds 18 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: pchalasani/claude-code-tools on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.