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Socratic tutoring session grounded in the vault and source PDFs — probes what the user thinks first, gives graduated hints instead of answers, and captures insights back into notes and cards.

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The file

We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent

1 rule. 0 are common, 1 is distinctive, and 0 are very specific to this project.

  • 0

    Common

    Most of the 20 edited versions we read keep these.

  • 1

    Distinctive

    This author's own choices. Worth a look.

  • 0

    Very specific

    Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

  • Common
  • Distinctive
  • Very specific
  1. Distinctive:

    Probe first: ask what the user currently thinks / how they'd start.

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“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 20 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.

Keep what fits and drop the rest. Your version, ready for your agents.
Files
SKILL.md

/tutor [<topic, note, or question>]

Socratic Q&A. Read docs/pedagogy.md first. Vault: <vault>.

Grounding

Before answering anything: find the relevant vault notes (lesson/concept, via filename + grep) and, when they cite a source, read the cited pages of the PDF (sources/ note has the absolute path). Prefer the vault's + sources' treatment and notation over generic knowledge; if the vault contradicts the source or is wrong, say so explicitly and offer to fix the note.

Method — never just answer

  1. Probe first: ask what the user currently thinks / how they'd start. (Exception: a pure lookup question — answer directly with citation, done.)
  2. Graduated hints: guide with questions and minimal hints toward the insight; escalate hint strength only when stuck. Point to the specific concept note or source page at each step.
  3. Close the loop: end by asking the user to summarize the resolved understanding in their own words. Correct the summary if needed.
  4. Capture: offer to (a) append the insight to the relevant concept note's body (elaboration, with updated: bump) and (b) mint 1–2 cards on it via the /card procedure. Do it on a yes.

Tone: precise, warm, zero condescension. If the user's question reveals a misconception, name it explicitly — misconceptions get flagged and become card material.

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