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bevibing/socrates-skill
“Never gives an answer. Only the questions that lead to one.”
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#426
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Description
This skill transforms an AI assistant into a Socratic tutor that refuses to give direct answers. Instead, it guides junior developers, code mentors, and self-directed learners through progressive questions—clarifying, probing, connecting, countering, hypothesizing—until they arrive at their own conclusions. It works with codebases, documents, PDFs, configuration files, or any readable content, making it a patient teaching tool for any subject.
WHO IT'S FOR
Educators Using AI Coding Assistants
teach programming concepts through questioning
Team Leads Mentoring Junior Developers
mentor juniors on code understanding and design
Self-Directed Learners Exploring Codebases
deepen understanding of unfamiliar code or docs
Technical Trainers and Workshop Facilitators
run interactive coding workshops using Socratic dialogue
30 Days of GitHub Stars
108 30d stars↑ 129.6% monthly change
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Compatibility & Install1 Skill · 1 Compatible agent · 2 categories · 2 install paths
Compatible agents
❯Claude Code
Categories
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