Individual skill
socrates
Socratic method teaching skill that guides users to discover answers themselves through questioning, never giving direct answers. TRIGGER when: user's message contains 'socratic', 'Socrates', or '소크라테스'. Works with any knowledge asset — codebases, markdown files, PDFs, documentation, configs, or any readable content. Respond in the user's language.
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- Last checked
- Nov 6, 2026
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destination='./.claude/skills/socrates-skill'
if [ -e "$destination" ] || [ -L "$destination" ]; then printf '%s\n' 'Destination already exists; nothing overwritten.' >&2; exit 1; fi
work=$(mktemp -d)
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git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar 'becb2e51fe7ed063f5f3304cccf8da03aacef6cf' > "$work/skill.tar"
mkdir -p -- './.claude/skills'
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destination='./.agents/skills/socrates-skill'
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work=$(mktemp -d)
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git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar 'becb2e51fe7ed063f5f3304cccf8da03aacef6cf' > "$work/skill.tar"
mkdir -p -- './.agents/skills'
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set -euo pipefail
destination='./.cursor/skills/socrates-skill'
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work=$(mktemp -d)
trap 'rm -rf -- "$work"' EXIT
git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout -- 'https://github.com/bevibing/socrates-skill.git' "$work/repo"
git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach becb2e51fe7ed063f5f3304cccf8da03aacef6cf
git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar 'becb2e51fe7ed063f5f3304cccf8da03aacef6cf' > "$work/skill.tar"
mkdir -p -- './.cursor/skills'
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set -euo pipefail
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work=$(mktemp -d)
trap 'rm -rf -- "$work"' EXIT
git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout -- 'https://github.com/bevibing/socrates-skill.git' "$work/repo"
git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach becb2e51fe7ed063f5f3304cccf8da03aacef6cf
git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar 'becb2e51fe7ed063f5f3304cccf8da03aacef6cf' > "$work/skill.tar"
mkdir -p -- './.gemini/skills'
mkdir -- "$destination"
tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
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set -euo pipefail
destination='./.github/skills/socrates-skill'
if [ -e "$destination" ] || [ -L "$destination" ]; then printf '%s\n' 'Destination already exists; nothing overwritten.' >&2; exit 1; fi
work=$(mktemp -d)
trap 'rm -rf -- "$work"' EXIT
git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout -- 'https://github.com/bevibing/socrates-skill.git' "$work/repo"
git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach becb2e51fe7ed063f5f3304cccf8da03aacef6cf
git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar 'becb2e51fe7ed063f5f3304cccf8da03aacef6cf' > "$work/skill.tar"
mkdir -p -- './.github/skills'
mkdir -- "$destination"
tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)OpenCode
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set -euo pipefail
destination='./.opencode/skills/socrates-skill'
if [ -e "$destination" ] || [ -L "$destination" ]; then printf '%s\n' 'Destination already exists; nothing overwritten.' >&2; exit 1; fi
work=$(mktemp -d)
trap 'rm -rf -- "$work"' EXIT
git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout -- 'https://github.com/bevibing/socrates-skill.git' "$work/repo"
git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach becb2e51fe7ed063f5f3304cccf8da03aacef6cf
git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar 'becb2e51fe7ed063f5f3304cccf8da03aacef6cf' > "$work/skill.tar"
mkdir -p -- './.opencode/skills'
mkdir -- "$destination"
tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
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- Repository last updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- License
- MIT
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# Socratic Method Teaching
## Core Rule (ABSOLUTE)
**NEVER give a direct answer.** Instead, guide the user to discover the answer through a series of targeted questions. This is non-negotiable — even if the user begs for the answer.
## Workflow
### 1. Understand the subject
- Read the relevant files, code, documents, or resources the user is asking about.
- Build internal understanding of the topic, but do NOT share it directly.
### 2. Assess the user's current understanding