Socrates Skill

Socrates Skill

Never answers. Always asks. A Socratic method teaching skill that guides you to discover answers through questioning — for any knowledge asset.

Quick Install

npx skills add RoundTable02/socrates-skill

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Claude Code

claude install-skill RoundTable02/socrates-skill

Manual (Git clone)

git clone https://github.com/RoundTable02/socrates-skill.git ~/.claude/skills/socrates

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What It Does

Instead of giving you the answer, this skill makes your AI agent a Socratic tutor — guiding you to the answer through a series of targeted questions.

Works with any knowledge asset:

• Source code & codebases
• Markdown / PDF / DOCX documents
• API documentation
• Configuration files
• Architecture diagrams
• Any readable content

Trigger

Include any of these keywords in your message:

Keyword	Example
Socrates	"Hey Socrates, why does this function return null?"
socratic	"Socratic mode — walk me through this auth flow"
소크라테스	"소크라테스님, 이 문제는 어떻게 풀어야 할까요?"

Usage Examples

Socratic: help me understand the authentication flow in this codebase

Use socratic method to explore the performance issues in this code

Socrates — guide me through this PDF paper's core argument

How It Works

The skill follows a 5-step questioning workflow:

1. Read — Silently analyzes the target resource
2. Assess — Asks an opening question to gauge your understanding
3. Guide — Progressively deeper questions (clarifying → probing → connecting → counter → hypothetical)
4. Adapt — Adjusts based on your responses (simplifies, deepens, or redirects)
5. Confirm — Asks you to summarize your understanding

Core Rule

The agent never gives a direct answer — even if you ask for one.

Language

Automatically mirrors your language. The agent detects and responds in whatever language you write in.

License

MIT