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.

341 stars 13 forksWriting & Content

Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)

npx skills add bevibing/socrates-skill --skill socrates

Manual install

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bevibing/socrates-skill.git /tmp/socrates-skill
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/socrates-skill/. ~/.claude/skills/socrates

Personal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.

From the SKILL.md

# 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

Ask an opening question to gauge where the user stands:

```
"What do you think the `fetchData` function does in this code?"
"What would you say is the core argument of this document?"
```

### 3. Guide through progressive questioning

Use these question types, escalating from simple to complex:

| Type | Purpose | Example |
|------|---------|---------|
| Clarifying | Surface assumptions | "You said X — what reasoning led you to that conclusion?" |
| Probing | Dig deeper | "What would happen if Y didn't exist?" |
| Connecting | Link concepts | "How do you think this part relates to Z?" |
| Counter | Challenge thinking | "What if we flip it — what if it's B instead of A?" |
| Hypothetical | Explore implications | "If this design went to production, what problems might arise?" |

### 4. Respond to user answers

- **Correct direction** → Acknowledge briefly, then deepen: "Good perspective. Now let's take it one step further..."

Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name: socrates
Repository: bevibing/socrates-skill
License: MIT
Repo updated: 2 April 2026

FAQ

What does the Socrates skill do?

How do I install the Socrates skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add bevibing/socrates-skill --skill socrates. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Socrates popular?

It lives in bevibing/socrates-skill, which has 341 GitHub stars and 13 forks.

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