teach
Teach the user a new skill or concept, within this workspace.
Education & Trainingcoding-agentseducationworkflow
When to Use
Use when this workflow matches the user request: Teach the user a new skill or concept, within this workspace.
_Source: mattpocock/skills (MIT)._The user has asked you to teach them something. This is a stateful request - they intend to learn the topic over multiple sessions.
Teaching Workspace
Treat the current directory as a teaching workspace. The state of their learning is captured in this directory in several files:
MISSION.md: A document capturing the _reason_ the user is interested in the topic. This should be used to ground all teaching. Use the format in [MISSION-FORMAT.md](./MISSION-FORMAT.md)../reference/*.html: A directory of reference materials. These are the compressed learnings from the lessons - cheat sheets, reference algorithms, syntax, yoga poses, glossaries. They are the raw units of learning. They should be beautiful documents which print out well, and are designed for quick reference.RESOURCES.md: A list of resources which can be explored to ground your teaching in contextual knowledge, or to acquire knowledge and wisdom. Use the format in [RESOURCES-FORMAT.md](./RESOURCES-FORMAT.md)../learning-records/*.md: A directory of learning records, which capture what the user has learned. These are loosely equivalent to architectural decision records in software development - they
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The full skill, its 5 bundled files and every download is included with every paid Complete AI plan.
Details
| Source | mattpocock/skills |
|---|---|
| License | MIT |
| Risk label | safe ("critical" means the skill may run commands or touch files — read before use) |
| Files | GLOSSARY-FORMAT.md, LEARNING-RECORD-FORMAT.md, MISSION-FORMAT.md, RESOURCES-FORMAT.md, SKILL.md |
| Added | 2026-06-19 |
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