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Paper Reading Socratic Coach
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c-narcissus
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· v1.0.0
· MIT-0
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/install paper-reading-socratic-coach
Description
Use when the user wants to train independent academic paper reading, scientific thinking, and research methodology through diagnostic questioning, precision...
Usage Guidance
This skill appears internally consistent and low-risk: it asks for no credentials, installs nothing, and uses local workspace files to save learning state (.paper-reading-coach/learning_state_latest.md and session_log.md). Before installing or enabling file-write/web access, consider: 1) Do you want the agent to create persistent files in your workspace? If not, disable filesystem writes or instruct the agent to only print the state for manual saving. 2) If the platform grants web-fetch capabilities, the agent may download paper PDFs or LaTeX sources—disable web access if you want to avoid network retrieval. 3) Review any generated learning_state files for sensitive content before sharing. A safe first test: run a session on a non-sensitive, public paper and confirm the file-writing and retrieval behavior matches your expectations.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: paper-reading-socratic-coach
Version: 1.0.0
The skill is a well-structured pedagogical tool designed to train users in academic paper reading through Socratic questioning. It manages a persistent learning state by reading and writing to a specific local directory ('.paper-reading-coach/'), which is consistent with its stated purpose of stateful learning. There is no evidence of malicious intent, data exfiltration, or harmful prompt injection in SKILL.md or the associated templates.
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Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name and description (a Socratic paper-reading coach) match the contents: instruction-only workflow, templates, rubrics, and persistence. There are no unrelated environment variables, binaries, or network endpoints declared.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md directs the agent to build an internal 'teacher-side' reference, run adaptive questioning, and check/update workspace state files (.paper-reading-coach/learning_state_latest.md and session_log.md). This file I/O and optional web retrieval of paper sources is consistent with the skill's purpose. If the agent has filesystem and web access it may fetch paper sources and create/update the stated files — expected but worth the user's awareness.
Install Mechanism
No install spec or code files; the skill is instruction-only and therefore does not write or install external code. This is the lowest-risk install profile and matches the declared bundle contents.
Credentials
The skill declares no required environment variables, no credentials, and no special config paths. The only persistent state is stored in workspace files under .paper-reading-coach, which is appropriate for a learning-state tracker.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill uses persistent workspace-level state files to resume learning between sessions. It does not set always:true and does not request system-wide configuration. Users should be aware the agent may create/update .paper-reading-coach files if filesystem write capability is enabled.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install paper-reading-socratic-coach - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/paper-reading-socratic-coach - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release of paper-reading-socratic-coach, a diagnostic-first academic paper reading coach.
- Trains users to independently read, analyze, and critique academic papers without relying on the assistant.
- Provides precision reports and adaptive questions across ten key scientific reading dimensions.
- Diagnoses strengths/weaknesses by category and updates persistent learning state after each answer.
- Supports session resumption from previous learning state files for long-term skill building.
- Ensures every session adapts in difficulty, question type, and focus based on user progress.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Paper Reading Socratic Coach?
Use when the user wants to train independent academic paper reading, scientific thinking, and research methodology through diagnostic questioning, precision... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 126 downloads so far.
How do I install Paper Reading Socratic Coach?
Run "/install paper-reading-socratic-coach" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Paper Reading Socratic Coach free?
Yes, Paper Reading Socratic Coach is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Paper Reading Socratic Coach support?
Paper Reading Socratic Coach is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Paper Reading Socratic Coach?
It is built and maintained by c-narcissus (@c-narcissus); the current version is v1.0.0.
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