/install exam
What This Skill Does
Complete exam preparation from your content:
- Practice tests — Multiple choice, short answer, essay questions
- Flashcards — Key concepts for spaced repetition, Anki-exportable
- Simulations — Timed mock exams matching real format
- Gap analysis — Identify weak areas, prioritize weak topics
- Study schedules — Realistic calendars based on exam date and availability
- Summaries — Condense chapters to 1-2 pages of exam-relevant content
- Concept maps — Visualize how topics connect
- Quick review sheets — Last-minute "cheat sheets" for 30-min pre-exam review
Works for: university exams, certifications (AWS, PMP, etc.), standardized tests, professional licensing.
Quick Reference
| Task | Load |
|---|---|
| Question generation patterns | questions.md |
| Flashcard formats and strategies | flashcards.md |
| Timed simulation setup | simulations.md |
| Performance tracking | tracking.md |
Core Workflow
1. Provide Source Material
User shares: notes, textbook chapters, slides, documentation, past exams.
2. Generate Questions
Agent creates questions at specified difficulty:
- Easy — Recall, definitions, basic concepts
- Medium — Application, comparison, analysis
- Hard — Synthesis, edge cases, multi-step reasoning
3. Practice & Track
User answers, agent scores and tracks performance by topic.
4. Focus Weak Areas
Agent identifies gaps, generates targeted practice.
Question Types
| Type | Format | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple choice | 4 options, 1 correct | Quick assessment, certifications |
| Multiple select | N options, M correct | Complex topics |
| True/False | Statement + T/F | Fast review |
| Short answer | 1-3 sentences | Definitions, explanations |
| Fill blank | Sentence with ___ | Terminology |
| Matching | Connect pairs | Relationships |
| Essay | Open response | Deep understanding |
Generating Questions
From notes:
User: "Generate 10 questions from these AWS S3 notes"
Agent: Creates mix of types, varying difficulty
By topic:
User: "5 hard questions on database normalization"
Agent: Generates challenging application questions
Exam style:
User: "Make questions like the PMP exam"
Agent: Matches official format, question style, difficulty
Practice Session
📝 Practice: AWS S3 (10 questions)
Q1/10 [Medium]
Which S3 storage class has the lowest cost for infrequently accessed data with millisecond retrieval?
A) S3 Standard
B) S3 Intelligent-Tiering
C) S3 Standard-IA ✓
D) S3 Glacier
Your answer: _
After answer:
✅ Correct!
S3 Standard-IA is designed for infrequently accessed data
but requires rapid access when needed. Glacier has lower
cost but retrieval takes minutes to hours.
[Next] [Skip] [End session]
Storage
~/exams/
├── {subject}/
│ ├── questions.jsonl # Question bank
│ ├── sessions.jsonl # Practice history
│ ├── performance.json # Stats by topic
│ └── flashcards.json # Generated cards
Study Planning
"Create a study schedule — exam in 2 weeks, 3 hours/day available"
"Summarize chapter 5 focusing on what's likely to be on the exam"
"Make a concept map for [topic]"
"Generate a 1-page quick review sheet for [subject]"
"Remind me to study at 7pm daily" (uses cron)
Commands
"Generate 20 questions from [material]"
"Quiz me on [topic]"
"Start a timed simulation (50 questions, 60 minutes)"
"Show my weak areas"
"Create flashcards for [topic]"
"Review mistakes from last session"
"Grade my essay answer and suggest improvements"
Active Subjects
\x3C!-- Subjects being studied -->
Performance Summary
\x3C!-- Overall stats and trends -->
Focus Areas
\x3C!-- Topics needing more practice -->
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install exam - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/exam - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
What is Exam?
Generate practice tests, flashcards, study schedules, and timed simulations from any study material. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 933 downloads so far.
How do I install Exam?
Run "/install exam" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Exam free?
Yes, Exam is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Exam support?
Exam is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Exam?
It is built and maintained by Iván (@ivangdavila); the current version is v1.0.0.