Teach
Teach a concept or skill by breaking it into progressive steps, checking understanding at each stage.
Use case
Use this skill when the user wants to:
- Learn a new concept or technology
- Understand how something works
- Get a guided walkthrough of a topic
Workflow
- Assess starting point — What does the user already know?
- Break into steps — Progressive complexity, building on each step.
- Explain one step at a time — Don't overwhelm.
- Check understanding — Ask a quick question to verify.
- Adjust pace — Speed up or slow down based on understanding.
- Summarize — Recap what was learned.
Rules
- Teach one concept at a time.
- Use concrete examples, not abstract descriptions.
- Check understanding before moving on.
- Adapt to the user's level.
Credit
This skill is based on the work of Matt Pocock (@mattpocock). Original source: mattpocock/skills. Licensed under MIT.
How to use?
1. Download
Go to the AGENT KD SKILL gallery and find this skill card. Click Download to save the SKILL.md file to your computer.
2. Install
Copy the downloaded SKILL.md into your agent's skills directory:
| Agent | Path |
|---|---|
| opencode | ~/.config/opencode/skills//SKILL.md |
| Claude Code | ~/.claude/skills//SKILL.md |
| Codex CLI | ~/.codex/skills//SKILL.md |
| Cursor | ~/.cursor/skills//SKILL.md |
| Gemini CLI | ~/.gemini/skills//SKILL.md |
Example for opencode:
ash mkdir -p ~/.config/opencode/skills/<skill-name> cp SKILL.md ~/.config/opencode/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md
3. Use
Restart your agent session. The skill will auto-load based on its description. You can also invoke it explicitly by typing @ in your agent.
4. Verify
Ask your agent something related to the skill's purpose. If it responds using the skill's instructions, you're all set.