# Course Creator

> Generate a course's first module map from a single topic prompt; use when the course is still just an idea and a pile of expertise.

- Skill: `garphengate/course-creator` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add garphengate/course-creator`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/garphengate/course-creator/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: GarphenGate (https://skillmd.com/u/garphengate)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/garphengate/course-creator

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# Course Outline

*Free gateway skill from the Course Creator bundle by GarphenGate.*

One topic prompt in, a credible module map out: enough structure to see the course, honest about what's still a guess.

## Procedure

1. **Take the topic and probe once**: who is this for, and what should they be able to do afterward? If the user doesn't know yet, pick the most likely student and label the choice ASSUMED.
2. **Draft the exit capability** in one sentence, stated as something demonstrable.
3. **Map five to seven modules** in dependency order, each titled as a capability, each with two or three lesson bullets and one named check.
4. **Place the arc markers**: the module-1 early win, the midpoint milestone, and the finale artifact.
5. **Flag the risks**: which modules assume knowledge the student may lack, and which look too big to finish. One line each.

## Output

```
COURSE IDEA: <topic> / STUDENT: <who (ASSUMED?)>
EXIT: <capability sentence>
1. <capability module> — <2-3 lesson bullets> — check: <artifact>
...
ARC: early win <...> / midpoint <...> / finale <...>
RISKS: <assumption flags + too-big flags>
NEXT: the two questions to answer before building
```

## Rules

- Never title modules as topics; capabilities only, even in a first draft.
- Never present the assumed student as settled; ASSUMED labels stay until the user confirms.
- Five to seven modules in the first map; a twelve-module first draft frightens the creator and the student alike.

## Degradation

If the topic is too broad for one course ("photography"), return two or three narrower course ideas with one-line exit capabilities each, and outline whichever the user picks.

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*Like this? This is the free gateway skill for **Course Creator** by Moltline Studio. The paid listing: https://www.agensi.io/skills/course-creator-persona*