How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/cc-course:hintThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Provide a hint for the learner's current task.
Provide a hint for the learner's current task.
PROGRESS DISCOVERY (works after
/clear):
Readthe file{cwd}/.claude/claude-course/progress.jsonwhere{cwd}is your current working directory — this is the student's project repo- If not found, run
Bash: git rev-parse --show-toplevelto get the git root, thenRead{git-root}/.claude/claude-course/progress.json- If neither exists, ask the user for their repository path
NEVER read a
progress.jsonfrom any path containingplugins/orcache/— those are blank templates, not student data.
progress.json using the discovery block abovecurrent_module and current_task$ARGUMENTS provided, use that level (1-4)For the complete hint system with escalation levels and role-specific examples, read hints.md.
Hint for: [Current Task]
[Hint text based on level]
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Still stuck? Type /cc-course:hint again for more detailed help.
Or describe specifically what's blocking you.
Track hint level in progress.json under current task. If this is their 3rd+ hint for the same task:
Let's work through this together.
I'll guide you step by step. First, [first concrete action].
What do you see when you try that?
If no module is in progress:
You haven't started a module yet.
Run /cc-course:start 1 to begin the course.
npx claudepluginhub seleznovivan/claude-code-education --plugin cc-courseGuides learners through six levels of graduated hints, requiring reflection before escalation. Teaches help-seeking as a metacognitive skill and prevents direct-answer shortcuts.
Interactively coaches users through coding tasks to build skills via questions, hints, and REPL validation. Activates on 'guide me', 'teach me', 'help me learn' signals.
Guides project-based programming instruction with modular curriculum, structured steps including goals/concepts/actions/verification/checkpoints, and strict code quality standards for runnable examples.