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Cognitive Tutoring Architecture Designer

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Cognitive Tutoring Architecture Designer skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Cognitive Tutoring Architecture Designer is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: architecture · Last updated: 2026-06-13

Map knowledge components and skill hierarchies for a cognitive tutoring system or adaptive learning platform. Use when designing intelligent tutoring software or skill-based mastery systems.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Cognitive Tutoring Architecture Designer includes worked examples; at least one code block. At roughly 3,405 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Source: hol.org/registry/plugins
License: Apache-2.0
Original author: hashgraph-online
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-13
Catalog position: Engineering · architecture
Indexed related skills: 10

How Cognitive Tutoring Architecture Designer fits the catalog

Cognitive Tutoring Architecture Designer sits in the Engineering category under the architecture sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

What this skill does

Cognitive Tutoring Architecture Designer is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the architecture sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/cognitive-tutoring-architecture-designer/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when designing intelligent tutoring software or skill-based mastery systems.

Who uses this skill

The Cognitive Tutoring Architecture Designer Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/cognitive-tutoring-architecture-designer
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/cognitive-tutoring-architecture-designer/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/cognitive-tutoring-architecture-designer/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/cognitive-tutoring-architecture-designer/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/cognitive-tutoring-architecture-designer/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\cognitive-tutoring-architecture-designer\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Cognitive Tutoring Architecture Designer Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/cognitive-tutoring-architecture-designer/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Cognitive Tutoring Architecture Designer skill do?

Map knowledge components and skill hierarchies for a cognitive tutoring system or adaptive learning platform. Use when designing intelligent tutoring software or skill-based mastery systems.

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Cognitive Tutoring Architecture Designer skill?

Use Cognitive Tutoring Architecture Designer when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the architecture area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Cognitive Tutoring Architecture Designer" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Cognitive Tutoring Architecture Designer skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Cognitive Tutoring Architecture Designer is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins/blob/2a8a505c7b89e097af4834bc434b44e501ec970a/plugins/GarethManning/education-agent-skills/skills/ai-learning-science/cognitive-tutoring-architecture-designer/SKILL.md
License: Apache-2.0
Author: hashgraph-online
Website: https://hol.org/registry/plugins

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

hashgraph-online. (2026). Cognitive Tutoring Architecture Designer [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/cognitive-tutoring-architecture-designer/

BibTeX

@misc{cognitive-tutoring-architecture-designer-2026,
  author    = {hashgraph-online},
  title     = {Cognitive Tutoring Architecture Designer [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/cognitive-tutoring-architecture-designer/}
}

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