Didactic Notes
Document pedagogical design decisions in educational materials using the didactic LaTeX package and \ltnote command. Use proactively when (1) writing or editing educational LaTeX materials with pedagogical content, (2) adding variation theory labels or patterns to student-facing content, (3) explaining design trade-offs or choices in educational materials, (4) documenting why specific examples or exercises are sequenced in a particular way. Invoke when user mentions didactic notes, \ltnote, pedagogical reasoning, learning theory notes, educational design documentation, variation theory labels in student content, or asks to move pedagogical reasoning to instructor notes. CRITICAL: Pedagogical reasoning (variation/invariance labels, pattern names, design rationale) should be in \ltnote{}, NOT in student-facing text.
From the source SKILL.md
This skill documents pedagogical design decisions in educational materials, analogous to how literate programming documents code design decisions.
What this skill does
Didactic Notes is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the education-learning sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/didactic-notes/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
Who uses this skill
The Didactic Notes Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 119,000+ 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/didactic-notes
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/didactic-notes/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/didactic-notes/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/didactic-notes/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/didactic-notes/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\didactic-notes\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
The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.
Pro
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Didactic Notes Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy
SKILL.md from the source repository to
~/.claude/skills/didactic-notes/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at
claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Didactic Notes skill do?
Document pedagogical design decisions in educational materials using the didactic LaTeX package and \ltnote command. Use proactively when (1) writing or editing educational LaTeX materials with pedagogical content, (2) adding variation theory labels or patterns to student-facing content, (3) explaining design trade-offs or choices in educational materials, (4) documenting why specific examples or exercises are sequenced in a particular way. Invoke when user mentions didactic notes, \ltnote, pedagogical reasoning, learning theory notes, educational design documentation, variation theory labels in student content, or asks to move pedagogical reasoning to instructor notes. CRITICAL: Pedagogical reasoning (variation/invariance labels, pattern names, design rationale) should be in \ltnote{}, NOT in student-facing text.
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 Didactic Notes skill?
Use Didactic Notes when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the education learning 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 Didactic Notes" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at
/category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Didactic Notes 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. Didactic Notes is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at
/learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.
Cite this skill
If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:
APA
ClaudSkills. (2026). Didactic Notes [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/didactic-notes/
BibTeX
@misc{didactic-notes-2026,
author = {ClaudSkills},
title = {Didactic Notes [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/didactic-notes/}
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