How do I install the Socratic Claude Code skill?

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

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.

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Socratic

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-08

Internal gate of /gh:issue per V23 — sharpen vague intent → PilotSpec-ready draft before `gh issue create`. ⊥ user-invoked surface. Convergence criteria: explicit goal ∧ (≥ 1 acceptance criterion ∨ repro step) ∧ (cite §V/§T ∨ flag ⊥-spec). Single-question Socratic loop w/ just-in-time teaching overlay — when answer reveals gap ∨ implicit assumption, surface distinction in 1-2 sentences before next question. Concrete first-turn input passes gate ≤ 1 turn (zero-friction); vague triggers dialogue until criteria met. Triggered internally from /gh:issue Phase 1 only.

What this skill does

Socratic is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/socratic/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Socratic skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 56,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/socratic
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/socratic/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/socratic/SKILL.md

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

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

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.

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