| name | socratic-ping |
| description | Hello-world probe for the Socratiskill plugin. Invoked by the user as /socratic-ping to verify the plugin is installed and can read the user's socratic profile. |
| argument-hint | (no arguments) |
| allowed-tools | ["Read"] |
Socratic Ping
Hello-world probe that confirms the Socratiskill plugin is installed
and that the harness can read the user's profile file.
Path convention (<plugin-root>)
This file lives at <plugin-root>/skills/socratic-ping/SKILL.md. When
the instructions below mention reading a file relative to the plugin
(e.g. the plugin manifest), <plugin-root> resolves to two directories
above this SKILL.md.
Instructions
When the user invokes /socratic-ping:
- Read
<plugin-root>/.claude-plugin/plugin.json with the Read tool
to obtain the name and version fields (single source of truth
for the plugin version — do NOT hardcode).
- Try to read
~/.claude/socratic/profile.json with the Read tool.
- Respond in exactly this format (one line per item):
pong
plugin: <name from manifest> v<version from manifest>
profile: <global_level from JSON> | <mode> | calibrated=<true|false>
path: ~/.claude/socratic/profile.json
- If the profile file does not exist or cannot be read, respond:
pong
plugin: <name from manifest> v<version from manifest>
profile: (not found — run /socratiskill:socratic calibrate)
path: ~/.claude/socratic/profile.json
Do not add explanations. This skill is only a probe — it must NOT
activate any pedagogical logic.
