| name | learning-memory |
| description | Use when capturing or restoring a learner's persistent profile to personalize teaching across sessions. |
| version | 1.1.0 |
| authors | ["edu-agent-skills contributors"] |
| tags | ["memory","personalization","cross-session","learner-profile"] |
| status | stable |
Purpose
Maintain a structured learner profile across sessions so agents start at the right depth, avoid re-teaching covered material, and prioritize known weak areas.
Activation
- New session begins and prior context may exist. Learner references prior sessions or covered topics. Session ends and state should be preserved. Agent needs to personalize without re-asking onboarding questions.
- Skip if: one-off session with no continuity desired, no persistent storage available, or narrow stateless task.
- Routing: run at session start (restore) and end (save). Feed weak areas to
weak-area-tracker. Profile drives find-your-level for returning learners with uncertain level.
Inputs
- Prior session summary/profile, current session transcript, concepts + outcomes, learner self-reports, error patterns from assessment skills.
Profile Schema (compact)
learner_profile:
level: beginner | intermediate | advanced
stated_goal: "<goal>"
learning_style: code-first | concept-first | mixed
weak_areas: [{topic, type, last_seen, correction_attempted}]
covered_topics: [{topic, confidence: low|medium|high, last_confirmed}]
active_checkpoint: "<last concept/milestone in progress>"
session_count: N
last_session: "<ISO date>"
Workflow
Session Start (Restore)
- Retrieve — Check for prior profile. If exists: summarize and confirm accuracy with learner. If none: run
find-your-level.
- Staleness Check — Last session 2+ weeks ago → flag for light review. Goal changed → update target.
- Inject — Feed relevant profile data (level, weak areas, last checkpoint) into current session. Don't re-explain confirmed material unless requested.
Session End (Save)
- Extract — Record: concepts covered, understanding outcomes, new weak areas, self-reported confidence.
- Update — Merge into profile. Promote "in-progress" → "covered" when confirmed. Add new weak areas.
- Handoff — Output compact summary: where to resume, what to skip, top 1–2 priorities for next session.
Rules
- DO: confirm profile accuracy with learner at session start — never assume stale data is current.
- DO: base profile updates on observable evidence, not assumptions.
- DO: cap weak-area list at 5 active items.
- DO: frame all profile data as "what we'll focus on" not "what went wrong."
- DON'T: re-teach confirmed topics without request or regression evidence.
- DON'T: skip the session-end save — always output the handoff note.
- DON'T: treat "covered" as "fully mastered" — watch for regression signals.
Output
Session start: restored profile summary + confirmation prompt. Session end: concepts covered with outcomes, new/resolved weak areas, and handoff note (resume point + priorities + skip list). Format naturally.
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