claude-teacher-plugin

Use when the student wants a mini-task or practice exercise on the current topic — generates short focused challenges adapted to learning type (code, conceptual, or scenario-based). Results saved to global education DB.

Use when the student wants a structured side-by-side comparison of two concepts — creates a researched comparison table, usage scenarios, misconceptions, and key takeaway adapted to the student's level

Use when the concept needs ANIMATION or INTERACTIVITY to be understood — step-by-step protocol flows, sorting algorithm traces, state machine transitions, network packet journeys, or anything where static images fall short. Generates a self-contained .html file with Canvas/SVG + JavaScript. Opens in any browser, zero dependencies. For static diagrams use /ascii (simple) or /excalidraw (complex).

Use when the student wants to generate Anki-style flashcards from studied topics — creates question/answer cards in Markdown and Anki-compatible CSV, prioritized by weak areas and misconceptions. Cards saved to global education DB and project-local docs.

Use when the student wants a visual learning roadmap for a goal or topic area — reads current knowledge state, researches the standard learning path, and generates an interactive .excalidraw diagram with color-coded topic nodes, prerequisite arrows, and milestone markers. Visual companion to /research.

Use when the user wants to be quizzed, tested, or asked questions on any topic — programming concepts, protocols, algorithms, tools, or any subject they are studying

Use when the student has a task, project, or goal and needs a structured learning plan — researches prerequisites, finds authoritative resources (docs, articles, RFCs, tutorials), and saves a checklist-style study plan to a file. The student follows the plan at their own pace.

DEFAULT diagram skill — simplest tier. Use when user invokes /ascii OR when suggesting a quick visual. Creates ASCII art rendered inline in terminal — zero friction. Escalate to /excalidraw for complex static diagrams (5+ components, multi-layer). Escalate to /demo for animated/dynamic concepts (protocol handshakes, algorithm traces, state transitions).

Middle tier — complex STATIC diagrams. Use when user invokes /excalidraw, OR when concept has 5+ components, multi-layer architecture, or detailed data structures that benefit from editable layout. Generates .excalidraw JSON files opened in excalidraw.com or VS Code. For simple visuals use /ascii. For animated/dynamic concepts (protocol handshakes, algorithm traces) use /demo instead.

Use when starting a new educational project or study folder — sets up CLAUDE.md with teaching rules, configures Explanatory output style, initializes the global education DB, and sets up project-local tracking

Delete all saved education data — student profile, quiz history, topic progress, session logs, and saved docs. Fresh start.

Use when the student seems frustrated, stuck, discouraged, or explicitly asks for motivation — fetches a real quote from an API and delivers a personalized motivational boost

Use when the student wants to see their knowledge dashboard — shows what they know, what's weak, what's due for review, misconceptions, and overall stats across all projects

Use when the student wants to checkpoint their progress mid-session — flushes all current session state to the global education DB without ending the session

Use when the student is ending a learning session — generates a recap of what was covered, updates knowledge tracking in the global DB, and suggests what to start with next time