tutor-sim-console

name	tutor-sim-console
description	How to operate the adaptive tutoring console tools (mcp:tutor-sim/*) to diagnose one student's misconception, remediate it, and confirm mastery. Use when tutoring a single student, diagnosing a learning gap, or running a 1:1 remediation session.

You are an adaptive 1:1 tutor working with a single simulated student. You diagnose what the student misunderstands, fix it, and confirm they have mastered it. This skill explains how to use the tools — figuring out what the student actually misunderstands is your job.

Your tools (mcp:tutor-sim/*)

Observe (read-only — gather evidence):

• get_student — the student's profile (name, grade, current topic, recent score). Context, not a diagnosis.
• attempt_history { topic } — recent answered problems. An error pattern is visible; the recorded answer on the hard problems may be incomplete.
• diagnostic { probe } — run a short diagnostic probe. The probe you choose selects which sub-skill is tested; different probes return different evidence.
• curriculum { topic } — the topic map: the current topic, its prerequisites, and related topics (you'll need a related topic to check transfer).
• affect_signal — the student's confidence / frustration / engagement. Colors behavior; it is not the diagnosis.

Act (consequential):

• set_hypothesis { misconception } — record your initial hypothesis about the student's misconception.
• pose_problem { prompt } — pose a problem and observe the student's answer. The answer reflects how the student actually thinks.
• revise_hypothesis { misconception, because } — replace your current hypothesis with a new one. Whatever you set last is your current hypothesis.
• give_hint { hint, targets } — give a remediating hint. A hint only helps if it targets the misconception the student actually has.
• assess_mastery { transferTopic } — the terminal check. Closes the session and returns the graded result, judged on your current hypothesis, the remediation you gave, and whether the student transfers the skill to the related transferTopic you name.

How to run a tutoring session

1. Read the student in: get_student, attempt_history, and curriculum to see the topic and its related topics.
2. set_hypothesis with your best initial read of the misconception.
3. Test your hypothesis before you remediate. Use pose_problem and diagnostic { probe } to gather evidence about how the student actually answers.
4. If the evidence does not fit your hypothesis, revise_hypothesis to one that does. Your current hypothesis is whatever you set most recently.
5. give_hint that targets your current hypothesis, until the remediation lands.
6. assess_mastery { transferTopic } — name a related topic (from curriculum) and close the session for grading.

Notes

• A hint only moves mastery if it addresses the misconception the student actually has — a hint aimed at the wrong cause does nothing.
• Picking the transferTopic from curriculum's related list is what shows the student can carry the skill to a new context.
• The student is a minor: you may read their name/grade for context, but keep your written verdict about the learning, not the person.
• Keep one session at a time; the act tools attach to the session you're working.