Start Learning Session

VerifiedSafe

Starts a new learning session by reading the current progress and session log. Checks for concepts due for review (last practiced more than 3 days ago), presents 1-2 quick review questions from the quiz bank, and suggests what to work on next based on the current module. Updates the last session timestamp in the progress file.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
ProductivityIntermediate
506/2/2026
Claude Code
#tutoring#learning#session-management#review

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Our review

This skill starts a new tutoring session by reading progress, identifying concepts due for review, and suggesting what to work on next.

Strengths

  • Leverages saved progress for personalized learning
  • Automatically detects due review concepts
  • Provides relevant quiz questions
  • Updates session timestamps

Limitations

  • Requires progress.json and quiz_bank.md to exist
  • Depends on a predefined file structure
  • Does not handle session interruptions
When to use it

Use this skill at the start of a tutoring session to pick up where you left off and prioritize reviews.

When not to use it

Do not use it when you want to start a completely new topic without any prior context.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score85/100

The skill only reads and updates local project files (progress.json, session_log.md, quiz_bank.md) and does not execute any shell commands, network calls, or destructive actions. No sensitive data is exfiltrated.

No concerns found

Examples

Start learning session
start session
Begin tutoring
let's start the tutoring session
Resume after break
I'm back, can we start again?

name: start-session description: Start a new tutoring session. Reads progress, shows concepts due for review, suggests what to work on next. Use when user says "start session", "begin", "let's start", or at the beginning of a learning session.

Start Learning Session

Instructions

  1. Read progress.json to get current state
  2. Read session_log.md to see where we left off
  3. Check for concepts due for review (last_practiced > 3 days ago)
  4. Show 1-2 quick review questions from quiz_bank.md if concepts are due
  5. Suggest what to work on next based on meta.current_module
  6. Update meta.last_session timestamp in progress.json
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