socrates-skill MCP — Anwendungsfälle, Installieren & Live-Demo

Warum nutzen

Hauptfunktionen

Never gives direct answers — enforces discovery
Works on code, docs, PDFs, configs, papers
Five-step loop: read -> assess -> guide -> adapt -> confirm
Auto-detects user language
Activated by keyword — no per-message ceremony

Live-Demo

In der Praxis

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Installieren

Wählen Sie Ihren Client

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "socrates-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/bevibing/socrates-skill",
        "~/.claude/skills/socrates-skill"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Öffne Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config. Nach dem Speichern neu starten.

~/.cursor/mcp.json · .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "socrates-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/bevibing/socrates-skill",
        "~/.claude/skills/socrates-skill"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Cursor nutzt das gleiche mcpServers-Schema wie Claude Desktop. Projektkonfiguration schlägt die globale.

VS Code → Cline → MCP Servers → Edit

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "socrates-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/bevibing/socrates-skill",
        "~/.claude/skills/socrates-skill"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Klicken Sie auf das MCP-Servers-Symbol in der Cline-Seitenleiste, dann "Edit Configuration".

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "socrates-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/bevibing/socrates-skill",
        "~/.claude/skills/socrates-skill"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Gleiche Struktur wie Claude Desktop. Windsurf neu starten zum Übernehmen.

~/.continue/config.json

{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "socrates-skill",
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/bevibing/socrates-skill",
        "~/.claude/skills/socrates-skill"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Continue nutzt ein Array von Serverobjekten statt einer Map.

~/.config/zed/settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "socrates-skill": {
      "command": {
        "path": "git",
        "args": [
          "clone",
          "https://github.com/bevibing/socrates-skill",
          "~/.claude/skills/socrates-skill"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

In context_servers hinzufügen. Zed lädt beim Speichern neu.

claude mcp add socrates-skill -- git clone https://github.com/bevibing/socrates-skill ~/.claude/skills/socrates-skill

Einzeiler. Prüfen mit claude mcp list. Entfernen mit claude mcp remove.

Anwendungsfälle

Praxisnahe Nutzung: socrates-skill

Understand an unfamiliar codebase deeply

👤 Engineers onboarding to a new codebase ⏱ ~45 min intermediate

Wann einsetzen: You inherited a codebase and want to learn it, not just skim.

Voraussetzungen

Skill installed — git clone https://github.com/bevibing/socrates-skill ~/.claude/skills/socrates-skill

Ablauf

Ask Socratic to guide you through the auth flow

Socratic: help me understand the authentication flow in this repo. Start from the first request.✓ Kopiert

→ Claude asks: 'Where does the request first hit your code? Which file?'
Answer iteratively

Answer honestly where you're unsure.✓ Kopiert

→ Questions adapt to your depth of understanding
Summarize

At the end, summarize the flow — Claude confirms or corrects via more questions.✓ Kopiert

→ You wrote the summary, not Claude

Ergebnis: You actually understand the flow, verified by your own summary.

Fallstricke

Getting frustrated and begging for the answer — That's the point — the skill enforces. Step away and come back if stuck.

Kombinieren mit: filesystem

Work through a research paper with a Socratic guide

👤 Researchers, grad students ⏱ ~60 min intermediate

Wann einsetzen: A paper is dense and you want to internalize the argument, not skim.

Ablauf

Point Claude at the PDF

Socrates — guide me through this paper's core argument. Start with the setup.✓ Kopiert

→ Opens with a gauge question
Iterate

Answer and ask for clarification when needed.✓ Kopiert

→ Progression from setup -> method -> results -> limits

Ergebnis: A clear mental model of the paper that survives your next conversation about it.

Kombinieren mit: arxiv

Debug a tricky performance issue through guided questioning

👤 Engineers who want to reason about a bug, not just take a fix ⏱ ~45 min advanced

Wann einsetzen: A non-obvious performance or concurrency bug you want to really understand.

Ablauf

Describe symptoms

Use socratic method to explore performance issues in this code. Here are the symptoms.✓ Kopiert

→ Claude asks what you've measured, not what you suspect
Follow the questioning

Run the measurements Claude suggests; report back.✓ Kopiert

→ Funnel narrows to the actual cause

Ergebnis: You found the root cause and can explain it.

Kombinieren mit: chrome-devtools

Kombinationen

Mit anderen MCPs für 10-fache Wirkung

socrates-skill + filesystem

Claude reads source files silently before questioning

Socratic: walk me through the billing logic — read src/billing/ first.✓ Kopiert

socrates-skill + arxiv

Pair with arxiv to pull papers Claude will guide you through

Pull the RLHF paper from arxiv, then socratically teach me.✓ Kopiert

Werkzeuge

Was dieses MCP bereitstellt

Werkzeug	Eingaben	Wann aufrufen	Kosten
socratic_guide	material + goal	Include 'socratic' / 'socrates' / 소크라테스 in your message	0

Kosten & Limits

Was der Betrieb kostet

API-Kontingent: None
Tokens pro Aufruf: Low per turn; high across a long session
Kosten in €: Free
Tipp: Use a mid-tier model — Opus is overkill for Socratic questioning

Sicherheit

Rechte, Secrets, Reichweite

Credential-Speicherung: None

Datenabfluss: None beyond the model call

Fehlerbehebung

Häufige Fehler und Lösungen

Claude gives direct answers anyway

Reinforce by saying 'stick to Socratic method — no direct answers'

Questions feel too basic

Tell it your starting level: 'assume I know X'

Alternativen

socrates-skill vs. andere

Alternative	Wann stattdessen	Kompromiss
Regular chat	You just need the answer and will learn separately	No forced understanding

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