socrates-skill MCP — ユースケース, インストール & ライブデモ

なぜ使うのか

主な機能

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

ライブデモ

実際の動作

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インストール

クライアントを選択

~/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
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config を開く。保存後、アプリを再起動。

~/.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 は Claude Desktop と同じ mcpServers スキーマを使用。プロジェクト設定はグローバルより優先。

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
    }
  }
}

Cline サイドバーの MCP Servers アイコンをクリックし、"Edit Configuration" を選択。

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

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

Claude Desktop と同じ形式。Windsurf を再起動して反映。

~/.continue/config.json

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

Continue はマップではなくサーバーオブジェクトの配列を使用。

~/.config/zed/settings.json

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

context_servers に追加。保存時に Zed がホットリロード。

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

ワンライナー。claude mcp list で確認、claude mcp remove で削除。

ユースケース

実用的な使い方： socrates-skill

Understand an unfamiliar codebase deeply

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

使うタイミング： You inherited a codebase and want to learn it, not just skim.

前提条件

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

フロー

Ask Socratic to guide you through the auth flow

Socratic: help me understand the authentication flow in this repo. Start from the first request.✓ コピーしました

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

Answer honestly where you're unsure.✓ コピーしました

→ Questions adapt to your depth of understanding
Summarize

At the end, summarize the flow — Claude confirms or corrects via more questions.✓ コピーしました

→ You wrote the summary, not Claude

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

注意点

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

組み合わせ： filesystem

Work through a research paper with a Socratic guide

👤 Researchers, grad students ⏱ ~60 min intermediate

使うタイミング： A paper is dense and you want to internalize the argument, not skim.

フロー

Point Claude at the PDF

Socrates — guide me through this paper's core argument. Start with the setup.✓ コピーしました

→ Opens with a gauge question
Iterate

Answer and ask for clarification when needed.✓ コピーしました

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

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

組み合わせ： 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

使うタイミング： A non-obvious performance or concurrency bug you want to really understand.

フロー

Describe symptoms

Use socratic method to explore performance issues in this code. Here are the symptoms.✓ コピーしました

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

Run the measurements Claude suggests; report back.✓ コピーしました

→ Funnel narrows to the actual cause

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

組み合わせ： chrome-devtools

組み合わせ

他のMCPと組み合わせて10倍の力を

socrates-skill + filesystem

Claude reads source files silently before questioning

Socratic: walk me through the billing logic — read src/billing/ first.✓ コピーしました

socrates-skill + arxiv

Pair with arxiv to pull papers Claude will guide you through

Pull the RLHF paper from arxiv, then socratically teach me.✓ コピーしました

ツール

このMCPが提供する機能

ツール	入力	呼び出すタイミング	コスト
socratic_guide	material + goal	Include 'socratic' / 'socrates' / 소크라테스 in your message	0

コストと制限

運用コスト

APIクォータ: None
呼び出しあたりのトークン: Low per turn; high across a long session
金額: Free
ヒント: Use a mid-tier model — Opus is overkill for Socratic questioning

セキュリティ

権限、シークレット、影響範囲

認証情報の保管： None

データ送信先： None beyond the model call

トラブルシューティング

よくあるエラーと対処法

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'

代替案

socrates-skill 他との比較

代替案	代わりに使う場面	トレードオフ
Regular chat	You just need the answer and will learn separately	No forced understanding

その他

リソース

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