socrates-skill MCP — Casos de uso, Instalar & Demo ao vivo

Por que usar

Principais recursos

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

Demo ao vivo

Como fica na prática

socrates-skill.replay ▶ pronto

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Instalar

Escolha seu cliente

~/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
    }
  }
}

Abra Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config. Reinicie após salvar.

~/.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 usa o mesmo esquema mcpServers que o Claude Desktop. Config de projeto vence a global.

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
    }
  }
}

Clique no ícone MCP Servers na barra lateral do Cline, depois "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
    }
  }
}

Mesmo formato do Claude Desktop. Reinicie o Windsurf para aplicar.

~/.continue/config.json

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

O Continue usa um array de objetos de servidor em vez de um map.

~/.config/zed/settings.json

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

Adicione em context_servers. Zed recarrega automaticamente ao salvar.

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

Uma linha só. Verifique com claude mcp list. Remova com claude mcp remove.

Casos de uso

Usos do mundo real: socrates-skill

Understand an unfamiliar codebase deeply

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

Quando usar: You inherited a codebase and want to learn it, not just skim.

Pré-requisitos

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

Fluxo

Ask Socratic to guide you through the auth flow

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

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

Answer honestly where you're unsure.✓ Copiado

→ Questions adapt to your depth of understanding
Summarize

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

→ You wrote the summary, not Claude

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

Armadilhas

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

Combine com: filesystem

Work through a research paper with a Socratic guide

👤 Researchers, grad students ⏱ ~60 min intermediate

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

Fluxo

Point Claude at the PDF

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

→ Opens with a gauge question
Iterate

Answer and ask for clarification when needed.✓ Copiado

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

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

Combine com: 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

Quando usar: A non-obvious performance or concurrency bug you want to really understand.

Fluxo

Describe symptoms

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

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

Run the measurements Claude suggests; report back.✓ Copiado

→ Funnel narrows to the actual cause

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

Combine com: chrome-devtools

Combinações

Combine com outros MCPs para 10× de alavancagem

socrates-skill + filesystem

Claude reads source files silently before questioning

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

socrates-skill + arxiv

Pair with arxiv to pull papers Claude will guide you through

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

Ferramentas

O que este MCP expõe

Ferramenta	Entradas	Quando chamar	Custo
socratic_guide	material + goal	Include 'socratic' / 'socrates' / 소크라테스 in your message	0

Custo e limites

O que custa rodar

Cota de API: None
Tokens por chamada: Low per turn; high across a long session
Monetário: Free
Dica: Use a mid-tier model — Opus is overkill for Socratic questioning

Segurança

Permissões, segredos, alcance

Armazenamento de credenciais: None

Saída de dados: None beyond the model call

Solução de problemas

Erros comuns e correções

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'

Alternativas

socrates-skill vs. outros

Alternativa	Quando usar	Troca
Regular chat	You just need the answer and will learn separately	No forced understanding

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Recursos

📖 Leia o README oficial no GitHub

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