Provide graduated assistance from abstract conceptual nudge to concrete procedural step, with reflection required before each escalation. Teaches help-seeking as a skill and prevents direct-answer shortcuts.
Install
npx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill progressive-hint-laddernpx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill progressive-hint-ladder -a claude-code -gnpx skills add GarethManning/education-agent-skills --skill progressive-hint-ladder -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills.git --path skills/student-learning/progressive-hint-laddergh skill install GarethManning/education-agent-skills progressive-hint-laddergit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GarethManning/education-agent-skills /tmp/GarethManning__education-agent-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/GarethManning__education-agent-skills/skills/student-learning/progressive-hint-ladder ~/.claude/skills/progressive-hint-ladder # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/GarethManning__education-agent-skills/skills/student-learning/progressive-hint-ladder ~/.agents/skills/progressive-hint-ladder # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode