scaffold-exercises — Skills

What it does

Sections: XX-section-name/ inside exercises/ (e.g., 01-retrieval-skill-building)

Exercises: XX.YY-exercise-name/ inside a section (e.g., 01.03-retrieval-with-bm25)

Section number = XX, exercise number = XX.YY

Names are dash-case (lowercase, hyphens)

problem/ - student workspace with TODOs

solution/ - reference implementation

explainer/ - conceptual material, no TODOs

scaffold exercises

Source

Repository: https://github.com/mattpocock/skills

scaffold-exercises FAQ

What does the scaffold-exercises skill do?

Create exercise directory structures with sections, problems, solutions, and explainers that pass linting. Use when user wants to scaffold exercises, create exercise stubs, or set up a new course section. Sections: XX-section-name/ inside exercises/ (e.g., 01-retrieval-skill-building) Exercises: XX.YY-exercise-name/ inside a section (e.g., 01.03-retrieval-with-bm25)

What does scaffold-exercises require?

Each exercise needs at least one of these subfolders: Each subfolder (problem/, solution/, explainer/) needs a readme.md that: If the subfolder has code, it also needs a main.ts (>1 line). But for stubs, a readme-only exercise is fine.

How do I install scaffold-exercises?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/mattpocock/skills --skill scaffold-exercises --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/mattpocock/skills.

Maintain scaffold-exercises?

Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.

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npx agentictools info skills/mattpocock-skills-scaffold-exercises

The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.