SkillValidated

Study-recap — end each session with recall, not just code

A student skill that closes a working session by turning what was built into understanding: the concepts used, one re-implementation exercise, and the question you should be able to answer cold tomorrow.

$cosq add study-recap

Free, works signed out. No CLI? Copy the file below into your repo — same result.

Why this one

Engaged interaction preserved skill while passive acceptance lowered comprehension (Anthropic skill-formation study) — recall is the engaged half.

How to use it

  1. 1Invoke at the end of every study session
  2. 2Do the re-implementation exercise before the next session

What gets installed

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.claude/skills/study-recap/SKILL.md(created)
---
name: study-recap
description: Use at the end of a learning or homework session: summarize the concepts used, set one re-implementation exercise, and pose one recall question.
---

Close this session by consolidating what the developer should now KNOW:

1. List the 2–3 concepts this session's code actually used (the pattern, the
   API, the algorithm) — named so they can be looked up later.
2. Set ONE small re-implementation exercise: a piece of today's work to redo
   from a blank file without assistance, sized under 30 minutes.
3. Pose one recall question the developer should be able to answer cold
   tomorrow, with the answer below a spoiler line.
4. Be honest about the gap: if most of the session was accepted rather than
   understood, say which part deserves a re-read first.

The code was today's output; the understanding is the durable one.