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close-reading-skill-builder

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Build students' capacity to read historical documents closely — attending to word choice, tone, and rhetoric as evidence of perspective. Use when students summarise sources without analysing language.

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Run this command in your terminal. No account required — it auto-detects your AI tool and installs the skill file.

npx @skills-hub-ai/cli install education-skills-close-reading-skill-builder
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Claude Code

~/.claude/skills/<skill>/SKILL.md

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npx @skills-hub-ai/cli install education-skills-close-reading-skill-builder --target claude-code
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Frequently asked questions about close-reading-skill-builder

What does the close-reading-skill-builder skill do?

Build students' capacity to read historical documents closely — attending to word choice, tone, and rhetoric as evidence of perspective. Use when students summarise sources without analysing language. It's a reusable SKILL.md instruction set that loads into your AI coding assistant on demand, no prompt engineering, no copy-pasting every session.

How do I install the close-reading-skill-builder skill?

Run `npx @skills-hub-ai/cli install education-skills-close-reading-skill-builder` from your terminal. The CLI writes the SKILL.md to the correct location for your AI tool (e.g. ~/.claude/skills/education-skills-close-reading-skill-builder/ for Claude Code or ~/.cursor/skills/ for Cursor with --target cursor) and adds it to your project's .skills.json lockfile.

Which AI tools does close-reading-skill-builder work with?

close-reading-skill-builder runs in Claude Code. It follows the open Agent Skills standard (SKILL.md), so the same skill works in every supported tool without modification.

Is the close-reading-skill-builder skill free?

Yes. Every skill on skills-hub.ai is free and open-source. There are no premium tiers, paywalls, or usage limits. You only pay for whatever AI assistant you're already using.

How do I use close-reading-skill-builder after installing it?

In Claude Code, type `/education-skills-close-reading-skill-builder` (or whatever slash command the skill registers) and the AI follows the skill's instructions immediately. You can also reference it by name in natural language, your AI loads the skill into context when relevant.

Can I share the close-reading-skill-builder skill with my team?

Yes. Commit your project's .skills.json lockfile and teammates run `npx @skills-hub-ai/cli install` (no args) to install every skill at the exact version you pinned. Organization-scoped installs work via skills-hub.ai organizations.