Alvarmethod
One-to-one AI teaching skills (Alvar method) for Codex, Claude Code, Grok, Pi, and OpenCode
Install with your AI
Paste into Claude Code, Cursor, or any agent — it reads the repo and wires the tool into your project.
Install and set up Alvarmethod (git-clone project) into my current project. Found on https://claudeers.com/alvarmethod Repo: https://github.com/vasanthsreeram/Alvarmethod Homepage/docs: — Detected install method: git-clone → git clone https://github.com/vasanthsreeram/Alvarmethod Category: education. Platforms: cli, api. Read the repo's README for exact setup and env vars, then install it and wire it into my project. Claudeers Health Verdict: slowing; community-verified: false. Confirm the source before running anything.
git clone https://github.com/vasanthsreeram/Alvarmethod
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| Platforms | cli, api |
|---|---|
| Operating systems | — |
| AI compatibility | claude |
| License | MIT |
| Pricing | open-source |
| Language | Shell |
One teacher. One mind.
Portable agent skills that run Eero Alvar’s AI learning loop.
npx skills add vasanthsreeram/Alvarmethod -g --all
That’s the install. Works in Claude Code, Codex, Grok, Pi, OpenCode, Cursor, and the rest of the skills CLI agents.
Then open a learning folder (not this repo) and say:
/teach I want a solid introduction to <topic>
You should get a quiz picker (not A/B/C/D in chat) → a mermaid DAG → one reasoning step → a lock-in quiz.
Quick install
npx skills (preferred)
The open skills CLI. Discovers every skills/*/SKILL.md in this repo.
# global, every detected agent, no prompts
npx skills add vasanthsreeram/Alvarmethod -g --all
# list what’s in the pack
npx skills add vasanthsreeram/Alvarmethod --list
# one skill
npx skills add vasanthsreeram/Alvarmethod --skill teach -g -y
# one harness
npx skills add vasanthsreeram/Alvarmethod -g -y -a claude-code -a grok -a pi -a opencode -a codex
Update later:
npx skills update -g
npx this repo
No extra CLI — runs install.sh from GitHub:
npx github:vasanthsreeram/Alvarmethod
npx github:vasanthsreeram/Alvarmethod --list
npx github:vasanthsreeram/Alvarmethod --claude --grok
Clone
git clone https://github.com/vasanthsreeram/Alvarmethod.git
cd Alvarmethod
./install.sh # all known agent dirs
./install.sh --project
./install.sh --uninstall
| Agent | Global path |
|---|---|
| Codex | ~/.codex/skills + ~/.agents/skills |
| Claude Code | ~/.claude/skills |
| Grok | ~/.grok/skills |
| Pi | ~/.pi/agent/skills |
| OpenCode | ~/.config/opencode/skills |
The method
Credit: Eero Alvar — How I Use AI to Learn Things (2026-08-14). This pack implements that loop as Agent Skills. It is not his original Pi quiz / Obsidian setup. Captions: source/eero-alvar-how-i-use-ai-to-learn-things.md.
Many-to-many learning leaks:
| Direction | Waste |
|---|---|
| One outlet → many students | Never fitted to your edge |
| One student → many outlets | Switching cost + the brain hedges on sources it does not trust |
Fix: one interface, many sources. Trust is engineered (verify). Struggle stays in the material. The system eats logistics.
flowchart LR
A[Probe<br/>edge of this mind] --> B[Plan<br/>mermaid DAG]
B --> C[Teach<br/>one node]
C --> D[Lock-in quiz]
D -->|pass| C
D -->|fail| E[Insert prereq]
E --> C
- Probe — graded MCQ in the harness picker, start wide, binary-search every strand
- Plan — mermaid DAG for this mind, shown before teaching
- Teach — one reasoning step, picture if needed, quiz, next node
Skills
| Skill | Job |
|---|---|
teach | Full loop: probe → plan → one-step teaching |
probe | Understanding map only |
learn-profile | Write .alvar/LEARNER.md |
learn-visual | One SVG, look at it, fix it |
learn-verify | Fact-check a claim before it is taught as fact |
Quizzes must use the native picker:
| Agent | Tool |
|---|---|
| Grok / Codex | ask_user_question |
| Claude Code | AskUserQuestion |
| OpenCode | question |
| Pi | quiz / ask_user / askUserQuestion |
If the agent pastes A/B/C/D, say “use the quiz tool.” If it dumps a textbook, say “one node only.”
Session files land in the learning folder:
.alvar/LEARNER.md
.alvar/maps/<topic>.md
.alvar/sessions/<date>-<topic>.md
.alvar/visuals/…
Point Obsidian at .alvar/ if you want LaTeX preview.
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md. Edit skills here, then reinstall. Don’t patch the copies under ~/.claude / ~/.grok.
License
MIT for the skills, installer, and docs.
The video and spoken method are Eero Alvar’s. Watch the original: youtu.be/kzcI5F4tGiU.
// faq
What is Alvarmethod?
One-to-one AI teaching skills (Alvar method) for Codex, Claude Code, Grok, Pi, and OpenCode. It is open-source on GitHub.
Is Alvarmethod free to use?
Alvarmethod is open-source under the MIT license, so it is free to use.
What category does Alvarmethod belong to?
Alvarmethod is listed under education in the Claudeers registry of Claude-compatible tools.
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