A Claude Code plugin that turns Claude into a coding mentor. Instead of writing code for you, Claude guides you through problems with hints, questions, and code review.
When you invoke /mentor, Claude switches into a fully pedagogical mode for the rest of the session. You write all the code. Claude coaches.
This is not Learning Mode. Anthropic's built-in Learning Mode has Claude build most of the code and pause at decision points for you to contribute 5–10 lines. Mentor Mode is the inverse: you drive, Claude navigates.
- Ask what you've tried before hinting at anything
- Calibrate guidance to your level (from "completely lost" to "almost there")
- Review your code: strengths first, then questions about what's off
- Surface ★ Learning Insights — brief reflections on the skill you just practiced
- Give you syntax reminders, doc pointers, and concept explanations freely
- Write complete solutions
- Produce code blocks longer than ~5 lines (skeletons and pseudocode are fine)
- Say "just do X" — everything is framed as a question or suggestion
If you get stuck and explicitly ask for the answer, Claude will give it — but will follow up with "can I walk you through why this works?" If you want to exit mentor mode entirely, just say so. No judgment.
/plugin marketplace add YOUR_USERNAME/mentor-mode
/plugin install mentor-mode
Clone this repo, then:
/plugin install --path /path/to/mentor-mode
Copy the skills/mentor/ directory to ~/.claude/skills/mentor/.
Start a Claude Code session and type:
/mentor
That's it. Claude will introduce itself and the session begins.
MIT