# check-understanding

Runs an eight-question quiz on topics from the AI Engineering from Scratch curriculum. Tests your conceptual and practical grasp before moving to the next phase.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 4500 installs · ★ 73982
- Author: rohitg00
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch/tree/HEAD/skills/check-understanding/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/check-understanding

## What it does

The skill accepts a phase index from 0 to 19 or a topic keyword, mapping it across 20 curriculum modules. If the repository is not present on disk, it fetches lesson files directly from GitHub.

Each quiz delivers 8 multiple-choice questions labeled A through D. Four questions test theoretical concepts, while the remaining four evaluate implementation knowledge. Questions appear one at a time. The skill keeps answers hidden until you respond.

At the end, it grades your score from Mastered down to Start Over. For incorrect answers, the skill pinpoints the exact lesson documents to revisit.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch --skill check-understanding -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/check-understanding/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/check-understanding/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch --skill check-understanding -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/check-understanding/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch --skill check-understanding -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/check-understanding/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch check-understanding
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/check-understanding/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch --skill check-understanding -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch --path skills/check-understanding
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/check-understanding/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch --skill check-understanding -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch/tree/HEAD/skills/check-understanding/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- test knowledge before advancing to the next curriculum phase
- pinpoint failed topics to specific lesson documentation
- take engineering quizzes without keeping a local repository clone

## Example prompts
- /check-understanding 3
- quiz me on phase 2
- /check-understanding deep-learning

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: check-understanding
version: 1.0.0
description: Phase quiz for AI Engineering from Scratch. Trigger with "quiz me", "test phase", "check my understanding", "do I know phase 3", or `/check-understanding <phase>`.
---

# Check Understanding

Test your knowledge of a completed phase from the AI Engineering from Scratch course.

## Activation

This skill activates when the user says things like:
- `/check-understanding 3` or `/check-understanding deep-learning`
- "quiz me on phase 2"
- "test phase 1"
- "check my understanding of transformers"
- "do I know phase 3"
- "am I ready for the next phase"

## Input

Accepts a phase number (0-19) or a phase name as argument. If no argument is provided, ask the user which phase they want to be tested on by listing all 20 phases.

## Phase Map

Map the argument to the correct phase directory under `phases/`:

| Input | Directory | Phase Name |
|-------|-----------|------------|
| 0, setup, tooling | `00-setup-and-tooling` | Setup & Tooling |
| 1, math, math-foundations | `01-math-foundations` | Math Foundations |
| 2, ml, ml-fundamentals | `02-ml-fundamentals` | ML Fundamentals |
| 3, deep-learning, dl | `03-deep-learning-core` | Deep Learning Core |
| 4, cv, computer-vision, vision | `04-computer-vision` | Computer Vision |
| 5, nlp | `05-nlp-foundations-to-advanced` | NLP -- Foundations to Advanced |
| 6, speech, audio | `06-speech-and-audio` | Speech & Audio |
| 7, transformers | `07-transformers-deep-dive` | Transformers Deep Dive |
| 8, generative, gen-ai, genai | `08-generative-ai` | Generative AI |
| 9, rl, reinforcement-learning | `09-reinforcement-learning` | Reinforcement Learning |
| 10, llms, llm, llms-from-scratch | `10-llms-from-scratch` | LLMs from Scratch |
| 11, llm-engineering, llm-eng | `11-llm-engineering` | LLM Engineering |
| 12, multimodal | `12-multimodal-ai` | Multimodal AI |
| 13, tools, protocols, mcp | `13-tools-and-protocols` | Tools & Protocols |
| 14, agents, agent-engineering | `14-agent-engineering` | Agent Engineering |
| 15, autonomous | `15-autonomous-systems` | Autonomous Systems |
| 16, multi-agent, swarms | `16-multi-agent-and-swarms` | Multi-Agent & Swarms |
| 17, infrastructure, production, infra | `17-infrastructure-and-production` | Infrastructure & Production |
| 18, ethics, safety, alignment | `18-ethics-safety-alignment` | Ethics, Safety & Alignment |
| 19, capstone, projects | `19-capstone-projects` | Capstone Projects |

## Procedure

### Step 1: Resolve the Phase

Parse the argument. If it is a number, validate it is between 0 and 19 inclusive. If the number is out of range, tell the user: "Phase [N] does not exist. Valid phases are 0-19." and show the full list for them to pick from. If it is a name or keyword, look it up in the Phase Map above. If the keyword does not match any entry in the map, tell the user: "Unknown phase '[keyword]'. Pick from the list below:" and present all 20 phases. If no argument is provided, ask the user to pick from the full list.

### Step 2: Read the Phase Content
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