# session

Runs a fixed-length study session on one subject (MBE questions, essays or flashcards) and writes the score back into the study plan.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 585 installs · ★ 9795
- Author: anthropics · official Anthropic repository
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal/tree/HEAD/law-student/skills/session/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/session

## What it does

A study session on one subject, for a fixed number of questions. The skill parses the arguments first: subject and count. If either is missing it asks. Then it reads `~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/law-student/CLAUDE.md` for jurisdiction, exam format and weak subjects, plus `study-plan.yaml` when there is one, so questions lean toward the subtopics that went badly before.

A flag picks the method. `--mbe` runs bar-style multiple choice and is the default for bar prep subjects. `--essay` gives written prompts graded against an essay rubric. `--flashcards` drills cards. Questions come one at a time with an explanation after each, and where jurisdictions diverge the answer is tagged `[UBE/majority]` or `[state-specific]` with the rule body spelled out.

Results land in `session_history` inside `study-plan.yaml`, or in `session-history.yaml` in the same config folder when no plan exists. That history is what lets the plan adapt, so a missing `CLAUDE.md` means no read on the student's weak areas. Two other skills come along: `--mbe` and `--essay` call `bar-prep-questions`, `--flashcards` calls `flashcards`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill session -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill session -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill session -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install anthropics/claude-for-legal session
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill session -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal --path law-student/skills/session
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill session -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/anthropics/claude-for-legal/tree/HEAD/law-student/skills/session/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- drill a block of MBE questions on a subject that keeps slipping
- grade an essay prompt against the rubric and see what was missing
- run flashcards as a drill instead of a flip-through
- keep a record of each session's score
- get the next topic from a plan that accounts for earlier misses

## Example prompts
- \`/session` `Evidence` `<n>` `--mbe`. Explain after each question why the other options fail.
- Run `/session` on `Contracts` for `<n>` essays and grade them against the rubric.
- \`/session` `Torts` `<n>` `--flashcards`, then update the study plan.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: session
description: >
  Run a focused N-question study session on a subject — MBE, essay, or
  flashcards. Tracks performance and updates the study plan. Use when the
  user says "run me 10 questions on [subject]", "do a session on [subject]",
  "let's do 5 cards on [subject]", or wants to drill a fixed number of
  questions and have the plan adapt.
argument-hint: "<subject> <n> [--mbe | --essay | --flashcards]"
---

# /session

1. Parse `$ARGUMENTS` — subject and N. If missing, ask:
   > What subject, and how many questions? (e.g., `Evidence 10` or `Contracts 5 --essay`.)
2. Load `~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/law-student/CLAUDE.md` → jurisdiction, exam format, weak subjects.
3. Load `~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/law-student/study-plan.yaml` if it exists. Read `session_history` for this subject to weight subtopics toward where the student has been weak.
4. Route by method flag:
   - `--mbe` (default for bar prep subjects): load `bar-prep-questions` skill, run N MBE-style questions. Apply jurisdiction handling (see that skill's `## Jurisdiction handling`). Label each `[UBE/majority]` or `[state-specific]`.
   - `--essay`: load `bar-prep-questions`, run N essay prompts. Grade per essay-mode rubric.
   - `--flashcards`: load `flashcards` skill, run N cards in `--drill` mode.
5. Run N questions one at a time. After each, explain right/wrong and flag rule-body when jurisdictions diverge.
6. At session end, write session results:
   - If `study-plan.yaml` exists: append to `session_history` per the schema in the `study-plan` skill.
   - If not: write to `~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/law-student/session-history.yaml`.
7. Report:
   - Score: X/N (percentage)
   - Missed: list with subtopic tags
   - Weak subtopics this session
   - Pattern vs. prior sessions on this subject (if history has 2+ prior)
   - What the plan now recommends next
```
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