the-teacher
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE_TEACHER_STORE | No | Path to the local JSON store for Target/Path/progress data. | ~/.the-teacher/store.json |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| set_targetC | Store the goal as a spec (claims + pass criteria). |
| load_targetA | Load a Target from a JSON template file and set it as the current target. Defaults to the shipped example (zero personal data). Validates via build_target. |
| derive_pathB | Derive modules for claims not yet passed. |
| record_progressC | Log a learning attempt + evidence (durable). Validates that a target exists and module_id is a known claim — same guard as record_verdict. |
| record_verdictA | DEFAULT path: record the cold examiner's verdict. The skill instructs the coaching agent to dispatch a FRESH-CONTEXT examiner SUBAGENT (the Agent/Task tool — same model, clean context) whose prompt contains ONLY the claim statement, the pass criteria, and the learner's explanation (NOT the coaching history), then call this tool with verdict_source="fresh-context" (the default). Because the examiner never saw the coaching context, the grade is genuinely decorrelated — real maker/checker, not Reflection. verdict_source must be one of:
A passed=True verdict with score < 0.7 is coerced to a non-pass. A passed=True verdict for a needs_lab claim with no logged lab attempt (evidence) is also coerced to a non-pass. |
| statusA | Report coverage against the Target; matched = all claims have a passing (fresh-context) verdict. Warns via only_same_context if a match is backed solely by discouraged inline grading. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| res_target | Always returns a dict (never bare None) so resource serialization is well-typed. |
| res_path | |
| res_progress |
TDQS
Scored across 6 tools
Each tool has a distinct purpose: derive_path generates learning paths, load_target loads targets, record_progress logs attempts, record_verdict records exam verdicts, set_target stores goals, and status reports coverage. No overlap.
Most tools follow verb_noun pattern (derive_path, load_target, record_progress, record_verdict, set_target). 'status' is a single noun but is a common exception.
Six tools is well-scoped for the domain of managing learning targets and progress. Neither too few nor too many.
The tool set covers the full workflow: setting targets, loading them, deriving paths for uncovered claims, recording progress and verdicts, and reporting status. No obvious gaps.