Tools

Personalized tutoring system from HKU's HKUDS: build a knowledge base from textbooks for Q&A, step-by-step solutions and quizzes, for teachers and self-learners. The deeptutor command outputs JSON for agents like Claude Code. Needs Python 3.11+, Node.js 20+ and an LLM API key.

Unofficial Python library and CLI for driving Google NotebookLM (now Gemini Notebook): bulk-import sources, ask cited questions, and generate and download podcasts, videos, slides, quizzes and flashcards. Ships an agent skill. Relies on undocumented APIs and needs a Google sign-in.

Unofficial nlm CLI and MCP server for NotebookLM (now Gemini Notebook): bulk-create notebooks, import web pages and docs, and generate audio overviews, quizzes, flashcards, mind maps and slides for teaching and study. Relies on undocumented APIs and a Google sign-in, so it may break.

Unofficial CLI and MCP that let agents work with NotebookLM (now Gemini Notebook): bulk-import sources, ask questions with citations, and generate audio overviews, quizzes, flashcards, mind maps and slides. Uses undocumented APIs and may break; needs a Google sign-in and uv.

Two companion skills: /tutor-setup turns PDFs, lecture notes or a codebase into an Obsidian study vault with concept notes and practice questions, and /tutor quizzes you with multiple-choice questions on weak spots and tracks mastery. For students reviewing or self-studying; best viewed in Obsidian.

Turns books, PDFs, slides, Word files and web pages into a traceable knowledge base and an offline interactive study page with core frameworks, a glossary, a concept map, self-tests and local notes, keeping source text apart from model additions. Needs Python 3.10+.

Turns web pages, long PDFs, Word files, images or code into tutor-style study notes: Markdown notes plus searchable HTML knowledge cards with concept breakdowns and mind maps. Needs Python 3.8+, plus Chrome for some sites; the optional tutor chat needs an OpenAI-compatible API key.

Official Readwise skills: triage your Reader queue, skim feeds, quiz you on what you just read, and draft book reviews and reading recaps from your highlights. Needs a Readwise subscription (30-day free trial) and the Readwise MCP or CLI installed first.

Lets agents search Wikipedia and read full articles, summaries, specific sections and related articles, useful for lesson prep, homework help and fact-checking. English Wikipedia by default; pass --language to use another edition. No account; needs uv (Python).

Learning Commons' official remote MCP for its K-12 education knowledge graph: look up US state standards by code, break them into teachable skills, and trace math learning progressions to align lessons and quizzes. Needs a Learning Commons API key; mostly US standards, early access.

Searches ZIM-format knowledge bases such as Wikipedia, Wiktionary and Stack Exchange offline: full-text search, read articles by section and follow links, even with no internet. Download .zim files from Kiwix first (hundreds of MB to tens of GB) into ~/zim-files, and install uv.

Official BibiGPT skill: hand agents YouTube, Bilibili, podcast or local audio and video to get summaries, timestamped transcripts, chapter notes and mind maps. Needs a BibiGPT account (free tier has daily limits) plus its desktop app (with the bibi CLI) or an API key.