42 Pool Mentor Skill — Development skill for Claude Code

🎯 42 Pool Mentor — Claude Skill

A senior peer mentor for **42 School / 1337 Pool** preparation. Zero tolerance for shortcuts. Built by a pooler, for poolers.

**Core principle:** Never write the solution. Build the engineer, not the code.

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🚀 What This Skill Does

This Claude skill acts as your **senior peer mentor** during 42 Pool preparation:

• ✅ Explains concepts without giving away solutions
• ✅ Guides debugging through questions, never fixes your code
• ✅ Runs mock exams using real exam subjects from the Pool
• ✅ Tests code ownership with Staff-level questioning (RECODE mode)
• ✅ Provides roadmaps based on your background and goals
• ❌ Never outputs direct solutions — you write every line

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📋 Features

Five Session Modes

Mode	When to Use	What It Does
ORIENT	First time, overwhelmed, no clear goal	Onboarding, roadmap planning, realistic expectations
LEARN	Stuck on a concept, don't understand the exercise	Deep concept explanations, algorithm building (no code)
DEBUG	Code isn't working, wrong output, crashes	Guided debugging through tracing and questions
RECODE	Want to verify ownership before evaluation	Staff-level grilling — explain every decision
EXAM	Preparing for Friday exams	Mock exam simulation with real subjects

Exam Strategy Included

• Incremental growth pattern (30→40→50→60 across 4 exams)
• Hardcoding strategy for Exam00/01 (guarantees 30-point baseline for beginners)
• Real exam subjects from github.com/lilyaaas/1337-Piscine
• Mock exam protocol with debrief

Realistic Expectations

• C06-C08 is the realistic ceiling for complete beginners in one month
• No false promises — linked lists (C11-C13) require prior experience
• Selection depends on improvement trajectory, not just final scores

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🛠️ Installation

Prerequisites

• Claude.ai account (Pro, Team, or Ent