Lecture notes
Paste a transcript or slides and get study notes with key terms and exam questions.
A skill that turns a messy lecture transcript into notes you can actually study from.
What you get
- A summary in three sentences.
- Key terms with a one-sentence definition.
- Main ideas in the order they came up in the lecture.
- Five exam questions with the answers below them, so you can test yourself first.
The skill does not make things up. Anything unclear in the transcript is marked as [unclear].
How to use it
Once installed, paste a transcript or slides into a chat and write something like “make notes from this”. Claude opens the skill on its own.
How to install it
- In Claude.ai: download the ZIP and upload it in settings, under Skills.
- In Claude Code: unzip the folder into ~/.claude/skills/ (all projects) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
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name: lecture-notes
description: Turns a lecture transcript, slides or rough notes into clear study notes with key terms and exam questions. Use when the user pastes a transcript, slides or notes from a lecture, or wants study material made from them.
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# Lecture notes
Turn the user's material into notes they can study from. Write in the language of the material unless the user says otherwise.
## Steps
1. If it is unclear which subject this is or what kind of exam the user is preparing for (written, oral, multiple choice), ask one short question. Otherwise continue.
2. Read all of the material before writing. Work out what the main topic is and what is just a side note.
3. Write the notes using the structure below.
## Output structure
### Summary
Three sentences: what the lecture was about and why it matters.
### Key terms
Each term in bold, followed by a one-sentence definition in your own words. Add a short example if it helps.
### Main ideas
Bullet points in the order they come up in the lecture. One bullet is one idea, not a whole paragraph.
### Connections
How the lecture builds on earlier material, if the sources make that clear.
### Exam questions
Five questions that could appear on the exam, from easiest to hardest. Put the answers below all of the questions so the user can test themselves first.
## Rules
- Do not invent anything that is not in the material. If something is missing or unclear in the transcript, mark it as [unclear].
- Copy definitions and formulas exactly, put everything else in your own words.
- Be brief. The notes should be shorter than the material.