LessonFolk launches open-source AI tutor learning platform
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LessonFolk released a free open-source project in which users learn AI by connecting to an AI tutor via MCP in their usual AI chat. The platform offers 15 courses, from AI Foundations to Context Engineering for Long-Running Agents, each consisting of several short lessons; the tutor first assesses the user's level, then recommends a starting point and tracks progress. Both the courses and the code are open source, and users can download or delete their data at any time.
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LessonFolk is a free, open-source site that teaches AI through short conversational lessons with an AI tutor inside the AI chat app you already use, tracking your progress. It offers 15 courses in a recommended order, from AI Foundations to How AI Models Really Work and Context Engineering for Long-Running Agents, with a short level check to skip what you already know. The courses and code are open source, and users can download or delete their data at any time.
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