An AI-Powered
Socratic Debugging Mentor
Socrates helps beginner programmers think through bugs with guided questioning, instead of instantly giving away the final answer. Designed for learning, reflection, and stronger debugging habits.
This is an unsigned student research prototype. Windows SmartScreen may show a warning.
What do you think this error message is trying to tell you?
Maybe the loop is going out of range...
Learning Focus
- Boundary reasoning
- Loop tracing
- Self-explanation
Guided Thinking
Encourages reasoning before revealing solutions.
Error Reflection
Helps students understand patterns in their mistakes.
Research Driven
Built as a project exploring AI-supported learning.
Why Socrates?
A learning-oriented debugging assistant designed to support thinking, not replace it.
Socratic Questioning
Guides students step by step with thoughtful prompts instead of directly dumping full answers.
Student-Centered Flow
Encourages students to observe, hypothesize, test, and refine their own reasoning.
Debugging Awareness
Helps learners recognize common bug patterns and develop stronger troubleshooting habits.
Session Tracking
Records interaction flow for later reflection, feedback, and educational analysis.
How it works
Submit a problem
Students input code, an error message, or a debugging question.
Receive guided prompts
The system asks structured questions to help the student reason through the issue.
Reflect and improve
Students build understanding instead of over-relying on final answers.
Try the current prototype
This version is intended for teachers, classmates, and evaluation reviewers. Please only download from the official link on this page.
Important Installation Notice
Because this version is not code-signed yet, Windows may display “Windows protected your PC”. This does not necessarily mean the app is malicious. It means the publisher has not yet established enough reputation with Windows SmartScreen.