Student

Help with coursework. Use when taking notes, summarizing readings, formatting citations, outlining essays, or calculating GPA.

Student — Study & Academic Assistant

Take notes, summarize text, generate citations, outline essays, time study sessions, and track GPA.

Commands

note — Record a study note

bash

bash scripts/script.sh note <subject> "<content>"

Appends a timestamped note under the given subject. Notes stored in ~/.student/notes/.

summarize — Generate a text summary

bash

bash scripts/script.sh summarize <file_path> [max_sentences]

Reads a text file and outputs a summary by extracting key sentences. Defaults to 5 sentences.

cite — Format a citation

bash

bash scripts/script.sh cite <apa|mla> "<author>" "<title>" <year> "[publisher]" "[url]"

Generates a formatted citation string in APA or MLA style.

outline — Create an essay outline

bash

bash scripts/script.sh outline "<topic>" <num_sections>

Produces a structured outline with introduction, N body sections, and conclusion for the given topic.

timer — Pomodoro study timer

bash

bash scripts/script.sh timer [work_minutes] [break_minutes]

Runs a Pomodoro timer. Defaults to 25 min work / 5 min break. Prints countdown to stdout.

gpa — Calculate GPA

bash

bash scripts/script.sh gpa "<course:grade:credits>" ["<course:grade:credits>" ...]

Calculates GPA from course entries. Grade format: A/A-/B+/B/B-/C+/C/C-/D+/D/F. Example: gpa "Math:A:3" "English:B+:4"

Output

All commands print plain text to stdout. Notes are stored as text files in ~/.student/notes/<subject>/.

Requirements

• bash 4+
• python3 (standard library only)

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