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Minecraft Education Python Tutor

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Provider

Anthropic API Key Model

OpenAI API Key Model

Azure API Key Azure Endpoint Deployment Name API Version

Ollama Model

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Setup Instructions

Download and install Ollama from ollama.com/download
Open Terminal and pull a model:
ollama pull llama3
Start Ollama with browser access enabled:
OLLAMA_ORIGINS="*" ollama serve
Come back here and click Test Connection

Note: Ollama runs entirely on your device — no API key or internet needed for chat. However, response speed depends on your device hardware and may be slower than cloud providers. Text-to-speech is not available with Ollama.

Tutor Settings

Learner Age

10

Adjusts the language complexity of the tutor (8 = simplest, 16+ = advanced)

Response Length

Normal

How detailed the tutor's responses are (Brief, Normal, Detailed)

Chat Font Size

14px

Text-to-Speech

Open File

Filename

About Snippet

Snippet is a Socratic tutoring tool that teaches students MakeCode Python for Minecraft Education. An AI tutor guides learners step-by-step through building Minecraft projects, explaining coding concepts through questions and progressive code examples.

Getting Started with API Providers

Snippet requires an API key from one of the following providers to power the AI tutor. You only need one.

Anthropic (Claude)

Go to console.anthropic.com and create an account
Navigate to API Keys and click Create Key
Copy the key (starts with sk-ant-)
In Snippet, click Settings, select Anthropic (Claude), paste your key, and click Save

OpenAI (ChatGPT)

Go to platform.openai.com and create an account
Navigate to API Keys and click Create new secret key
Copy the key (starts with sk-)
In Snippet, click Settings, select OpenAI (ChatGPT), paste your key, and click Save

Azure AI Foundry

Go to the Azure Portal (portal.azure.com) and create an Azure OpenAI resource
Deploy a model (e.g. GPT-4o) in Azure AI Foundry
From your resource, copy the API Key and Endpoint URL
In Snippet, click Settings, select Azure Foundry, enter your key, endpoint, and deployment name, then click Save

Ollama (Local LLM)

Download and install Ollama from ollama.com/download
Open Terminal and pull a model: ollama pull llama3
Start Ollama with browser access: OLLAMA_ORIGINS="*" ollama serve
In Snippet, click Settings, select Ollama (Local), choose your model, and click Save

Note: Ollama runs on your device — speed depends on your hardware. No API key or internet required for chat. Text-to-speech is not available with this provider.

Privacy

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Open Source License & Disclaimer

This software ("Snippet") is provided as an open source solution under the MIT License.

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