Where should I send it?

First name and email, and Socrates is yours — free during the beta. Your link arrives by email too, so you can always find your way back here.

Already given me your email before? Put it in again — it will not create a duplicate, and it is how I know where to send the next version.

You’re in. Here’s Socrates.

Already use Claude projects? Copy, paste into your project’s Instructions, save. That’s the whole thing — you’re done in a minute.

New to this? The five steps below walk you through it.

One promise before you start. If it hasn’t worked after five minutes, stop. Really — put it down. It isn’t you, and it isn’t worth your evening. Just reply to the email you were sent; “I’m stuck” is a complete message. You will not be interrupting me. Helping you get set up is the beta.
Hey Socrates

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Terms of Use

Last updated: August 30, 2026

What Hey Socrates is

Hey Socrates is a carefully written set of instructions — a prompt — that you paste into your own Claude account. It turns Claude into a Socratic thinking partner that asks you one question at a time and ends every session with one small step.

That means it runs on your side, not mine. I am not hosting software for you and I am not operating a service on your behalf. What you get is the prompt and the instructions for setting it up.

What Hey Socrates is not

It is not therapy. It is not treatment, not counseling, not a clinical service, and not a substitute for care from a licensed professional.

Dr. Monique Belton is a licensed psychologist, and she built this tool. Using it does not make her your psychologist. It creates no clinical relationship of any kind, no duty of care, and no confidentiality obligation. Nothing you say to Socrates is a clinical record.

If you are in crisis or dealing with something that needs real clinical support, please reach out to a professional or, in the US, call or text 988.

Please keep it for yourself

Socrates is for your own personal use. Please don’t republish it, resell it, or pass the prompt around. If someone you know would love it, send them to the site to get their own copy — that’s what lets me keep improving it for everyone.

The beta, and the year-free promise

Hey Socrates is free during beta. No card, no subscription, no end date set.

Pricing hasn’t been decided. What has been decided is this: everyone on the beta list on the day Hey Socrates launches gets a full year free from that launch date, whatever the price turns out to be.

To be exact about it: eligibility is set by whether you joined before launch, not by how long you’d been on the list. Everyone who qualifies shares the same expiry date — twelve months after launch day.

I may change, pause, or end the beta. If I do, I’ll tell the beta list first, and the year-free promise stands for anyone who already signed up.

No promises about outcomes

Socrates is a thinking tool. It asks questions; you supply the answers and you make the decisions. I can’t promise it will solve your problem, improve your life, or produce any particular result — that depends on you, and on things neither of us controls.

It’s provided as-is, without warranties of any kind. To the extent the law allows, I’m not liable for decisions you make or actions you take after using it.

Socrates runs on Claude, which I don’t control. If Anthropic changes how Claude works, or Claude is unavailable, that’s outside my hands.

Age

You need to be 18 or older to sign up.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York.

Questions

Write to drbelton@wisefellows.com.

Hey Socrates

A thinking partner for your drive, your walk, your dishes. Talk it out hands-free and end with one clear step.

Runs on Claude · Socrates v7.13

Hey Socrates is a thinking tool, not therapy or treatment, and not a substitute for care from a licensed professional. Using it does not create a clinical relationship. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 in the US. © 2026 Hey Socrates · Dr. Monique Belton.

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