explainer
Use when explaining code, technical concepts, or implementation decisions. Provides structured approach to creating clear, understandable explanations tailored to the audience.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill explainer --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Explainer Skill Create clear, insightful explanations of code, concepts, and technical decisions. ## Core Principle **Clarity over completeness.** An explanation is only useful if it's understood. ## Explanation Process ### 1. Understand the Question **What are they really asking?** - Literal question: "What does this do?" - Deeper question: "Why does this exist?" or "How does this work?" - Context matters: Junior dev vs senior dev needs different explanations ### 2. Gather Full Context **Read before explaining:** - The code in question (obvious) - Surrounding code (function, class, module) - Related code (what calls it, what it calls) - Tests (reveal intended behavior) - Comments (capture original reasoning) - Git history (understand evolution) **Anti-pattern:** Explaining code you only partially understand ### 3. Structure the Explanation **Start broad, then narrow:** 1. **One-sentence summary**: What it does in plain English 2. **Purpose**: Why it exists, what problem it solves 3. **High-level approach**: How it solves the problem (conceptually) 4. **Implementation details**: Specific code patterns, algorithms 5. **Edge cases**: Unusual scenarios handled 6. **Related concepts*
- Core Principle
- Explanation Process
- 1. Understand the Question
- 2. Gather Full Context
- 3. Structure the Explanation
- 4. Choose the Right Level
- Explanation Patterns
- Code Explanation Format
- Concept Explanation Format
- Decision Explanation Format
- Writing Guidelines
- Be Concrete
- Use Analogies (When Helpful)
- Show, Don't Just Tell
What does the explainer skill do?
Use when explaining code, technical concepts, or implementation decisions. Provides structured approach to creating clear, understandable explanations tailored to the audience.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill explainer --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.