/explain

Explanations anchored to a real example, every time.

What it does

A fixed anatomy for explaining anything: what it is, just enough context to place it, and always a concrete example rather than a description of one. Four modes — the default, an options mode that shows an example per option and then recommends, a deeper mode, and a steps mode for operator instructions.

When to reach for it

Any "explain X", "give me a before and after", or "show me the options so I can decide". A bare second "explain" means the first one did not land, and it rewrites rather than appends.

It's working if

There is a real example in the answer, not a description of one.
You can act on it without a follow-up question.
Asking again gets you a different explanation, not a longer one.

Install this skill

Then type /explain in your agent.

npx skills@latest add smorinlabs/smorinlabs-harness -s explain

Or install it as the explain plugin.

/plugin install explain@smorinlabs-harness

Where it fits

/question-walkthrough — borrows this anatomy to frame each of its questions.
/clear-technical-communication — the sibling that fixes prose you already wrote, rather than composing new.
/html-explain — the page-sized version, when an explanation deserves diagrams.