explain
Explain code in simple, beginner-friendly terms
Install / Use
npx skills add huangjia2019/claude-code-engineeringInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
Claude Commands
Claude Code slash commands
Quality Score
Category
Content & MediaSupported Platforms
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Our assessment of explain
explain scores 78/100 on our quality scale, 919th of 1,146 Content & Media skills we index.
We have not analysed the Claude Commands file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
With 1,123 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated about 2 months ago, so explain is actively maintained.
- No license is declared. By default that means all rights are reserved: you can read it, but reusing or redistributing it is not clearly permitted. Ask the author before building on it commercially.
- Its trust signals score 88/100, with 1 caution from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
explain compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than explain; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| explain (this skill)by huangjia2019 | 78 | 1.1k | 2mo ago | Claude Commands |
| claude-memby thedotmack | 100 | 95.2k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| Agent-Reachby Panniantong | 100 | 87.6k | 16d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| Understand-Anythingby Egonex-AI | 100 | 85.0k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| headroomby headroomlabs-ai | 100 | 74.3k | today | CLAUDE.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install explain?
- Run
npx skills add huangjia2019/claude-code-engineering. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does explain work with?
- It is written for Claude Code, as a Claude Commands file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is explain safe to use?
- It declares no license and scores 88/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is explain still maintained?
- The repository was last updated about 2 months ago, so explain is actively maintained.
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.