Explain
Explain the architecture and logic of a specified module or design in plain, approachable language.From its SKILL.md
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Explain the architecture and logic of a specified module or design in plain, approachable language.
In a Unity project: when explaining "how does X work right now", complement source-reading with live state queries via tykit (
get-properties/get-field/get-array/inspect). This catches the common failure mode of explaining what the code says it does vs what it actually does. Seeshared/tykit-first.md.
Arguments: $ARGUMENTS
- Module or design name (e.g., "PlayerController", "inventory system", "save system")
Behavior
- Read design docs: Start by checking for project documentation (e.g.,
Docs/,Documentation/, orAGENTS.md) to understand the design intent - Read core code: Find the key interfaces and implementation classes to understand the actual structure
- Explain in plain language, following these principles:
- Start with a real-world analogy to build intuition
- Then break down the concrete code structure (use a tree diagram or simple illustration)
- Explain "why it was designed this way" not just "what it is"
- If there is a history of evolution (changed from A to B), explain the motivation
- Point out common pitfalls or misconceptions
- Do not:
- Do not paste large blocks of source code; use pseudocode or key lines instead
- Do not pile on design pattern terminology (say "each ship has its own service container", not "per-instance service locator pattern with dependency injection")
- Do not assume the reader knows the project history
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Gives 1 of the 12 instructions most explainers skills give in 382 tokens
Counted across 274 of the 289 authors here whose files we hold, read 2026-09-06
- Start with an everyday-life analogyhere, and in 7 of 274, across 6 files
- Use multiple analogies for complex conceptsin 6 of 274, across 5 files
- Introduce one simple analogy per explanationin 6 of 274, across 4 files
- Reason conversationallyin 5 of 274, across 3 files
- Ask reflective questions occasionallyin 5 of 274, across 3 files
- Guide the user's thinkingin 5 of 274, across 3 files
- End with a reflective promptin 5 of 274, across 3 files
- Keep explanations conversationalin 5 of 274, across 4 files
- Build the idea step by stepin 5 of 274, across 3 files
- Keep the analogy consistent throughoutin 5 of 274, across 3 files
- Frame direct answers through reasoningin 5 of 274, across 3 files
- Highlight a common mistake or misconceptionin 5 of 274, across 4 files
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- Read design docs first for design intent
- Read core interfaces and implementation classes
- Break down code structure with a tree diagram
- Explain why it was designed this way
- Explain motivation when the design evolved
- Complement source reading with live tykit queries
Grouped from the skills themselves: near-identical wordings counted once, and counted by distinct author, so one author publishing three of these counts once. Length counted with cl100k_base; the agent that loads this file may tokenize it differently.