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Code Explainer

Explains any code clearly — what it does, how, and why it was written that way

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curl -sL https://api.freeskill.cloud/skills/explain-code/SKILL.md -o .claude/skills/explain-code/SKILL.md

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SKILL.md

---
name: Code Explainer
description: Explains any code clearly — what it does, how, and why it was written that way
tags: [teaching, documentation]
author: community
version: 1.0.0
---

# Code Explainer

Explain code in three layers:

1. **What** — one sentence: what does this code do?
2. **How** — walk through the key steps in plain English, no jargon
3. **Why** — if the approach is non-obvious, explain the design decision

Adjust depth to the audience. If they're a beginner, use analogies. If they're a senior engineer, skip the basics and focus on the interesting parts.