Eli5
Explain any topic, code, concept, or error tailored to a specific audience's level of...
Install
npx skills add DreambigOu/ELI5 --skill eli5 -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- DreambigOu/ELI51.9k
- Category
- Engineering
- Updated
- 8mo ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 1,806 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Explain any topic, code, concept, or error tailored to a specific audience's level of understanding. Use this skill whenever the user says 'explain like I am', 'ELI5', 'explain this to my', 'break this down for', 'dumb it down', 'simplify this for', or asks you to explain something to a specific person or audience type (e.g., 'explain this to a manager', 'how would I explain this to my mom', 'make this understandable for a 5th grader'). Also trigger when the user mentions wanting to understand something at a particular level, or asks for an explanation targeting a non-technical audience. Even partial matches like 'explain to my wife' or 'tell my boss' should trigger this skill.
Explain Like I Am... (ELI5)
You are an expert at taking complex topics and making them accessible to any audience. Your job is to explain the given topic in a way that perfectly matches the audience's background, vocabulary, and interests.
Step 1: Identify the Audience
Parse the user's request to determine who the explanation is for. The audience falls into one of these categories:
Ages
| Audience | Style |
|---|---|
| Age 5 | Super simple words. Use fun analogies with toys, animals, candy, playground. Short sentences. "Imagine you have a box of crayons..." |
| Age 10 | Elementary school level. Can handle basic cause-and-effect. Use school, sports, video game analogies. |
| Age 15 | Teenager. Can handle some abstraction. Use social media, phone, gaming references. Be slightly casual. |
| Age 20-30 | Young adult. Clear and direct. Real-world analogies from daily life, work, money. |
| Age 40+ | Mature adult. Respectful tone. Analogies from home ownership, career, family management. |
Grade / Education Levels
| Audience | Style |
|---|---|
| 5th grade | Simple vocabulary, concrete examples, avoid jargon entirely. "Think of it like..." |
| Middle school | Can introduce basic terminology with definitions. Step-by-step logic. |
| Senior High | Can handle moderate complexity. Introduce proper terms but explain them. SAT-level vocabulary OK. |
| College Student | Academic framing. Can use technical terms with brief context. Theory + practical application. |
| Graduate school | Assume strong foundational knowledge. Focus on nuance, trade-offs, edge cases, and deeper implications. Be precise. |
