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Explanation Guidance

Category: General  ·  Sub-category: general-misc  ·  Last updated:
Surfaces Han's shared standard for explaining technical work to a reader who will not implement it into the calling skill's own context, so the caller writes its escalations, confirmation turns, and stops as a concrete outcome the reader could observe rather than as a mechanism. Use when a skill is about to ask a person a question, stop for an input, or explain a technical consequence to someone who will not open the code. Governs what a run says to a person in a turn, where readability-guidance governs the shape of a written deliverable. Runs in the caller's context and hands control straight back; it does not produce a deliverable of its own, rewrite anything, or judge the caller's work. Carries guidance only and adds no self-check step.
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What this skill does

Explanation Guidance is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/explanation-guidance/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when a skill is about to ask a person a question, stop for an input, or explain a technical consequence to someone who will not open the code. Governs what a run says to a person in a turn, where readability-guidance governs the shape of a written deliverable.

Who uses this skill

The Explanation Guidance Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 196,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/explanation-guidance
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/explanation-guidance/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/explanation-guidance/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/explanation-guidance/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/explanation-guidance/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\explanation-guidance\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Explanation Guidance Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/explanation-guidance/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Explanation Guidance skill do?
Surfaces Han's shared standard for explaining technical work to a reader who will not implement it into the calling skill's own context, so the caller writes its escalations, confirmation turns, and stops as a concrete outcome the reader could observe rather than as a mechanism. Use when a skill is about to ask a person a question, stop for an input, or explain a technical consequence to someone who will not open the code. Governs what a run says to a person in a turn, where readability-guidance governs the shape of a written deliverable. Runs in the caller's context and hands control straight back; it does not produce a deliverable of its own, rewrite anything, or judge the caller's work. Carries guidance only and adds no self-check step.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Explanation Guidance skill?
Use Explanation Guidance when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Explanation Guidance" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Explanation Guidance skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Explanation Guidance is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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testdouble. (2026). Explanation Guidance [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/explanation-guidance/
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@misc{explanation-guidance-2026,
  author    = {testdouble},
  title     = {Explanation Guidance [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/explanation-guidance/}
}

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