All 94 skillsQuality13 of 13
stryx:explain
You ask how or why something works, or want a recap of past work.
/stryx:explainInside its piece: 11 specks, one for each file on its shelf. Its twelve group-mates glow on the open book behind it. The light splits toward orange, the band of Quality.
In numbers
counted 2026-10-12 in the installed set- 8reference files
- 1helper scripts
- 11files in the skill
- 80KB on disk
- 4chapters
- 2agents work by this book
Use it when
in the skill’s own wordsWhen the user asks how or why something works or has its current shape
- "explain X"
- "how does X work"
- "why did we build it this way"
- "walk me through"
- "what does this change do"
- "explain the last commit"
- "this PR"
- diff:<ref>
- Wants to learn a concept, subsystem, library or topic ("teach me", "help me understand", "I want to actually learn this"), wants their own idea explained ("what would my idea imply"), or wants a recap of past work ("catch me up", "what did I do this week", "prep me for standup", "since last Monday", since:<window>)
- Also when another skill or agent needs a grounded explanation, or a standalone HTML or Markdown explainer to keep or share
Not for
another skill does it- Diagnosing or fixing a failure→ stryx:debug
- A verdict on whether to adopt or change something→ stryx:pov
- Rewording the last message in plain language→ stryx:wtf
- Posting a status update to people→ stryx:status-update
- Session continuity notes→ stryx:handoff
Inside the book
4 chapters, by title only- Hard rules
- Asking and headless runs
- The procedure
- Before you call it done
Its helpers
2 agents work by this book- stryx:documentation-writerWhen project docs must be written or brought back in line with the code.
- stryx:mentor-agentYou want to be taught, not only told: the why behind a concept.
Works with
the skills it names most- stryx:patterns→When reading unfamiliar code, choosing a design pattern or sizing up technical debt.
- stryx:pov→You want one firm verdict for this project: adopt it or not, switch or stay.
- stryx:ai-power→When you are not sure which skill fits, or you say "load aipower": it is the map of all skills.
- stryx:brainstorm→You want something new built: it agrees what to build before any code is written.
- stryx:debug→Something is broken: a bug, an error, a crash, a failing test or wrong data.
- stryx:handoff→When work must continue in a later session: it saves where things stand.
Claude loads it by itself when the moment comes; by hand, type the line at the top. It comes with the whole set: Installs all 94 skills, 32 agents and the brain program as one set. The skill’s own text is private source and is not shown here.