explain-new-project SKILL.md skillA
explain-new-project from aka-kika/akakika-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add aka-kika/akakika-skills/explain-new-project@git:20260620.d4b3079Pins git:20260620.d4b3079 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- aka-kika/akakika-skills
- Path
skills/project-intelligence/explain-new-project/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260620.d4b3079, committed Jun 20, 2026
- Size
- 5,974 bytes
- Repository stars
- 11
- License
- MIT
Use when the user adds a project to the workspace, opens an unfamiliar repo, asks "what is this project", "explain this codebase", or invokes explain-new-project. Explores a newly opened workspace project and writes a plain-language report for a self-taught, non-technical user—quick start (what it is + how to run) first, then optional depth—and always saves PROJECT_GUIDE.md in the project root.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Explain New Project ## Audience The reader is **self-taught** (about two years of hands-on work), **not tech-savvy**, and learns best from **everyday language**. They are capable and curious—not beginners who need hand-holding, but people who want clarity without jargon walls. ## Language rule Write the report in **the same language the user uses in chat** (default: English). If they mix languages, follow their latest message. **"My own language" means:** - Short sentences, active voice - No assumed CS degree - Technical terms only when needed—and always explained (see Jargon rule) - Analogies welcome when they clarify (one line max) ## When invoked 1. Confirm which folder is the **project root** (workspace root, or a path the user names). 2. **Explore before writing**—do not guess. Read enough to be accurate. 3. Write the full report using the template below. 4. **Always save** `PROJECT_GUIDE.md` at the **project root** (same folder as README or main manifest). Overwrite if it already exists. …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add aka-kika/akakika-skills/explain-new-project@sha256:f2979686e23187dcThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260620.d4b3079, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_5mjjdnpewnptpntq)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Jun 20, 2026.
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (5974 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
aka-kika/akakika-skills · 11 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-30 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_5mjjdnpewnptpntq GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=aka-kika/akakika-skills/explain-new-project GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/f2979686e23187dc9c45352453edeb1d6d2850827f694fd884139bcefa097465
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