explain-code SKILL.md skillA
explain-code from renzrollon/interlock is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add renzrollon/interlock/explain-code@git:20260813.d91d702Pins git:20260813.d91d702 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- renzrollon/interlock
- Path
skills/explain-code/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 3
- Latest version
- git:20260813.d91d702, committed Aug 13, 2026
- First version recorded
- Aug 12, 2026
- Size
- 2,841 bytes
- Repository stars
- 31
- License
- MIT
Explain code to a beginner in that stack — either a module walkthrough (what each function does, how calls link, where data flows, which patterns recur) or a commit teach-in (why each file changed, what changed, blast radius, what would break if it were left out). Use when asked to explain code, walk through a directory, or explain the last commit.
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
Teach code to someone new to this stack. **Not reviewing, not judging — teaching.**
Calibrate to a reader who knows programming fundamentals but is new to this project's language and framework. Explain the idioms that stack takes for granted, one short aside each. Do not explain what a function is.
## Modes
| Mode | When | Load |
|------|------|------|
| **Module walkthrough** (default) | A file or directory is named, or the user asks how an area works | `${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/module-walkthrough.md` |
| **Commit teach-in** | Last commit, a hash or range, "what changed", `--commit` / `--commits N` | `${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/commit-teachin.md` |
When ambiguous, prefer the module walkthrough unless the user mentioned a commit or "what changed".
**After choosing a mode, read the matching sibling file and follow it** for steps, structure, and output format. This file only routes.
## Output path
Resolve the destination before writing. Both modes use the same rule:
| Situation | Write to |
|---|---|
| Scoped to an OpenSpec change — a change name was passed, or one resolves via `openspec status --json` | `openspec/changes/<change-name>/code-explanation.md` |
…Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add renzrollon/interlock/explain-code@sha256:9b47d218ca37af9cThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260813.d91d702, 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.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 3 versions of this file, between Aug 12, 2026 and Aug 13, 2026, more than one a day.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20260813.d91d702 latest | 2026-08-13 | d91d702 | 2,841 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260812.83c0b5b | 2026-08-12 | 83c0b5b | 2,862 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260812.cc6f239 | 2026-08-12 | cc6f239 | 2,859 B | A | view |
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 (2841 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
renzrollon/interlock · 31 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-22 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_ghnyc7lazeb3vqf5 GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=renzrollon/interlock/explain-code GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/9b47d218ca37af9c635af60215e065846950fac3cb230591870715ae7a5a2539
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