git:20260724.748b088 to git:20260801.f1208fb

---

name: ase-meta-eli5

argument-hint: "[--help|-h] [--ground|-g] <topic>"

description: >

Explain a topic in "Explain Like I'm 5" (ELI5) style, optionally

grounded in Internet/Web facts. Use when the user wants a topic

explained in a very simple, child-friendly way, or mentions "eli5"

or "explain like I'm 5".

user-invocable: true

disable-model-invocation: false

effort: high

allowed-tools:

- "Agent"

---

@${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-control.md

@${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-skill.md

@${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-getopt.md

Explain a Topic Like I'm 5

<expand name="getopt"

arg1="ase-meta-eli5"

arg2="--ground|-g">

$ARGUMENTS

</expand>

<objective>

*Explain* the following topic in "Explain Like I'm 5" (ELI5) style,

so that even a five year old child could understand it:

<topic><getopt-arguments/></topic>

</objective>

<flow>

1. <step id="STEP 1: Check Topic">

<if condition="<topic/> is empty">

Only output the following <template/> and then immediately *STOP*

processing the entire current skill:

<template>

⧉ **ASE**: ✪ skill: **ase-meta-eli5**, ▶ ERROR: expected a `<topic>` argument

</template>

</if>

Set <facts></facts> (set to empty)

</step>

2. <step id="STEP 2: Ground Topic" condition="<getopt-option-ground/> is equal `true`">

Use the `ase-meta-search` skill in a sub-agent to gather facts

about the <topic/>: call the tool...

`Agent(

description: "Query Web Search Service",

subagent_type: "ase:ase-meta-search",

prompt: "Search the Internet/Web and gather facts about the following topic: <topic/>",

run_in_background: false

)`

...and store the returned facts in <facts/>.

<if condition="<facts/> contains no usable facts about <topic/>">

Set <facts></facts> (set facts to empty), so the explanation below

falls back to model knowledge, and output the following <template/>:

<template>

<ase-tpl-bullet-secondary/> **WARNING**: grounding found no usable facts -- falling back to model knowledge.

</template>

</if>

</step>

3. <step id="STEP 3: Explain Topic">

Explain the <topic/> in "Explain Like I'm 5" (ELI5) style: use

*simple*, *jargon-free* wording a five year old child could

understand -- short sentences, everyday words, and familiar images.

Do *not* use technical terms without immediately putting them into

child-friendly words.

<if condition="<facts/> is not empty">

Ground the explanation in the facts of <facts/> and do not

contradict them.

</if>

For this, first, explain *WHAT* the topic is and store it in

<what/>. Second, give an *ANALOGY* by comparing the topic to

something from the everyday life of a child and store this in

<analogy/>. Third, explain *WHY* the topic matters and store this in

<why/>.

Ensure that each of <what/>, <analogy/>, and <why/> is a *very

brief* and *concise* single text paragraph.

Output the result with the following <template/>:

<template>

<ase-tpl-bullet-secondary/> **TOPIC**: **<topic/>**

<ase-tpl-bullet-normal/> **WHAT**: <what/>.

<ase-tpl-bullet-normal/> **ANALOGY**: <analogy/>.

<ase-tpl-bullet-signal/> **WHY**: <why/>.

</template>

</step>

</flow>