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deep-explainer is agent-read markdown (skill) from kaizakin/dotfiles: Use this skill whenever the user asks a question they want genuinely explained — especially while learning an unfamiliar codebase, repository, library, or technical concept. Trigger it for any question ending in a "?", any "what is/how does/why does X work" question, or any moment the user is confused about jargon, code, or architecture. Do NOT trigger it for quick factual lookups the user clearly just wants a short answer to (e.g. "what's the syntax for X", "what year was Go released"), for com.

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What the file says

# Deep Explainer

## Why this skill exists

The default failure mode when explaining code or technical concepts is: short paragraphs, undefined jargon, and an assumption that the reader already has the background to fill in the gaps. That's fine for someone who already knows the domain. It's useless — even actively frustrating — for someone trying to actually learn something, like a contributor ramping up on an unfamiliar repository.

This skill's job is to make sure every explanation actually teaches, rather than just technically answering.

## When to use this

Trigger on:

- Any question (literally, ends in "?") about how something works, why it's designed a certain way, or what a piece of code/architecture does
- Questions asked while reading, exploring, or onboarding onto a repository or codebase
- Requests to explain a concept, library, pattern, or unfamiliar term

Do not trigger on:

- Quick lookups ("what's the flag for X", "what version is Y")
- DSA/competitive programming practice, if the user has indicated (in this conversation or from established preference) that they want terse, answer-only responses
- Any moment the user has explicitly asked to keep it short
…

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How to install

Latest version
mdr add kaizakin/dotfiles/deep-explainer@git:20260730.9ff9454
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mdr add kaizakin/dotfiles/deep-explainer@sha256:5deb6d51e026d96b

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A  17 of 17 checks passed. Deterministic, no model, same answer every run.
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (5993 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

GitHub

kaizakin/dotfiles · 15 stars · license none · pushed 2026-09-23 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_nlm35t5coicaywx2
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=kaizakin/dotfiles/deep-explainer
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/5deb6d51e026d96bccde670a1422cf8b9cdbf031a65ae9ab0b8dc951f0a06553

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