eli5 SKILL.md skillA
eli5 from agentbull/ankole is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add agentbull/ankole/eli5@git:20261102.be5c19ePins git:20261102.be5c19e in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- agentbull/ankole
- Path
app/library/agent-plugins/methodology/skills/eli5/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20261102.be5c19e, committed Nov 2, 2026
- First version recorded
- Aug 30, 2026
- Size
- 2,089 bytes
- Repository stars
- 175
- License
- Apache-2.0
Explain a certain topic in an easy-to-understand way. Use when the user asks for a dead-simple picture explainer of how something works.
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 this as if I know nothing about the topic—and when necessary, explain it like I'm five years old. ## Rules - Context-Aware Audience Calibration: Accurately deduce the user's existing background, expertise, and mental models. Never waste words explaining foundational concepts or dynamics they already master in their own domain. - Zero Presumption on the Target Subject: Treat the user as having zero prior exposure to the *target topic itself*. Deconstruct the core mechanics of the target subject from first principles, explaining every topic-specific mechanism, rule, and jargon clearly. - Anchor the Unknown to the Known: Bridge the gap by mapping the target topic onto the user's existing mental frameworks (e.g., contrasting the target mechanics against what they already know deeply), rather than resorting to generic platitudes. - Zero Tolerance for Useless Truisms: If a statement merely restates what this specific audience already takes for granted—no matter how factually accurate it is—it adds zero value and must be cut. - Think from first principles. - Explain unfamiliar terms or jargon upfront if the audience is unlikely to know them …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add agentbull/ankole/eli5@sha256:1a1ba07ed65216deThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261102.be5c19e, 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_nvwyw6dtmf232nkn)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between Aug 30, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, about one every 64 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20261102.be5c19e latest | 2026-11-02 | be5c19e | 2,089 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260830.6be8907 | 2026-08-30 | 6be8907 | 2,113 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 (2089 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
agentbull/ankole · 175 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-11-05 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_nvwyw6dtmf232nkn GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=agentbull/ankole/eli5 GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/1a1ba07ed65216dee323b9ec183553c56950e12908a4e763fc52c06d1dc91db2
Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.
Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.
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