explain-code skillA
explain-code is agent-read markdown (skill) from cowork-os/cowork-os: Get a detailed explanation of how code works.
Indexed from public GitHub and served as immutable, content-addressed versions. Install it pinned to an exact SHA-256 with the mdr CLI, and every file is verified against the hash recorded here before it reaches your agent. The deterministic audit below grades the latest version, and the same file always earns the same grade.
What the file says
# Explain Code ## Purpose Get a detailed explanation of how code works ## Routing - Use when: Use when user asks for a conceptual explanation of function behavior, architecture, or control flow. - Do not use when: Don't use when the task requires code edits or strict formal API docs. - Outputs: Step-by-step explanation with key abstractions, assumptions, and edge-case behavior. - Success criteria: Explanation matches code intent at requested level with minimal speculation and clear terminology. ## Trigger Examples ### Positive - Use the explain-code skill for this request. - Help me with explain code. - Use when user asks for a conceptual explanation of function behavior, architecture, or control flow. - Explain Code: provide an actionable result. ### Negative - Don't use when the task requires code edits or strict formal API docs. - Do not use explain-code for unrelated requests. - This request is outside explain code scope. - This is conceptual discussion only; no tool workflow is needed. ## Parameters | Name | Type | Required | Description | | ----- | ------ | -------- | --------------------------- | …
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How to install
mdr add cowork-os/cowork-os/explain-code@v1.0.0mdr add cowork-os/cowork-os/explain-code@sha256:8a6ace7e72c2bd66Pin to a label to follow the author's releases, or to a sha256 to freeze the exact bytes forever. Either way the resolved hash is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install reproduces it on any machine.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_uijooxn3vgapmxhl)
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Versions
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.0.0 latest | 2026-09-19 | 3048b17 | 1,575 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-08-20 | 1431f59 | 1,494 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260228.e55f34d | 2026-02-28 | e55f34d | 1,411 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 (1575 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
cowork-os/cowork-os · 459 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-23 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_uijooxn3vgapmxhl GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=cowork-os/cowork-os/explain-code GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/8a6ace7e72c2bd667ce882013263f3ff7b721a0fa3e5333b0971d8216fd2c3cb
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