explain-code SKILL.md skillA
explain-code from henrigrimm/minnow is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add henrigrimm/minnow/explain-code@git:20261007.306e7f0Pins git:20261007.306e7f0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- henrigrimm/minnow
- Path
src/skills/explain-code/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20261007.306e7f0, committed Oct 7, 2026
- First version recorded
- May 19, 2026
- Size
- 1,043 bytes
- Repository stars
- 25
- License
- AGPL-3.0
Teach and walk through code clearly. Use when the user wants understanding, not changes.
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 code ## When to use - "How does this work?", "Explain this file", onboarding to a module - User selected code or named a path ## Steps 1. Read the relevant files with `read_file` or `read_file_range` — do not guess from memory. 2. Start with **purpose** (one paragraph): what problem this code solves. 3. Explain **data flow**: inputs → main steps → outputs. 4. Call out non-obvious parts: algorithms, side effects, error paths, external APIs. 5. Use a simple diagram or numbered flow only when it aids clarity. 6. End with "if you want to change X, look at …" — optional pointers. ## Tone - Clear, patient, precise — avoid jargon without definition - Prefer read-only tools; do not edit files unless the user pivots to implementation ## Tools `read_file`, `read_file_range`, `search_in_file`, `list_directory`, `git_log` (for history context)
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add henrigrimm/minnow/explain-code@sha256:b6a0d37ff29c9d56The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261007.306e7f0, 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_ylkd7q3kfx5kpqe2)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between May 19, 2026 and Oct 7, 2026, about one every 140 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20261007.306e7f0 latest | 2026-10-07 | 306e7f0 | 1,043 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260519.c82c3bc | 2026-05-19 | c82c3bc | 1,042 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 (1043 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
henrigrimm/minnow · 25 stars · license AGPL-3.0 · pushed 2026-11-02 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_ylkd7q3kfx5kpqe2 GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=henrigrimm/minnow/explain-code GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/b6a0d37ff29c9d56ba389603bb8a4a135d550df4c4497adc7382d36957e88fd4
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