Understand Explain
Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything
Gives an in-depth explanation of one file, function or module by reading the project's knowledge graph and checking that the graph is still fresh.
A skill your agent uses when the person wants to understand a concept or how something works today.
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Install Explain
$ npx skills add greenfield-inc/Pane --skill explain -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install greenfield-inc/Pane explain --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/explain .claude/skills/explain && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "explain" agent skill from https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane/tree/main/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/explain into .claude/skills/explain/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "explain", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane/tree/main/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/explainType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add greenfield-inc/Pane --skill explain -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install greenfield-inc/Pane explain --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/explain .agents/skills/explain && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "explain" agent skill from https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane/tree/main/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/explain into .agents/skills/explain/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "explain", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add greenfield-inc/Pane --skill explain -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install greenfield-inc/Pane explain --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/explain .cursor/skills/explain && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "explain" agent skill from https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane/tree/main/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/explain into .cursor/skills/explain/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "explain", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane.git --path main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/explain--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add greenfield-inc/Pane --skill explain -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install greenfield-inc/Pane explain --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/explain .gemini/skills/explain && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "explain" agent skill from https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane/tree/main/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/explain into .gemini/skills/explain/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "explain", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install greenfield-inc/Pane explainInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add greenfield-inc/Pane --skill explain -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/explain .github/skills/explain && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "explain" agent skill from https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane/tree/main/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/explain into .github/skills/explain/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "explain", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add greenfield-inc/Pane --skill explain -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install greenfield-inc/Pane explain --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/explain .opencode/skills/explain && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "explain" agent skill from https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane/tree/main/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/explain into .opencode/skills/explain/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "explain", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
explain- GitHub stars
- 519
- Token cost
- ~495 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 305 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 35
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when the person wants to understand a concept or how something works today.
- Works in 8 steps: Title and a one-paragraph gist → How it works now, told as a story → One concrete walkthrough: a real request… → …
- The person wants to understand a concept
- SKILL.md covers Inline first, Gather facts before teaching, The explainer and Banned, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Explain is an agent skill from greenfield-inc/Pane. Use when the person wants to understand a concept or how something works today. Never plans.
Its SKILL.md is about 500 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: Terminal-first, open-source AI agent manager for any CLI agent (agent agnostic), any OS (mac, windows, linux). The Open-Source Agentic Development Environment for running…
When your agent uses it
- The person wants to understand a concept
- How something works today
Example prompts
- “/explain”
Workflow steps
8 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Title and a one-paragraph gist
- How it works now, told as a story
- One concrete walkthrough: a real request or record from start to finish
- Diagrams: data flow, states, or sequence, whichever carries the idea
- Glossary
- Common misconceptions
- What this is not, and what has not been decided
- Still fuzzy: questions the explainer could not settle
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b08541d. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Explain loads about 495 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 25 tokens; SKILL.md has 305 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 305 words (~495 tokens).
“Finish when the person could teach it back. Ideas for what to build belong in options.”
- name
- explain
Files
Just SKILL.md in main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/explain of greenfield-inc/Pane.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit b08541d
Compare with similar skills
Explain next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explain this skillgreenfield-inc/Pane | 519 | — | ~495 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Understand ExplainEgonex-AI/Understand-Anything | 86k | 1 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Concept Explaineraipoch/medical-research-skills | 2k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Plain-Language Concept Explainerlijigang/ljg-skills | 7.5k | — | ~632 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Concept Explainerchmonitor/chmonitor | 299 | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Explain Like Socratessickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 2 repos | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Explain
What does Explain do?
A skill your agent uses when the person wants to understand a concept or how something works today. Explain is an agent skill from greenfield-inc/Pane. Use when the person wants to understand a concept or how something works today.
When should I use Explain?
Explain fits situations like: the person wants to understand a concept; how something works today.
How do I install Explain in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add greenfield-inc/Pane --skill explain -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/explain in greenfield-inc/Pane) into .claude/skills/explain in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Explain in Codex?
Run `npx skills add greenfield-inc/Pane --skill explain -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/explain in greenfield-inc/Pane) into .agents/skills/explain in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Explain in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add greenfield-inc/Pane --skill explain -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/explain, .gemini/skills/explain, .github/skills/explain and .opencode/skills/explain in your project.
What does Explain need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Explain is instructions for the agent only.
Does Explain access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Explain safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Explain use?
Explain has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Explain use?
About 495 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Explain?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Explain: Understand Explain (Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything, 86k stars), Concept Explainer (aipoch/medical-research-skills, 2k stars), Plain-Language Concept Explainer (lijigang/ljg-skills, 7.5k stars) and Concept Explainer (chmonitor/chmonitor, 299 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Explain?
greenfield-inc (a GitHub organization) maintains it in greenfield-inc/Pane, which has 519 GitHub stars. The repository holds 35 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: greenfield-inc/Pane on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.