Agent skill

Concept Explainer

by mingchen666 in mingchen666/Reviva

ELI5-style explanations with analogies and multiple examples.

No licenceAuto-check passedEducation

Install Concept Explainer

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mingchen666/Reviva --skill concept-explainer -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mingchen666/Reviva concept-explainer --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mingchen666/Reviva.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/electron/builtin-assets/skills/concept-explainer .claude/skills/concept-explainer && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
concept-explainer
GitHub stars
236
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
373 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
54
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

ELI5-style explanations with analogies and multiple examples.

  • Explaining difficult concepts
  • SKILL.md covers Explanation Levels, Explanation Framework, Template: Standard Explanation and Analogy Patterns, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Clarifying confusing topics

What it does

Concept Explainer is an agent skill from mingchen666/Reviva. ELI5-style explanations with analogies and multiple examples. Explains concepts at different levels (ELI5, high school, undergraduate, graduate). Uses real-world analogies and visual metaphors. Use when explaining difficult concepts, clarifying confusing topics, or learning new subjects. Triggers - explain concept, ELI5, explain like I'm 5, what is, how does, why does, analogy for, simple explanation.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `config.json`).

It sits in Education, covering Tutoring and explanations. The repository describes itself as: Local-first AI learning workspace — ask, note, review and create around your own materials. Wiki KB, Agents, Skills, creation tools.Private NotebookLM Alternative.AI….

When your agent uses it

  • Explaining difficult concepts
  • Clarifying confusing topics
  • Learning new subjects
  • - explain concept

Example prompts

  • “/concept-explainer”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 24bde40. 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 (its code samples are mermaid and markdown).

    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

Concept Explainer loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 106 tokens; SKILL.md has 373 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~106
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 373 words (~1,115 tokens).

“Clear explanations with analogies and examples at multiple difficulty levels.”

— opening of SKILL.md by mingchen666
name
concept-explainer

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in electron/builtin-assets/skills/concept-explainer of mingchen666/Reviva.

  • SKILL.md
  • config.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 24bde40

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Categories

Questions about Concept Explainer

What does Concept Explainer do?

ELI5-style explanations with analogies and multiple examples. Concept Explainer is an agent skill from mingchen666/Reviva. ELI5-style explanations with analogies and multiple examples.

When should I use Concept Explainer?

Concept Explainer fits situations like: explaining difficult concepts; clarifying confusing topics; learning new subjects; - explain concept.

How do I install Concept Explainer in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mingchen666/Reviva --skill concept-explainer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (electron/builtin-assets/skills/concept-explainer in mingchen666/Reviva) into .claude/skills/concept-explainer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Concept Explainer in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mingchen666/Reviva --skill concept-explainer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (electron/builtin-assets/skills/concept-explainer in mingchen666/Reviva) into .agents/skills/concept-explainer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Concept Explainer 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 mingchen666/Reviva --skill concept-explainer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/concept-explainer, .gemini/skills/concept-explainer, .github/skills/concept-explainer and .opencode/skills/concept-explainer in your project.

What does Concept Explainer need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Concept Explainer is instructions for the agent only.

Does Concept Explainer 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 Concept Explainer 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 Concept Explainer use?

No licence was found for Concept Explainer or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Concept Explainer use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.5k 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 Concept Explainer?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Concept Explainer: DeepTutor CLI (HKUDS/DeepTutor, 41k stars), AI Engineering Project Tutor (rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch, 65k stars), Hung-Yi Lee Teaching Style (voidful/hung-yi-lee-skill, 1.3k stars) and Claude Certification Tutor (rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch, 65k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Concept Explainer?

mingchen666 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mingchen666/Reviva, which has 236 GitHub stars. The repository holds 54 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 21, 2026.

Source: mingchen666/Reviva on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.