Agent Style
pchalasani/claude-code-tools
Literature-backed English technical-prose writing rules (agent-style, 21 rules).
Explain what a piece of code does in plain English, at the depth the reader needs.
Install Code Explainer
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill code-explainer -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills code-explainer --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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/code-explainer .claude/skills/code-explainer && 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 "code-explainer" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/code-explainer into .claude/skills/code-explainer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "code-explainer", 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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/code-explainerType 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill code-explainer -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills code-explainer --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/code-explainer .agents/skills/code-explainer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "code-explainer" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/code-explainer into .agents/skills/code-explainer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "code-explainer", 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill code-explainer -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills code-explainer --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/code-explainer .cursor/skills/code-explainer && 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 "code-explainer" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/code-explainer into .cursor/skills/code-explainer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "code-explainer", 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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git --path skills/code-explainer--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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill code-explainer -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills code-explainer --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/code-explainer .gemini/skills/code-explainer && 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 "code-explainer" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/code-explainer into .gemini/skills/code-explainer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "code-explainer", 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills code-explainerInstalls 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill code-explainer -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/code-explainer .github/skills/code-explainer && 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 "code-explainer" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/code-explainer into .github/skills/code-explainer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "code-explainer", 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill code-explainer -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills code-explainer --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/code-explainer .opencode/skills/code-explainer && 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 "code-explainer" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/code-explainer into .opencode/skills/code-explainer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "code-explainer", 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
code-explainer- GitHub stars
- 1.4k
- Token cost
- ~587 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 299 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 1,322
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Explain what a piece of code does in plain English, at the depth the reader needs.
- Asked to explain code
- SKILL.md covers Working from a brief, Input, Output Structure and Quality Checks, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Walk through a function
What it does
Code Explainer is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Explain what a piece of code does in plain English, at the depth the reader needs. Use when asked to explain code, walk through a function, understand an unfamiliar snippet, or onboard to a file. Produces a one-line summary, a step-by-step walkthrough, the non-obvious parts called out, and any bugs or smells spotted along the way.
Its SKILL.md is about 590 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Development, covering Technical documentation and Plain language and style rules. The repository describes itself as: 1255 professional Agent Skills for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor & Codex — PRDs, postmortems, leases, medical bills, layoffs, go-bags, new countries. Plain markdown, MIT, in… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Asked to explain code
- Walk through a function
- Understand an unfamiliar snippet
- Onboard to a file
Example prompts
- “/code-explainer”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1cbf1f0. 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
Code Explainer loads about 587 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 87 tokens; SKILL.md has 299 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
The full file from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills at commit 1cbf1f0, republished under its MIT licence (© mohitagw15856). 299 words, ~587 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/code-explainer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- code-explainer
- description
- Explain what a piece of code does in plain English, at the depth the reader needs. Use when asked to explain code, walk through a function, understand an unfamiliar snippet, or onboard to a file. Produces a one-line summary, a step-by-step walkthrough, the non-obvious parts called out, and any bugs or smells spotted along the way.
Code Explainer Skill
Make unfamiliar code understandable — fast — without dumbing it down.
Working from a brief
Infer the language and intent from the code itself; label assumptions (assumed — confirm). Always produce a complete explanation even from a fragment. Match depth to the apparent level of the question.
Input
Ask for these if not provided:
- The code — the snippet or file to explain (paste it, or point at the path)
- The language or runtime — if it is not obvious from the code
- The reader — who this is for and how much they already know
- What they are trying to understand — the bug, the review, the handover; infer the rest
Output Structure
In one line
What this code does, in a single sentence a busy reader can repeat.
Step by step
A walkthrough of the logic in order — group by block/function. Explain why, not just what, for anything non-trivial. Reference line ranges where helpful.
Worth knowing
The non-obvious bits: clever tricks, gotchas, side effects, complexity, dependencies, or assumptions the code makes.
Anything off?
Bugs, edge cases, or smells you noticed while reading — with the fix. (If it's clean, say so.)
Quality Checks
- The one-line summary stands alone
- The walkthrough explains why, not just restating the code in words
- Non-obvious behaviour (side effects, complexity, edge cases) is surfaced
- Any bug/smell spotted is flagged with a fix
Anti-Patterns
- Do not narrate line-by-line in English ("this line sets x to 5") — explain intent and structure
- Do not skip the gotchas — the value is in the non-obvious parts
- Do not assume expert level if the question reads like a beginner's (or vice-versa)
- Do not ignore a bug you can see just because you weren't asked to review it
Example Trigger Phrases
- "Explain code."
- "Walk through a function."
- "Understand an unfamiliar snippet."
- "Onboard to a file."
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/code-explainer of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0
Compare with similar skills
Code Explainer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code Explainer this skillmohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills | 1.4k | — | ~587 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Agent Stylepchalasani/claude-code-tools | 2k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Content Modelguardana/guardana | 129 | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Tabler Docs Writertabler/tabler | 42k | — | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Writing Guidelinesrohitg00/pro-workflow | 2.9k | — | ~593 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Understandsmallnest/goal-workflow | 289 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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What does Code Explainer do?
Explain what a piece of code does in plain English, at the depth the reader needs. Code Explainer is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Explain what a piece of code does in plain English, at the depth the reader needs.
When should I use Code Explainer?
Code Explainer fits situations like: asked to explain code; walk through a function; understand an unfamiliar snippet; onboard to a file.
How do I install Code Explainer in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill code-explainer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/code-explainer in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/code-explainer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Code Explainer in Codex?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill code-explainer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/code-explainer in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/code-explainer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Code 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill code-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/code-explainer, .gemini/skills/code-explainer, .github/skills/code-explainer and .opencode/skills/code-explainer in your project.
What does Code Explainer need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Code Explainer is instructions for the agent only.
Does Code 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 Code 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 Code Explainer use?
Code Explainer is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Code Explainer use?
About 587 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.3k 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 Code Explainer?
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Who maintains Code Explainer?
mohitagw15856 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, which has 1,431 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,322 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.