Can I save the generated explanations for my team?

Yes, the skill offers to integrate significant architectural findings directly into your project's ARCHITECTURE.md or AGENTS.md files.

Which programming languages does the Explain skill support?

It features dedicated expert agents for TypeScript, React, Python, Vue, and SQL, and provides a robust general-purpose fallback for all other languages.

How do I control the level of detail in the explanation?

You can use the --depth flag with options: shallow (quick summary), normal (default), deep (exhaustive internals), or trace (full data flow analysis).

Can it generate visual architecture diagrams?

Yes, it automatically generates Mermaid.js code for flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and class diagrams which render in most modern Markdown viewers and GitHub.

What makes this different from asking Claude to explain code normally?

This skill utilizes specialized tools like ast-grep and tokei to gather structural context that a standard chat cannot see, while routing to specific 'expert agents' for framework-specific nuances.

Explain - Deep Code Intelligence

Name: Explain - Deep Code Intelligence
Author: 0xDarkMatter

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Learning & Documentation

Provides comprehensive architectural analysis and deep-dive explanations of complex codebases using expert AI agents and structural search.

The Explain skill transforms Claude into a senior technical architect capable of deconstructing intricate code structures, directories, and abstract concepts. By leveraging specialized expert agents for different languages—such as TypeScript, Python, and SQL—and advanced CLI tools like ast-grep and tokei, it generates detailed Markdown reports complete with Mermaid diagrams. It is an essential utility for onboarding to new projects, debugging legacy systems, or documenting complex data flows and design decisions directly within your terminal environment.

Key Features

01Automatic Mermaid diagram generation for flowcharts, sequences, and class structures

02Integrated persistence options to save architectural insights directly to project documentation

03Multi-language expert agent routing for domain-specific architectural insights

04Structural code analysis using ast-grep and ripgrep for high-precision context gathering

05Adjustable depth levels ranging from shallow overviews to exhaustive execution traces

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Use Cases

01Onboarding to large, unfamiliar codebases by generating high-level architectural overviews

02Tracing complex data flows and state changes across multiple files and modules

03Documenting legacy code functions and classes for team knowledge sharing and maintenance

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add 0xdarkmatter/claude-mods explain

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT