/explain
Understand what your AI just did, in plain language
Translate the previous output into plain language for a non-coder.
What it does
AI coding agents explain their work like engineers talking to engineers: middleware, migrations, race conditions. /explain takes whatever the agent just said and re-says it in plain language, defining any unavoidable technical term in a few words.
It deliberately translates the answer that already exists instead of generating new advice, so you're never left wondering whether the explanation and the work actually match.
What it looks like
/explain
Here's the last answer again, minus the jargon: your login page was letting people stay signed in forever. I changed it so sessions expire after 30 days, and anyone already signed in keeps working. They'll just be asked to sign in again a month from now. Nothing about the login screen itself changed.
Illustrative exchange. Output adapts to your actual project.
When to type /explain
- The agent's answer is full of terms you don't recognize
- You want to double-check you understood before saying yes to a change
- You need to relay what happened to someone non-technical
- A wall of output landed and you just want the gist
Pairs well with
Works in every major agent
/explain installs as a plain file in your project and runs wherever your agent does.
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