eli5 agent skill by mblode
Picks the form that explains best and applies the house explanation style: plain prose, controlled English modelled on ASD-STE100, a diagram, an interactive HTML page, or a narrated explainer video. Use when asked for "ELI5", "plain English", "re-pitch that", "stop using jargon", "explain it in STE100", "draw me a diagram of how this works", "make an interactive explainer", or "make a 3b1b style video on X".
Source and license
| Publisher | mblode |
|---|---|
| Repository | mblode/agent-skills |
| License | MIT |
| Snapshot | 2026-10-22 |
| Last repository commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Instruction size | 502 words; 37 lines |
| Bundled files | 3 |
Suede Skill Check: 87/100 · B
Report snapshot · · graded-v2
The rubric totals 100 points; published scores are capped at 99. Security scan: not scanned.
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What to review next
- Boundary clause: 0 of 4 points. 4 when the description says when not to use the skill (“Not for …”, “Do not use …”, “Use … instead”).
- Bundled scripts: 0 of 2 points. 2 when the skill folder ships a scripts/ folder.
- Tool permissions declared: 0 of 2 points. 2 when the frontmatter declares allowed-tools.
Add declarations and bundled files when they describe the skill’s actual needs. Update the source, then request a fresh review with the changed commit or PR.
| Component | Points earned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Structural checks | 56 | 56 |
| Description length | 5 | 5 |
| Boundary clause | 0 | 4 |
| Example request | 3 | 3 |
| Instruction depth | 7 | 7 |
| Reference files | 3 | 3 |
| Bundled scripts | 0 | 2 |
| Recent maintenance | 9 | 9 |
| Curated-list citations | 4 | 7 |
| Tool permissions declared | 0 | 2 |
| Compatibility declared | 0 | 2 |
The published score is capped at 99. It measures the published files, documentation and maintenance signals. Security scan: not scanned. This assessment does not include a runtime test or a full installation-dependency review.
Install eli5
The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.
npx skills add https://github.com/mblode/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/eli5tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mblode/agent-skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/eli5 .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mblode/agent-skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .agents/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/eli5 .agents/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"For a user-level install, copy the folder to ~/.claude/skills/ (Claude Code) or ~/.agents/skills/ (Codex). Inside Codex, $skill-installer can also fetch a skill from GitHub. New to skills? Read How to install agent skills in Claude Code, Codex and Cursor.
mblode/agent-skills is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.
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[](https://suedeai.directory/mblode/agent-skills/eli5/)
[](https://suedeai.directory/mblode/agent-skills/eli5/)<a href="https://suedeai.directory/mblode/agent-skills/eli5/"><img src="https://suedeai.directory/mblode/agent-skills/eli5/score.svg" alt="Suede Skill Check: 87/100" width="160" height="175"></a>
<a href="https://suedeai.directory/mblode/agent-skills/eli5/"><img src="https://suedeai.directory/mblode/agent-skills/eli5/badge.svg" alt="Suede Skill Check: Grade B" width="160" height="175"></a>Suede Certified on the shield refers to this published structural quality check. Security scan: not scanned. Read the methodology.
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