ase-meta-eli5

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Explain a topic in "Explain Like I'm 5" (ELI5) style, optionally grounded in Internet/Web facts. Use when the user wants a topic explained in a very simple, child-friendly way, or mentions "eli5" or "explain like I'm 5".

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the ase-meta-eli5 skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by rse/ase in plugin/skills/ase-meta-eli5/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

@${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-control.md @${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-skill.md @${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-getopt.md

$ARGUMENTS

  1. Set (set to empty).

  2. Use the ase-meta-search skill in a sub-agent to gather facts about the : call the tool...

    Agent( description: "Query Web Search Service", subagent_type: "ase:ase-meta-search", prompt: "Search the Internet/Web and gather facts about the following topic: <topic/>", run_in_background: false )

    ...and store the returned facts in .

    Set (set facts to empty), so the explanation below falls back to model knowledge, and output the following :

  3. Explain the in "Explain Like I'm 5" (ELI5) style: use simple, jargon-free wording a five-year-old child could understand -- short sentences, everyday words, and familiar images. Do not use technical terms without immediately putting them into child-friendly words.

    For this, first, explain WHAT the topic is and store it in . Second, give an ANALOGY by comparing the topic to something from the everyday life of a child and store this in . Third, explain WHY the topic matters and store this in .

    Ensure that each of , , and is a very brief and concise single text paragraph.

    Output the result with the following :

    WHAT: .

    ANALOGY: .

    WHY: .

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github.com/rse/ase