Solution Explainer Skill

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Generate clear explanations of algorithm solutions

Instructions available. Your AI can read the instructions. Execution depends on the setup they require.

Add ahel to your AI once: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or Codex. Then ask it to use this.

Then ask your AI: use the Solution Explainer Skill skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by a5c-ai/babysitter in library/specializations/algorithms-optimization/skills/solution-explainer/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Purpose

Generate clear, educational explanations of algorithm solutions suitable for interviews, learning, and documentation.

Capabilities

  • Step-by-step solution walkthrough
  • Time/space complexity explanation
  • Alternative approach comparison
  • Common mistake highlights
  • Visual aids generation
  • Interview-style explanation formatting

Target Processes

  • interview-problem-explanation
  • leetcode-problem-solving
  • mock-coding-interview
  • algorithm-implementation

Explanation Framework

  1. Problem Understanding: Restate the problem clearly
  2. Approach Overview: High-level strategy
  3. Algorithm Details: Step-by-step breakdown
  4. Complexity Analysis: Time and space with justification
  5. Code Walkthrough: Annotated implementation
  6. Edge Cases: Special scenarios handled
  7. Alternatives: Other valid approaches

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "problem": { "type": "string" },
    "solution": { "type": "string" },
    "language": { "type": "string" },
    "depth": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["brief", "standard", "detailed"]
    },
    "includeVisuals": { "type": "boolean", "default": false },
    "interviewStyle": { "type": "boolean", "default": false }
  },
  "required": ["problem", "solution"]
}

Output Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "success": { "type": "boolean" },
    "explanation": { "type": "string" },
    "complexity": { "type": "object" },
    "commonMistakes": { "type": "array" },
    "alternatives": { "type": "array" },
    "visuals": { "type": "array" }
  },
  "required": ["success", "explanation"]
}

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Source
github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter