Re-explain something from the CURRENT conversation — a finding id (e.g. F7.2), a term, a decision, an acronym, or a paragraph you just wrote — in plain language for someone with zero context. Use when the user says "explain X simply", "what does that even mean", "eli5", "as if I don't know what you're talking about", "in plain terms / plain English", "break that down", or points at jargon or an open decision and wants it made understandable.
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---
name: explain-simply
argument-hint: "[thing to explain]"
description: >-
Re-explain something from the CURRENT conversation — a finding id (e.g. F7.2), a term, a
decision, an acronym, or a paragraph you just wrote — in plain language for someone with zero
context. Use when the user says "explain X simply", "what does that even mean", "eli5",
"as if I don't know what you're talking about", "in plain terms / plain English", "break that
down", or points at jargon or an open decision and wants it made understandable.
---
# explain-simply
Explain the thing the user points at, from this conversation, to a smart reader with zero context.
- Use plain words and short sentences. Define a term the first time you need it.
- Say what the thing is, why it matters, and what follows from it. Stop there.
- Use only facts from this conversation. When a needed fact was never settled, say so.
- Add one everyday comparison or one small inline ASCII drawing only when the idea is hard to see without it.
- When the thing is a choice the user must make, end with the options, each with one pro and one con, your pick first.
- When you cannot tell which thing the user means, ask in one line.
