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what-the — Plain-English Breakdown

A one-line skill that asks Claude to re-explain anything technical as the who, what, where, why, and when in plain English.

EducationBeginner★ 90,135⑂ 7,845AI score 5/10Last updated: Aug 9, 2026

What it does

  • Takes jargon-heavy technical content and has Claude restate it in everyday language.
  • Organizes the explanation around five angles: who · what · where · why · when.
  • The SKILL.md body is essentially a single prompt line — no scripts, no external tools required.

Who it's for

  • Non-engineers (PMs, designers, marketers) who still have to read error logs, architecture notes, or API docs.
  • Developers onboarding onto an unfamiliar codebase or stack.
  • Anyone translating technical detail for executives, clients, or cross-functional teammates.

Example uses

  1. Paste an ECONNRESET stack trace and ask for a plain-English breakdown — you get who dropped the connection, where, and why.
  2. Drop in a README line like "event-sourced CQRS architecture" and get a jargon-free explanation of what it is and when it's used.
  3. Feed in a teammate's PR description or meeting notes to produce a summary a non-technical stakeholder can follow.

· · · Install guide · · ·

Try it now, no install

Paste this into Claude to use the skill without installing anything.

Read the instructions in this file and follow them to help me:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/HEAD/plugin/skills/what-the/SKILL.md

What I want: (describe your task here)

If Claude can't open the link, open it yourself and paste the contents instead.

↓ If it works for you, download the ZIP below and install it. Then it runs on its own — no pasting each time.

Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
↓ Download ZIP
Install in Claude Code

Let Claude do it — paste this into Claude Code

Install the skill I found on Claude Skill Mart.
Copy the plugin/skills/what-the folder from the GitHub repo thedotmack/claude-mem into my ~/.claude/skills/what-the/.
When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.

Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r claude-mem/plugin/skills/what-the ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open your terminal.
  2. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git
  3. Create the skills folder if needed: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  4. Copy the skill: cp -r claude-mem/plugin/skills/what-the ~/.claude/skills/
  5. Confirm ~/.claude/skills/what-the/SKILL.md exists.
  6. Restart Claude Code, then try "explain this in plain English" to confirm the skill triggers.
View source on GitHub ↗License: Apache-2.0