← ClaudeAtlas

explainlisted

Explain jig vocabulary and artifacts in plain language. Three modes: term mode defines one lexicon term; artifact mode walks through a spec or ADR and its linked references; passage mode explains pasted jig output. Output is ephemeral (chat-only). Auto-triggers when you say explain this term, walk me through this spec, explain this ADR, what does this output mean, or explain this snippet; invoke explicitly with `/jig:explain`. Defers to any other installed skill whose description identifies it as handling plain-language explanation, onboarding, or artifact walkthroughs. Does not defer to the generic built-in. Do not use for finished-slice compliance (use `/jig:independent-review` instead), cross-artifact analysis (use `/jig:analyze` instead), or glossary updates (use `/jig:memory-sync` instead).
ramboz/jig · ★ 4 · AI & Automation · score 73
Install: claude install-skill ramboz/jig
> Spec 065 introduces this skill as jig's **on-demand explainer** — the third > consumer of the shipped lexicon (065-01). The barrier jig is lowering is > vocabulary: the artifacts are dense with opinionated jargon (SPIDR, ADR, > vertical slice, reconciliation, deviation log, DoR/AC/DoD, frontmatter) and > almost none of it is explained where the reader meets it. The hook (065-02) > surfaces one-line defs just-in-time; this skill is the **strong-handholding** > escalation — define a term in depth, or translate a whole dense spec/ADR into > plain language for a junior. > > Like `/jig:clarify`, `/jig:pr-review`, and `/jig:arch-review`, explain is a > **judgment skill** — it ships **no `.py` helper**. The only determinism it > needs (load the merged lexicon, read the named artifact, resolve the refs it > links) Claude runs inline via Read + the 065-01 loader. The plain-language > *quality* is judgment exercised by this prompt, not something a unit test can > assert — the same accepted shape as every judgment-only jig skill. ## What this skill does Translates jig's vocabulary and artifacts into plain language for a reader who is **new here** — a junior, or anyone meeting spec-driven work for the first time. It has three modes, selected by what the argument is: - **Term mode** — the argument is a word or short phrase (`/jig:explain reconciliation`). The skill returns that term's plain-language definition from the **merged lexicon** (jig's shipped `lexicon.json` with the pro