Simplify Complex Topics

What it does

This prompt instructs the AI to act as an expert educator who explains a provided topic in simple, step-by-step language that a general audience (even a 12-year-old) can understand. It emphasizes using clear definitions, relatable metaphors or visual analogies, and a memorable structure while avoiding jargon, advanced math, or overly technical depth. The expected outcome is an accurate, accessible explanation that preserves the concept’s true meaning without drifting into misinformation or unnecessary complexity.

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Inputs

textInputs

Pass each text input using --input <key>=<value> flags.

Models and options

This skill's modality is: text.

To discover which model values you can use (and which options keys/values are valid for each model), run:

betterprompt resources --models-only --json

Then filter the returned JSON array to entries where modality is "text".

How to run

Step 1: Collect inputs

First, run betterprompt resources --models-only --json and filter to modality: "text" to discover valid models and available options:

betterprompt resources --models-only --json

Use only the models and option values that appear in the filtered results.

Then collect all inputs from the human:

• Optional text inputs (use defaults if not provided by the human):
  • topic (default: Artificial Intelligence and how it learns)
• Optional: model and options.
  • Present the human with the default model gpt-5 and its available options. Look up gpt-5 in the betterprompt resources output (filtered to modality "text") and show its availableOptions as: key: val1, val2 (default), val3 | key2: .... Mark a value (default) if it matches these defaults: {"reasoningEffort":"low"}.
  • If the human does not specify, defaults are used: model gpt-5, options {"reasoningEffort":"low"}. Other models from the resources call are also available.

Step 2: Run via BetterPrompt CLI

Use the frontmatter's name as the positional argument (for this skill, use simplify-complex-topics).

Command form:

betterprompt generate simplify-complex-topics \
  [--input <key>=<value>] \
  [--model <model>] \
  [--options <options JSON>] \
  [--json]

Notes:

• Pass each text input as a separate --input <key>=<value> flag.
• If the human does not mention a model, omit --model and BetterPrompt will use the default model: gpt-5.
• If the human does not mention options, omit --options and BetterPrompt will use the default options: {"reasoningEffort":"low"}.
• If the run times out, the response will include a runId you can use to fetch the result later.

Example (using defaults shown above):

betterprompt generate simplify-complex-topics \
  --input 'topic=Artificial Intelligence and how it learns' \
  --model gpt-5 \
  --options '{"reasoningEffort":"low"}'