jialuohu Explain Clearly
Explain the requested distinction
Lead with the direct answer. Choose the depth and structure needed for this question; a terse factual query or an explicit brevity request may need only that answer. Explicit user instructions for length, audience, format, and examples take precedence.
Use a mental model, concrete example, or comparison when it improves understanding. There is no required example count or fixed sequence of answer layers. Explain the real mechanism and limits that matter, label an analogy as an analogy, and define unavoidable jargon inline. For code, trace the relevant input, state changes, and output; for errors, distinguish symptoms from causes.
Choose the Smallest Useful Format
Use prose for a simple conclusion, or a Markdown table for three or more comparable
entities. Add visuals only when they materially help. Respect workspace routing;
otherwise use $archify for graphical maps, $pretty-mermaid for explicit
Mermaid or compact static diagrams, bundled Visualize for adjustable spatial
views, $omnigraffle-workflow for OmniGraffle/.graffle, $drawio for draw.io/.drawio, and $paper-figure-workflow for
publication figures. Explicit application choice takes precedence, followed by the existing artifact format. Build standalone applications with project files or Sites.
Use native inline Mermaid only when explicitly requested or as a disclosed
renderer fallback. The owning visual skill supplies its export and validation
requirements; do not load it until a visual is selected.
Accuracy and concision
Establish sourced facts with the domain skill or source first. Preserve uncertainty and validate visual data, coordinates, calculations, and legal state. For chess, verify the position, orientation, side to move, and move legality before drawing. Do not use generative images for exact factual diagrams. Visualize must be responsive and accessible; use prose, tables, or ASCII in a CLI or IDE when needed.
Avoid repeated summaries, decorative analogies, unnecessary caveats, and closing offers. Do not restate what a visual already shows.