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Ase Meta Eli5 by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: Ase Meta Eli5
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

Ase Meta Eli5

Explain a topic in "Explain Like I'm 5" (ELI5) style, optionally grounded in Internet/Web facts. Use when the user wants a topic explained in a very simple, child-friendly way, or mentions "eli5" or "explain like I'm 5".

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File contents

@${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-control.md @${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-skill.md @${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-getopt.md

$ARGUMENTS

Set (set to empty)
Use the ase-meta-search skill in a sub-agent to gather facts about the : call the tool...

Agent( description: "Query Web Search Service", subagent_type: "ase:ase-meta-search", prompt: "Search the Internet/Web and gather facts about the following topic: <topic/>", run_in_background: false )

...and store the returned facts in .

Set (set facts to empty), so the explanation below falls back to model knowledge, and output the following :
Explain the in "Explain Like I'm 5" (ELI5) style: use simple, jargon-free wording a five year old child could understand -- short sentences, everyday words, and familiar images. Do not use technical terms without immediately putting them into child-friendly words.

For this, first, explain WHAT the topic is and store it in . Second, give an ANALOGY by comparing the topic to something from the everyday life of a child and store this in . Third, explain WHY the topic matters and store this in .

Ensure that each of , , and is a very brief and concise single text paragraph.

Output the result with the following :

WHAT: .

ANALOGY: .

WHY: .

---name: ase-meta-eli5description: Explain a topic in "Explain Like I'm 5" (ELI5) style, optionally grounded in Internet/Web facts. Use when the user wants a topic explained in a very simple, child-friendly way, or mentions "eli5" or "explain like I'm 5".--- @${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-control.md @${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-skill.md @${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-getopt.md <skill name="ase-meta-eli5"> Explain a Topic Like I'm 5 </skill> <expand name="getopt" arg1="ase-meta-eli5" arg2="--ground|-g"> $ARGUMENTS </expand> <objective> *Explain* the following topic in "Explain Like I'm 5" (ELI5) style, so that even a five year old child could understand it: <topic><getopt-arguments/></topic> </objective> <flow> 1. <step id="STEP 1: Check Topic"> <if condition="<topic/> is empty"> Only output the following <template/> and then immediately *STOP* processing the entire current skill: <template> ⧉ **ASE**: ✪ skill: **ase-meta-eli5**, ▶ ERROR: expected a `<topic>` argument </template> </if> Set <facts></facts> (set to empty) </step> 2. <step id="STEP 2: Ground Topic" condition="<getopt-option-ground/> is equal `true`"> Use the `ase-meta-search` skill in a sub-agent to gather facts about the <topic/>: call the tool... `Agent( description: "Query Web Search Service", subagent_type: "ase:ase-meta-search", prompt: "Search the Internet/Web and gather facts about the following topic: <topic/>", run_in_background: false )` ...and store the returned facts in <facts/>. <if condition="<facts/> contains no usable facts about <topic/>"> Set <facts></facts> (set facts to empty), so the explanation below falls back to model knowledge, and output the following <template/>: <template> <ase-tpl-bullet-secondary/> **WARNING**: grounding found no usable facts -- falling back to model knowledge. </template> </if> </step> 3. <step id="STEP 3: Explain Topic"> Explain the <topic/> in "Explain Like I'm 5" (ELI5) style: use *simple*, *jargon-free* wording a five year old child could understand -- short sentences, everyday words, and familiar images. Do *not* use technical terms without immediately putting them into child-friendly words. <if condition="<facts/> is not empty"> Ground the explanation in the facts of <facts/> and do not contradict them. </if> For this, first, explain *WHAT* the topic is and store it in <what/>. Second, give an *ANALOGY* by comparing the topic to something from the everyday life of a child and store this in <analogy/>. Third, explain *WHY* the topic matters and store this in <why/>. Ensure that each of <what/>, <analogy/>, and <why/> is a *very brief* and *concise* single text paragraph. Output the result with the following <template/>: <template> <ase-tpl-bullet-secondary/> **TOPIC**: **<topic/>** <ase-tpl-bullet-normal/> **WHAT**: <what/>. <ase-tpl-bullet-normal/> **ANALOGY**: <analogy/>. <ase-tpl-bullet-signal/> **WHY**: <why/>. </template> </step> </flow>

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