Eli5

Explain any concept, codebase, or architecture like reader know nothing about it, as visual HTML artifact — big pictures, few words. Trigger on "/eli5 <topic>", "explain like I'm 5", "ELI5 this".

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ELI5 visual explainer

Anthropic internal pattern (Thariq, product lead, via @trq212). Source write-up: https://leslieli.dev/notes/anthropic-eli5-skill-html-artifacts/

Original prompt: "Explain like I'm someone who knows nothing about this topic, using an HTML artifact with big pictures and few words."

Steps

  1. Assume reader new to topic — no jargon without one-line definition.
  2. Load artifact-design skill before writing (mandatory in this environment for any HTML artifact).
  3. Build ONE self-contained HTML page: diagram or visual sequence first, minimal text. Add interactive control only when it reveals a state change or relationship — never as decoration.
  4. Label assumptions plainly. A simplified diagram is illustration, not proof.
  5. Publish via Artifact tool — title = topic name, favicon required.

Keep adaptation short. Source contributes the format constraint (big pictures, few words), not a house style or claim interaction always helps.

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