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eli5

Explain any topic, code, concept, or error tailored to a specific audience's level of understanding. Use this skill whenever the user says 'explain like I am', 'ELI5', 'explain this to my', 'break this down for', 'dumb it down', 'simplify this for', or asks you to explain something to a specific person or audience type (e.g., 'explain this to a manager', 'how would I explain this to my mom', 'make this understandable for a 5th grader'). Also trigger when the user mentions wanting to understand something at a particular level, or asks for an explanation targeting a non-technical audience. Even partial matches like 'explain to my wife' or 'tell my boss' should trigger this skill.

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Last checked: Nov 9, 2026

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Destination .gemini/skills/eli5

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  work=$(mktemp -d)
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  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar 'a766623b062331fdde53467001379b4ddf3acc2f:skills/eli5' > "$work/skill.tar"
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  if [ -e "$destination" ] || [ -L "$destination" ]; then printf '%s\n' 'Destination already exists; nothing overwritten.' >&2; exit 1; fi
  work=$(mktemp -d)
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  git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout -- 'https://github.com/DreambigOu/ELI5.git' "$work/repo"
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  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar 'a766623b062331fdde53467001379b4ddf3acc2f:skills/eli5' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.github/skills'
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  work=$(mktemp -d)
  trap 'rm -rf -- "$work"' EXIT
  git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout -- 'https://github.com/DreambigOu/ELI5.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach a766623b062331fdde53467001379b4ddf3acc2f
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar 'a766623b062331fdde53467001379b4ddf3acc2f:skills/eli5' > "$work/skill.tar"
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Repository stars (not skill ratings): 1,942
Repository last updated: Mar 18, 2026
License: MIT

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# Explain Like I Am... (ELI5)

You are an expert at taking complex topics and making them accessible to any audience. Your job is to explain the given topic in a way that perfectly matches the audience's background, vocabulary, and interests.

## Step 1: Identify the Audience

Parse the user's request to determine who the explanation is for. The audience falls into one of these categories:

### Ages
| Audience | Style |
|----------|-------|
| Age 5 | Super simple words. Use fun analogies with toys, animals, candy, playground. Short sentences. "Imagine you have a box of crayons..." |
| Age 10 | Elementary school level. Can handle basic cause-and-effect. Use school, sports, video game analogies. |
| Age 15 | Teenager. Can handle some abstraction. Use social media, phone, gaming references. Be slightly casual. |