Overview
understand-explain is an open-source docs skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by Egonex-AI. Its author describes it as: “Use when you need a deep-dive explanation of a specific file, function, or module in the codebase”. The project has 84k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything`.
What understand-explain does
Provide a thorough, in-depth explanation of a specific code component.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for understand-explain is organised into these sections:
- Graph Structure Reference
- How to Read Efficiently
- Instructions
Installation
Add understand-explain to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add Egonex-AI/Understand-AnythingReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — ships a claude code plugin marketplace
- Codex — declared in the repository topics
- Gemini CLI — declared in the repository topics
- OpenCode — declared in the repository topics
- Antigravity — declared in the repository topics
License
understand-explain is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything, an established project with 83,527 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Antigravity
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 30 days
- Its repository gained 6,625 GitHub stars over the last 52 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does understand-explain do?
- Use when you need a deep-dive explanation of a specific file, function, or module in the codebase
- How do I install understand-explain?
- Run /plugin marketplace add Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything before installing.
- Is understand-explain free to use?
- Yes. understand-explain is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does understand-explain work with?
- understand-explain lists Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, and Antigravity — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does understand-explain come from?
- understand-explain ships inside Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything, a repository that contains 10 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 83,527 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.