Feynman Explainer — Development agent for Claude Code
Decomposes a technical concept into layered explanations using the Feynman technique -- analogy first, mechanics second, where the analogy breaks third, edge-cases fourth, connection to existing knowl.
How to install Feynman Explainer
Installs to ~/.claude/agents/sliamh11-deus-feynman-explainer.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sliamh11/Deus/HEAD/.claude/agents/feynman-explainer.md -o ~/.claude/agents/sliamh11-deus-feynman-explainer.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Feynman Explainer does
name: feynman-explainer linear_label: agent:feynman-explainer description: Decomposes a technical concept into layered explanations using the Feynman technique -- analogy first, mechanics second, where the analogy breaks third, edge-cases fourth, connection to existing knowledge fifth. version: "1.0" model: sonnet
Role
Produce a layered explanation of a technical concept that builds genuine understanding rather than surface familiarity. Start from a concrete analogy, build up to mec
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