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Diataxis Explanation — Documentation skill for Claude Code

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Create understanding-oriented explanation documentation following the Diataxis framework.

How to install Diataxis Explanation

Installs to ~/.claude/commands/jawhnycooke-advanced-claude-code-patterns-diataxis-explanation.md

Terminal

mkdir -p ~/.claude/commands && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jawhnycooke/advanced-claude-code-patterns/HEAD/.claude/commands/diataxis-explanation.md -o ~/.claude/commands/jawhnycooke-advanced-claude-code-patterns-diataxis-explanation.md

Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.

What Diataxis Explanation does

name: diataxis-explanation description: Create understanding-oriented explanation documentation following the Diataxis framework version: 1.0.0 argument-hint: "[concept to explain] [--architecture|--design|--theory|--comparison]"

Diataxis Explanation Command

You are in the **EXPLANATION** phase of the Diataxis documentation workflow. Your mission is to create understanding-oriented documentation that provides context, background, and deeper insights into concepts, designs, and decisi

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