J Explain — Design skill for Claude Code
Generate a self-contained HTML document or information report that explains a topic — inline CSS/JS/SVG, visual hierarchy, spatial diagrams, no external dependencies.
How to install J Explain
Installs to ~/.claude/commands/jlaws-dotfiles-j-explain.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/commands && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jlaws/dotfiles/HEAD/.claude/commands/j-explain.md -o ~/.claude/commands/jlaws-dotfiles-j-explain.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What J Explain does
name: j-explain description: "Generate a self-contained HTML document or information report that explains a topic — inline CSS/JS/SVG, visual hierarchy, spatial diagrams, no external dependencies. Use when you want a shareable, scannable explainer or findings report instead of a wall of markdown. Do NOT use for quick answers or inline comments (respond directly) or markdown project docs (use /j-docs)." argument-hint: "" model
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