Explain Changes — Git skill for Claude Code
Analyzes and explains changes since the last commit.
How to install Explain Changes
Installs to ~/.claude/skills/remiasselin42-claude-config-explain-changes/SKILL.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/remiasselin42-claude-config-explain-changes && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RemiAsselin42/claude-config/HEAD/commands/explain-changes.md -o ~/.claude/skills/remiasselin42-claude-config-explain-changes/SKILL.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Explain Changes does
description: 'Analyzes and explains changes since the last commit.' argument-hint: '[specific files to explain, or empty to explain everything]' allowed-tools: Bash(git diff:*), Bash(git status:*), Bash(git log:*), Read, Grep, Glob context: fork agent: agent
Scope
"$ARGUMENTS"
Current repository state
!`git status`
Changes summary
!`git diff --stat`
Objective
Provide a clear and structured explanation of recent changes to facilitate understanding and communication wit
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