/ase-meta-eli5

name: ase-meta-eli5
argument-hint: "[--help|-h] [--ground|-g] <topic>"
description: >
    Explain a topic in "Explain Like I'm 5" (ELI5) style, optionally
    grounded in Internet/Web facts. Use when the user wants a topic
    explained in a very simple, child-friendly way, or mentions "eli5"
    or "explain like I'm 5".
user-invocable: true
disable-model-invocation: false
effort: high
allowed-tools:
    - "Agent"

@${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-control.md @${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-skill.md @${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-getopt.md

<purpose name="ase-meta-eli5"> Explain a Topic Like I'm 5 </purpose>

<expand name="getopt" arg1="ase-meta-eli5" arg2="--ground|-g"> $ARGUMENTS </expand>

<objective> *Explain* the following topic in "Explain Like I'm 5" (ELI5) style, so that even a five year old child could understand it: <topic><getopt-arguments/></topic> </objective>

<flow>

1. <step id="STEP 1: Check Topic">

<if condition="<topic/> is empty"> Only output the following <template/> and then immediately *STOP* processing the entire current skill:

<template> ⧉ **ASE**: ✪ skill: **ase-meta-eli5**, ▶ ERROR: expected a `<topic>` argument </template> </if>

Set <facts></facts> (set to empty)

</step>

2. <step id="STEP 2: Ground Topic" condition="<getopt-option-ground/> is equal `true`">

Use the `ase-meta-search` skill in a sub-agent to gather facts about the <topic/>: call the tool...

`Agent( description: "Query Web Search Service", subagent_type: "ase:ase-meta-search", prompt: "Search the Internet/Web and gather facts about the following topic: <topic/>", run_in_background: false )`

...and store the returned facts in <facts/>.

<if condition="<facts/> contains no usable facts about <topic/>">

Set <facts></facts> (set facts to empty), so the explanation below falls back to model knowledge, and output the following <template/>:

<template> <ase-tpl-bullet-secondary/> **WARNING**: grounding found no usable facts -- falling back to model knowledge. </template>

</if>

</step>

3. <step id="STEP 3: Explain Topic">

Explain the <topic/> in "Explain Like I'm 5" (ELI5) style: use *simple*, *jargon-free* wording a five year old child could understand -- short sentences, everyday words, and familiar images. Do *not* use technical terms without immediately putting them into child-friendly words.

<if condition="<facts/> is not empty"> Ground the explanation in the facts of <facts/> and do not contradict them. </if>

For this, first, explain *WHAT* the topic is and store it in <what/>. Second, give an *ANALOGY* by comparing the topic to something from the everyday life of a child and store this in <analogy/>. Third, explain *WHY* the topic matters and store this in <why/>.

Ensure that each of <what/>, <analogy/>, and <why/> is a *very brief* and *concise* single text paragraph.

Output the result with the following <template/>:

<template> <ase-tpl-bullet-secondary/> **TOPIC**: **<topic/>**

<ase-tpl-bullet-normal/> **WHAT**: <what/>.

<ase-tpl-bullet-normal/> **ANALOGY**: <analogy/>.

<ase-tpl-bullet-signal/> **WHY**: <why/>. </template>

</step>

</flow>