Anthropic 内部高频使用的 ELI5 命令：先画大图，再讲细节
Anthropic 内部近期高频使用一个 ELI5 Skill，调用方式为 /eli5 <topic>。它要求 Agent 以完全不懂背景的用户为对象解释主题：少用术语、用大图和少量文字，并通过 HTML Artifact 呈现复杂概念。作者指出，这个 Skill 的真正价值不在于把回答写得更简单，而是强制 Agent 重新组织知识——先建立整体认知，再展开细节与边界，从而暴露理解盲区。该技巧源自 Reddit 的 ELI5 文化，在 Agent 场景下变成一种可复用的输出结构约束，不依赖特定模型，任何支持斜杠命令或自定义 Skill 的工具都可复刻。适合正在调校 Claude 或其他 Agent 输出格式的工程师。
Anthropic has recently been using an ELI5 Skill quite often.
It's simple to use: /eli5 <topic>
It asks the Agent to:
- Explain as if to someone who knows nothing about the topic;
- Use few technical terms;
- Use big pictures and few words;
- Present complex concepts via an HTML Artifact.
Anthropic 内部最近常用一个 ELI5 Skill。
使用方式很简单： /eli5 <topic>
它会要求 Agent：
1、像给完全不了解的人解释； 2、少用术语； 3、使用大图和少量文字； 4、通过 HTML Artifact 呈现复杂概念。
The value of this Skill isn't just making answers simpler—it forces the Agent to reorganize knowledge: first establish an overall mental model, then explain details and boundaries.
这个 Skill 的价值，不只是把答案写得更简单，而是强制 Agent 重新组织知识：先建立整体认知，再解释细节和边界。
a skill people at Anthropic have been using a lot recently: ELI5 /eli5 <what you want explained> "explain like I'm someone who knows nothing about this topic, using a HTML artifact with big pictures and few words" — @trq212
a skill people at Anthropic have been using a lot recently: ELI5 /eli5 <what you want explained> "explain like I'm someone who knows nothing about this topic, using a HTML artifact with big pictures and few words" — @trq212