explain-it
by Ruth-Ann Bravo · ★ 0 · updated 3 days ago
Explains what Claude just did, step by step, in plain English
Install
/plugin marketplace add ruthannbravo/explain-it/plugin install explain-it@explain-itThen run /reload-plugins or start a new session. Requires Claude Code 2.1.287+.
What it hooks into
From an automated scan with claude plugin validate, not a security review. Mods run with your permissions; read the code before installing.
- Events
session.startcommand.runprompt.submittool.callturn.completeui.render- API calls
$.command.register$.model.complete$.model.fork$.session.cwd$.state.get$.state.set$.store.get$.store.set$.ui.open$.ui.resolve$.ui.toast- Draws
AbovePromptPane- Can see
every promptevery tool call- Reach
- level 2 of 3 other: $.state.getother: $.state.setdrives Claudepersists statedraws
Origin
- How it got here
- Automated scan of public GitHub repos, via the CC0 dataset awesome-claude-code-mods (scan of ).
- Repository
- github.com/ruthannbravo/explain-it
- Path in repo
- repository root
- Author
- Ruth-Ann Bravo @ruthannbravo
- License
- MIT
- First published
- Last pushed
- First listed here
- On X
- Mentioned in 1 post on X
Name and description come from the mod's own manifest. We link to the code; we don't host it, and it stays under its author's license.
Posts about this repo
Yay :) I vibe coded a mod for vibe coders 😂 http://github.com/ruthannbravo/explain-it I kept finishing tasks in Claude Code like "cool… but what did you DO" 🥲 so now one button explains it, in plain English + the real technical terms. free + open source 🤍 fair warning: it's a yapper, but you decide when it explains (Explain It pop up appears when something has been done - you decide if you wanna use it). How it looks on terminal and on the Claude desktop: