layman-it

Rewrite comments, documentation, explanations, PR text, TODOs, and other developer-facing text in simple language that a non-expert can understand.

Skill by Jack-WebDev

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Works with Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, VS Code, OpenCode, Goose, Windsurf. Read the repository before you give any tool access to your data.

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Rewrite comments, documentation, explanations, PR text, TODOs, and other developer-facing text in simple language that a non-expert can understand.

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What this skill can do and what it asks for, from its SKILL.md. Checked Oct 25, 2026.

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Skill name: layman-it
Description: Rewrite comments, documentation, explanations, PR text, TODOs, and other developer-facing text in simple language that a non-expert can understand.
License: MIT
Instructions: 30 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub

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SKILL.md

SKILL.md (first lines)

# Layman It

Write for understanding, not for sounding technical.

## Rules

- Use simple, everyday language.
- Keep sentences short and clear.
- Explain what something does before explaining how it works.
- Explain why something exists when the reason is not obvious.
- Avoid jargon where possible.
- If jargon is necessary, explain it immediately.
- Do not assume the reader understands the architecture, framework, protocol,
  database, runtime, or implementation.
- Prefer concrete examples over abstract explanations.
- Explain cause and effect clearly.
- Do not comment obvious code.

## Comments

Comments should explain what the code itself does not make obvious, especially
why something is being done.

Avoid:

```ts
// Invalidate the cache to prevent stale reads.
```

From Jack-WebDev/skills, MIT.

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Last commit (this folder): Oct 2, 2026 (27 days ago)
Last release: Oct 3, 2026 (26 days ago)

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Details

License: MIT
Repository: github.com/Jack-WebDev/skills
First seen: Oct 24, 2026
Last checked: Oct 24, 2026
Source: GitHub github-graphql

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layman-it skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/jack-webdev-layman-it (last updated 2026-10-24)