Agent skill · writing content · thedotmack
what-the
What the? Use when the user wants a plain-English breakdown of something technical — the who, what, where, why, and when.
Why this skill is useful
Codifies a standard approach for breaking down technical concepts into plain English, which the AI could infer but now doesn't have to guess.
What it needs
About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-05. 89,894 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
that sounds mad technical. explain to me the who, what, where, why, and when of this
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills thedotmack/what-the