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Checking an author can explain their code v1.0.0

Use this resource to check that an author can explain a code change before it goes to review

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  • 373 downloads
  • 227 likes
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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install author-understanding-check

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent asks the author Socratic questions about the change, then has an independent judge assess the answers. It records an artifact stating whether understanding is sufficient, within a limited number of retries. You get a verdict and a saved trace.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Works in
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Generates with
Your agent's model
Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: invocation modes, flow and output of the check
  • references/: judge prompt and composition with automatic mode

Good fit for

  • A largely generated change should be understood by its author before review
  • You want an understanding check inside an automated pipeline

Not for

    Tags

    • understanding
    • review
    • epistemic debt
    • check

    About

    You say

    “/hard-cheese, to confirm I understand my change before opening the PR.”

    Card for the “Checking an author can explain their code” skill

    Skill published by paulnsorensen under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to check that an author can explain a code change before it goes to review
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • references/commands.md0.7 KB
    • references/composition.md2.6 KB
    • references/judge-prompt.md7.8 KB
    • scripts/hard-cheese.pyz2,780.1 KB
    • SKILL.md13.2 KB
    • wedge.toml0.3 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    paulnsorensen
    Source
    github.com/paulnsorensen/easy-cheese/tree/b4843e531e73be70dd02f776995c1561f7ca033b/skills/hard-cheese
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « hard-cheese » (paulnsorensen, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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