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How a subsystem works, explained v1.0.0

Use this resource to understand how a subsystem works and its execution flow

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install codebase-architecture-explainer

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 assesses the question's complexity, explores the code with subagents if needed, then presents a clear mental model. You get an explanation of architecture and execution flow, without line-by-line annotations.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md : complexity assessment, exploration and presentation
  • references/explorer-prompt.md : code exploration instructions
  • references/explainer-prompt.md : explanation writing instructions

Good fit for

  • You must change a subsystem you do not know
  • You are onboarding a new developer onto the project

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    Tags

    • architecture
    • explanation
    • execution flow
    • onboarding

    About

    You say

    “Explain how the billing service's job queue works.”

    Card for the “How a subsystem works, explained” skill

    Skill published by backnotprop 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 understand how a subsystem works and its execution flow
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.4 KB
    • references/explainer-prompt.md3.1 KB
    • references/explorer-prompt.md1.1 KB
    • SKILL.md3.2 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    backnotprop
    Source
    github.com/backnotprop/pstack/tree/23707a30f9cd2f12edef61f2506e2222e30b35aa/skills/how
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « how » (backnotprop, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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