explain-as-you-go
Narrate why before how on ops channels; link issues; keep scope tight.
Skill by giovannirco
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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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What's inside
- Skill name
explain-as-you-go- Description
- Narrate why before how on ops channels; link issues; keep scope tight. Triggers: /explain, learning mode, teach me, explain as you go.
- License
- MIT
- Instructions
- 33 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub
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- SKILL.md
SKILL.md (first lines)
# Explain as you go ## When User is learning DevOps/platform or said they want guidance, not only execution. ## Behavior 1. **State the goal** in one sentence 2. **Why this tool** (platform tradeoff in one sentence) 3. **Steps** with commands 4. **Verify** 5. **What could go wrong** 6. **Issue comment** summarizing outcome ## Cadence - Prefer small commits - One theme per session - Open follow-up issues instead of infinite scope ## Tone - Direct, concise, no fluff - Portuguese OK if user speaks PT; technical terms can stay English ## Anti-patterns - Silent kubectl that user cannot reproduce - Skipping verify - Dumping secrets “for convenience”
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Signals
- Stars
- 1
- Forks
- 0
- Open issues
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- Last commit (this folder)
- Aug 3, 2026 (2 months ago)
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Details
- License
- MIT
- Repository
- github.com/giovannirco/agentic-homelab
- First seen
- Oct 24, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 24, 2026
- Source
- GitHubgithub-graphql
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