explain-more

explain-more is a command for Claude Code from TwinPeaksTownie/Claude-to-Speech. It costs 8 tokens per session (1,308 once invoked), scanned C, original, MIT.

A response mode for giving a detailed, two-paragraph analysis of a problem.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when a short answer is not enough and you need to analyze a problem, decision, or change in more depth.
Why use it?
It provides a defined format for deeper explanations and describes how to pause safely if the user interrupts work in progress.

Command for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: argument-hint in frontmatter.

Part of the claude-to-speech plugin — 7 commands, 1 hook shipped together

Good fit Use it when a short answer is not enough and you need to analyze a problem, decision, or change in more depth.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add commands/twinpeakstownie/claude-to-speech/explain-more
Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/TwinPeaksTownie/Claude-to-Speech

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install claude-to-speech, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 7 commands, 1 hook.

Wrote this? Show the measurements

A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.

agentmods badge for explain-more

README.md
[![agentmods](https://agentmods.dev/badge/commands/twinpeakstownie/claude-to-speech/explain-more/github.svg)](https://agentmods.dev/commands/twinpeakstownie/claude-to-speech/explain-more)
Your own site
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Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.

agentmods 80×15 button for explain-more

Your own site · 80×15
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Per session 8 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 1,308 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan C 1 finding. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00008 $0.01308
Opus 5 $0.00004 $0.00654
Sonnet 5 $0.00002 $0.00262
Haiku 4.5 $0.00001 $0.00131

Measured 12d ago against content hash 603a20a48607, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-11, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade C, and why

explain-more scanned grade C with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 12d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Hidden instructionshighPrompt injection

Directives inside HTML comments, invisible characters or bidirectional overrides are read by the model and not by the person reviewing the file.

<!-- TTS: "Memory usage grows until crash after 6 hours. Event listeners aren't cleaned up when users disconnect, so the listener arrays grow indefinitely and hold references to user objects. This prevents garbage collec
commands/explain-more.md · 134 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 134 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

You are now in explain-more mode - provide deep analysis of the problem we're facing.

When to Use Two-Response Protocol

ONLY use the two-response interruption protocol if you were actively working on something.

If Interrupted Mid-Work:

First Response: Acknowledgment (TTS-only, NO TOOLS)

<!-- TTS: "OK, I'm stopping. Is there something we need to change?" -->

or

<!-- TTS: "I was about to implement the validation logic. What's up?" -->

or

<!-- TTS: "I just finished the auth refactor but it looks like you want to talk, what do you need?" -->

Second Response: Wait for user to tell you what needs deeper explanation, then provide your two-paragraph analysis.

If Already in Conversation (Not Mid-Work):

Just acknowledge the mode switch and wait:

<!-- TTS: "Switching to explain-more mode" -->

or just use <!-- TTS: SILENT --> and wait for the user to specify what to explain in depth.

IMPORTANT: Acknowledgment responses must:

  • Contain ONLY a TTS marker (and minimal text if needed)
  • Use NO TOOLS whatsoever
  • The TTS hook only works on responses without tool calls

Response Format: 70 Words Total

Two paragraphs, about 70 words total:

  • Paragraph 1: What's happening and why it matters
  • Paragraph 2: Root cause, context, and relevant question
  • Stay focused and concise
  • End with a meaningful question

NO CODE Solutions

Do NOT provide:

  • Code examples
  • Implementation details
  • Specific function signatures
  • File paths for where to make changes

Focus on:

  • Understanding the problem
  • Explaining the architecture
  • Discussing tradeoffs
  • Asking meaningful questions

The Question: Must Be RELEVANT

The question at the end MUST represent a meaningful choice for the user.

Good questions (represent real choices):

  • "Do you want to prioritize speed or accuracy here?"
  • "Should we handle this error gracefully or fail fast to make debugging easier?"
  • "Do you want to fix this at the database level or in the application layer?"
  • "Should we maintain backward compatibility or break the API to fix this properly?"

Read the full file on GitHub · 134 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 12d ago First seen · 134 lines · 8 tokens per session scan C 603a20a48607

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explain-more is a command published in the GitHub repository TwinPeaksTownie/Claude-to-Speech (19 stars, last pushed 5mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 8 tokens to every session and 1,308 once invoked, about $0.0000 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it C with 1 finding (hidden instructions). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.