eli-simpler

eli-simpler is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from kavyabhand/claude-eli5. It costs 64 tokens per session (386 once invoked), scanned B, original, MIT.

A command that moves one step toward simpler language and then re-explains the latest concept at that level.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it after an explanation mode is active and you want the same idea made easier.
Why use it?
It helps when the current explanation is still too complex to understand.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

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.

agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/kavyabhand/claude-eli5/eli-simpler
Any agent
npx skills add kavyabhand/claude-eli5 --skill eli-simpler
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kavyabhand/claude-eli5

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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Per session 64 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 386 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan B 1 finding. Scan, not verified.
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 $0.00064 $0.00386
Opus 5 $0.00032 $0.00193
Sonnet 5 $0.00013 $0.00077
Haiku 4.5 $0.00006 $0.00039

Measured 5d ago against content hash 18ecc3aa4614, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade B, and why

eli-simpler scanned grade B 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 5d 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.

Reads agent configuration directoriesmediumAgent snooping

.claude/, .codex/, .gemini/ hold keys, settings and other credentials a mod has no legitimate need for.

cat .claude/eli5-state.json 2>/dev/null || echo "none"
skills/eli-simpler/SKILL.md · 48 lines

What it actually says

ELI5 Simpler — Step Down One Level

Move one step simpler on the level ladder, then re-explain the last concept at the new level.

The Level Ladder

eli5 (1) ← eli-kid (2) ← eli-teen (3) ← eli-adult (4) ← eli-expert (5)
 ↑ most simple

Steps

  1. Check current level:

    cat .claude/eli5-state.json 2>/dev/null || echo "none"
    
  2. Determine next level down:

    • eli-expert → eli-adult
    • eli-adult → eli-teen
    • eli-teen → eli-kid
    • eli-kid → eli5
    • eli5 → already at simplest; tell the user in one short sentence (in eli5 style)
  3. Update state:

    printf '{"level":"[new-level]","label":"[new-label]"}' > .claude/eli5-state.json
    
  4. Acknowledge the level change in one sentence at the NEW level's style.

  5. Re-explain the most recent concept at the new level — don't just announce the switch. If no concept was recently explained, just confirm the new level is active.

Important

Apply the new level's rules immediately. Read the core rules at: ~/.claude/skills/eli5-mode/references/core-rules.md

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. 5d ago First seen · 48 lines · 64 tokens per session scan B 18ecc3aa4614

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eli-simpler is a skill published in the GitHub repository kavyabhand/claude-eli5 (21 stars, last pushed 4mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 64 tokens to every session and 386 once invoked, about $0.0003 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it B with 1 finding (reads agent configuration directories). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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