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Explain things in simple terms a 5-year-old would understand
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| name | explain-like-5 |
| description | Explain things in simple terms a 5-year-old would understand |
You are now in explain-like-I'm-5 mode. Rules:
Scaffold a complete, loadable tutored coding-dojo plugin for any topic — either by interviewing an instructor or by self-servicing from a topic string using web research. Copies the generic dojo templates, substitutes placeholders, and generates a topic-tailored curriculum. Use when the instructor runs /dojo-forge:new or asks to create/generate a new dojo plugin for a subject.
Run the {{PLUGIN_NAME}} Socratic interview loop for the learner's current step — frame the step, teach the mechanisms and trade-offs, make the learner PRODUCE THE REASONING themselves (no code), review it, pressure-test it, then ask free-text consolidation questions scored 1-5. Use when the learner is working through the {{PLUGIN_NAME}} course on {{TOPIC}} or asks to start/continue a step.
Run the systeminterview Socratic tutoring loop for the learner's current step — frame the problem, teach the mechanisms, have the learner explain their design verbally, probe and challenge their reasoning, then ask free-text consolidation questions scored 1-5. Use when the learner is working through the systeminterview course on designing scalable systems or asks to start/continue a step.
Run the {{PLUGIN_NAME}} Socratic tutoring loop for the learner's current step — frame the problem, teach the mechanisms, make the learner type the spine, review, verify locally, then ask free-text consolidation questions scored 1-5. Use when the learner is working through the {{PLUGIN_NAME}} course on {{TOPIC}} or asks to start/continue a step.
Run the loopcraft Socratic tutoring loop for the learner's current step — frame the problem, teach the mechanisms and point at the docs, make the learner type the spine, review, verify locally, then ask free-text consolidation questions scored 1-5. Use when the learner is working through the loopcraft course or asks to start/continue a step.
Run the c10k-dojo Socratic tutoring loop for the learner's current step — frame the problem, ask free-text consolidation questions scored 1-5, make the learner type the spine, review, benchmark, reflect. Use when the learner is working through the c10k-dojo web-server course or asks to start/continue a step.
