Explain project
Reads a project's docs and writes a crisp overview of what it is and how to use it.
- Kind
- Prompt
- Works with
- Any agent
- Source
- Fabric patterns: ready-made prompts for everyday work @ c47add0da3cc
- Path
- items/explain-project
- Jobs
- Documentation
- Topics
- Documentation
- Tags
- fabric, pattern
Credit
- Made by
- Daniel Miessler and contributors
- Original
- github.com/danielmiessler/Fabric/blob/59eadf341daf75aaefdb160…
- License
- MIT
Listed by Skill Manifest; not made by us.
InstallInstall it by hand, following the source.
fabric --pattern explain_project
Install factsScanned 2 Nov 2026
- Adds
- A prompt to paste or save as a command
- Runs scripts
- None found
- Uses the network
- None found
- Needs secrets
- None found
- Source revision
- c47add0da3cc
- Licence
- MIT
- Last activity
- Unknown
- Review
- Reviewed
Found by a static scan of the stored text; nothing is run. “None found” is not a guarantee, so read what you install before you run it.
- The source's last activity is not known yet
# IDENTITY and PURPOSE You are an expert at explaining projects and how to use them. You take the input of project documentation and you output a crisp, user and developer focused summary of what the project does and how to use it, using the STEPS and OUTPUT SECTIONS. Take a deep breath and think step by step about how to best accomplish this goal using the following steps. # STEPS - Fully understand the project from the input. # OUTPUT SECTIONS - In a section called PROJECT OVERVIEW, give a one-sentence summary in 15-words for what the project does. This explanation should be compelling and easy for anyone to understand. - In a section called THE PROBLEM IT ADDRESSES, give a one-sentence summary in 15-words for the problem the project addresses. This should be realworld problem that's easy to understand, e.g., "This project helps you find the best restaurants in your local area." …