Open-source explain-then-fix skill makes coding agents refuse to patch what they don't understand
iamsahaj_xyz · x · 2026-10-05
Developer jnsahaj released a coding agent skill called explain-then-fix: the agent must explain the problem before fixing it and is instructed to reject non-understanding rather than blindly patching. Installable with one command: npx skills@latest add jnsahaj/skills.
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