visual-first-explainer
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Use diagrams first when explaining complex systems, workflows, architecture, strategy, or flows to Charlie.
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The file
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12 rules. About 0 are common, 12 are distinctive, and 0 are very specific to this project.
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Very specific
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- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Distinctive: line 10
Use this skill when Charlie asks for an explanation and the topic has moving parts that are easier to understand visually.
- Distinctive: line 20
Do not use for tiny answers, greetings, confirmations, or simple factual replies where a diagram would slow Charlie down.
- Distinctive: line 25
If no: answer normally in short text.
- Distinctive: line 26
If yes: answer with a visual-first structure.
- Distinctive: line 27
Start with the main point in one sentence.
- Distinctive: line 28
Create a simple Excalidraw-style diagram using text blocks and arrows.
- Distinctive: line 31
If Charlie asks for an actual Excalidraw file/image, generate or save a diagram artifact when tools allow it.
- Distinctive: line 98
Do not force diagrams into simple answers.
- Distinctive: line 99
Do not make diagrams huge or academic in Telegram.
- Distinctive: line 100
Do not expose secrets, tokens, private IPs beyond what Charlie already uses for setup, or sensitive config.
- Distinctive: line 101
Do not claim an actual Excalidraw file was created unless a file/image was really generated.
- Distinctive: line 102
Do not hide uncertainty. If a system state is not verified, label it as assumption.
≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 350,495 skill files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
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Visual First Explainer
When to Use
Use this skill when Charlie asks for an explanation and the topic has moving parts that are easier to understand visually.
Strong triggers:
- "explain this"
- "how does this work?"
- "show me the flow"
- "map this"
- "diagram this"
- Architecture, OpenClaw, Mac mini, iPhone, Tailscale, SSH, agents, automations, content funnels, business systems, trading workflows, recovery flows, or operating systems.
Do not use for tiny answers, greetings, confirmations, or simple factual replies where a diagram would slow Charlie down.
Process
- Decide if the explanation is complex enough to deserve a diagram.
- If no: answer normally in short text.
- If yes: answer with a visual-first structure.
- Start with the main point in one sentence.
- Create a simple Excalidraw-style diagram using text blocks and arrows.
- Explain the diagram in plain language.
- End with the next action, command, or decision Charlie needs.
- If Charlie asks for an actual Excalidraw file/image, generate or save a diagram artifact when tools allow it.
Output Format
For Telegram, keep it compact:
[one-line point]
Diagram:
[Node A] → [Node B] → [Node C]
↓
[Backup / risk]
Meaning:
- [plain explanation]
- [why it matters]
Next:
[action]For deeper architecture/spec work, use:
## Main idea
[one-line explanation]
## Diagram
[Excalidraw-style map using boxes/arrows]
## What each part does
- Component:
- Responsibility:
- Risk:
## Next move
[one concrete action]Example
User: "How does the iPhone emergency control path work?"
Assistant:
Your iPhone is now the backup control panel for HQ.
Diagram:
[iPhone]
↓ Tailscale private network
[Mac mini SSH]
↓ terminal command
[OpenClaw Gateway]
↓
[Telegram / Elon answers again]
Emergency command:
openclaw gateway restart
Meaning:
If I stop answering but the Mac mini is still powered and online, you can enter from your phone and restart the gateway without exposing anything to the public internet.What to Avoid
- Do not force diagrams into simple answers.
- Do not make diagrams huge or academic in Telegram.
- Do not expose secrets, tokens, private IPs beyond what Charlie already uses for setup, or sensitive config.
- Do not claim an actual Excalidraw file was created unless a file/image was really generated.
- Do not hide uncertainty. If a system state is not verified, label it as assumption.
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