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Visual Explainer

Name: Visual Explainer (Claude Skill)
Author: nicobailon

by nicobailon · nicobailon/visual-explainer

Skill that turns plans, diffs, audits, and tables into rich HTML pages or slide decks.

Visual Explainer is a Claude Code skill that renders structured outputs — code review summaries, planning audits, diff explanations, project recaps — as polished HTML pages or HTML slide decks. Instead of a wall of text, you get a shareable artifact.

▶ Watch demo 📦 Install 💡 Use Cases

Why use it

Key features

Auto-detects the right format (page vs deck) from input shape
Self-contained HTML — no build step, just open in a browser
Diff and plan templates with side-by-side layouts
Project-recap and data-table layouts
Works with any agent that supports SKILL.md

Live Demo

What it looks like in practice

visual-explainer-skill.replay ▶ ready

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Install

Author repository · Claude Skills documentation

Use Cases

Real-world ways to use Visual Explainer

Generate a stakeholder-friendly recap of a code review

👤 Tech leads briefing non-engineers ⏱ ~15 min intermediate

When to use: After a big PR you want a one-page recap a PM can read.

Prerequisites

Server/skill installed and authenticated — See repo README

Flow

Load the diff

Read PR #481's diff + reviews. Use the visual-explainer skill to produce a stakeholder recap.✓ Copied

→ A self-contained HTML file with the recap
Share

Add a slide-deck version too — 5 slides max.✓ Copied

→ Second HTML file in deck mode

Outcome: Two artifacts you can paste into a Slack thread.

Pitfalls

Don't paste full diffs — Don't paste full diffs — the skill expects pre-summarized inputs. Run a summarization pass first.

Cost & Limits

What this costs to run

API quota: See provider docs for rate limits
Tokens per call: Varies by tool
Monetary: See repo README for pricing details
Tip: Cache tool results and avoid repeated identical calls.

Security

Permissions, secrets, blast radius

Credential storage: Use environment variables; never commit secrets

Data egress: Tool calls go to the provider's API as documented

Troubleshooting

Common errors and fixes

HTML doesn't render properly

The skill outputs self-contained HTML. Open in a browser, not a markdown previewer.

Verify: Right-click → Open in browser

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