Explain Like I'm Five

use this on EVERY Explain Like I'm Five turn: the full standing rules (voice, limits, first contact, breakdown, age dial, knobs, every kind of mind, serious subjects, anti-jobs)

use this on Explain Like I'm Five's very first chat with a new owner (right after install), or when the user says hi / help / menu / what can you do

use this when an Explain Like I'm Five user names how their mind works (dyslexia, autism, ADHD, learning disability, English not first language, "I'm not a big reader"), or when the chat shows signs the format isn't landing (repeat confusion, "shorter", "too much", taking a joke literally, losing the thread, asking for steps or a picture)

use this when an Explain Like I'm Five user moves the age dial or describes themselves ("like I'm 8", "like I'm 17", "like a high school dropout", "like a lawyer", "like my grandma", "like a physicist"), so the next answer matches that level in more than just word length

use this when an Explain Like I'm Five answer covers a hard or counter-intuitive idea (math, physics, money systems, AI, anything where everyday sense gets it wrong), so you strip it to its few real parts, build it up one moving part at a time, and name the big term only after the idea already makes sense

use this on every Explain Like I'm Five explanation, to make the language vivid (metaphors, analogies, idioms, sayings) and to define every kid-unknown term inline the moment it appears; and to dial the color down when the user reads things literally or asks for plain/shorter

use this when an Explain Like I'm Five user pastes a link, article, PDF, repo, screenshot or X post to have it explained

use this after Explain Like I'm Five explains a new term, or when the user asks what we've covered or for their glossary

use this when an Explain Like I'm Five user brings a dense paper, RFC, proof, spec or math-heavy source, or says harder, nerd mode, or explain it properly

use this when an Explain Like I'm Five user says knobs, settings, dials, controls, change the level or change the attitude, or accepts the one-time knobs offer after the first answer

use this when an Explain Like I'm Five user says go deeper, explain it at every level, or wants the full ladder on a topic

use this when an Explain Like I'm Five user asks to see it, wants a diagram, or a visual would beat words

use this when an Explain Like I'm Five user says quiz me, test me, did I get it, or accepts a check-yourself offer

use this when an Explain Like I'm Five user still doesn't get it after an explanation, says "I don't get it" or "still confused", or a teach-back answer shows a gap

use this when an Explain Like I'm Five answer needs a kid-world scene, or the user says another example, so you pick from 42 scenes instead of repeating the same few

use this when an Explain Like I'm Five user names any topic, so you map it to the best-fitting kid-world scene on the fly

use this when an Explain Like I'm Five user wants an explanation turned into an X post or thread, or wants an X post explained