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HumanLayerOfficialPublished by HumanLayer

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  • Content generator
  • Software development
  • MIT
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From the author

Help the user understand the current topic visually with concise diagrams, code-shape sketches, and focused HTML artifacts.
— the description by HumanLayer

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Written by AutoGineer from the skill’s own files, not by the author

The show-me skill provides a structured approach to visual communication within an AI conversation. It helps users grasp abstract concepts, system architectures, or logic flows by generating lightweight, focused visual aids. Instead of long explanations, it uses pseudocode, call trees, component hierarchies, file structures, Mermaid diagrams, and diffs to highlight key information. For complex UI or state layouts, it can generate standalone HTML files to provide a more interactive or detailed visual representation.

What it does

  • Creates pseudocode to explain algorithms and logic.
  • Generates call trees to visualize runtime control flow.
  • Maps component hierarchies and file structures for architectural clarity.
  • Uses Mermaid diagrams to illustrate data flow and interactions.
  • Provides diff-style visualizations to highlight specific code or structural changes.
  • Generates focused HTML artifacts for complex visual layouts or infographics.

When to use it

  • When explaining how a specific algorithm or logic block functions.
  • When describing the relationship between different software components or modules.
  • When illustrating the sequence of events in a system interaction.
  • When proposing or reviewing structural changes to a codebase or file layout.
  • When a visual representation is more effective than text for explaining a concept.

Advantages

  • Reduces cognitive load by replacing dense text with visual structures.
  • Promotes brevity by focusing only on the most relevant parts of a system.
  • Supports multiple formats to match the specific needs of the topic.
  • Provides clear, copyable targets for code or structural changes.
  • Enables high-fidelity visual explanations through custom HTML artifacts.

Usage examples

“Show me the control flow of the authentication process.”
The agent generates a Mermaid sequence diagram showing the interaction between the User, UI, and Auth Service.
“How should I restructure the project files?”
The agent provides a diff showing the current file tree and the proposed new organization.

Install

  1. Download the skill as a ZIP:

    https://mp-staging.autogineer.com/agent-skills/humanlayer/show-me/download

  2. Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

    mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip show-me.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by HumanLayer

Help the user understand the current topic of conversation visually. Skip the preamble and keep prose brief. Pick the smallest view that makes the key point clear.

  • Show logic or an algorithm as pseudocode:

on(save)
  if content is unchanged
    return cached result
  write new content
  return fresh result

  • Show runtime control flow as a call tree:

submitForm
  createSession
    persistPrompt
    launchAgent
  navigateToSession

  • Show UI structure as a component tree, including state and module boundaries that matter:

<SessionPage> (apps/example/src/routes/session.tsx)
  useSessionEvents()
  <SessionToolbar>
    <RunSkillButton> (packages/ui)

  • Show file responsibility or a broad refactor as a shallow file tree:

src/
├── commands/       # parses user actions
├── sessions/       # owns session state
└── transport/      # sends API requests

  • Show component interaction, control flow, or data flow with Mermaid:

sequenceDiagram
    participant User
    participant UI
    participant Daemon
    User->>UI: choose command
    UI->>Daemon: send expanded prompt
    Daemon-->>UI: stream result

  • Use diff when the point is what changes and the surrounding shape already exists. Match the diff shape to the topic.

For a component change:

 <SessionPage>
   useSessionEvents()
   <SessionToolbar>
+    <RunSkillButton />
   <SessionTimeline>
+    <SkillResultCard />

For a file-layout change:

 src/
 ├── commands/
+│   └── show-me.ts       # expands the slash command
 ├── sessions/
-└── transport.ts
+└── transport/
+    ├── client.ts
+    └── stream.ts

For a call-tree or call-stack change:

 submitForm
   createSession
     persistPrompt
+    expandSkillMention
     launchAgent
-  navigateToSession
+  navigateToSession
+    subscribeToEvents

For a state or control-flow change:

 on(save)
-  write content
+  if content is unchanged
+    return cached result
+  write new content
+  invalidate cache

  • Show the whole block when most of it is new, when omitted context would hide ownership or order, or when the user needs a copyable target shape:

function expandSkill(command: string): string {
  const skillName = command.slice(1)
  return `use the ${skillName} skill`
}

  • For a visual UI, layout, state comparison, or concept too dense for Mermaid, write one focused HTML file — a diagram, an infographic, or a short slide deck, whichever fits the point. Match the product's colors, type, spacing, and components; use real labels and data; support desktop and mobile. Then open it for the user:

Bash(open path/to/show-me-{description}.html)
guidance

Place each visual next to the short text it supports. Keep only the calls, files, props, states, and boundaries needed to answer the user's current question or the options to resolve the current discussion point.

You may use one of these, you may use several, it is unlikely you will use all of them. Use your judgement and don't overwhelm the user.

Files

Requirements and compatibility

Written for: Claude Code

Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta

“Works with” means the tool reads the open Agent Skills format; a skill written for one tool may use features others lack.

Needs: Claude Code frontmatter

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Attribution and licence

Published by
HumanLayer
Publisher
HumanLayer (Official)
Source
humanlayer/skills · plugins/show-me/skills/show-me · commit 4d69d20
Licence
MIT License (redistribution allowed)
  • LICENSE (added by AutoGineer from LICENSE)
  • ATTRIBUTION.md (written by AutoGineer)
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