Explain.prompt

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explain-prompt.prompt

## Layered Explanation Framework

Explain at multiple levels of detail.

### Layer 1: One-Line Summary
What does this code do in one sentence?

### Layer 2: High-Level Overview
- Purpose and responsibility
- Key inputs and outputs
- Where it fits in the architecture

### Layer 3: Detailed Walkthrough
- Step-by-step execution flow
- Key decisions and branching logic
- Important data transformations

### Layer 4: Deep Dive (if needed)
- Performance characteristics
- Edge cases and error handling
- Design patterns used and why

when to use it

Community prompt sourced from the open-source GitHub repo N1KH1LT0X1N/Apex (MIT). A "Explain.prompt" style prompt — adapt the placeholders and specifics to your task. Imported as-is and not independently retested here, so check the output before relying on it.