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Write Background

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braselog·vlatest·writing

Generate concise background information on any topic, ideal for reports, presentations, or quick understanding.

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Install on your platform

Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add braselog/researchassistant --skill write-background -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

braselog

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Install target

Live repository

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No human has reviewed this code. The checks below are a static scan of the files at one commit — nobody has run this skill or judged whether it works. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent, so read the source before you install it.

Automated safety checks

scanned

This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned braselog/researchassistant at 6e1e60a1d7.

    The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

Commit
6e1e60a1d7
Manifest
.github/skills/write-background/SKILL.md
Scanned
1 file, 15 lines
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About this skill

What it does

The write-background skill generates background information or context for a given topic. It can synthesize information from multiple sources to provide a comprehensive overview, and is designed to help users quickly understand unfamiliar subjects. This includes summarizing complex topics into easily digestible explanations suitable for various audiences.

When to use it

  • You need a quick summary of a new technology before a meeting.
  • You're writing an article and require introductory background information on a specific historical event.
  • You want to explain a scientific concept to someone with limited prior knowledge.
  • You are preparing for a presentation and need supporting context.

Key capabilities

  • Summarization of complex topics
  • Synthesis of information from multiple sources
  • Generation of introductory background material
  • Adaptation of explanations for different audiences

Example prompts

  • "Write a brief background on the history of blockchain technology."
  • "Explain the context surrounding the French Revolution in simple terms."
  • "Provide background information about quantum computing suitable for someone with no technical experience."

Tips & gotchas

The quality of the generated background depends heavily on the clarity and specificity of your prompt. Providing a target audience (e.g., "for elementary school students") can improve results.