Visual Explainer (Claude Skill) — Installer & Démo en direct

Pourquoi l'utiliser

Fonctionnalités clés

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

Démo en direct

Aperçu en pratique

visual-explainer-skill.replay ▶ prêt

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Installer

Choisissez votre client

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "visual-explainer-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/nicobailon/visual-explainer",
        "~/.claude/skills/visual-explainer"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Ouvrez Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config. Redémarrez après avoir enregistré.

~/.cursor/mcp.json · .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "visual-explainer-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/nicobailon/visual-explainer",
        "~/.claude/skills/visual-explainer"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Cursor utilise le même schéma mcpServers que Claude Desktop. La config projet l'emporte sur la globale.

VS Code → Cline → MCP Servers → Edit

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "visual-explainer-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/nicobailon/visual-explainer",
        "~/.claude/skills/visual-explainer"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Cliquez sur l'icône MCP Servers dans la barre latérale Cline, puis "Edit Configuration".

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "visual-explainer-skill": {
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/nicobailon/visual-explainer",
        "~/.claude/skills/visual-explainer"
      ],
      "_inferred": true
    }
  }
}

Même format que Claude Desktop. Redémarrez Windsurf pour appliquer.

~/.continue/config.json

{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "visual-explainer-skill",
      "command": "git",
      "args": [
        "clone",
        "https://github.com/nicobailon/visual-explainer",
        "~/.claude/skills/visual-explainer"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Continue utilise un tableau d'objets serveur plutôt qu'une map.

~/.config/zed/settings.json

{
  "context_servers": {
    "visual-explainer-skill": {
      "command": {
        "path": "git",
        "args": [
          "clone",
          "https://github.com/nicobailon/visual-explainer",
          "~/.claude/skills/visual-explainer"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Ajoutez dans context_servers. Zed recharge à chaud à la sauvegarde.

claude mcp add visual-explainer-skill -- git clone https://github.com/nicobailon/visual-explainer ~/.claude/skills/visual-explainer

Une seule ligne. Vérifiez avec claude mcp list. Supprimez avec claude mcp remove.

Cas d'usage

Usages concrets : Visual Explainer

Generate a stakeholder-friendly recap of a code review

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

Quand l'utiliser : After a big PR you want a one-page recap a PM can read.

Prérequis

Server/skill installed and authenticated — See repo README

Déroulement

Load the diff

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

→ A self-contained HTML file with the recap
Share

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

→ Second HTML file in deck mode

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

Pièges

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

Coût et limites

Coût d'exécution

Quota d'API: See provider docs for rate limits
Tokens par appel: Varies by tool
Monétaire: See repo README for pricing details
Astuce: Cache tool results and avoid repeated identical calls.

Sécurité

Permissions, secrets, portée

Stockage des identifiants : Use environment variables; never commit secrets

Sortie de données : Tool calls go to the provider's API as documented

Dépannage

Erreurs courantes et correctifs

HTML doesn't render properly

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

Vérifier : Right-click → Open in browser

skill doesn't activate

Ensure it's installed at ~/.claude/skills/visual-explainer/ with SKILL.md intact.

Vérifier : Run `ls ~/.claude/skills` and check SKILL.md frontmatter

Alternatives

Visual Explainer vs autres

Alternative	Quand l'utiliser	Compromis
zarazhangrui/frontend-slides	You want pure slide decks	Slides only; no page mode

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Ressources

📖 Lire le README officiel sur GitHub

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