3 Claude Code Skills to Make Sense of AI Code

Claude Code for Python Developers (Live Course) → https://realpython.com/workshops/claude-code/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=claude-code&utm_content=T8WP_PP8Kp0 Do you actually read the code Claude Code writes for you? In this video, Philipp shows three Claude Code skills that help you understand AI-generated code before, during, and after you build: grill-me, show-me, and learning-opportunities. Before Claude writes a line, grill-me by Matt Pocock interviews you about your idea and turns a rambling prompt into concrete design decisions. While you build, show-me by Dex Horthy (HumanLayer) explains your code visually with call trees, component trees, and Mermaid diagrams instead of walls of prose. After you commit, learning-opportunities by Dr. Cat Hicks quizzes you on the code you just shipped, so you keep learning even when your agent does the typing. 🛠️ How to install the skills: grill-me (Matt Pocock, MIT): claude plugin install mattpocock-skills@claude-plugins-official Then run /grill-me in Claude Code. → https://github.com/mattpocock/skills show-me (HumanLayer, MIT): npx skills add humanlayer/skills --skill show-me Then run /show-me in Claude Code. → https://github.com/humanlayer/skills learning-opportunities (Dr. Cat Hicks, CC BY 4.0), inside Claude Code: /plugin marketplace add https://github.com/DrCatHicks/learning-opportunities.git /plugin install learning-opportunities@learning-opportunities Optional, to offer an exercise after every commit: /plugin install learning-opportunities-auto@learning-opportunities Optional, to get oriented in a repo you didn't write: /plugin install orient@learning-opportunities → https://github.com/DrCatHicks/learning-opportunities Want to go further? In the live course Claude Code for Python Developers, you'll learn how to write your own skills, set up CLAUDE.md conventions, plan features, and build a workflow that gives you reliable, reusable results. Create Your Personal Python & AI Coding Learning Plan → https://realpython.com/plan?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=learning-plan&utm_content=T8WP_PP8Kp0 00:00 Do you really read Claude's code? 01:52 Skill 1: grill-me (before you build) 03:05 Grilling an idea for a web app 07:44 The app works, but how? 08:41 Skill 2: show-me (while you build) 10:19 Visualizing the code with show-me 11:22 Rendering a Mermaid flowchart 13:11 Skill 3: learning-opportunities (after you commit) 15:05 Bonus: orient for repos you didn't write 15:23 How the three skills fit together 16:20 The trade-off: slower but smarter 🐍 Become a Python expert with real-world tutorials, on-demand courses, interactive quizzes, and 24/7 access to a community of experts at https://realpython.com?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=home&utm_content=T8WP_PP8Kp0 ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ 🐍 Start Here → https://realpython.com/start?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=start&utm_content=T8WP_PP8Kp0 🗺️ Guided Learning Paths → https://realpython.com/learning-paths/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=learning-paths&utm_content=T8WP_PP8Kp0 🎧 Real Python Podcast → https://realpython.com/podcast?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=T8WP_PP8Kp0 📚 Python Books → https://realpython.com/books?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=books&utm_content=T8WP_PP8Kp0 📖 Python Reference → https://realpython.com/ref?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=ref&utm_content=T8WP_PP8Kp0 🧑‍💻 Quizzes & Exercises → https://realpython.com/quizzes/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=quizzes&utm_content=T8WP_PP8Kp0 🎓 Live Courses: https://realpython.com/live/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=live&utm_content=T8WP_PP8Kp0 ⭐️ Reviews & Learner Stories: https://realpython.com/learner-stories/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=learner-stories&utm_content=T8WP_PP8Kp0 ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰