What Explanatory Output Style does in Claude
This plugin adds educational insights about implementation choices and codebase patterns to Claude's responses. It recreates the functionality of the deprecated "Explanatory" output style as a session hook that activates automatically when you start a new session. When enabled, Claude will provide 2-3 key educational points about your codebase as you work, formatted in a distinctive insight box. These insights focus on implementation choices specific to your codebase, pattern conventions, and design trade-offs — not generic programming concepts. How to use: Simply install the plugin and it activates automatically on each new session. Claude will include educational insights as it writes code, helping you learn about the codebase while completing tasks. Note that this plugin increases token usage due to the additional instructional output. Example output format: ★ Insight ───────────────────────────────────── [2-3 key educational points about the code] ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
How to add Explanatory Output Style to Claude
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In Claude Code, run
/pluginand open the Discover tab. - 2 Search for Explanatory Output Style and choose Install. In Cowork, add it from the plugin directory.
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What does the Explanatory Output Style plugin do in Claude?
This plugin adds educational insights about implementation choices and codebase patterns to Claude's responses. It recreates the functionality of the deprecated "Explanatory" output style as a session hook that activates automatically when you start a new session. When enabled, Claude will provide 2-3 key educational points about your codebase as you work, formatted in a distinctive insight box. These insights focus on implementation choices specific to your codebase, pattern conventions, and design trade-offs — not generic programming concepts. How to use: Simply install the plugin and it activates automatically on each new session. Claude will include educational insights as it writes code, helping you learn about the codebase while completing tasks. Note that this plugin increases token usage due to the additional instructional output. Example output format: ★ Insight ───────────────────────────────────── [2-3 key educational points about the code] ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
Is the Explanatory Output Style plugin official?
It is made by Anthropic and carries the Anthropic verified mark in Anthropic’s directory. This site is independent and lists it from the official directory.