codebase-to-course README

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Codebase to Course

A Claude Code skill that turns any codebase into a beautiful, interactive single-page HTML course.

Point it at a repo. Get back a stunning, self-contained course that teaches how the code works — with scroll-based navigation, animated visualizations, embedded quizzes, and code-with-plain-English side-by-side translations.

Who is this for?

"Vibe coders" — people who build software by instructing AI coding tools in natural language, without a traditional CS education.

You've built something (or found something cool on GitHub). It works. But you don't really understand how it works under the hood. This skill generates a course that teaches you — not by lecturing, but by tracing what happens when you actually use the app.

Your goals are practical, not academic:

You're not trying to become a software engineer. You want coding as a superpower.

What the course looks like

The output is a single HTML file — no dependencies, no setup, works offline. It includes:

Code translation block Animated data flow Interactive quiz Glossary tooltip

How to use

As a Claude Code skill

  1. Copy the codebase-to-course folder into ~/.claude/skills/
  2. Open any project in Claude Code
  3. Say: "Turn this codebase into an interactive course"

Trigger phrases

Design philosophy

Build first, understand later

This inverts traditional CS education. The old way: memorize concepts for years → eventually build something → finally see the point (most people quit before step 3). This way: build something → experience it working → now understand how it works.

Show, don't tell

Every screen is at least 50% visual. Max 2-3 sentences per text block. If something can be a diagram, animation, or interactive element — it shouldn't be a paragraph.

Quizzes test doing, not knowing

No "What does API stand for?" Instead: "A user reports stale data after switching pages. Where would you look first?" Quizzes test whether you can use what you learned to solve a new problem.

No recycled metaphors

Each concept gets a metaphor that fits that specific idea. A database is a library with a card catalog. Auth is a bouncer checking IDs. API rate limiting is a nightclub with a capacity limit. Never the same metaphor twice.

Original code only

Code snippets are exact copies from the real codebase — never modified or simplified. The learner should be able to open the actual file and see the same code they learned from.

Skill structure

codebase-to-course/
├── SKILL.md                          # Main skill instructions
└── references/
    ├── design-system.md              # CSS tokens, typography, colors, layout
    └── interactive-elements.md       # Quiz, animation, and visualization patterns

Built by Zara with Claude Code.

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Codebase-to-course
这是什么？一个 Claude Code 技能，可以把任何代码库变成一个单独、自包含的 HTML 课程，讲解代码的实际工作原理，面向非技术背景的“vibe coder”。
这是 Claude Code 技能，还是独立应用？它是一个技能文件夹，放进 Claude Code 的 skills 目录即可，并不是单独的应用。你提出要求后，Claude Code 会为你生成 HTML 课程。
怎么开始使用？把“codebase-to-course”文件夹复制到 ~/.claude/skills/，在 Claude Code 中打开任意项目，然后说“Turn this codebase into an interactive course”。
除了 Claude Code，运行它还需要别的吗？技能本身不需要额外工具，只要有支持 skills 功能的 Claude Code 就行。生成的课程是一个单独的 HTML 文件，没有任何依赖。
它会修改或简化所讲解的代码吗？不会——它只从真实代码库中提取原样片段；不会重写或简化任何内容，你看到的内容与实际文件一致。
它到底面向谁？它专为“vibe coder”打造——这类人用自然语言指挥 AI 工具来开发软件，想在没有接受过正规计算机教育的情况下看懂自己的代码；它不是为想成为传统软件工程师的人准备的。
可以在哪些平台上使用？因为它运行在 Claude Code 内部，输出的是普通的离线 HTML 文件，所以 Claude Code 能运行的地方它都能用，包括 Linux、macOS 和 Windows。
生成的课程需要联网吗？不需要，课程完全自包含，生成后离线也能使用。
生成的课程包含哪些内容？包含带进度跟踪的滚动式模块、代码与通俗解释的左右对照、数据流图等动画可视化、结合实际应用的互动测验，以及专业术语的词汇表提示。
课程里的测验和一般教程有什么不同？测验不是考死记硬背的定义，而是提出实际场景，比如“用户反馈切换页面后数据不是最新的——你会先从哪里查起？”，以此检验实际运用能力。
Claude Code 会响应这个技能的哪些触发语句？像“Turn this into a course”“Explain this codebase interactively”“Make a course from this project”“Teach me how this code works”这样的语句都能触发该技能。
为什么设计上要避开典型的 AI 生成风格？作者刻意追求“温暖、有辨识度的设计”，而不是 AI 界面常见的紫色渐变风格，并且为每个概念使用独特的比喻，而不是反复套用同一种类比。
What are similar projects?ai-guide, hello-sdd, explainer, Manware-s-AI-Learning-Toolkit, darwin-skill, app-ideas, youmightnotneedjquery, electron-api-demos
Which topics is it in?self-evolving, knowledge-base, skill, beginner-friendly, css, learning-resources, documentation, html, learning, agent-skills, tutorial, gui
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