Where they overlap
Both skills turn agent context into self-contained HTML and cover diagrams, reviews, plans, and other technical explanations. Visual Explainer describes its focus as turning complex terminal output into styled HTML with real typography and interactive diagrams. Its repository is the source for current host and feature claims.
The difference
visualize puts persistent project-specific visual direction at the center. teach derives reviewable DESIGN.md, PRODUCT.md, and tokens.css files, and its templates cover a broader set of operational, narrative, instructional, data, and presentation documents.
Choose visualize when
| Capability | visualize | Visual Explainer |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | On-brand visual documents | Rich visual explanations |
| Project memory | Teach writes reviewable files | Skill instructions |
| Refinement | Named direction passes | Explanation-oriented workflow |
| Best fit | Repeatable brand direction | One-off technical explanation |
- the work must visibly belong to one product or organization;
- you want teach-and-refine workflows across many document types; or
- project context should govern output across repeated sessions.
Choose Visual Explainer when
Choose Visual Explainer when your main job is turning terminal-heavy technical material into diagrams, diff reviews, plan audits, and project recaps, or when its native Pi tool and bundled prompt workflow fit your host better.
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