Understand Chat
Understand Chat is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything. Agents load it when you need to ask questions about a codebase or understand code using a knowledge graph. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 88,307 GitHub stars across a repository of 4 listed skills.
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Add this skill
Claude
This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything
/plugin install understand-anything@understand-anythingIn the Claude apps, zip the understand-chat folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).
ChatGPT / Codex
Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything.git
cp -r Understand-Anything/understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-chat .agents/skills/understand-chat # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projectsStandalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.
Cursor
Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything.git
cp -r Understand-Anything/understand-anything-plugin/skills/understand-chat .cursor/skills/understand-chat # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projectsSource (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)
What this skill does
Use when you need to ask questions about a codebase or understand code using a knowledge graph Answer questions about this codebase using the knowledge graph in the project's data directory (.ua/knowledge-graph.json, or the legacy .understand-anything/knowledge-graph.json when that directory is present).
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How do I install the Understand Chat skill?
In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything and then /plugin install understand-anything@understand-anything. For Codex or Cursor, copy the understand-chat folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.
Is the Understand Chat skill free?
Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.
Is Understand Chat maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 26, 2026. Its latest release is v2.9.0. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.