# How to explain a software concept as a working physical object with anatomy

Repo: [wheresryan22/anatomy](https://github.com/wheresryan22/anatomy) | Difficulty: Intermediate | Time: 45 minutes | Basis: From the README

Describe a concept like a cache key or rate limiter and get a figure built as a mechanism that behaves the same way.

**Who it is for:** Developer or technical writer preparing docs or a blog post on an abstract concept such as a token bucket

**The problem:** Abstract ideas like caching or rate limiting are hard to show in a plain diagram.

**The outcome:** An interactive figure where a physical mechanism (the README gives a pin-tumbler lock for a cache key) stands in for the concept, ready to embed.

## Steps

1. Install the skill: npx skills add wheresryan22/anatomy -g
2. In Claude Code run: /anatomy explain how a token bucket rate limiter works, interactive
3. Interact with the result and check that the figure's numbers change as you play with it.
4. Ask the agent to adjust the metaphor if it does not match your concept, then regenerate.

## Prompt to paste into your agent

```text
Using wheresryan22/anatomy, build an interactive figure that explains <software concept> as a physical mechanism. Output a single HTML page and verify the live readout matches the concept's real behavior.
```

## Caveat

The mechanism is an invented analogy, so review it for accuracy before publishing it as documentation.

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