AI Plugin Indexeli5 vs telecrawl
eli5 and telecrawl are both search and web skills. telecrawl scores higher (84 vs 82 out of 100). eli5 has more GitHub stars (10k), and telecrawl was updated more recently (4 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| eli5 | telecrawl | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 82 / 100 | 84 / 100 |
| What it does | Explain research, papers, or technical ideas in plain English with minimal jargon, concrete analogies, and clear takeaways. Use when the user says "ELI5 this", asks for a simple explanation of a paper or research result, wants jargon removed, or asks what something technically dense actually means. | Telegram archive: chats, messages, contacts, folders, search; import from Telegram Desktop/macOS. |
| Publisher | Community: Companion-Inc | Community: steipete |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | Not on npm | Not on npm |
| Runs | Skill | Skill |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude apps | Claude Code, Claude apps |
| GitHub stars | 9,998 | 7,386 |
| Last commit | 19 Oct 2026 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Install eli5 | Install telecrawl |
Questions
Is eli5 or telecrawl more popular?
eli5 has more GitHub stars: 9,998.
Can I use eli5 and telecrawl together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several skills at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.