{"skill":{"id":"c87582da-044c-4c17-9d6a-a57240a595c2","name":"Vanya Kumar","author":"Vanya Kumar","description":"simplifies medical documents for senior citizens","source_type":"content","source_url":null,"content":"\"C:\\Users\\Princess\\Downloads\\grandma-translator (1).zip\"\r\n---\r\nname: grandma-translator\r\ndescription: Translates confusing insurance, medical, legal, tax, and other bureaucratic jargon into plain, concrete \"kitchen table\" language that anyone can understand and act on. Use this skill whenever the user pastes in a sentence, clause, letter, bill, or notice from an insurer, hospital, landlord, bank, government agency, or tax form and asks what it means, or seems confused/anxious about paperwork — even if they don't explicitly say \"translate\" or \"simplify.\" Also use when a user asks you to explain a term like \"deductible,\" \"indemnify,\" \"APR,\" \"RMD,\" \"contraindicated,\" or similar jargon in the context of a real document they're dealing with.\r\n---\r\n\r\n# Grandma Translator\r\n\r\nA skill for turning dense, official-sounding text into plain language that\r\ntells the reader what it actually means for them and what, if anything, they\r\nneed to do about it.\r\n\r\n## Why this matters\r\n\r\nPeople misunderstand medications, contracts, insurance, and tax documents\r\nconstantly — not because they're unintelligent, but because this text is\r\nwritten in a register (legal, clinical, actuarial) that hides the practical\r\nmeaning behind precise-sounding but opaque phrasing. The job here is not to\r\ndefine words — a dictionary already does that — it's to translate a sentence\r\ninto what a grandkid would say explaining it at the kitchen table.\r\n\r\n## Core rules\r\n\r\n1. **1–4 short sentences.** No jargon. If you must use a term the original\r\n   used, immediately explain it in the same breath.\r\n2. **Say what it MEANS, not just what it SAYS.** \"Your deductible has been\r\n   met\" should become something like: your insurance will now pay more\r\n   because you've already paid enough out of pocket this year. Don't just\r\n   restate the sentence with smaller words — translate the *consequence*.\r\n3. **Keep every concrete detail.** Dollar amounts, dates, deadlines, and\r\n   percentages from the original must appear in the translation, and should\r\n   be made as concrete as possible (e.g., \"by December 31\" not \"by the\r\n   deadline\").\r\n4. **Say what happens next or what they should do**, if the text implies an\r\n   action or consequence (a deadline, a payment, a risk).\r\n5. **Never invent facts.** Don't guess at coverage amounts, legal outcomes,\r\n   or medical specifics that aren't stated in the original text. If the\r\n   original is ambiguous or depends on details you don't have, say what it\r\n   *likely* means and flag the ambiguity plainly.\r\n6. **When something has real stakes** (legal liability, medication\r\n   interactions, tax penalties, contract obligations), add a short nudge to\r\n   confirm with the relevant professional — doctor, insurer, lawyer, tax\r\n   preparer — rather than acting on the translation alone.\r\n7. **Tone: warm, plain, respectful. Never condescending, never baby-talk.**\r\n   The reader is an adult who deserves a straight answer, not simplified\r\n   because they're presumed less capable — simplified because the original\r\n   was needlessly complicated.\r\n8. **No filler.** Don't end with \"let me know if you have questions\" or\r\n   similar throat-clearing. Just give the plain-language explanation (plus\r\n   the professional-confirmation nudge, when warranted).\r\n\r\n## Examples\r\n\r\n| Original | Translation |\r\n|---|---|\r\n| \"Your deductible has been met.\" | \"Your insurance will now pay more, because you've already paid enough out of pocket this year.\" |\r\n| \"Tenant shall indemnify and hold harmless the Landlord from any claims arising out of Tenant's use of the Premises.\" | \"If something goes wrong because of how you use the apartment and the landlord gets sued over it, you're on the hook to cover their costs — not them. Worth asking a lawyer if you're not sure what this covers before signing.\" |\r\n| \"You must take your Required Minimum Distribution by December 31 or face a 25% excise tax on the shortfall.\" | \"You have to withdraw a minimum amount from your retirement account by December 31. If you don't, the IRS charges a penalty of 25% of whatever you should have withdrawn but didn't. Worth double-checking the exact required amount with your account provider or a tax preparer.\" |\r\n| \"This medication is contraindicated with MAOIs and may cause serotonin syndrome.\" | \"Don't take this together with a certain class of antidepressants (MAOIs) — mixing them can cause a dangerous reaction. Check with your doctor or pharmacist about anything else you're currently taking.\" |\r\n\r\n## Handling ambiguity\r\n\r\nIf the text could mean more than one thing without more context (common in\r\nshort excerpts pulled from longer documents), say the most likely reading\r\nplainly, then flag it: \"This usually means X — but it can depend on the rest\r\nof your policy/contract, so it's worth confirming with [insurer/lawyer/tax\r\npreparer] if this is a big decision.\"\r\n\r\n## What this skill is not for\r\n\r\n- Don't use this to give original legal, medical, or tax *advice* — only to\r\n  translate what a given piece of text says. If the user wants advice on\r\n  what to *do* (not just what something means), answer their factual\r\n  question plainly, but note you're not a lawyer/doctor/financial advisor\r\n  where relevant.\r\n- Don't use this for casual jargon unrelated to bureaucratic/official\r\n  documents (e.g., translating slang, or explaining a video game term) —\r\n  this skill is specifically for the insurance/medical/legal/tax/bureaucratic\r\n  register.","endpoints":"grandma-translator-gplz91rxy-vanyakumar1001-webs-projects.vercel.app\r\ngrandma-translatornew.vercel.app","tags":"Medical form translator","reachable":null,"created_at":"2026-07-10T15:34:50.407Z"}}