What is this?
A catalog of Agent Skills for Codex: folders of instructions, scripts, and resources that the AI agent can discover and use to perform specific tasks in a repeatable way.
A catalog of Agent Skills for Codex: folders of instructions, scripts, and resources that the AI agent can discover and use to perform specific tasks in a repeatable way.So it's not an app I install — what am I actually getting?A repository of skill folders that Codex discovers at runtime. A skill is written once and reused everywhere the agent runs, so the repo itself has nothing to execute.
A repository of skill folders that Codex discovers at runtime. A skill is written once and reused everywhere the agent runs, so the repo itself has nothing to execute.How do I install a skill into Codex?Skills under .system come preinstalled in the latest Codex. For curated or experimental ones, use the $skill-installer inside Codex — by name, folder path, or GitHub directory URL — then restart Codex.
Skills under .system come preinstalled in the latest Codex. For curated or experimental ones, use the $skill-installer inside Codex — by name, folder path, or GitHub directory URL — then restart Codex.I saw a deprecation notice — is this repo still usable?It's deprecated: OpenAI moved current skill and plugin examples to the OpenAI Plugins repository, and authors of new skills are pointed to the Build plugins guide instead.
It's deprecated: OpenAI moved current skill and plugin examples to the OpenAI Plugins repository, and authors of new skills are pointed to the Build plugins guide instead.Do all skills share one license?No — there is no single repo license. Each skill carries its own, stored in a LICENSE.txt file inside that skill's directory.
No — there is no single repo license. Each skill carries its own, stored in a LICENSE.txt file inside that skill's directory.What's the difference between system, curated, and experimental skills?System skills ship automatically with the latest Codex. Curated skills are stable enough to install just by name, while experimental ones need their specific skill folder or a GitHub directory URL.
System skills ship automatically with the latest Codex. Curated skills are stable enough to install just by name, while experimental ones need their specific skill folder or a GitHub directory URL.Can I write my own skill for Codex?Yes — the README points to the Build plugins guide, which includes instructions for creating a skill-only plugin. For current examples, the OpenAI Plugins repository has replaced this catalog.
Yes — the README points to the Build plugins guide, which includes instructions for creating a skill-only plugin. For current examples, the OpenAI Plugins repository has replaced this catalog.What are similar projects?awesome-opencode, Waza, awesome-llm-apps, hermes-jev-skills, plugins, open-pstack, SwiftUI-Agent-Skill, fractal
awesome-opencode, Waza, awesome-llm-apps, hermes-jev-skills, plugins, open-pstack, SwiftUI-Agent-Skill, fractalWhich topics is it in?catalog, skills, deprecated, agents, coding-agent, agent-skills, openai, curated-list, resources, codex, automation, ai-agents
catalog, skills, deprecated, agents, coding-agent, agent-skills, openai, curated-list, resources, codex, automation, ai-agents