skill-creator

Installation
Summary

Comprehensive guide for creating modular skills that extend Codex's specialized capabilities.

  • Skills are self-contained folders with a required SKILL.md file and optional bundled resources (scripts, references, assets) that provide domain expertise, workflows, and tool integrations
  • Follow progressive disclosure: metadata always in context, SKILL.md body loaded on trigger, bundled resources loaded as needed to minimize context bloat
  • Six-step creation process: understand concrete examples, plan reusable contents, initialize with init_skill.py, edit SKILL.md and resources, validate with quick_validate.py, and iterate based on usage
  • Keep SKILL.md under 500 lines; use references files for detailed schemas, APIs, and domain knowledge; use scripts for deterministic, repeatedly-rewritten code; use assets for templates and boilerplate
  • Write clear, concise frontmatter descriptions that explain what the skill does and when to use it; Codex reads this to determine skill triggering
SKILL.md

Skill Creator

This skill provides guidance for creating effective skills.

About Skills

Skills are modular, self-contained folders that extend Codex's capabilities by providing specialized knowledge, workflows, and tools. Think of them as "onboarding guides" for specific domains or tasks—they transform Codex from a general-purpose agent into a specialized agent equipped with procedural knowledge that no model can fully possess.

What Skills Provide

  1. Specialized workflows - Multi-step procedures for specific domains
  2. Tool integrations - Instructions for working with specific file formats or APIs
  3. Domain expertise - Company-specific knowledge, schemas, business logic
  4. Bundled resources - Scripts, references, and assets for complex and repetitive tasks

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