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Skill Creator

Provider: openai

Guide for creating effective skills. This skill should be used when users want to create a new skill (or update an existing skill) that extends Codex'...

Description

Guide for creating effective skills. This skill should be used when users want to create a new skill (or update an existing skill) that extends Codex's capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, or tool integrations. It covers principles like "Concise is Key" and "Degrees of Freedom".

Source

https://github.com/openai/skills/tree/main/skills/.system/skill-creator

Sample Usage

  • "Create a new skill for handling PDF files."
  • "Update the existing aws-skills to include a new script."
  • "Scaffold a new skill directory."

Configuration

This is a system skill in the OpenAI Codex environment, typically pre-installed. For manual use:

  1. Ensure you have the skill-creator folder in your skills directory.
  2. Follow the "Skill Creation Process" outlined in the skill's documentation.