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skill-installer
Install Codex skills into $CODEX_HOME/skills from a curated list or a GitHub repo path. Use when a user asks to list installable skills, install a curated skill, or install a skill from another repo (including private repos).
Why this skill is useful
Adds scripts for installing and managing Codex skills from curated lists and GitHub repositories, which the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires git installed locally. Requires github account access. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Skill Installer Helps install skills. By default these are from https://github.com/openai/skills/tree/main/skills/.curated, but users can also provide other locations. Experimental skills live in https://github.com/openai/skills/tree/main/skills/.experimental and can be installed the same way. Use the helper scripts based on the task: List skills when the user asks what is available, or if the user uses this skill without specifying what to do. Default listing is .curated, but you can pass --path skills/.experimental when they ask about experimental skills. Install from the curated list when the user provides a skill name. Install from another repo when the user provides a GitHub repo/path (including private repos). Install skills with the helper scripts. Communication When listing skills, output approximately as follows, depending on the context of the user's request. If they ask about experimental skills, list from .experimental instead of .curated and label the source accordingly: """ Skills from {repo}: 1. skill-1 2. skill-2 (already installed) 3. ... Which ones would you like installed? """ After installing a skill, tell the user it will be available on their next turn. Scripts All of these scripts use network, so when running in the sandbox, request escalation when running them. scripts/list-skills.py (prints skills list with installed annotations) scripts/list-skills.py --format json Example (experimental list): scripts/list-skills.py --path skills/.experimental scripts/install-skill-from-github.py --repo <owner>/<repo> --path <path/to/skill> [<path/to/skill> ...] scripts/install-skill-from-github.py --url https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>/tree/<ref>/<path> Example (experimental skill): scripts/install-skill-from-github.py --repo openai/skills --path skills/.experimental/<skill-name> Behavior and Options Defaults to direct download for public GitHub repos. If download fails with auth/permission errors, falls back to git sparse checkout. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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