Description
Skill-installer is a skill from OpenAI's skills collection that installs Codex skills into the Codex home folder's skills directory. By default it works from a curated list in the openai/skills repository, but it can also install from another GitHub repository or path, including private repositories. Asked what is available, it lists the curated skills, and you can pass a path to see the experimental set instead. When you name a skill from the curated list, it installs that one, and when you give a GitHub repository path, it installs from there. It uses helper scripts for each of these tasks. The skill is the easiest way to add ready-made skills to Codex without copying files by hand, and it is useful when you want to see what is available before choosing. It is listed on skills.sh under the openai/skills repository, as free to use.…
Highlights
- Installs Codex skills into the Codex home folder
- Lists the curated skills available to install
- Installs from another GitHub repository or path, including private ones
- Helper scripts for listing and installing
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skill-installer FAQ
What does skill-installer do?
It installs Codex skills into the skills folder under CODEX_HOME, from a curated list or from a GitHub path.
Can it install from a private repository?
Yes. The description says it can install from another repository path, including private repositories.
How do I see what is available?
Ask it to list skills. The default is the curated list, and you can pass a path for experimental skills.
Who is it for?
Codex users who want to add ready-made skills without copying files by hand.
How do I install it?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/openai/skills --skill skill-installer in your terminal.
Is it free?
The listing shows the skill as free.
What security audits has it passed?
skills.sh lists three audits: Gen Agent Trust Hub Pass, Socket Warn and Snyk Warn. A Warn or Fail is worth reading before you install.
What are the best skill-installer alternatives?
Popular alternatives to skill-installer include github, skill-creator and dbs-bridge. See all skill-installer alternatives