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OpenAI Skills

OpenAI's skill catalog, made for Codex.

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  • License unclearGitHub could not match a standard license. Read the license file before you build on it.

Title block: OpenAI Skills

T-165
Part no.
T-165Sheet 165 of 268
GitHub stars
28,226Read 2026-10-21
Last activity
2026-09-08Last code push
Group
SkillsDrawer 13
Layer
Harness3 of 5 in the stack
License
unknownRead the license file
Kind
Code on GitHub
Language
Python
Install
Not tested yetCatalog entry
Gap Score
not scored yetStatus: pending test on Mac Studio
Entry checked
2026-10-21
1Install

Install: not tested yet.

We list this tool, but we have not run its install.

Not tested yet

Follow the project’s own instructions. Our agent file lists the steps we found in its README or docs, marked unverified, so an AI agent can read them with you.

Open the README (opens in a new tab)Steps we found (.md)
2What it is

Where it sits in the stack.

  1. 5ToolsIts hands and senses.
  2. 4MemoryWhat it remembers.
  3. 3HarnessThis partOpenAI Skills sits here.
  4. 2RuntimeRuns the model.
  5. 1ModelThe brain you download.
Fig. 3The local AI stack, pulled apart. OpenAI Skills sits on layer 3, the harness layer.

In plain words

OpenAI Skills: OpenAI's skill catalog, made for Codex.

Its layer · Harness

The harness is the app around the model. It turns answers into actions: a chat window, code edits, tasks done for you.

Its group · Skills

Ready-made know-how your agent can load: one folder per task. 27 tools share this drawer.

Good to know

  • Its README says this repo is deprecated and points to openai/plugins.
3Links and handoff
setups/openai-skills.md

Hand this page to your agent.

The Agent view is this page as plain text: every field above, plus the install steps we found (not tested). An AI agent can read it and do the setup with you.

.md.json
4Same drawer

More in Skills.

The next parts in this drawer, in part-number order. Bar: share of the most starred tool (OpenClaw, 392,108).catalog.json ·
No.PartWhat it doesLicenseGitHub starsLast activity
T-166OpenScienceTypeScriptA science workbench with hundreds of research skills.A science workbench with hundreds of research skills.Apache-2.04,1892026-10-20
T-167Remotion SkillsTypeScriptSkills for making videos in code with Remotion.Skills for making videos in code with Remotion.unknown5,4842026-10-19
T-168Replicate SkillsShellFind, compare and prompt image and video models.Find, compare and prompt image and video models.Apache-2.01362026-06-04
T-169Scientific Agent SkillsPython177 science skills: biology, chemistry, medicine.177 science skills: biology, chemistry, medicine.MIT53,5692026-10-19
T-170Seedance 2.0 SkillsPythonSeedance 2.0 video prompts: camera, light, sound, fixes.Seedance 2.0 video prompts: camera, light, sound, fixes.MIT7,8822026-10-03
T-171Sentry SkillsPythonThe Sentry team's skills: reviews, commits, bug hunts.The Sentry team's skills: reviews, commits, bug hunts.Apache-2.01,0802026-10-19
6 of the 26 other tools in this group.All 27 in Skills
Agent view · text/markdown · or send Accept: text/markdown
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---

OpenAI Skills 


**What:** OpenAI's skill catalog, made for Codex.

**Why:** Ready-made know-how your agent can load: one folder per task.

**Category:** Skills · **Stack layer:** harness

Status 


Catalog entry. Existence and repo metadata checked 2026-10-21 via the GitHub API. Install commands below are auto-extracted from the README and have NOT been executed or verified. Read the README before running anything; prefer a sandbox or venv.

Install (unverified) 


1. [any] source: Hermes Agent docs, skills page (read 2026-10-21); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
hermes skills search <word>
```

2. [any] source: Hermes Agent docs, skills page (read 2026-10-21); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
hermes skills install <id from search>
```

3. [any] source: vercel-labs/skills docs/commands.md (read 2026-10-21); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
npx skills add openai/skills --list
```

4. [any] source: vercel-labs/skills docs/commands.md (read 2026-10-21); status: unverified, not executed

```bash
npx skills add openai/skills --skill <name>
```

Verify 


No verified check yet. Minimum: the install command exits 0 and the tool's own help/version flag runs (exact flag: see README).

Rollback (unverified) 


1. source: vercel-labs/skills docs/commands.md (read 2026-10-21)

```bash
npx skills remove <name>
```

Links 


- Repo: https://github.com/openai/skills
- README: https://github.com/openai/skills#readme

Part sheet (human page https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/openai-skills) 


- Part number: T-165 (sheet 165 of 268). Part numbers follow the stack: layer, then group, then A to Z by name. Star counts never move a number.
- Group: Skills (drawer 13 of 20, https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/c/skills). Layer: 3 of 5, harness.
- GitHub (catalog.json, read 2026-10-21): 28,226 stars; last code push 2026-09-08.
- Install: Not tested yet (catalog entry).
- Entry checked: 2026-10-21.
- License unclear: GitHub could not match a standard license. Read the license file before you build on it.
- Next parts in this drawer: T-166 OpenScience (https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/openscience), T-167 Remotion Skills (https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/remotion-skills), T-168 Replicate Skills (https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/replicate-skills), T-169 Scientific Agent Skills (https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/scientific-agent-skills), T-170 Seedance 2.0 Skills (https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/seedance-skills), T-171 Sentry Skills (https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/sentry-skills).
- Previous part: T-164 NVIDIA Skills (https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/nvidia-skills). Next part: T-166 OpenScience (https://insidethemachine.ai/setups/openscience).