skill-installer Skill

1---2name: skill-installer3description: 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).4metadata:5  short-description: Install curated skills from openai/skills or other repos6---7 8# Skill Installer9 10Helps 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.11 12Use the helper scripts based on the task:13- 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.14- Install from the curated list when the user provides a skill name.15- Install from another repo when the user provides a GitHub repo/path (including private repos).16 17Install skills with the helper scripts.18 19## Communication20 21When 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:22"""23Skills from {repo}:241. skill-1252. skill-2 (already installed)263. ...27Which ones would you like installed?28"""29 30After installing a skill, tell the user it will be available on their next turn.31 32## Scripts33 34All of these scripts use network, so when running in the sandbox, request escalation when running them.35 36- `scripts/list-skills.py` (prints skills list with installed annotations)37- `scripts/list-skills.py --format json`38- Example (experimental list): `scripts/list-skills.py --path skills/.experimental`39- `scripts/install-skill-from-github.py --repo <owner>/<repo> --path <path/to/skill> [<path/to/skill> ...]`40- `scripts/install-skill-from-github.py --url https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>/tree/<ref>/<path>`41- Example (experimental skill): `scripts/install-skill-from-github.py --repo openai/skills --path skills/.experimental/<skill-name>`42 43## Behavior and Options44 45- Defaults to direct download for public GitHub repos.46- If download fails with auth/permission errors, falls back to git sparse checkout.47- Aborts if the destination skill directory already exists.48- Installs into `$CODEX_HOME/skills/<skill-name>` (defaults to `~/.codex/skills`).49- Multiple `--path` values install multiple skills in one run, each named from the path basename unless `--name` is supplied.50- Options: `--ref <ref>` (default `main`), `--dest <path>`, `--method auto|download|git`.51 52## Notes53 54- Curated listing is fetched from `https://github.com/openai/skills/tree/main/skills/.curated` via the GitHub API. If it is unavailable, explain the error and exit.55- Private GitHub repos can be accessed via existing git credentials or optional `GITHUB_TOKEN`/`GH_TOKEN` for download.56- Git fallback tries HTTPS first, then SSH.57- The skills at https://github.com/openai/skills/tree/main/skills/.system are preinstalled, so no need to help users install those. If they ask, just explain this. If they insist, you can download and overwrite.58- Installed annotations come from `$CODEX_HOME/skills`.59