The official skills directory maintained by OpenAI for use with Codex CLI and compatible AI coding assistants. Created in late 2025 as OpenAI's answer to Anthropic's skills ecosystem, it provides reference implementations for common development workflows β code review, testing, documentation, and deployment. As the second major AI lab to adopt the SKILL.md standard, OpenAI's entry signals that agent skills are becoming a universal interface for AI-assisted development.
What OpenAI Official Skills can do for your AI workflow
Official skills directory directly from your Cursor conversation
Works across Cursor, Claude Code, Codex CLI β install once, use everywhere
Supports openai, Official, codex, reference and more
One-command installation β no complex setup required
Combine with other skills to build powerful multi-step AI workflows
Try these prompts with your AI agent after installing OpenAI Official Skills
Help me get started with OpenAI Official Skills
Explains what OpenAI Official Skills does, walks through the setup, and runs a quick demo based on your current project
Use OpenAI Official Skills to the official skills directory maintained by OpenAI for use with Cod...
Invokes OpenAI Official Skills with the right parameters and returns the result directly in the conversation
What can I do with OpenAI Official Skills in my ai agent workflow?
Lists the top use cases for OpenAI Official Skills, with example commands for each scenario
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OpenAI Official Skills extends your AI assistant with the ability to the official skills directory maintained by OpenAI for use with Codex CLI and compatible AI coding assistants. Created in late 2025 as OpenAI's answer to Anthropic's skills ecosystem, it provides reference implementations for common development workflows β code review, testing, documentation, and deployment. As the second major AI lab to adopt the SKILL.md standard, OpenAI's entry signals that agent skills are becoming a universal interface for AI-assisted development. Rather than leaving your conversation to handle this manually, you can ask your Cursor agent directly β and it will take care of the task end-to-end, using OpenAI Official Skills as its underlying capability.
OpenAI Official Skills works across Cursor, Claude Code, Codex CLI through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) β an open standard that lets AI clients share tools and skills without lock-in. This makes it especially practical for teams and individuals working with openai and Official. Because MCP is platform-agnostic by design, you install OpenAI Official Skills once and it becomes available across all your AI clients. Whether you're working in Cursor for focused sessions or Claude Code for integrated workflows, the skill behaves consistently.
Getting started with OpenAI Official Skills takes about two minutes. Place the skill at `~/.claude/skills/openai-official-skills/` (personal, all projects) or `.claude/skills/openai-official-skills/` (project-specific), then restart your AI client. From that point, typing `/openai-official-skills` in any conversation activates it, or the AI will use it on its own when it detects a relevant request.
OpenAI Official Skills is a community-contributed AI productivity skill available through DiscoverAISkills. The source code is open on GitHub β you can inspect it, contribute fixes, or fork it to adapt the skill for your specific setup. Like all skills on DiscoverAISkills, it is free to install and use. The broader AI skills ecosystem continues to expand as developers contribute new capabilities across categories like developer tools, data analysis, writing, automation, and more.
Place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/openai-official-skills/ for personal use (all projects), or .claude/skills/openai-official-skills/ for project-specific use. Restart your AI client, then invoke with /openai-official-skills or let the AI discover it automatically.
OpenAI Official Skills supports Cursor, Claude Code, Codex CLI. It integrates seamlessly with these AI platforms to extend their capabilities.
OpenAI Official Skills is free to install. Check the repository for licensing information.
The official skills directory maintained by OpenAI for use with Codex CLI and compatible AI coding assistants. Created in late 2025 as OpenAI's answer to Anthropic's skills ecosystem, it provides reference implementations for common development workflows β code review, testing, documentation, and deployment. As the second major AI lab to adopt the SKILL.md standard, OpenAI's entry signals that agent skills are becoming a universal interface for AI-assisted development.
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Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install openai-official-skillsOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install openai-official-skillsβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/openai-official-skills/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.
I need to work with openai and Official
Recognizes the task, selects OpenAI Official Skills as the right tool, and completes it without leaving the chat
Automate my ai agent tasks using OpenAI Official Skills
Identifies repetitive steps in your workflow and sets up OpenAI Official Skills to handle them automatically
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