1# Save workflows as skills | Codex use cases1# Save workflows as skills | Codex use cases
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11# Save workflows as skills
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13Create a skill Codex can keep on hand for work you repeat.
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15Difficulty **Easy**
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17Time horizon **5m**
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19Turn a working Codex thread, review rules, test commands, release checklists, design conventions, writing examples, or repo-specific scripts into a skill Codex can use in future threads.
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21## Best for
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23 - Codified workflows you want Codex to use again.
24- Teams that want a reusable skill instead of a long prompt pasted into every thread.
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26# Contents
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3[← All use cases](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases)28[← All use cases](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases)
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30Copy page [Export as PDF](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/reusable-codex-skills/?export=pdf)
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5Turn a working Codex thread, review rules, test commands, release checklists, design conventions, writing examples, or repo-specific scripts into a skill Codex can use in future threads.32Turn a working Codex thread, review rules, test commands, release checklists, design conventions, writing examples, or repo-specific scripts into a skill Codex can use in future threads.
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24 Gather information about the workflow, scaffold a skill, keep the main instructions short, and validate the result.51 Gather information about the workflow, scaffold a skill, keep the main instructions short, and validate the result.
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53| Skill | Why use it |
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55| [Skill Creator](https://github.com/openai/skills/tree/main/skills/.system/skill-creator) | Gather information about the workflow, scaffold a skill, keep the main instructions short, and validate the result. |
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26## Starter prompt57## Starter prompt
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28Use $skill-creator to create a Codex skill that [fixes failing Buildkite checks on a GitHub PR / turns PR notes into inline review comments / writes our release notes from merged PRs]59Use $skill-creator to create a Codex skill that [fixes failing Buildkite checks on a GitHub PR / turns PR notes into inline review comments / writes our release notes from merged PRs]
33- Scripts or commands to reuse: [test command], [preview command], [log-fetch script], [release command]64- Scripts or commands to reuse: [test command], [preview command], [log-fetch script], [release command]
34- Good output: [paste the Slack update, changelog entry, review comment, ticket, or final answer you want future threads to match]65- Good output: [paste the Slack update, changelog entry, review comment, ticket, or final answer you want future threads to match]
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67[Open in the Codex app](codex://new?prompt=Use+%24skill-creator+to+create+a+Codex+skill+that+%5Bfixes+failing+Buildkite+checks+on+a+GitHub+PR+%2F+turns+PR+notes+into+inline+review+comments+%2F+writes+our+release+notes+from+merged+PRs%5D%0A%0AUse+these+sources+when+creating+the+skill%3A%0A-+Working+example%3A+%5Bsay+%22use+this+thread%2C%22+link+a+merged+PR%2C+or+paste+a+good+Codex+answer%5D%0A-+Source%3A+%5Bpaste+a+Slack+thread%2C+PR+review+link%2C+runbook+URL%2C+docs+URL%2C+or+ticket%5D%0A-+Repo%3A+%5Brepo+path%2C+if+this+skill+depends+on+one+repo%5D%0A-+Scripts+or+commands+to+reuse%3A+%5Btest+command%5D%2C+%5Bpreview+command%5D%2C+%5Blog-fetch+script%5D%2C+%5Brelease+command%5D%0A-+Good+output%3A+%5Bpaste+the+Slack+update%2C+changelog+entry%2C+review+comment%2C+ticket%2C+or+final+answer+you+want+future+threads+to+match%5D "Open in the Codex app")
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69Use $skill-creator to create a Codex skill that [fixes failing Buildkite checks on a GitHub PR / turns PR notes into inline review comments / writes our release notes from merged PRs]
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71- Working example: [say "use this thread," link a merged PR, or paste a good Codex answer]
72- Source: [paste a Slack thread, PR review link, runbook URL, docs URL, or ticket]
73 - Repo: [repo path, if this skill depends on one repo]
74- Scripts or commands to reuse: [test command], [preview command], [log-fetch script], [release command]
75- Good output: [paste the Slack update, changelog entry, review comment, ticket, or final answer you want future threads to match]
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36## Create a skill Codex can keep on hand77## Create a skill Codex can keep on hand
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38Use skills to give Codex reusable instructions, resources, and scripts for work you repeat. A [skill](https://developers.openai.com/codex/skills) can preserve the thread, doc, command, or example that made Codex useful the first time.79Use skills to give Codex reusable instructions, resources, and scripts for work you repeat. A [skill](https://developers.openai.com/codex/skills) can preserve the thread, doc, command, or example that made Codex useful the first time.
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106Use Codex to turn a game brief into first a well-defined plan, and then a real browser-based...147Use Codex to turn a game brief into first a well-defined plan, and then a real browser-based...
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108149Engineering Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/browser-games)[Engineering Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/browser-games)[
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110151### Iterate on difficult problems### Deploy an app or website
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112153Give Codex an evaluation system, such as scripts and reviewable artifacts, so it can keep...Use Codex with Build Web Apps and Vercel to turn a repo, screenshot, design, or rough app...
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114155Engineering Analysis](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/iterate-on-difficult-problems)Front-end Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/deploy-app-or-website)