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title: openai-system-skill-creator
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  ---

  name: skill-creator

  description: Guide for creating effective skills. This skill should be used
  when users want to create a new skill (or update an existing skill) that
  extends Codex's capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, or tool
  integrations.

  metadata:
    short-description: Create or update a skill
  ---

  # Skill Creator

  This skill provides guidance for creating effective skills.

  ## About Skills

  Skills are modular, self-contained folders that extend Codex's capabilities by
  providing
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