Example Skill

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Demonstration skill showing the full Codex skill directory structure with scripts, references, and examples.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
DocumentationBeginner
206/2/2026
Codex
#skill-structure#codex#template#example#tutorial

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Our review

An example skill for learning how to structure Codex skills with scripts, references, templates, and examples.

Strengths

  • Clear and comprehensive structure
  • Includes scripts, templates, and references
  • Makes it easy to create new skills

Limitations

  • Not a functional skill
  • Educational only
  • Requires adaptation for real use
When to use it

When creating a new Codex skill to follow a proven structure.

When not to use it

For actual tasks that need a specific functional skill.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score70/100

The skill is purely documentation describing the structure of a Codex skill. It references scripts and templates but does not contain any executable instructions, destructive commands, or data exfiltration risks.

No concerns found

Examples

Learn skill structure
Show me how to structure a Codex skill with scripts, references, assets, and examples.
Generate skill directory
Create a directory structure for a new Codex skill following the example skill template.

name: example-skill description: Example skill demonstrating the full skill directory structure with scripts, references, assets, and examples. Use when learning how to structure Codex skills.

Example Skill

This is a demonstration skill showing all possible subdirectories.

Quick Start

  1. Check references/patterns.md for detailed patterns
  2. Use assets/component-template.tsx as a starter
  3. Run scripts/validate.sh to check your code
  4. See examples/good-example.tsx for reference

Structure

  • scripts/ - Executable automation scripts
  • references/ - Detailed documentation
  • assets/ - Templates and resources
  • examples/ - Real code examples
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