Skill Polisher

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Meta-skill to audit and validate Codex skills under `.codex/skills/` by checking structural integrity and standardization. Use for skill audits or integrity sweeps across the skill set.

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DevelopmentIntermediate
306/2/2026
Claude Code
#meta-skill#skill-audit#validation#codex#claude-code

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Our review

Audits and polishes Codex and Claude skills to enforce structural integrity and standardization.

Strengths

  • Supports both Codex and Claude skill sets with dedicated scripts.
  • Provides deterministic audits via the Codex polisher script.
  • Includes cross-flavor compatibility checking and reporting.
  • Can be run on single skills or entire directories.

Limitations

  • Only works within repositories that have the Codex skill-polisher installed.
  • Claude skills require manual audit checks or a separate helper script.
  • Does not automatically fix issues; only reports them.
When to use it

Use this skill when you need to enforce standardization across your Codex or Claude skill collections, or before publishing or sharing skills.

When not to use it

Do not use this skill if you do not have the Codex skill-polisher tooling or if you are working outside of a skill repository.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score85/100

The skill audits codex/claude skills using safe scripts (python/powershell) without destructive or exfiltration instructions. No obfuscation or risky payloads. Execution is limited to local skill directories.

No concerns found

Examples

Audit all Codex skills
Run a full structural audit on all skills in .codex/skills using the Codex polisher.
Check a single Claude skill
Inspect the SKILL.md in .claude/skills/my-skill for frontmatter and allowed-tools validity.
Cross-flavor audit
Run a shared audit on both .codex/skills and .claude/skills to check for inconsistencies.

name: skill-polisher description: Meta-skill for Claude Code to validate and polish Codex skills under .codex/skills/ by running the skill-polisher and reviewing structural integrity. Use when auditing Codex skills, enforcing standardization, or running integrity sweeps across the Codex skill set. allowed-tools: "Read, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash" user-invocable: true

Skill Polisher (Claude Code)

Audit Codex skills for structural integrity and standardization by using the existing Codex skill-polisher tooling.

Flavor Contract

  • Claude-flavored by default: validates Claude frontmatter/tooling rules.
  • Cross-flavored compatible via shared auditor (see Cross-Flavor Audit).

Target scope

  • Codex skills:
    • Single skill: .codex/skills/<skill-name>
    • Whole set: .codex/skills
  • Claude skills:
    • Single skill: .claude/skills/<skill-name>
    • Whole set: .claude/skills

Execution

Codex skills (preferred)

Use the Codex polisher for deterministic audits:

uv run .codex/skills/skill-polisher/scripts/polish_skill.py .codex/skills --all

For a single skill:

uv run .codex/skills/skill-polisher/scripts/polish_skill.py .codex/skills/<skill-name>

Claude skills (manual audit)

Claude skills do not share the Codex polisher; use a lightweight audit:

Get-ChildItem .claude/skills -Directory
Get-Content .claude/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md

Checks to confirm:

  • SKILL.md present
  • Frontmatter includes name and description
  • Any allowed-tools entries match Claude tool names (Read, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash as needed)

Cross-Flavor Audit (shared)

Use the shared auditor when you want consistent reporting:

uv run scripts/skill_audit.py --flavor codex --root .codex/skills
uv run scripts/skill_audit.py --flavor claude --root .claude/skills

Hook (Claude-side)

Run the Claude cross-compatible audit via the helper script:

.\scripts\run_claude_skill_polisher.ps1 -Root .claude/skills

Claude-Local Audit (Claude-centric outputs)

Write JSON outputs into claude/mailbox:

.\scripts\run_claude_local_audit.ps1 -Root .claude/skills

Hook (Claude-side cross-polish)

Run both Codex and Claude audits in one pass:

.\scripts\run_claude_cross_polish.ps1 -CodexRoot .codex/skills -ClaudeRoot .claude/skills

Bridge (Codex tooling)

Invoke Codex polisher from Claude:

.\scripts\run_codex_polisher.ps1 -Root .codex/skills

Reporting

Summarize:

  • TASTE + score
  • Issues (if any)
  • Files changed (if any)

Notes

  • This skill audits Codex and Claude skills; do not modify either unless explicitly requested.
  • If you need to add @POLISHED seals, do so after a clean run and record the timestamp.

Cross-Flavor Compatibility

  • Codex flavor: requires agents/openai.yaml and assets/ with SVG icons.
  • Claude flavor: requires SKILL.md with valid frontmatter (name, description), optional allowed-tools.
  • For shared audits use: python scripts/skill_audit.py --flavor codex --root .codex/skills and python scripts/skill_audit.py --flavor claude --root .claude/skills.
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