Agent skill

Codex

by agentic-box in agentic-box/owlex

Start an OpenAI Codex CLI session for deep reasoning and code analysis

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Install Codex

skills CLI
$ npx skills add agentic-box/owlex --skill codex -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install agentic-box/owlex codex --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/agentic-box/owlex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/codex .claude/skills/codex && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
codex
GitHub stars
140
Token cost
~212 tokens
SKILL.md length
87 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
4
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Start an OpenAI Codex CLI session for deep reasoning and code analysis

  • Works in 5 steps: Take the user's prompt from: $ARGUMENTS → If no argument provided, ask what they… → Determine if new or continuation → …
  • SKILL.md covers Instructions and Usage
  • Calls codex

What it does

Codex is an agent skill from agentic-box/owlex. Start an OpenAI Codex CLI session for deep reasoning and code analysis

Its SKILL.md is about 210 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “/codex”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): mcp__owlex__start_codex_session, mcp__owlex__resume_codex_session

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Take the user's prompt from: $ARGUMENTS
  2. If no argument provided, ask what they want Codex to help with
  3. Determine if new or continuation
  4. Return immediately with the task_id
  5. Tell the user

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 05f0091. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • mcp__owlex__start_codex_session
    • mcp__owlex__resume_codex_session

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • codex

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Codex loads about 212 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 19 tokens; SKILL.md has 87 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~19
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~212

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from agentic-box/owlex at commit 05f0091, republished under its MIT licence (© agentic-box). 87 words, ~212 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/codex/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
codex
description
Start an OpenAI Codex CLI session for deep reasoning and code analysis
allowed-tools
mcp__owlex__start_codex_session, mcp__owlex__resume_codex_session
user-invocable
true

Codex Session

Start a Codex CLI session for deep reasoning, code review, and analysis.

Instructions

  1. Take the user's prompt from: $ARGUMENTS
  2. If no argument provided, ask what they want Codex to help with
  3. Determine if new or continuation:
    • New topic: Use start_codex_session
    • Follow-up: Use resume_codex_session
  4. Return immediately with the task_id
  5. Tell the user:
    • "Codex started (task: <task_id>)"
    • "Check results with: /codex-result <task_id>"

Do NOT call wait_for_task. Return immediately.

Usage

  • /codex Explain how the auth flow works
  • /codex Find bugs in this function

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/codex of agentic-box/owlex.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 05f0091

Compare with similar skills

Codex next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Ejentum Reasoning Harnesssickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~1.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
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Recall Reasoningparcadei/Continuous-Claude-v33.9k1 repos~758Automated safety check: PassMIT
Nv Reason CxrNVIDIA/skills3.5k—~3.9kAutomated safety check: NotesApache-2.0

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Questions about Codex

What does Codex do?

Start an OpenAI Codex CLI session for deep reasoning and code analysis. Codex is an agent skill from agentic-box/owlex.

How do I install Codex in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add agentic-box/owlex --skill codex -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/codex in agentic-box/owlex) into .claude/skills/codex in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Codex in Codex?

Run `npx skills add agentic-box/owlex --skill codex -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/codex in agentic-box/owlex) into .agents/skills/codex in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Codex in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add agentic-box/owlex --skill codex -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/codex, .gemini/skills/codex, .github/skills/codex and .opencode/skills/codex in your project.

What does Codex need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Codex needs the command-line tools its instructions call (codex). Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: mcp__owlex__start_codex_session, mcp__owlex__resume_codex_session.

Does Codex access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Codex safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Codex use?

Codex is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Codex use?

About 212 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 848 characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Codex?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Codex: Deepseek Reason (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars), Ejentum Reasoning Harness (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Nowait Reasoning Optimizer (davila7/claude-code-templates, 32k stars) and Recall Reasoning (parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3, 3.9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Codex?

agentic-box (a GitHub organization) maintains it in agentic-box/owlex, which has 140 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 15, 2026.

Source: agentic-box/owlex on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.