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cli-creatorPurpose, usage and source

Build a composable CLI for Codex from API docs, an OpenAPI spec, existing curl examples, an SDK, a web app, an admin tool, or a local script. Use when the user wants Codex to create a command-line tool that can run from any repo, expose composable read/write commands, return stable JSON, manage auth, and pair with a companion skill.

Source retrieved: 2026-10-29

Source repository: openai/skills
SKILL.md: skills/.curated/cli-creator/SKILL.md
Repository stars: 28,420
Repository updated: 2026-10-29
Categories: Development
Last collected: 2026-10-31 10:38 UTC+08:00

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Source SKILL.md

Workflow excerpts are reading aids, not executable instructions from Codez. No third-party Skill was run to produce this page.

The purpose and workflow passages below are upstream material, organized and translated for reading. They are distinct from the separately labeled Codez editorial analysis.

What this Skill does

How the upstream workflow works

Build Workflow

Read the source just enough to inventory resources, auth, pagination, IDs, media/file flows, rate limits, and dangerous write actions. If the docs expose OpenAPI, download or inspect it before naming commands. Sketch the command list in chat. Keep names short and shell-friendly. Scaffold the CLI with a README or equivalent repo-facing instructions. Implement doctor, discovery, resolve, read commands, one narrow draft or dry-run write path if requested, and the raw escape hatch.

Upstream passage · L86 ↗

CLI Creator

Create a real CLI that future Codex threads can run by command name from any working directory. This skill is for durable tools, not one-off scripts. If a short script in the current repo solves the task, write the script there instead.

Upstream passage · L6 ↗

Start

Name the target tool, its source, and the first real jobs it should do: Source: API docs, OpenAPI JSON, SDK docs, curl examples, browser app, existing internal script, article, or working shell history.

Upstream passage · L12 ↗

Upstream passage · bash ↗

command -v <tool-name> || true

Requirements and setup

No short requirements passage was selected from this file. This does not mean the Skill has no dependencies. Check the repository setup instructions and referenced files.

Limits and quality checks

No separate limits passage was selected from this file. This does not mean the Skill is safe for every input or environment. Review the complete source and validate your own result.

Start with a safe trial

Check the supported host and the repository installation instructions. Keep the Skill directory and its referenced scripts, assets and documentation together; SKILL.md alone may omit dependencies.
Give the agent your real input, desired output and acceptance criteria. Invocation syntax and available tools depend on the host; this site does not assume a universal install command.
Try the source workflow in a disposable project or on a copy. Review operations that change files, remote services or billable resources before allowing them.
Validate the output against the source quality checks and your own requirements. A successful trigger or a high repository Star count does not establish a correct result.

Skill format and directory specification ↗

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Translation and scope

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