openai-docs Skill
Use when the user asks how to build with OpenAI products or APIs, asks about Codex itself or choosing Codex surfaces, needs up-to-date official documentation with citations, help choosing the latest model for a use case, or model upgrade and prompt-upgrade guidance; use OpenAI docs MCP tools for non-Codex docs question Published by openai in skills.
What is openai-docs Skill?
Use when the user asks how to build with OpenAI products or APIs, asks about Codex itself or choosing Codex surfaces, needs up-to-date official documentation with citations, help choosing the latest model for a use case, or model upgrade and prompt-upgrade guidance; use OpenAI docs MCP tools for non-Codex docs question Published by openai in skills. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.
Automated repository signals based on public metadata such as recency, license, installation evidence, and adoption. These are not a security audit or endorsement.
Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Documentation
- Research
- Documentation use cases
- Research use cases
Technical details
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
When to use openai-docs Skill
- Use it for documentation.
- Use it for research.
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- Creator: openai
- Repository: openai/skills
- Skill file: skills/.system/openai-docs/SKILL.md
What it does
Use when the user asks how to build with OpenAI products or APIs, asks about Codex itself or choosing Codex surfaces, needs up-to-date official documentation with citations, help choosing the latest model for a use case, or model upgrade and prompt-upgrade guidance; use OpenAI docs MCP tools for non-Codex docs question
Skill instructions
OpenAI Docs Provide authoritative, current guidance from OpenAI developer docs using the developers.openai.com MCP server. "Docs MCP" means mcpopenaiDeveloperDocssearchopenaidocs and mcpopenaiDeveloperDocsfetchopenaidoc; for API reference, schema, parameter, or required-field questions, also use mcpopenaiDeveloperDocsgetopenapispec when available. Official-domain web search is fallback after those tools are unavailable or unhelpful. Broad Codex questions use the manual helper before Docs MCP. This skill also owns model selection, API model migration, and prompt-upgrade guidance. API Key Setup For requests to build, run, configure, debug, or implement an API-backed app, script, CLI, generator, or tool, use openai-platform-api-key first when available. After that credential gate is resolved, return here for current docs as needed. Use this skill directly for docs-only questions, citations, model/API guidance, conceptual explanations, and examples that do not require building or running a
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Frequently asked questions
What is openai-docs?
openai-docs is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Use when the user asks how to build with OpenAI products or APIs, asks about Codex itself or choosing Codex surfaces, needs up-to-date official documentation with citations, help choosing the latest model.
Who is openai-docs best for?
openai-docs is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, documentation workflows, research workflows.
How do I install openai-docs?
Install or run openai-docs using Copy skill directory. Check openai-docs for the latest setup command.
Is openai-docs actively maintained?
openai-docs may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
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