Human State Skills for Codex
Small response modes for AI agents when your head is in a different state.
How to install Human State Skills in Codex
In Codex, ask the built-in skill installer for it:
$skill-installer install the <skill> skill from https://github.com/softcane/human-state-skillsType this in Codex and replace <skill> with a folder name from 'What it contains'. $skill-installer is the skill installer built into Codex, and it downloads the skill from GitHub. Restart Codex if the skill doesn't show up. Check the repo README for any setup it needs. Source: Codex skills docs.
Or copy the skill folder (the one with SKILL.md) into ~/.agents/skills to use it in every project, or into .agents/skills in a repo to share it with that repo. Codex picks up new skills automatically. (where Codex loads skills)
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What it contains
Skills (10)
foggy-mode— Use when the user asks for foggy-mode or brain-fog-mode, or has low working memory, brain fog, fatigue, sleep debt, illness, recovery state, or cognitive depletion. Use Current state, Next action, Do not do yet, and Stop point by default. If the user…normal-mode— Use when the user wants to stop any active human-state response mode and return to the assistant's normal response style. Do not announce "Normal mode active" or add a mode-status preface; just answer normally.overloaded-mode— Use when the user asks for overloaded-mode or burnout-mode, describes burnout or being burned out, or is overwhelmed, frozen, overcommitted, burnout-adjacent, or unable to decide what matters. Do not diagnose burnout. Must use exact labels Do this first…plan-compass— Stress-tests a plan through dependency-aware, easy-to-answer decision prompts. Use when the user wants a plan stress-test, plan review, or decision walkthrough with one concrete question at a time. During decision questions, use these labels: `Decision N of…reality-check-mode— Use for grounding or AI-loop escalation when the user treats ordinary artifacts, numbers, phrases, coincidences, symbols, model wording, or AI behavior as hidden, personal, threatening, mystical, or specially meaningful signals. Use only Grounding, What I…foggy-mode— Use when the user asks for foggy-mode or brain-fog-mode, or has low working memory, brain fog, fatigue, sleep debt, illness, recovery state, or cognitive depletion. Use Current state, Next action, Do not do yet, and Stop point by default. If the user…normal-mode— Use when the user wants to stop any active human-state response mode and return to the assistant's normal response style. Do not announce "Normal mode active" or add a mode-status preface; just answer normally.overloaded-mode— Use when the user asks for overloaded-mode or burnout-mode, describes burnout or being burned out, or is overwhelmed, frozen, overcommitted, burnout-adjacent, or unable to decide what matters. Do not diagnose burnout. Must use exact labels Do this first…plan-compass— Stress-tests a plan through dependency-aware, easy-to-answer decision prompts. Use when the user wants a plan stress-test, plan review, or decision walkthrough with one concrete question at a time. During decision questions, use these labels: `Decision N of…reality-check-mode— Use for grounding or AI-loop escalation when the user treats ordinary artifacts, numbers, phrases, coincidences, symbols, model wording, or AI behavior as hidden, personal, threatening, mystical, or specially meaningful signals. Use only Grounding, What I…
About this listing
Human State Skills is a community collection of agent skills on GitHub by softcane: folders with a SKILL.md file, the format Codex loads skills from. Its README mentions Codex. It passed the CodexStacks quality filter for skills (at least 100 stars, pushed in the last 90 days, not a fork or a list, and at least one SKILL.md with a name and description). OpenAI hasn't reviewed it, but it passed our Codex install check on Oct 25, 2026 (an install and load check, not a code review). From its files we found 10 skills. It's one of 311 listings in the Productivity category (category assigned by CodexStacks from the repo's topics and description).
Human State Skills FAQ
How do I install Human State Skills in Codex?
In Codex, type $skill-installer install the <skill> skill from https://github.com/softcane/human-state-skills. $skill-installer is the skill installer built into Codex (Codex skills docs). Or copy the skill folder (the one with SKILL.md) into ~/.agents/skills to use it in every project, or into .agents/skills in a repo to share it with that repo. Codex picks up new skills automatically.
Is Human State Skills an official Codex skill?
No. Human State Skills is a community repo on GitHub by softcane. It passed the CodexStacks quality filter, but OpenAI hasn't reviewed it, but it passed our Codex install check on Oct 25, 2026 (an install and load check, not a code review), so read the code before you install it.
What does Human State Skills include?
From its manifest and repo files, Human State Skills includes 10 skills: foggy-mode, normal-mode, overloaded-mode, plan-compass, reality-check-mode, foggy-mode….
Details
- Type
- Skill
- Category
- Productivity (assigned by us)
- Source
- Community
- Author
- softcane
- License
- MIT
- GitHub stars
- 120 (at last sync)
- Last push
- 2026-08-04
- GitHub topics
- adhd, adhd-friendly, ai-agents, burnout, claude-skills, focus, foggy, overloaded, productivity
- Source
- https://github.com/softcane/human-state-skills
- Listed via
- GitHub search: Codex skills (SKILL.md)
- Install check by CodexStacks
- Passed on Oct 25, 2026 with Codex CLI 0.163.0: Codex loaded its skills. proof · how we check
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