Plain Writing Skill for Codex

CommunitySkillCreativity

A plain-language writing skill for AI agents, with a revision view that shows what changed.

How to install Plain Writing Skill in Codex

In Codex, ask the built-in skill installer for it:

$skill-installer install https://github.com/docwriter-org/plain-writing-skill/tree/main/skills/plain-writing

Type this in Codex: $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 the skill 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 (1)

  • plain-writing — Writes and edits prose in a plain and boring style: simple everyday words, complete sentences, no dashes, no jargon, and no analogies. Use when drafting or revising documents, Notion pages, reports, summaries, READMEs, emails, slides, commit messages, or PR…

About this listing

Plain Writing Skill is a community collection of agent skills on GitHub by docwriter-org: 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 29, 2026 (an install and load check, not a code review). From its files we found 1 skill. It's one of 137 listings in the Creativity category (category assigned by CodexStacks from the repo's topics and description).

Plain Writing Skill FAQ

How do I install Plain Writing Skill in Codex?

In Codex, type $skill-installer install https://github.com/docwriter-org/plain-writing-skill/tree/main/skills/plain-writing. $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 Plain Writing Skill an official Codex skill?

No. Plain Writing Skill is a community repo on GitHub by docwriter-org. It passed the CodexStacks quality filter, but OpenAI hasn't reviewed it, but it passed our Codex install check on Oct 29, 2026 (an install and load check, not a code review), so read the code before you install it.

What does Plain Writing Skill include?

From its manifest and repo files, Plain Writing Skill includes 1 skill: plain-writing.

Details

Type
Skill
Category
Creativity (assigned by us)
Source
Community
Author
docwriter-org
License
MIT
GitHub stars
731 (at last sync)
Last push
2026-08-23
Source
https://github.com/docwriter-org/plain-writing-skill
Listed via
GitHub search: Codex skills (SKILL.md)
Install check by CodexStacks
Passed on Oct 29, 2026 with Codex CLI 0.163.0: Codex loaded its skills. proof · how we check

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