Visual Explainer skill for Codex
Agent skill that generates rich HTML pages or slide decks for diagrams, diff reviews, plan audits, data tables, and project recaps
How to install Visual Explainer in Codex
In Codex, ask the built-in skill installer for it:
$skill-installer install https://github.com/nicobailon/visual-explainer/tree/main/plugins/visual-explainerType 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)
visual-explainer— Generate self-contained HTML visual explanations for systems, code changes, plans, data, and technical concepts. Use for diagrams, architecture overviews, diff or plan reviews, project recaps, comparison tables, slide decks, animated explainers, narrated MP4…
About this listing
Visual Explainer is a community collection of agent skills on GitHub by nicobailon: 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 1 skill. It's one of 32 listings in the Data & Analytics category (category assigned by CodexStacks from the repo's topics and description). It also appears in best Codex plugins for data and databases.
Visual Explainer FAQ
How do I install Visual Explainer in Codex?
In Codex, type $skill-installer install https://github.com/nicobailon/visual-explainer/tree/main/plugins/visual-explainer. $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 Visual Explainer an official Codex skill?
No. Visual Explainer is a community repo on GitHub by nicobailon. 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 Visual Explainer include?
From its manifest and repo files, Visual Explainer includes 1 skill: visual-explainer.
Details
- Type
- Skill
- Category
- Data & Analytics (assigned by us)
- Source
- Community
- Author
- nicobailon
- License
- MIT
- GitHub stars
- 10,679 (at last sync)
- Last push
- 2026-10-20
- Source
- https://github.com/nicobailon/visual-explainer
- 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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Markdown
[](https://codexstacks.com/p/visual-explainer/)HTML
<a href="https://codexstacks.com/p/visual-explainer/"><img src="https://codexstacks.com/badge.svg" alt="Listed on CodexStacks" width="172" height="28"></a>Embed card (static HTML and inline CSS, no JavaScript). Preview:
<a href="https://codexstacks.com/p/visual-explainer/" style="display:block;max-width:380px;box-sizing:border-box;padding:14px 16px;border:1px solid #3a2c26;border-radius:12px;background:#0d0b0a;color:#f3ece6;font:14px/1.45 -apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;text-decoration:none"><span style="display:block;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;color:#f3ece6">Visual Explainer</span><span style="display:block;margin:2px 0 8px;font-size:12px;color:#b5a9a1">Community Codex skill · 1 skill</span><span style="display:block;margin:0 0 10px;color:#ddd3cc">Agent skill that generates rich HTML pages or slide decks for diagrams, diff reviews, plan audits, data tables, and…</span><span style="font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:#ffb347">View on CodexStacks →</span></a>Markdown summary
**[Visual Explainer on CodexStacks](https://codexstacks.com/p/visual-explainer/)**: Community Codex skill with 1 skill.More on badges, embeds and keeping your listing up to date: CodexStacks for plugin authors.
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