Agent Skills (WordPress) for Codex

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Expert-level WordPress knowledge for AI coding assistants - blocks, themes, plugins, and best practices

How to install Agent Skills (WordPress) in Codex

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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/WordPress/agent-skills/tree/trunk/skills/<skill>

Type 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 (19)

  • blueprint — Use when the deliverable is WordPress Playground Blueprint JSON or a Blueprint bundle, including creating, editing, reviewing, validating schema keys, choosing steps/resources, and debugging Blueprint files. For only running or sharing a Playground…
  • wordpress-router — Use when the user asks about WordPress codebases (plugins, themes, block themes, Gutenberg blocks, WP core checkouts) and you need to quickly classify the repo and route to the correct workflow/skill (blocks, theme.json, REST API, WP-CLI, performance…
  • wp-abilities-api — Use when working with the WordPress Abilities API (wp_register_ability, wp_register_ability_category, /wp-json/wp-abilities/v1/*, @wordpress/abilities) including defining abilities, categories, meta, REST exposure, and permissions checks for clients.
  • wp-abilities-audit — Audit a WordPress plugin's REST surface and produce a standardized audit document proposing Abilities API registrations. Produces a markdown doc with a YAML schema and prose sections that humans and agents can both consume when planning a registration…
  • wp-abilities-verify — Verify a WordPress plugin's Abilities API registrations: enumerate abilities, check that callback behavior matches each annotation's claim (the adversarial readonly-but-writes detection), validate permissions and schemas, and validate audit documents…
  • wp-block-development — Use when developing WordPress (Gutenberg) blocks: block.json metadata, register_block_type(_from_metadata), attributes/serialization, supports, dynamic rendering (render.php/render_callback), deprecations/migrations, viewScript vs viewScriptModule, and…
  • wp-block-themes — Use when developing WordPress block themes: theme.json (global settings/styles), templates and template parts, patterns, style variations, and Site Editor troubleshooting (style hierarchy, overrides, caching).
  • wp-env — Use when setting up, configuring, or troubleshooting local WordPress development environments with @wordpress/env (wp-env). Triggers on mentions of wp-env, local WordPress development, Docker-based WordPress, or requests to start/stop/configure a local…
  • wp-interactivity-api — Use when building or debugging WordPress Interactivity API features (data-wp-* directives, @wordpress/interactivity store/state/actions, block viewScriptModule integration, wp_interactivity_*()) including performance, hydration, and directive behavior.
  • wp-patterns — Pattern: create or update WordPress block patterns (starter pages, templates, template parts, Query Loop layouts), review pattern registration, block markup, categories, accessibility, or i18n/escaping, or improve pattern design quality. Route custom blocks…
  • wp-performance — Use when investigating or improving WordPress performance (backend-only agent): profiling and measurement (WP-CLI profile/doctor, Server-Timing, Query Monitor via REST headers), database/query optimization, autoloaded options, object caching, cron, HTTP API…
  • wp-phpstan — Use when configuring, running, or fixing PHPStan static analysis in WordPress projects (plugins/themes/sites): phpstan.neon setup, baselines, WordPress-specific typing, and handling third-party plugin classes.
  • wp-playground — Use as the WordPress Playground routing wrapper for ambiguous Playground work, local CLI runs with @wp-playground/cli, playground.wordpress.net share links, browser previews, WebMCP site tools, snapshots, mounts, version switching, and Xdebug. For Blueprint…
  • wp-plugin-development — Use when developing WordPress plugins: architecture and hooks, activation/deactivation/uninstall, admin UI and Settings API, data storage, cron/tasks, security (nonces/capabilities/sanitization/escaping), and release packaging.
  • wp-plugin-directory-guidelines — Use when reviewing WordPress plugins for GPL compliance, checking license headers or compatibility, evaluating upsell/freemium/trialware patterns, validating plugin naming or trademark rules, checking plugin slugs, running Plugin Check (PCP) to validate…
  • wp-project-triage — Use when you need a deterministic inspection of a WordPress repository (plugin/theme/block theme/WP core/Gutenberg/full site) including tooling/tests/version hints, and a structured JSON report to guide workflows and guardrails.
  • wp-rest-api — Use when building, extending, or debugging WordPress REST API endpoints/routes: register_rest_route, WP_REST_Controller/controller classes, schema/argument validation, permission_callback/authentication, response shaping, register_rest_field/register_meta…
  • wp-wpcli-and-ops — Use when working with WP-CLI (wp) for WordPress operations: safe search-replace, db export/import, plugin/theme/user/content management, cron, cache flushing, multisite, and scripting/automation with wp-cli.yml.
  • wpds — Use when building UIs leveraging the WordPress Design System (WPDS) and its components, tokens, patterns, etc.

About this listing

Agent Skills (WordPress) is a community collection of agent skills on GitHub by WordPress: 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 27, 2026 (an install and load check, not a code review). From its files we found 19 skills. It's one of 311 listings in the Productivity category (category assigned by CodexStacks from the repo's topics and description).

Agent Skills (WordPress) FAQ

How do I install Agent Skills (WordPress) in Codex?

In Codex, type $skill-installer install https://github.com/WordPress/agent-skills/tree/trunk/skills/<skill>. $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 Agent Skills (WordPress) an official Codex skill?

No. Agent Skills (WordPress) is a community repo on GitHub by WordPress. It passed the CodexStacks quality filter, but OpenAI hasn't reviewed it, but it passed our Codex install check on Oct 27, 2026 (an install and load check, not a code review), so read the code before you install it.

What does Agent Skills (WordPress) include?

From its manifest and repo files, Agent Skills (WordPress) includes 19 skills: blueprint, wordpress-router, wp-abilities-api, wp-abilities-audit, wp-abilities-verify, wp-block-development….

Details

Type
Skill
Category
Productivity (assigned by us)
Source
Community
Author
WordPress
GitHub stars
2,311 (at last sync)
Last push
2026-10-26
Source
https://github.com/WordPress/agent-skills
Listed via
GitHub search: Codex skills (SKILL.md)
Install check by CodexStacks
Passed on Oct 27, 2026 with Codex CLI 0.163.0: Codex loaded its skills. proof · how we check

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