Brainstorming
brainstormingDevelopmentYou MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior.
Skills bundled in Jesse Vincent's plugin in OpenAI's official Codex marketplace (openai/plugins). Written and maintained by Jesse Vincent.
As documented by the publisher; see the install steps below.
brainstormingDevelopmentYou MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior.
dispatching-parallel-agentsDevelopmentUse when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies
executing-plansDevelopmentUse when you have a written implementation plan to execute in a separate session with review checkpoints
finishing-a-development-branchDevelopmentUse when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work
receiving-code-reviewDevelopmentUse when receiving code review feedback, before implementing suggestions, especially if feedback seems unclear or technically questionable - requires technical rigor and…
requesting-code-reviewDevelopmentUse when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements
subagent-driven-developmentDevelopmentUse when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current session
systematic-debuggingDevelopmentUse when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes
test-driven-developmentDevelopmentUse when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code
using-git-worktreesDevelopmentUse when starting feature work that needs isolation from current workspace or before executing implementation plans - ensures an isolated workspace exists via native…
using-superpowersDevelopmentUse when starting any conversation - establishes how to find and use skills, requiring skill invocation before ANY response including clarifying questions
verification-before-completionDevelopmentUse when about to claim work is complete, fixed, or passing, before committing or creating PRs - requires running verification commands and confirming output before…
writing-plansDevelopmentUse when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code
writing-skillsDevelopmentUse when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment
Open the Plugins tab (or the plugin browser in the Codex CLI), install the Jesse Vincent plugin, and start a new session to use its skills.
From the publisher's official instructions, checked 27 Sept 2026. Skills can run code, so review a skill's SKILL.md before installing it.