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OpenAI Blog·Tutorial·2d ago·~1 min read

Plugins and skills

Plugins and skills Plugins and skills help Codex do more specific kinds of work. Plugins help Codex connect to other tools and sources of information. For example, a plugin might help Codex reference files in Google Drive, scan your email inbox, or work with information from another tool you use. Plugins can be simple and useful right away. If you already have the information you need in a connected plugin, you can ask Codex to use it instead of copying and pasting everything into the thread. To access plugins, select plugins in the top left corner of Codex. From there, you can see plugins that are recommended or already installed, browse the plugins library, or create a new plugin. Creating a new plugin usually requires more technical expertise than creating a skill. A skill is like a playbook Codex can…

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