codex-subagent
Launch OpenAI Codex CLI as a subagent (ChatGPT subscription auth, no API key)
Install / Use
npx skills add davidondrej/skills --skill codex-subagentInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
AI & Machine LearningSupported Platforms
Our assessment of codex-subagent
codex-subagent scores 83/100 on our quality scale, 493rd of 762 AI & Machine Learning skills we index.
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
With 4,079 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 3 days ago, so codex-subagent is actively maintained.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
codex-subagent compared with similar skills
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| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| codex-subagent (this skill)by davidondrej | 83 | 4.1k | 3d ago | SKILL.md |
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| Understand-Anythingby Egonex-AI | 100 | 84.3k | 15d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| headroomby headroomlabs-ai | 100 | 73.9k | today | CLAUDE.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install codex-subagent?
- Run
npx skills add davidondrej/skills --skill codex-subagent. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does codex-subagent work with?
- It is written for OpenAI Codex, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is codex-subagent safe to use?
- It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is codex-subagent still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 3 days ago, so codex-subagent is actively maintained.
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.