Skills Overview
Skills should package repeatable Codex workflows so that repository instructions and docs do not become overloaded with procedural detail.
flowchart LR
request["Recurring task"] --> skill["Relevant SKILL.md"]
skill --> references["References"]
skill --> scripts["Optional scripts"]
skill --> codex["Focused Codex execution"]
codex --> artifact["Plan, code, docs, or verification output"]
Skill Categories
| Category | Purpose | Example Future Skills |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | How to safely perform recurring code or docs work. | large-change, mkdocs-update, testing |
| Product | How to reason about Anuva product concepts. | architecture-review, capability-mapping |
| Repository | How to work inside a specific repository type. | repository-bootstrap, docs-publishing |
First-Draft Policy
Do not create the full skill catalog yet. This handbook should first define the architecture, registries, and templates that future skills will use.
Relationship To Docs And Agents
- Docs explain what is true.
AGENTS.mdexplains how Codex should behave in a repository.- Skills explain how Codex should perform a recurring task.