codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix Please add better skill organization controls in the Codex app [1 comments, 2 participants]

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What variant of Codex are you using?

Codex Windows desktop app

What feature would you like to see?

Please add better skill organization controls in the Codex app.

Large plugins can install many individual skills, and Codex currently flattens those skills into one long global Skills list. This makes the Skills page harder to scan as more plugins are installed.

I would like the Skills page to support better organization, such as:

  1. Group skills by source plugin.
  2. Make plugin skill groups collapsible.
  3. Add filters by plugin, category, source, enabled state, or hidden state.
  4. Let plugin authors label skills as primary, secondary, internal, deprecated, or experimental.
  5. Add bulk actions such as “show only primary skills,” “collapse plugin skills,” or “hide secondary skills from this plugin.”

The goal is to keep large plugins fully functional while making the Skills page easier to browse and manage.

Additional information

This came up after installing a large plugin in the Codex Windows desktop app. The plugin itself appears cleanly under Plugins, but all of its individual skills appear separately in the global Skills list.

The current layout makes larger plugins feel messy even when they are installed correctly. I do not want to remove or disable the plugin. I want a cleaner way to browse skills by source plugin, collapse large plugin groups, filter the list, or manage skill visibility in bulk.

A better structure would make larger skill-based plugins feel more native in Codex.

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TL;DR

Implementing a grouping and filtering system for skills by source plugin could improve the organization of the Skills page in the Codex app.

Guidance

  • Consider adding a dropdown or sidebar to the Skills page that allows users to filter skills by plugin, category, or other relevant criteria.
  • Introduce a grouping mechanism that organizes skills by their source plugin, with optional collapsible sections to reduce clutter.
  • Explore the possibility of adding bulk actions, such as hiding or showing skills based on their type (primary, secondary, etc.) or enabled state.
  • Evaluate the feasibility of allowing plugin authors to label their skills with specific tags (e.g., primary, deprecated) to facilitate better organization and filtering.

Example

No specific code example can be provided without more context about the Codex app's architecture and technology stack.

Notes

The proposed solution would require changes to the Codex app's UI and potentially its underlying data model. The exact implementation details would depend on the app's current design and technical constraints.

Recommendation

Apply a workaround by implementing a basic filtering system for skills, allowing users to group and manage skills by source plugin, until a more comprehensive solution can be developed. This would provide an immediate improvement to the user experience while larger-scale changes are being planned and implemented.

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