Codex has two powerful features that let you customize how it works: plugins and skills.
Plugins connect Codex to your other tools—like Google Drive, your email, or a CRM. Instead of copy-pasting, you just ask Codex to use the plugin. Handy for pulling info from different places.
Skills are the bigger brain. They teach Codex your exact workflow. Since every team does things differently, a skill lets Codex follow your process automatically. Whether it’s writing a newsletter in your company’s voice or prepping a client review with your team’s steps, a skill makes that repeatable.
You can use one or both. Plugin when you need info from another app. Skill when you need Codex to follow your playbook. Combine them for tasks like “pull files from Google Drive and draft this update in our format.”
Why it matters: This is about making AI a real team member instead of a generic assistant—it learns your rules, not the other way around.