Install Implement Spec With Codex
Pick your agent. Every command is ready to paste.
npx skills add dzhng/skills --skill implement-spec-with-codexThe open skills CLI detects your agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ more) and installs to the right folder. Add -g to install globally.
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Install it
Run the command above, or upload the folder in Claude.
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Ask naturally
Describe the task. Your agent loads implement-spec-with-codex when the request matches its description.
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Name it if needed
If it does not trigger, say “use the implement-spec-with-codex skill”. In Codex, type $implement-spec-with-codex.
Implement Spec with Codex
Run implement-spec exactly — same loop, same
gates, same maintenance checkpoints — but Codex writes the code. Invoking this
skill IS the explicit ask that authorizes codex exec delegation under the
codex skill.
Role split
- Codex implements — whenever possible. Default every implementation pass
to a
codex exec, sliced sharp and prompted per the codex skill (prompt blocks, sandbox choice, exec liveness). Run independent slices as concurrent execs in separate worktrees, exactly where implement-spec would fan out subagents. - You orchestrate and review. The spec loop stays yours: pick the next slice, reconcile plan with code, author each prompt end-to-end, integrate diffs, run the gates, review the merged tree, commit, update the handoff, run maintenance checkpoints. None of that delegates.
Keep a pass yourself only when slicing it sharply would cost more than doing it — tiny fixups, plan reconciliation, integration conflicts.
Rules
- You own every result: read the full diff and run the verification yourself. "Codex says it's done" is never done.
- Visual results carry implement-spec's two extra proofs (production-route pixel diff + unprimed critique) with double force here: a sandboxed Codex never saw its change render, so a pass that misses the production render path entirely arrives looking fully "verified".
- A sandboxed Codex ships code it never saw run — browser-verify every visual slice yourself and budget fix rounds. Send a red gate back as a resumed follow-up with the failing evidence; fix it yourself only when that's smaller than re-prompting.
- Commit hygiene stays yours: review the change list of the merged tree before every commit, exactly as implement-spec demands of the integrating reviewer.
Tips for Implement Spec With Codex
- • Start a fresh session after installing so your agent picks up the new skill.
- • It is part of a pack with 30 skills. Install only the ones you need with --skill to keep triggers precise.
- • If two skills overlap, mention the one you want by name.
Questions about Implement Spec With Codex
What does the Implement Spec With Codex skill do?
Run [implement-spec](../implement-spec/SKILL.md) with Codex doing the implementation passes while you orchestrate, integrate, and review. Use when the user asks to implement a spec with Codex, or to run implement-spec with Codex as the implementer.
How do I install Implement Spec With Codex?
Run "npx skills add dzhng/skills --skill implement-spec-with-codex" in your project. The skills CLI installs it for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ other agents. In Claude on the web, upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Customize > Skills.
Does Implement Spec With Codex work in Cursor and Codex?
Yes. Implement Spec With Codex uses the open SKILL.md format, so it works in Claude Code, Claude, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and other agents that support agent skills.
Is Implement Spec With Codex free?
Implement Spec With Codex is open source on GitHub under the MIT license. It is free to install; check the license before commercial use.
Who made Implement Spec With Codex?
Implement Spec With Codex is published by dzhng in the dzhng/skills repository, together with 29 other skills.





