Prompts for, or accepts, a local directory of candidate skill/plugin folders, then reviews each immediate subfolder as untrusted input, creates importable Codex plugin structure for valid sources, and writes a repeatable manifest.json. Once Configured initially, allows users to download Many skills folders from various sources (GitHub, Other websites) designed for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, place them into their own subfolder, and then call this skill the handle converting to Codex Compliant Plugin format and allowing the user to install that now as a plugin.
Install
- 1Add it in ChatGPT
Open Plugins in the ChatGPT sidebar (web or desktop), search for “Universal Plugin Installer” and select +. You'll be asked to sign in to any connected service on first use. Then type @ in a chat to call it.
Skills 1
- universal-plugin-installer
Adapt and review a user-selected local directory of candidate skill/plugin folders as untrusted input, then prepare valid folders as Codex plugins.
Things to ask
- “Adapt a folder of local skill plugins, if none are present, initialize the folder, ready to be used by Codex”
- “Dry-run the universal plugin installer.”
- “Review invalid local plugin folders.”
Disconnect or uninstall
- 1In ChatGPT
Disconnect an account in Settings → Apps or Plugins. To remove the plugin itself, open Universal Plugin Installer in the Plugin Directory and select Uninstall plugin. Uninstalling can disconnect every account connected through it, and plugins your workspace installs may not offer the option.
- 2In Codex
Run /plugins in the Codex CLI, select the plugin and uninstall it, or press Space to turn it off.
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