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openai-docs

openaiby openai16 days ago18.5k

Use when the user asks how to build with OpenAI products or APIs and needs up-to-date official documentation with citations, help choosing the latest model for a use case, or model upgrade and prompt-upgrade guidance; prioritize OpenAI docs MCP tools, use bundled references only as helper context, and restrict any fallback browsing to official OpenAI domains.

Install

npx skills add https://github.com/openai/skills --skill openai-docs
Show step-by-step
  1. 1

    Open your terminal

    • Mac: Press ⌘ Space, type "Terminal", press Enter
    • Windows: Press Win R, type "cmd", press Enter
  2. 2

    Paste the command above and press Enter

    Use the Copy command button, then paste in your terminal (Mac: ⌘V, Windows: Ctrl V).

  3. 3

    Restart Claude Code

    Close and reopen Claude Code, or start a new session, so it picks up the new skill.

Where it lives
~/.claude/skills/openai--skills--skills--curated--openai-docs/
├── SKILL.md
└── ... (skill resource files)
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Always review skill code before installing. Third-party skills may contain scripts that run on your machine.

First 3 tasks to try

  1. 1Use mcpopenaiDeveloperDocssearchopenaidocs to find the most relevant doc
    Use `mcp__openaiDeveloperDocs__search_openai_docs` to find the most relevant doc pages.
  2. 2Use mcpopenaiDeveloperDocsfetchopenaidoc to pull exact sections and quot
    Use `mcp__openaiDeveloperDocs__fetch_openai_doc` to pull exact sections and quote/paraphrase accurately.
  3. 3Use mcpopenaiDeveloperDocslistopenaidocs only when you need to browse or
    Use `mcp__openaiDeveloperDocs__list_openai_docs` only when you need to browse or discover pages without a clear query.

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