OpenAI lets MCP plugins ship bundled "skills" baked into ChatGPT and Codex

dfinke · x · 2026-08-22

OpenAI now lets MCP plugins ship "skills" — bundled instruction guides rather than just tools — that get baked into ChatGPT/Codex at submission time. Think recipe card, not just ingredients.

Key constraints: skills are a snapshot with no live updates, capped at 5 per plugin, and based on a still-unofficial MCP proposal.

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