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    Working Modes Plugin Migration and Codex Skills Cleanup

    Codex thread that created the dedicated Working Modes plugin, clarified how local plugin sharing differs from public distribution, reframed the codex-skills repository as an installable plugin marketplace plus browsable skill catalog, and committed/pushed the migration batch.

    Highlights

    • Created a dedicated `working-modes` plugin that bundles `working-modes`, `critical-thinking-partner`, `rapid-iteration-mode`, and `echo-chamber-drift-check`.
    • Confirmed Codex `share` links for local plugins are app deep links and workspace-sharing flows, not public web URLs.
    • Clarified that reusable skills should be shared broadly by packaging them as plugins in a plugin marketplace repository.
    • Cleaned the codex-skills repo framing from plugin backups to installable plugin packages, regenerated catalogs, validated the touched plugin/skill set, and pushed commit `07c48e9 Package working modes and refresh skill catalog`.

    Source conversation

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    Created artifacts

    Custom skillworking-modes

    Index skill bundled in the Working Modes plugin for choosing the right collaboration posture.

    Custom skillcritical-thinking-partner

    Mode skill bundled in the Working Modes plugin for pressure testing ideas and direction.

    Custom skillrapid-iteration-mode

    Mode skill bundled in the Working Modes plugin for focused iteration loops.

    Custom skillecho-chamber-drift-check

    Mode skill bundled in the Working Modes plugin for resetting over-agreeable assistant behavior.

    Actions and follow-ups

    Actions Taken

    • Scaffolded the local Working Modes plugin, added it to the local plugin marketplace, copied the four mode skill folders into the plugin, and validated the manifest and skill folders.
    • Checked current Codex plugin and skill sharing docs to distinguish app deep-link sharing, workspace sharing, repo-scoped skills, and public GitHub marketplace distribution.
    • Updated codex-skills README/plugin docs and the docs-site catalog generator so plugin packages are described as installable distribution surfaces, not backups.
    • Regenerated catalog outputs, ran targeted validation and docs-site build checks, committed 07c48e9 Package working modes and refresh skill catalog, and pushed main to origin/main.

    Actions Outstanding

    • Decide later whether to remove or keep duplicated standalone mode skills after the Working Modes plugin has proven reliable in normal sessions.
    • Keep the earlier Working Modes chat and screenshot evidence aligned if plugin membership, install behavior, or public distribution changes.

    Source extracts

    “
    Plugin request
    i want to create a dedicated plugin
    “
    Share-link boundary
    its not a weblink is it?
    “
    Migration commit
    Package working modes and refresh skill catalog

    Decisions

    • Treat `plugins/working-modes` as the installable package surface for the mode skills.
    • Keep `skills/` as a browsable source/catalog layer while documenting `plugins/` as installable plugin packages.
    • Do not remove duplicated standalone mode skills until plugin visibility and loading are confirmed in normal Codex sessions.
    • Commit the plugin packaging, ownership-label normalization, generated catalog refresh, and TMORA template update as one migration-style batch.