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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

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Plugin request

i want to create a dedicated plugin

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Share-link boundary

its not a weblink is it?

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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.