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Codex CLI

Codex reads skills from ~/.agents/skills (every project) and .agents/skills in your repository. Install the VidLab skill there and start Codex from a terminal where VIDLAB_API_KEY is set.

Set up

  1. Put your key in your environment (how) and open a new terminal.
  2. Install the skill for every project:
bash
npx skills add https://vidlab.ai -g -a codex -y

Leave out -g to install it for the current repository only (it is saved in .agents/skills/vidlab). By hand instead:

bash
mkdir -p ~/.agents/skills/vidlab && curl -fsSL https://vidlab.ai/vidlab-api/SKILL.md -o ~/.agents/skills/vidlab/SKILL.md
  1. Start Codex in that terminal and check it with a free question:
Use the VidLab skill: list three video models and the price of a 5 second clip at 720p.

Network access

Codex runs commands in a sandbox. The skill calls https://vidlab.ai/v1 over HTTPS, so allow network access for the session when Codex asks (or start it with a mode that allows the network). A command that fails with a connection error before any answer from VidLab is the sandbox, not your key.

Tips

  • Check the key is set without printing it: test -n "$VIDLAB_API_KEY" && echo set || echo missing.
  • Update the skill by running the install command again.