# Install OwnPost skills or the plugin

> Choose the complete plugin or the entry skill, connect your workspace, and ask your assistant for posts, analysis or planning.

Canonical: https://ownpost.fyi/docs/guides/install-skills

## Before you begin

A supported assistant and a running OwnPost workspace. Direct skill installation also needs Node.js/npm, Git and repository access; workspace-generated plugin downloads do not. ChatGPT uses the separate plugin guide.

## Choose a skill or the complete plugin

The plugin includes all OwnPost skills. The command below installs only the ownpost entry skill, which also covers every workflow. Choose one installation method per client.

For Codex or Claude Code plugin commands, use the plugin guide. ChatGPT has a separate account installation and OAuth connection.

[Plugin installation for your client](https://ownpost.fyi/docs/plugins)

[Install in ChatGPT Work on the web](https://ownpost.fyi/docs/plugins#chatgpt-work)

[Use OwnPost in ChatGPT on mobile](https://ownpost.fyi/docs/plugins#chatgpt-mobile)

[Browse the skills and what they do](https://ownpost.fyi/docs/skills)

## Install, connect and make a first request

1. For the complete plugin, open /settings/plugins in OwnPost, choose your assistant and follow the download and connection guide. The commands below are the alternative for installing skills directly.

2. For direct skill installation, accept your repository invitation and authenticate Git on this computer. With GitHub CLI, run gh auth login and gh auth setup-git. Existing Git credentials or an SSH key also work.

3. Choose your assistant’s tab below and run its command. For Other clients, choose your assistant in the installer. From the OwnPost repository root, you can use ./plugins/ownpost/skills instead of the URL.

4. Follow Connect your assistant to add your workspace connection. Choose Full workspace tools for writing drafts and changing preferences; installing skills alone does not connect your workspace.

5. Start a new conversation and select ownpost from the installed skills. Paste the example below, then open the saved draft in Content.

6. To save work for later, ask the ownpost skill to add an AI action. When ready, ask it to run your next OwnPost action. The entry skill includes this workflow; ownpost-actions is an optional specialist shortcut.

### Codex

```
npx skills@latest add https://github.com/zero-efforts/ownpost/tree/main/plugins/ownpost/skills --global --skill ownpost --agent codex
```

### Claude Code

```
npx skills@latest add https://github.com/zero-efforts/ownpost/tree/main/plugins/ownpost/skills --global --skill ownpost --agent claude-code
```

### Other clients

```
npx skills@latest add https://github.com/zero-efforts/ownpost/tree/main/plugins/ownpost/skills --global --skill ownpost
```

## Example request

After installing and connecting, try one small writing request. Open the returned draft in Content and check that its text matches what your assistant saved.

```
Use the ownpost skill to write a short X post in my saved style and save it as a draft for review.

Release notes: We added CSV export. It exports filtered results and preserves column order.
```

## Check the result

The selected skills appear in your agent, and an authenticated OwnPost tool call succeeds.

## Troubleshooting

Restart the client if ownpost does not appear. Run npx skills@latest list --global to check installation, and remove duplicate older copies from skill discovery folders. Use npx skills@latest update ownpost --global for updates. If you used the old standalone source, reinstall from the current URL.

## Keep going

[Install the complete OwnPost plugin](https://ownpost.fyi/docs/plugins)

[Explore OwnPost skills](https://ownpost.fyi/docs/skills)

[Use skills with your assistant: practical examples](https://ownpost.fyi/docs/guides/assistant-workflows)

[Connect your assistant](https://ownpost.fyi/docs/guides/connect-ai)

[Connect ChatGPT with OAuth](https://ownpost.fyi/docs/guides/connect-chatgpt)

[Configure preferences through a conversation](https://ownpost.fyi/docs/guides/guided-setup)

[Run preparation on a schedule](https://ownpost.fyi/docs/guides/agent-runner)

[Inspire or adapt posts from your ideas](https://ownpost.fyi/docs/guides/ideas-request)

## Related

- [Previous: OwnPost plugin](https://ownpost.fyi/docs/plugins)
- [Next: ownpost](https://ownpost.fyi/docs/skills/ownpost)