Os Step By Step
Os Step By Step is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from kharmanskyi/open-steps. ALWAYS invoke this skill when you need the user to act - run a command, paste a secret, click, approve - and whenever… It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Gemini CLI and has 1,214 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills.
github.com/kharmanskyi/open-steps/skills/os-step-by-step (opens in a new tab)
- Multi-skill repo
- Plugin marketplace
- Security
- Actively maintained
Add this skill
Claude
This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add kharmanskyi/open-steps
/plugin install open-steps@open-stepsIn the Claude apps, zip the os-step-by-step folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).
ChatGPT / Codex
Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kharmanskyi/open-steps.git
cp -r open-steps/skills/os-step-by-step .agents/skills/os-step-by-step # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projectsStandalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.
Cursor
Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kharmanskyi/open-steps.git
cp -r open-steps/skills/os-step-by-step .cursor/skills/os-step-by-step # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projectsSource (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)
What this skill does
ALWAYS invoke this skill when you need the user to act - run a command, paste a secret, click, approve - and whenever they ask how to do something or say they do not know what to do: "step by step", "walk me through it", "what do I do", "what should I do", "I don't understand what to do", "explain what I need to do", in any language. Picking which task comes next is os-whats-next; this skill is for doing the thing in front of you.
When it triggers
- invoke this skill when you need the user to act - run a command, paste a secret, click, approve - and whenever they ask how to do something or say they do not know what to do: "step by step", "walk me through it", "what do I do", "what shou
- "step by step"
- "walk me through it"
- "what do I do"
- "what should I do"
- "I don't understand what to do"
- "explain what I need to do"
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What is the Os Step By Step skill?
Os Step By Step is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from kharmanskyi/open-steps. ALWAYS invoke this skill when you need the user to act - run a command, paste a secret, click, approve - and whenever… It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Gemini CLI and has 1,214 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/kharmanskyi/open-steps/skills/os-step-by-step.
How do I install the Os Step By Step skill?
In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add kharmanskyi/open-steps and then /plugin install open-steps@open-steps. For Codex or Cursor, copy the os-step-by-step folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.
Is the Os Step By Step skill free?
Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.
Is Os Step By Step maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 5, 2026. Its latest release is v0.4.8. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.