# Os Step By Step (agent 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.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/kharmanskyi/open-steps |
| Skill path | skills/os-step-by-step/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | os-step-by-step |
| GitHub stars | 1,214 |
| Installs on skills.sh | not listed |
| License | MIT |
| Skills in repo | 2 |
| Plugin marketplace | open-steps |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI |
| Category | Security |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |

## 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"

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
/plugin marketplace add kharmanskyi/open-steps
/plugin install open-steps@open-steps
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
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 projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
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 projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

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