OpenAI's Codex now offers plugins and skills to streamline workflows. Plugins connect the AI to external tools like Google Drive, enabling it to reference files, emails, or other data sources. For example, users can ask Codex to use a Google Drive plugin to pull the latest project files instead of manually copying data.

Skills, meanwhile, act as process-specific playbooks, teaching Codex to follow team-specific workflows. A sales team might use a skill to structure account data reviews, while a marketing team could automate newsletter formatting. These features aim to reduce repetitive tasks by integrating tools and enforcing internal processes.