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Convert Manual Workflows into Reusable Codex Skills

Record your manual workflows once to turn them into automated AI skills.

Use the 'Record & Replay' feature in the Codex desktop app for macOS to capture manual workflows and transform them into reusable AI-driven skills.

ChatGPT

The Scenario

You have a complex, multi-step data entry or software configuration process that you have to perform every Monday morning.

Before & after

The old way

Performing repetitive technical workflows, like data cleaning or environment setup, manually takes 15-30 minutes every time the task repeats.

With AI

Using Codex Record & Replay, you can demonstrate the task once and have the AI repeat it perfectly in seconds every time after.

The Prompt

I am going to demonstrate a workflow for [TASK_NAME]. Record these steps and save them as a reusable skill so I can trigger this automation in the future using the command 'Run [TASK_NAME]'.

Record & Replay allows users to capture a stable, repeatable workflow visually and convert it into a 'skill' that the Codex agent can execute autonomously in the future.

Source

ChatGPT Business - Release Notes | OpenAI Help Center
"Record & Replay is a new Codex app feature... that lets eligible Business users demonstrate a workflow once and turn it into a reusable skill."