Browser-local tools
Builder and preview operate on selected files in the current browser tab.
INDEPENDENT · BROWSER-LOCAL · EVIDENCE-GATED
About CodexSkin Tools
Tools and guidance for preparing Enhanced theme files without collapsing browser preview, structural checks, and exact-build runtime evidence into one claim.
CSTTrue MVPNo account · no billing · no cloud sync
Structural Validator
Known file checks stay separate from runtime compatibility or safety claims.
Independent Engine
Third-party local runtime actions require platform-specific evidence and Restore.
What CodexSkin Tools is
CodexSkin Tools is an independent gallery, browser-local Builder, and structural Validator for Enhanced themes used with the independent Codex Dream Skin local Engine. It helps users review approved records, prepare supported files, inspect known structural rules, and find platform-specific Apply and Restore guidance without presenting the website as part of OpenAI or Codex.
Why the workflow is separated
Creating a file, checking its structure, and verifying runtime behavior are different tasks. Builder handles supported fields and local preview. Validator reports known file and package checks. Runtime evidence belongs to an exact platform, Codex build, Engine version, Runtime SHA, artifact hash, date, and recovery record. Separating them prevents a clean structural report from becoming an unsupported compatibility claim.
Browser-local tools
Under the current True MVP contract, selected images and theme JSON stay in the browser for Builder and Validator processing. The current product does not promise accounts, cloud sync, hosted user-content storage, or persistence after refresh. Browser preview is an approximation and does not directly control or render Codex.
Evidence and rights first
Theme details must show source and provenance, creator or rights holder when known, license, rights status, redistribution decision, review state, available hashes, Structural status, and Runtime status by platform. A theme remains unpublished when these publication inputs are incomplete. Source code licensing does not automatically grant rights to marks, artwork, screenshots, likenesses, or user images.
Current True MVP boundary
The current product has no billing, subscription, checkout, account, cloud sync, public Native delivery, enabled analytics, or active Contact submission channel. Public Claims and Release remain gated. These boundaries may change only after the contracts, implementation, privacy disclosures, evidence, and review are updated together.
How to use the site
Start with Gallery for approved records, Builder for a local draft, Validator for file checks, Install for the handoff to the local Engine, and Safety for limits and recovery. Read both status panels and do not skip rights, integrity, or Restore evidence.
Independent project
CodexSkin Tools is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by OpenAI.
States
current_scope
Current scope: gallery, browser-local Builder, structural Validator, documentation, and gated theme records.
gated
Public Claims, Release, active Contact, and unapproved theme publication remain gated.
Errors
scope_unavailable
A requested capability is outside the current True MVP. Use only the documented browser-local and guide workflows.
Frequently asked questions
Is CodexSkin Tools part of OpenAI?
No. CodexSkin Tools is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by OpenAI.
What does the website do compared with the local Engine?
The website creates, previews, and structurally validates supported files in the browser. The independent local Engine performs the local Codex connection and theme application workflow.
Why are some theme records not published?
Publication is withheld when source rights, redistribution permission, artifacts, integrity data, required evidence, QA, or release approval is incomplete.