goal-setter

Turn rough long-running work into a compact Codex /goal with a clear finish line.

goal-setter is a Codex skill for work that needs more than a one-off prompt. It turns a rough request into a short goal that fixes the result, the evidence for success, the boundaries, and the stop rules, while leaving implementation judgment to the runner.

It favors verification targets over rule-heavy procedures: the goal should say what must be proven, not prescribe every step.

Built for Codex. Works on Claude Code too.

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When to Use It

Do not turn every request into a Goal. Use goal-setter when the work can keep going across several checks and the finish line must be judged by evidence.

Work	Better format
One clear edit, explanation, or review	Normal prompt
Narrow work that may need a few tries	One sentence or short paragraph Goal
Migration, performance work, broad bug fixing, or evidence-backed research	Standard Goal
Long research or high-risk change	Goal plus the smallest needed plan, checklist, or evaluation file

What It Does

Reconstructs the intended result before drafting.
Adds only clauses that change the result, evidence, boundary, risk, or stop decision.
Interviews one material question at a time when the request is too ambiguous for an honest Goal and each answer determines the next question; bundles independent blockers.
Keeps Goal intake focused, then writes concrete subagent execution rules when feedback loops, parallel exploration, context isolation, or independent verification can improve Done. Separate tasks remain user-directed.

Details live in docs/RUNTIME.md. Examples live in docs/EXAMPLES.md.

Install

Pick one install path:

If you use	Install	Invoke with
Codex App `/plugins`	Codex App Plugin	`$goal-setter:goal-setter ...`
Codex local skills	Codex Skill	`$goal-setter ...`
Claude Code	Claude Code marketplace	`/goal-setter:goal-setter ...`
Another agent with Skills CLI support	Skills CLI	the agent's skill invocation syntax

Most Codex App users should install only the Codex App Plugin.

Codex App Plugin

In Codex, open /plugins, choose Add plugin marketplace, and enter:

Source: gotalab/goal-setter-skill
Git ref: main
Sparse paths: plugins/goal-setter

Then install Goal Setter from the Plugins screen.

Codex Skill

In Codex chat:

$skill-installer install https://github.com/gotalab/goal-setter-skill/tree/main/skills/goal-setter

Restart Codex, then invoke with $goal-setter.

Claude Code

/plugin marketplace add gotalab/goal-setter-skill
/plugin install goal-setter@goal-setter

Invoke with /goal-setter:goal-setter.

Skills CLI

npx skills add gotalab/goal-setter-skill

Usage

Draft a goal without activating it:

$goal-setter draft a goal for migrating our API client to v2

Shape and activate a goal:

$goal-setter set a goal: all checkout tests pass after the refactor

goal-setter sets the Goal through Codex's native Goal mechanism. When feedback loops, parallel exploration, context isolation, or independent verification could improve the Done decision, the Goal tells the running Codex task to spawn subagents, wait for their evidence, and synthesize it. Goal intake itself stays in the parent context unless understanding the request requires substantial independent investigation. The Goal does not force a fixed sequence of roles or stages; the parent chooses the next useful shape from current evidence and cost. create_thread creates separate user-owned tasks, so it is used only when the user explicitly requests separate tasks, threads, or worktrees.

Docs

Repository

skills/goal-setter/SKILL.md          # the skill
skills/goal-setter/scripts/          # goal length validator
scripts/                             # packaging and release checks
plugins/goal-setter/                 # Codex plugin bundle
.claude-plugin/                      # Claude Code plugin metadata

License

MIT

Goal Setter Skill

README