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.

日本語

<p align="center"> <img src="assets/goal-setter-icon.png" alt="Goal Setter icon: loose requests converging into a checked goal" width="180"> </p>

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.

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 and requires only delegation that can improve the

completion decision. Existing agents continue related work; new agents handle independent work or independent verification. Separate tasks remain user-directed.

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

Install

Pick one install path:

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 delegated work can materially improve Done, the Goal names the work and evidence without embedding agent counts, models, tool arguments, or a fixed sequence. During the run, related follow-up stays with the agent that already has the context; a new agent is used for independent work or a clean independent review. The lead keeps integration, important decisions, final verification, and Done. create_thread creates separate user-owned tasks, so it is used only when the user explicitly requests separate tasks, threads, or worktrees.

Docs

• Examples
• Runtime behavior
• Changelog

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