Shape rough requests into evidence-backed /goal completion contracts — an Agent Skill for Claude Code and Codex
Supply asset profile
Code review, repo analysis, testing, CI, GitHub, DevOps, and developer workflow skills.
Scenario
Coding agents
I need a coding agent that can understand a repository, edit code, and review pull requests.
Agent fit
Claude Code + OpenAI Agents + CLI
Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CLI, or custom agents.
Install
Ready
npx skills add gotalab/goal-setter-skill
Maintenance
fresh
9d since push
Risk
Safe to try
Quality score needs review
GitHub quality
94
78/100 quality · 79/100 trust
Coverage tags
Review notes
Quality score needs review · GitHub adoption: 94 GitHub stars
Agent adoption scorecard
These scores combine public repository metadata, OpenAgentSkill review signals, maintenance freshness, and install readiness. They are a shortlist signal, not a replacement for human review.
Quality
StrongSolid option that is likely worth shortlisting for production workflows.
Trust
Sandbox onlyUseful candidate with missing or mixed trust signals. Keep it in an isolated workspace until the outcome loop proves task fit.
Audit
Safe to tryInstall readiness, security metadata, maintenance, and adoption risk.
Trust Score v5
Run only in a sandbox and compare close alternatives before using it for real work.
Stars
94 GitHub stars
Repo activity
94 stars, 1 forks
Maintenance
9d since push
License
MIT
Install
npx skills add gotalab/goal-setter-skill
Install safety
standard package or runtime install path
Permission surface
filesystem or document access, database access
Agent outcomes
No agent outcome data yet
Docs
Strong README/SKILL.md context
Risk summary
Install readiness
Agent-readable metadata
Use this block or the embedded JSON to decide whether an agent should install this skill, choose an alternative, or ask for human review first.
Suited tasks
Suited agents
Install decision
Trust and risk
Outcome loop
Install command
npx skills add gotalab/goal-setter-skillDo not use when
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Agent safety v2
Usable candidate, but the agent should surface permission and audit notes before installation.
Require human approval before installing into a real workspace.
medium
Skill likely fetches remote pages, APIs, repositories, or external services.
medium
Skill may read or write project files, documents, generated artifacts, or local workspace state.
medium
Skill may inspect schemas, query databases, or work with persistent stores.
Install targets
Copy the registry command or an agent-specific install prompt for Codex, Claude Code, and Cursor.
Use the registry command when your workflow supports the OpenAgentSkill installer.
$ npx skills add gotalab/goal-setter-skillAgent resolve plan
The Resolve API returns the selected skill, alternatives, safety policy, audit notes, install target, and copy-paste prompt an agent can follow without scraping this page.
Resolve JSON
/api/agent/resolve?task=Use%20Goal%20Setter%20Skill%20for%20an%20agent%20workflow&agent=codex&max_risk=medium
Resolve text
/api/agent/resolve?task=Use%20Goal%20Setter%20Skill%20for%20an%20agent%20workflow&agent=codex&max_risk=medium&format=text
Install handoff
/api/skills/gotalab-goal-setter-skill/install
Agent should check
Copy prompt
Task: Use Goal Setter Skill in this workspace.
Resolve first: https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/resolve?task=Use%20Goal%20Setter%20Skill%20for%20an%20agent%20workflow&agent=codex&max_risk=medium
Review install handoff: https://www.openagentskill.com/api/skills/gotalab-goal-setter-skill/install
Install command: npx skills add gotalab/goal-setter-skill
Before running it, summarize audit warnings, required permissions, and the fallback skill if install is risky.Agent handoff
Use the public install endpoint to fetch the command, safety checklist, target prompts, and canonical links for this skill.
Install handoff
/api/skills/gotalab-goal-setter-skill/install
LLM text format
/api/skills/gotalab-goal-setter-skill/install?format=text
Find alternatives
/api/skills/search?q=Goal%20Setter%20Skill&limit=3
Agent prompt
Use Goal Setter Skill for this task. Review https://www.openagentskill.com/api/skills/gotalab-goal-setter-skill/install, then install with: npx skills add gotalab/goal-setter-skillRegistry metadata
This page exposes the same decision, trust, audit, use-case, and install signals through the Registry API, so agents can rank this skill without scraping the UI.
Manifest
/api/registry/manifest/gotalab-goal-setter-skill
LLM text
/api/registry/manifest/gotalab-goal-setter-skill?format=text
Install alias
/api/registry/install/gotalab-goal-setter-skill
Recommend
/api/registry/recommend?task=Use%20Goal%20Setter%20Skill%20in%20an%20agent%20workflow&limit=3
Agent fit
Coding agents
Use-case tags
Platforms
Python, Claude Code, OpenAI Agents
Audit report
Review install readiness, maintenance, trust, quality, and metadata warnings before adding this skill to an agent workflow.
Agent decision cockpit
Shortlist this skill and compare it with close alternatives before production adoption.
Role in stack
Companion skill
Primary fit
Coding agents
Trust label
Strong shortlist
Install path
Command ready
Use when
Evidence
Review first
Implementation path
Trust profile
Useful candidate with missing or mixed trust signals. Keep it in an isolated workspace until the outcome loop proves task fit.
GitHub adoption
CHECK94 GitHub stars
Stars/forks activity
CHECK94 stars, 1 forks; issue activity unavailable in current metadata
Recent maintenance
PASS9d since push
License clarity
PASSMIT
Good signals
Review before install
Recommended action
Run only in a sandbox and compare close alternatives before using it for real work.
Quality profile
Solid option that is likely worth shortlisting for production workflows.
Workflow fit
Build and ship code
I need a coding agent that can understand a repository, edit code, and review pull requests.
Automate repeated work
I need my agent to automate a repeated workflow across tools and files.
Search private knowledge
I need my agent to build a RAG workflow over documents and retrieve reliable context.
Stack fit
Inspect, patch, and verify code
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Ingest, retrieve, and cite
A stack for document-heavy agents that ingest files, create searchable knowledge, retrieve relevant context, and answer with grounded sources.
Alternative shortlist
Similar skills in this category, ranked with the same readiness and quality signals.
A relentless interview that pressure-tests a plan against the codebase, sharpens domain language, and updates CONTEXT.md and ADRs when decisions become durable.
Review a branch or diff against repository standards and the originating spec in two independent analysis passes.
Turn the current conversation and codebase context into a structured implementation spec, then publish it to the configured project issue tracker.
Break a plan, spec, or conversation into independently actionable tracer-bullet tickets with explicit blocking relationships.
# 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](README.ja.md)
<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.
| 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](docs/RUNTIME.md). Examples live in [docs/EXAMPLES.md](docs/EXAMPLES.md).
## Install
Pick one install path:
| If you use | Install | In
Frameworks & Tools
Decision snapshot
recent repository activity
Audit snapshot
Install and adoption review
Agent-proven evidence
Outcome reports after resolve, review, install, and one narrow run.
No agent outcome data yet. The first agent run can report success, setup needs, risk blocks, failure, or not-relevant through /api/agent/outcome.
Install
Free and open source. Review the audit before production use.
Growth loop
Scenario-led draft for Goal Setter Skill, ready for a manual X post.
Most coding agents don't fail from lack of model power. They fail when repo context disappears. Goal Setter Skill gives coding agents a repeatable way to plan, patch, review, or ship. 94 stars https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/gotalab-goal-setter-skill?ref=x #AIAgents
Listing + install path for Goal Setter Skill: https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/gotalab-goal-setter-skill?ref=x Install: npx skills add gotalab/goal-setter-skill
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