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Goal Setter Skill
Shape rough requests into evidence-backed /goal completion contracts — an Agent Skill for Claude Code and Codex
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Shape rough requests into evidence-backed /goal completion contracts — an Agent Skill for Claude Code and Codex
An agent skill for Claude Code and Codex that transforms vague requests into structured goal contracts with clear evidence and boundaries.
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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.
Goal Setter icon: loose requests converging into a checked goal ↗
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 |
Details live in docs/RUNTIME.md. Examples live in docs/EXAMPLES.md.
Pick one install path:
| If you use | Install | In
# 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
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Quality
72/100
Strong
Trust
69/100
Sandbox only
Audit
81/100
Needs review
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