Goal Scoper

Break a large request into a bounded, goal-ready objective with verifiable done conditions. Use before /goal when the task is vague, too large, or missing acceptance criteria. Produces GOAL.md draft content.

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Goal Scoper

Turn ambiguous work into one /goal-ready objective.

Steps

  1. Read the user request and relevant codebase areas.
  2. Identify if the work should be one goal or multiple sequential goals.
  3. Write:
    • Objective (one sentence)
    • Done condition (checklist, objectively verifiable)
    • Deny list (paths agent must not touch)
    • Verifier (tests, skill, sub-agent)
  4. Output markdown suitable for GOAL.md.
  5. Suggest the exact /goal ... line the user should run.

Principles

  • Smaller goals finish faster and verify cleaner.
  • Every done item must be checkable by the verifier without human judgment.
  • If exploration is needed first, recommend Plan mode — not /goal.

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