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Goalgetter by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Goalgetter
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: modbender

Goalgetter

Tasks and goals management via simple markdown files. Create, track, and complete tasks and goals with streak tracking. Stores data in ~/.openclaw/goalgetter/. Triggers: 'add task', 'new goal', 'task done', 'show tasks', 'goal streak', 'complete task'.

modbender Updated Sep 9, 2026 12 repo stars

File contents

GoalGetter - Tasks & Goals in Markdown

Simple task and goal tracking using plain markdown files. No external dependencies.

Data Location

Default: ~/.openclaw/goalgetter/

Files:

tasks.md - Todo list
goals.md - Goal tracking with streaks
done/ - Archive of completed items

Commands

Tasks

Add task:

echo "- [ ] $TEXT" >> ~/.openclaw/goalgetter/tasks.md

Complete task:

# Read tasks.md, find task, move to done/TIMESTAMP.md, mark complete

List tasks:

cat ~/.openclaw/goalgetter/tasks.md

Goals

Add goal:

echo "## $GOAL_NAME" >> ~/.openclaw/goalgetter/goals.md
echo "- streak: 0" >> ~/.openclaw/goalgetter/goals.md
echo "- created: $DATE" >> ~/.openclaw/goalgetter/goals.md
echo "- log:" >> ~/.openclaw/goalgetter/goals.md

Mark goal done:

# Read goals.md, increment streak, add date to log

Show streaks:

# Read goals.md and display each goal with current streak

File Formats

tasks.md

# Tasks

- [ ] Buy groceries
- [x] Call dentist
- [ ] Finish SAAS research

goals.md

# Goals

## Meditation
- streak: 5
- created: 2026-01-15
- log:
  - 2026-01-15
  - 2026-01-16
  - 2026-01-17
  - 2026-01-18
  - 2026-01-19

## Exercise
- streak: 2
- created: 2026-02-01
- log:
  - 2026-02-15
  - 2026-02-16

Usage Examples

User says	Action
"Add task: finish report"	Add to tasks.md
"Show my tasks"	Cat tasks.md
"Complete task: finish report"	Mark complete, move to done/
"New goal: meditation"	Add to goals.md
"Did meditation"	Increment streak, add date
"Show goal streaks"	Display all goals with streaks
"How's my meditation goal?"	Show streak for that goal

Notes

Always create ~/.openclaw/goalgetter/ if it doesn't exist
Use ISO dates (YYYY-MM-DD) for consistency
Use read tool to view current state before modifying
Use write tool to update files

---name: goalgetterdescription: Tasks and goals management via simple markdown files. Create, track, and complete tasks and goals with streak tracking. Stores data in ~/.openclaw/goalgetter/. Triggers: 'add task', 'new goal', 'task done', 'show tasks', 'goal streak', 'complete task'.--- # GoalGetter - Tasks & Goals in Markdown Simple task and goal tracking using plain markdown files. No external dependencies. ## Data Location Default: `~/.openclaw/goalgetter/` Files: - `tasks.md` - Todo list - `goals.md` - Goal tracking with streaks - `done/` - Archive of completed items ## Commands ### Tasks **Add task:** ```bash echo "- [ ] $TEXT" >> ~/.openclaw/goalgetter/tasks.md ``` **Complete task:** ```bash # Read tasks.md, find task, move to done/TIMESTAMP.md, mark complete ``` **List tasks:** ```bash cat ~/.openclaw/goalgetter/tasks.md ``` ### Goals **Add goal:** ```bash echo "## $GOAL_NAME" >> ~/.openclaw/goalgetter/goals.md echo "- streak: 0" >> ~/.openclaw/goalgetter/goals.md echo "- created: $DATE" >> ~/.openclaw/goalgetter/goals.md echo "- log:" >> ~/.openclaw/goalgetter/goals.md ``` **Mark goal done:** ```bash # Read goals.md, increment streak, add date to log ``` **Show streaks:** ```bash # Read goals.md and display each goal with current streak ``` ## File Formats ### tasks.md ```markdown # Tasks - [ ] Buy groceries - [x] Call dentist - [ ] Finish SAAS research ``` ### goals.md ```markdown # Goals ## Meditation - streak: 5 - created: 2026-01-15 - log: - 2026-01-15 - 2026-01-16 - 2026-01-17 - 2026-01-18 - 2026-01-19 ## Exercise - streak: 2 - created: 2026-02-01 - log: - 2026-02-15 - 2026-02-16 ``` ## Usage Examples | User says | Action | |-----------|--------| | "Add task: finish report" | Add to tasks.md | | "Show my tasks" | Cat tasks.md | | "Complete task: finish report" | Mark complete, move to done/ | | "New goal: meditation" | Add to goals.md | | "Did meditation" | Increment streak, add date | | "Show goal streaks" | Display all goals with streaks | | "How's my meditation goal?" | Show streak for that goal | ## Notes - Always create ~/.openclaw/goalgetter/ if it doesn't exist - Use ISO dates (YYYY-MM-DD) for consistency - Use read tool to view current state before modifying - Use write tool to update files

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