# Openclaw Mem Goal Primitive

> Operate the experimental read-only goal primitive and surface validation. Use for normalized goal status, compact goal packs, and receipt validation, not continuation or autonomous mutation.

- Skill: `phenomenoner/openclaw-mem-goal-primitive` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add phenomenoner/openclaw-mem-goal-primitive`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/phenomenoner/openclaw-mem-goal-primitive/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: phenomenoner (https://skillmd.com/u/phenomenoner)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/phenomenoner/openclaw-mem-goal-primitive

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# Goal Primitive Lab

Keep this pilot read-only. Explicit `--out` receipt files are the only permitted writes. Goal status is not an auto-continuation loop.

```bash
openclaw-mem surface validate --inventory <inventory> --json
openclaw-mem surface validate --inventory <inventory> --receipt <receipt> --json
openclaw-mem goal status --file <goal> --json
openclaw-mem goal pack --file <goal> --json
```

Protected surfaces require sufficient write authority before any future curator applies mutation. Prefer a context Pack seam for compaction-safe injection rather than pasting goal guidance into every prompt.

## Verify

```bash
openclaw-mem goal status --file <goal> --json
python -m pytest tests/test_goal_primitive.py tests/test_self_improvement_surface.py -q
git diff --check
```