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Agent skill

Goals

by codewhale-hq in codewhale-hq/Codewhale

Set, review, and update the user's goals. An agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale.

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Install Goals

skills CLI
$ npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill goals -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install codewhale-hq/Codewhale goals --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/tui/assets/skills/goals .claude/skills/goals && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
goals
GitHub stars
41k
Token cost
~273 tokens
SKILL.md length
139 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
63
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Set, review, and update the user's goals. An agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale.

  • Works in 4 steps: Read the current file before discussing… → Setting: one goal per line with a… → Review: compare stated goals against… → …
  • What am I working toward
  • SKILL.md covers When to use, Setup, Workflow and Non-goals
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Goals is an agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale. Set, review, and update the user's goals. Use when: goals, resolutions, track progress, what am I working toward, or holding me accountable.

Its SKILL.md is about 270 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: Open-source Rust agent engine and terminal client for Codewhale, with provider choice, tools, approvals and receipts. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • What am I working toward
  • Holding me accountable

Example prompts

  • “/goals”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Read the current file before discussing goals; quote, don't paraphrase,
  2. Setting: one goal per line with a measurable target and a date. Confirm
  3. Review: compare stated goals against what the user reports; update status
  4. Nudge, don't nag: progress check-ins only when the user asks or scheduled.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8d2fb45. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Goals loads about 273 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 37 tokens; SKILL.md has 139 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~37
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~273

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from codewhale-hq/Codewhale at commit 8d2fb45, republished under its MIT licence (© codewhale-hq). 139 words, ~273 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/goals/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
goals
description
Set, review, and update the user's goals. Use when: goals, resolutions, track progress, what am I working toward, or holding me accountable.
invocation
model+user

Goals

When to use

Recording what the user is working toward, reviewing progress, and updating goals as life changes.

Setup

Goals live in $CODEWHALE_HOME/goals.md, one file the user owns. Create it on first use; fail loud when the home directory is not writable.

Workflow

  1. Read the current file before discussing goals; quote, don't paraphrase, when reporting status.
  2. Setting: one goal per line with a measurable target and a date. Confirm the wording with the user before writing.
  3. Review: compare stated goals against what the user reports; update status lines, never rewrite history — append dated entries.
  4. Nudge, don't nag: progress check-ins only when the user asks or scheduled.

Non-goals

  • Do not silently rewrite or delete goals.
  • Do not invent goals the user never stated.
  • Do not mix goals with task tracking — goals are outcomes, not todos.

© codewhale-hq, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in crates/tui/assets/skills/goals of codewhale-hq/Codewhale.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8d2fb45

Compare with similar skills

Goals next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Goals compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Goals this skillcodewhale-hq/Codewhale41k—~273Automated safety check: PassMIT
Agent Goal Plannerruvnet/ruflo74k2 repos~842Automated safety check: PassMIT
Goal Planruvnet/ruflo74k—~807Automated safety check: NotesMIT
Goal Loopsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~2.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Agent Code Goal Plannerruvnet/ruflo74k2 repos~3.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Fable Goalalirezarezvani/claude-skills28k—~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Goals

What does Goals do?

Set, review, and update the user's goals. An agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale. Goals is an agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale. Set, review, and update the user's goals.

When should I use Goals?

Goals fits situations like: what am I working toward; holding me accountable.

How do I install Goals in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill goals -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (crates/tui/assets/skills/goals in codewhale-hq/Codewhale) into .claude/skills/goals in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Goals in Codex?

Run `npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill goals -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (crates/tui/assets/skills/goals in codewhale-hq/Codewhale) into .agents/skills/goals in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Goals in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill goals -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/goals, .gemini/skills/goals, .github/skills/goals and .opencode/skills/goals in your project.

What does Goals need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Goals is instructions for the agent only.

Does Goals access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Goals safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Goals use?

Goals is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Goals use?

About 273 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Goals?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Goals: Agent Goal Planner (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars), Goal Plan (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars), Goal Loop (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars) and Agent Code Goal Planner (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Goals?

codewhale-hq (a GitHub organization) maintains it in codewhale-hq/Codewhale, which has 41,078 GitHub stars. The repository holds 63 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: codewhale-hq/Codewhale on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.