Goals
codewhale-hq/Codewhale
Set, review, and update the user's goals. An agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale.
为任意 coding agent 编写高质量任务目标的指南。当用户提到「设定目标」「goal」「任务目标」「持久目标」「完成标准」、或需要为复杂多轮任务（性能优化、调试、迁移、研究复现等）定义可验证的完成条件和约束时触发。
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Install Better Goal
$ npx skills add ninehills/skills --skill better-goal -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install ninehills/skills better-goal --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ninehills/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/better-goal .claude/skills/better-goal && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "better-goal" agent skill from https://github.com/ninehills/skills/tree/main/better-goal into .claude/skills/better-goal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "better-goal", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/ninehills/skills/tree/main/better-goalType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add ninehills/skills --skill better-goal -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install ninehills/skills better-goal --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ninehills/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/better-goal .agents/skills/better-goal && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "better-goal" agent skill from https://github.com/ninehills/skills/tree/main/better-goal into .agents/skills/better-goal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "better-goal", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add ninehills/skills --skill better-goal -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install ninehills/skills better-goal --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ninehills/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/better-goal .cursor/skills/better-goal && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "better-goal" agent skill from https://github.com/ninehills/skills/tree/main/better-goal into .cursor/skills/better-goal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "better-goal", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/ninehills/skills.git --path better-goal--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add ninehills/skills --skill better-goal -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install ninehills/skills better-goal --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ninehills/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/better-goal .gemini/skills/better-goal && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "better-goal" agent skill from https://github.com/ninehills/skills/tree/main/better-goal into .gemini/skills/better-goal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "better-goal", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install ninehills/skills better-goalInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add ninehills/skills --skill better-goal -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ninehills/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/better-goal .github/skills/better-goal && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "better-goal" agent skill from https://github.com/ninehills/skills/tree/main/better-goal into .github/skills/better-goal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "better-goal", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add ninehills/skills --skill better-goal -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install ninehills/skills better-goal --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ninehills/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/better-goal .opencode/skills/better-goal && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "better-goal" agent skill from https://github.com/ninehills/skills/tree/main/better-goal into .opencode/skills/better-goal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "better-goal", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
better-goal- GitHub stars
- 280
- Token cost
- ~937 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 155 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 38
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
为任意 coding agent 编写高质量任务目标的指南。当用户提到「设定目标」「goal」「任务目标」「持久目标」「完成标准」、或需要为复杂多轮任务（性能优化、调试、迁移、研究复现等）定义可验证的完成条件和约束时触发。
- Works in 7 steps: Outcome（结果）：工作完成时应该为真的状态 → Verification（验证）：证明结果的测试 / 基准 / 产物 / 命令输出 → Constraints（约束）：工作过程中不能退化的东西 → …
- SKILL.md covers 一次性任务 vs 持久目标, 何时使用持久目标, 七个要素 and 编写模板, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Better Goal is an agent skill from ninehills/skills. 为任意 coding agent 编写高质量任务目标的指南。当用户提到「设定目标」「goal」「任务目标」「持久目标」「完成标准」、或需要为复杂多轮任务（性能优化、调试、迁移、研究复现等）定义可验证的完成条件和约束时触发。
Its SKILL.md is about 940 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
Example prompts
- “/better-goal”
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Outcome（结果）：工作完成时应该为真的状态
- Verification（验证）：证明结果的测试 / 基准 / 产物 / 命令输出
- Constraints（约束）：工作过程中不能退化的东西
- Boundaries（边界）：允许写哪里、禁止碰哪里、可用的资源范围
- Iteration policy（迭代策略）：每次改多少，改完跑什么检查，如何选择下一步
- Stop when（完成条件）：什么证据出现时宣告目标达成
- Pause if（暂停条件）：什么情况下暂停等人工决策（而非继续盲猜或宣告失败）
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f3e82a7. 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
Better Goal loads about 937 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 31 tokens; SKILL.md has 155 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 155 words (~937 tokens).
- name
- better-goal
- version
- 1.2.0
- source
- https://developers.openai.com/cookbook/examples/codex/using_goals_in_codex
Files
Just SKILL.md in better-goal of ninehills/skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit f3e82a7
Compare with similar skills
Better Goal 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Goal this skillninehills/skills | 280 | — | ~937 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Goalscodewhale-hq/Codewhale | 41k | — | ~273 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Agent Goal Plannerruvnet/ruflo | 74k | 2 repos | ~842 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Goal Planruvnet/ruflo | 74k | — | ~807 | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Better Interfacetrycompai/crm | 11k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Goal Loopsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 1 repos | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Better Goal
What does Better Goal do?
为任意 coding agent 编写高质量任务目标的指南。当用户提到「设定目标」「goal」「任务目标」「持久目标」「完成标准」、或需要为复杂多轮任务（性能优化、调试、迁移、研究复现等）定义可验证的完成条件和约束时触发。. Better Goal is an agent skill from ninehills/skills.
How do I install Better Goal in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add ninehills/skills --skill better-goal -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (better-goal in ninehills/skills) into .claude/skills/better-goal in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Better Goal in Codex?
Run `npx skills add ninehills/skills --skill better-goal -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (better-goal in ninehills/skills) into .agents/skills/better-goal in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Better Goal 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 ninehills/skills --skill better-goal -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/better-goal, .gemini/skills/better-goal, .github/skills/better-goal and .opencode/skills/better-goal in your project.
What does Better Goal need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Better Goal is instructions for the agent only.
Does Better Goal 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 Better Goal 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 Better Goal use?
No licence was found for Better Goal or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Better Goal use?
About 937 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k 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 Better Goal?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Better Goal: Goals (codewhale-hq/Codewhale, 41k stars), Agent Goal Planner (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars), Goal Plan (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars) and Better Interface (trycompai/crm, 11k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Better Goal?
ninehills (a GitHub user) maintains it in ninehills/skills, which has 280 GitHub stars. The repository holds 38 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 22, 2026.
Source: ninehills/skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.