Description
Define-goal is a skill from OpenAI's skills collection that helps you turn an intention into a concrete, measurable goal before any work starts. It shapes the request into an objective an agent can pursue honestly, favoring measurable outcomes, explicit evidence and bounded scope over a list of activities. It is for when you ask to set a goal, create a goal, use the goal tool, or clarify an objective. The skill is deliberately narrow: it covers goal definition and the creation of the goal tool, and it does not produce planning documents, decision logs or resume files. It also judges whether a goal is needed at all. If you only want ordinary implementation work done, it says to do the work directly rather than forcing a goal step. The skill is listed on skills.sh under the openai/skills repository, as free to use.…
Highlights
- Turns an intention into a measurable, bounded objective
- Favors explicit evidence over activity descriptions
- Creates the goal tool when asked
- Skips goal setup for ordinary implementation requests
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define-goal FAQ
What does define-goal do?
It helps you define a concrete, measurable goal before an agent starts work.
Does it produce a plan document?
No. It covers goal definition and goal-tool creation only, and creates no planning artifacts or logs.
When should I use it?
When you ask to create or set a goal, use the goal tool, or clarify an objective.
When should I not use it?
For ordinary implementation work, which the skill does directly.
How do I install it?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/openai/skills --skill define-goal in your terminal.
Is it free?
The listing shows the skill as free.
What security audits has it passed?
skills.sh lists three audits: Gen Agent Trust Hub Pass, Socket Pass and Snyk Pass.
What are the best define-goal alternatives?
Popular alternatives to define-goal include batch-grill-me, coding-agent and model-usage. See all define-goal alternatives