make-a-goal

name	make-a-goal
description	Produce a fully-filled autonomous-run mega-prompt at .agents/goals/<slug>.md by interviewing the user for the missing context. The output file is the "set the goal · walk away · come back to shipped work" prompt — drop it into a fresh Claude Code / Codex session to run end-to-end without hand- holding. Use when Stevie says "/make-a-goal", "/make-a-goal <outcome>", "make a goal", "set a goal", "build me a goal prompt", or similar. The skill does NOT execute the goal — it only produces the artifact. Named `make-a-goal` (not `goal`) because `/goal` is a reserved system slash.
argument-hint	[the final outcome — one line, optional]

/make-a-goal — autonomous-run mega-prompt builder

Interview for missing context, then write a filled mega-prompt to .agents/goals/<slug>.md. Stevie runs it later by pasting that file into a fresh session. This skill produces the artifact ONLY — never executes the run. Caveman mode by default. Address user as Stevie.

When NOT to use

Situation	Route to
Stevie wants the goal EXECUTED now	Not this skill; paste an existing .agents/goals/*.md into a fresh session
Turn a plan into a spec, no autonomous run	/plan or /interview
Split one outcome into sub-goals	Only if explicitly asked; default is ONE goal

Bundled files (both must exist)

• assets/mega-prompt.md.tmpl — output template. Tokens: {{OUTCOME}}, {{PROJECT}}, {{STACK}}, {{CURRENT_STATE}}, {{WORKING_DIR}}, {{CONSTRAINTS}}, {{AUDIENCE}}, {{SUCCESS_1}}, {{SUCCESS_2}}, {{SUCCESS_3}}.
• assets/stub-plan.md.tmpl — stub handed to /interview. Token: {{OUTCOME}}.

Runbook

1. Get the outcome line. If $ARGUMENTS non-empty, that IS the line → step 2. Else AskUserQuestion: "What does done look like — in one line?" Requirements: one sentence, present-tense, observable. Vague ("ship the app") → push back for specifics. Multi-sentence → ask Stevie to compress to one line first.

2. Slug + paths. Slug = kebab-case the outcome, strip stopwords, ≤50 chars (e.g. "deploy v1 of the dashboard with login" → deploy-v1-dashboard-with-login). mkdir -p .agents/goals. Paths: plan <slug>.plan.md, spec <slug>.plan-spec.md, goal <slug>.md. If <slug>.md exists → suffix -2, -3, ….

3. Write stub plan. Read assets/stub-plan.md.tmpl, sub {{OUTCOME}}, write to plan path. Leave it prescriptive — it tells /interview which fields to extract.

4. Interview.

   • /interview available → invoke it on <slug>.plan.md. It loops via AskUserQuestion until covered and writes <slug>.plan-spec.md. Do not re-drive its loop.
   • /interview NOT available → ask the field set (from stub-plan.md.tmpl) directly via AskUserQuestion, skip the spec artifact, jump to step 6.

5. Map spec → fields, fill gaps. Read <slug>.plan-spec.md, extract:

   Field	Spec source
   {{PROJECT}}	Objectives → Primary Goals
   {{STACK}}	Technical Requirements → Components / Architecture
   {{CURRENT_STATE}}	Implementation Notes · context paragraphs
   {{WORKING_DIR}}	Constraints · often absent
   {{CONSTRAINTS}}	Constraints & Dependencies
   {{AUDIENCE}}	User Experience intro · often absent
   {{SUCCESS_1..3}}	Objectives → Success Metrics

   Then at most ONE more AskUserQuestion round for unfilled fields:

   Condition	Action
   WORKING_DIR/AUDIENCE/CURRENT_STATE thin	Ask only those; never re-ask what spec answered
   Working dir = "this repo"	Substitute absolute $PWD, not the literal string
   >3 success metrics	Ask which 3 are the hard-gates for "done"
   <3 success metrics	Ask for the rest — 3 is the template minimum

6. Render. Read assets/mega-prompt.md.tmpl, sub every {{FIELD}}. Multi-line values into single-line slots → join with ; . Write to <slug>.md. DO NOT touch the Operating Rules / Quality Bar / Final Deliverable blocks — verbatim, non-negotiable across every run.

7. Report. Give Stevie: absolute goal path, absolute spec path (to revise context without re-interviewing), the run instruction ("paste <slug>.md into a fresh Claude Code or Codex session"), and the slug.

Non-goals

• No execution. Artifact only.
• No setup-as-goal. Secrets, tokens, IDs, provisioning → context/constraints. Goal line stays at outcome level; the executing agent works out steps.
• No mini-goals by default. If the outcome came from another agent/person, recover it and render ONE goal unless Stevie asks to split.
• No committing .agents/goals/ — leave to Stevie.
• No editing the verbatim template blocks.