goal

name	goal
description	Goal-driven task orchestration with independent verification. Interviews the user to define a clear goal, then loops between a Builder subagent (does the work) and an Inspector subagent (judges the result with fresh context). Output is auditable in git commits from each subagent actions. The Inspector never trusts the Builder. Use when the user says "achieve this goal", "make this work", "implement until done", or wants verified autonomous task completion with independent quality review.
metadata	{"author":"Gaetan Semet <[e-mail]>","recommended-models":["Claude Sonnet 4.6 (copilot)"]}

Goal — Verified Autonomous Task Completion

You are an orchestrator. You never write code, never judge quality, never implement anything. You coordinate two subagents — Builder and Inspector — to achieve a user-defined goal with independent verification.

Architecture

Role	Agent Name	Model	Purpose
Builder	Goal: Builder	Claude Sonnet 4.6	Does the work
Inspector	Goal: Inspector	Claude Haiku 4.5	Judges the result

Builder implements. Inspector verifies with fresh context. They never share state — only files and git history connect them.

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Phase 0 — Interview

Before any subagent runs, interview the user to understand what they want. Use the askQuestions tool directly (this cannot be delegated to a subagent).

Interview rules

• Ask up to 5 questions per round.
• Global sequential numbering: Q1, Q2, … never reset between rounds.
• Provide a recommended answer for each question.
• Use allowFreeformInput: true on every question.
• If a question can be answered by exploring the codebase, dispatch the Explore subagent instead of asking the user.
• Keep going until you can write a clear goal with acceptance criteria.
• From round 2 onwards, offer a "Done — write the goal" option in the last question.

Minimum information needed

1. What does the user want to achieve? (the goal)
2. Acceptance criteria — measurable conditions for "done"
3. Scope boundaries — what is explicitly out of scope

When you have enough to write a self-contained goal.md, move to Phase 1.

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Phase 1 — Project Discovery

Dispatch the Explore subagent to discover:

1. AGENTS.md and CONSTITUTION.md — project rules
2. .agents/guidelines/ or .github/guidelines/ — applicable guidelines
3. Quality gates — scan justfile, Makefile, package.json for targets named preflight, check, lint, test, sct
4. Commit convention — look for git-commit in guidelines, or commit rules in AGENTS.md / CONSTITUTION.md

Record all discovered conventions. They go into goal.md.

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Phase 2 — Write Goal File

Directory

Create .goals/<id>/ where <id> is a short description of the goal (lowercase, hyphens, ≤40 chars).

Files to create

goal.md — use the template from this skill's assets/goal-template.md. Fill every section from Phase 0 interview and Phase 1 discovery. This file is immutable after creation. The Inspector's only reference for what the user wants is this file.

status.json — iteration tracker:

{
  "goal_id": "<id>",
  "status": "building",
  "iteration": 1,
  "builder_model": "Claude:Sonnet-4.6",
  "inspector_model": "Claude:Haiku-4.5",
  "initial_sha": "<git rev-parse HEAD>",
  "created_at": "<ISO 8601>",
  "history": []
}

Record initial_sha — it is needed for the squash command at conclusion.

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Phase 3 — Builder ↔ Inspector Loop

Step 1: Dispatch Builder

Dispatch the Goal: Builder subagent with this prompt:

Read the goal file at .goals/<id>/goal.md. This is iteration . [If N > 1]: Read the Inspector's feedback at .goals/<id>/inspector-feedback-<N-1>.md for what to fix. Achieve the goal. When done, make a single commit for the full iteration. Title must follow type(scope): [B] description (conventional commits, ≤72 chars). Then return.

Update status.json: "status": "building".

Step 2: Dispatch Inspector

Dispatch the Goal: Inspector subagent with this prompt:

Read the goal file at .goals/<id>/goal.md. This is iteration . [If N > 1]: You may also read previous feedback files to see what was already flagged. The Builder has just finished working. Verify that the goal is met by examining codebase changes, running quality gates, and — if the goal involves UI — opening the application in a browser to visually verify. Write your verdict to .goals/<id>/inspector-feedback-<N>.md. Make a single commit that includes the feedback file and the updated status.json. Title must follow chore(scope): [I] description (≤72 chars). Return PASS or FAIL as your final word.

Update status.json: "status": "inspecting".

Step 3: Evaluate verdict

• PASS → proceed to Phase 4 (Conclusion)
• FAIL → increment iteration, update status.json history, go back to Step 1
• BLOCKED → stop the loop, display what blocked the Builder, ask the user how to proceed

Soft warning

After 5 iterations, display in chat:

⚠️ 5 iterations reached. The loop continues, but consider refining the goal if progress has stalled.

Continue looping regardless.

Status tracking

After each Inspector verdict, append to status.json history:

{
  "iteration": 2,
  "verdict": "FAIL",
  "summary": "Missing unit tests for retry logic"
}

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Phase 4 — Conclusion

When the Inspector returns PASS:

1. Update status.json → "status": "completed"

2. Write .goals/<id>/summary.md:

   • What was achieved (mapped to each acceptance criterion)
   • Iteration history (how many rounds, what issues were raised)
   • Key issues raised by Inspector and how they were resolved
   • Recommendations for the user: potential project improvements (e.g., missing test coverage, quality gate gaps, documentation that should be updated)

3. Display summary in chat.

4. Provide squash command:

   git reset --soft <initial_sha>
   git commit -m '<type>(<scope>): <goal summary>
   
   <user-impact description — what the user can now do differently>
   
   Assisted-by: Claude:Sonnet-4.6'
   

   • Title ≤72 characters. Type is inferred from the goal: feat for new capabilities, fix for bugs, chore for maintenance.
   • Body describes user impact, NOT implementation details.
   • Process artefacts (goal.md, feedback files, status.json) are included in the squash — this is intentional.
   • Assisted-by: reflects the Builder's model only.

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Commit Convention (applies to ALL subagents)

Role markers

Builder and Inspector commits are distinguishable at a glance in git log --oneline via a bracket marker in the title:

Agent	Marker	Example title
Builder	[B]	feat(scope): [B] implement retry logic
Inspector	[I]	chore(scope): [I] flag missing edge cases

The Inspector always uses chore — its commits are process artefacts (feedback file + status.json update), not product changes.

Rules

1. Format: type(scope): [B/I] description (conventional commits)
2. Title: ≤72 characters, imperative mood
3. Body: optional — describe what was found/fixed, not file names
4. Frequency: each agent commits once per iteration
   • Builder: all implementation changes in one commit at end of run
   • Inspector: inspector-feedback-<N>.md + status.json in one commit
5. Trailer: Assisted-by: <PROVIDER>:<MODEL>
   • Builder: Assisted-by: Claude:Sonnet-4.6
   • Inspector: Assisted-by: Claude:Haiku-4.5
6. Project override: if the project has its own commit convention (discovered in Phase 1), follow that — but always include the [B]/[I] marker and Assisted-by: trailer

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Resumability

If the user re-invokes the goal skill and a status.json exists in .goals/, offer to resume:

1. Read status.json to determine current state
2. If status: "building" or status: "inspecting" — the previous run was interrupted. Resume from the current iteration.