
Define Goal
Turn a vague intention into a concrete, measurable goal before the agent starts building, shipping, or optimizing.
Overview
define-goal is a journey-wide agent skill that shapes concrete, measurable goals from raw intention—usable whenever a solo builder needs to clarify success before committing effort.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/openai/skills --skill define-goalWhat is this skill?
- Default prompt: turn intention into a concrete, measurable goal before starting work
- Short interface description: shape clear measurable goals
- Fits pre-work ritual across features, launches, and experiments
- Apache License 2.0 skill packaging from OpenAI skills catalog
Adoption & trust: 1 installs on skills.sh; 21.7k GitHub stars; trending (+100% hot-view momentum).
What problem does it solve?
You start agent work with a fuzzy idea and no shared definition of success, so the build wanders and you cannot tell when you are done.
Who is it for?
Indie builders beginning any non-trivial agent task who need a one-minute success definition before specs or code.
Skip if: Work where an approved spec, OKR, or ticket already lists acceptance criteria and metrics—skip to execution skills instead.
When should I use this skill?
Use define-goal to turn this intention into a concrete, measurable goal before starting work.
What do I get? / Deliverables
You leave with a concrete, measurable goal statement that can steer the next planning, build, or growth task in the same session.
- Concrete measurable goal statement
- Implicit boundaries for what the next work should achieve
Recommended Skills
Journey fit
Useful at every journey phase - explore requirements and options before committing to a direction.
Where it fits
Before competitor sweeps, define what decision the research must enable (e.g., pick a niche with paying users).
Convert ‘build a waitlist’ into a goal with signup count, timeline, and channel hypothesis.
State measurable acceptance for a v1 feature so the agent’s plan does not expand scope silently.
Set launch-week targets (visits, conversions) before drafting posts or outreach.
Frame an experiment goal (metric lift, sample window) before changing onboarding copy.
How it compares
Use for outcome framing before deep planning skills—not a full implementation plan or brainstorm substitute.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is define-goal for?
Solo and indie builders using OpenAI-style agent skills who want measurable goals before the model starts coding, writing, or researching.
When should I use define-goal?
At Idea when narrowing a product bet; at Validate when scoping an MVP or experiment; at Build before a feature sprint; at Launch when setting distribution targets; and at Grow when defining a metric-led iteration.
Is define-goal safe to install?
It is planning-only interface metadata with no built-in tool execution described in the excerpt; review the Security Audits panel on this Prism page for the parent skills package.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Define Goal
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