create-goal-plan

You can create a goal plan for Codex CLI by distilling existing task status files, bug reports, or implementation plans into a compact Markdown file containing concrete outcomes, minimal context, safety constraints, and verification criteria.

A Codex goal plan is a compact, one-screen Markdown handoff document that gives a Codex agent concrete outcomes, minimal context, safety constraints, and verification criteria for bounded code execution.

Distill an accepted bug report into a task handoff document by generating a scoped goal plan that cites full file paths for context, adds explicit do-not-change safety constraints, and defines clear verification criteria for the coding agent.

No, the generated goal plan avoids duplicating heavy content. It preserves context by citing full plan and status file paths instead of copying text, allowing the Codex agent to access complete details only if needed.

For high-risk scenarios like dirty worktrees, live systems, public content, data deletion, and external API interactions, the goal plan automatically includes explicit do-not-change safety constraints to ensure safe, bounded agent work.

Yes, you can use this Skill to prepare a compact, one-screen Markdown file optimized for Codex /goal consumption, removing the manual effort of drafting handoff documents for long-running coding tasks.