goals

Review and refine professional goals using journal entries and a goals file.

3|7|Updated Nov 7, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/dimagi/dimagi-claude-workflows --skill goals-dimagi
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: goals
Source: https://github.com/dimagi/dimagi-claude-workflows/tree/main/plugins/manager/skills/goals
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/dimagi/dimagi-claude-workflows --skill goals-dimagi

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Helps professionals keep their goals actionable, current, and aligned with their real work by guiding conversations to review, sharpen, and update a single source-of-truth goals file.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Guided Refreshes: Walks through long-term and specific task goals during quarterly or ad-hoc reviews and asks targeted questions to surface necessary changes.
  • Sharpening & Clarification: Converts vague intentions into measurable, time-bounded goals using conversational probing and example-driven suggested rewrites.
  • Context-aware Suggestions: Reads recent journal entries and the existing goals file to suggest new specific task goals, identify neglected items, and propose rollovers or removals.
  • Safe Updates: Shows planned edits and only writes changes after explicit user confirmation, preserving the goals file structure used by other skills.

Quick Start

Perform a quarterly refresh of my goals by reviewing long-term and specific task sections and suggesting concrete updates based on the last five journal entries.

Frequently Asked Questions about goals

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I refine professional goals to make them actionable?

To refine professional goals, this Skill reviews your goals file and prompts for clarifications to convert vague intentions into measurable, time-bounded items. It suggests sharpening questions and prepares concrete updates for your confirmation before saving.

How does goal-setting work with recent journal entries?

Goal-setting with journal entries works by reading recent reflections to suggest new specific task goals and identify neglected items. This context-aware mechanism proposes rollovers or removals during your goal refresh.

What is the best way to do a quarterly goals refresh?

The best way to do a quarterly goals refresh is to walk through long-term and specific task sections while asking targeted questions. This guided process surfaces necessary changes and keeps your centralized goals file up-to-date.

Can I use journaling to update my career-planning goals file?

Yes, you can use journaling to update your career-planning goals file by applying goal-check reflections. The Skill reads recent entries and the existing goals file to suggest updates and prepare edits for your explicit confirmation.

Does updating my goals file require manual editing?

Updating your goals file does not require manual editing because the Skill shows planned edits and only writes changes after explicit user confirmation. This safe update mechanism preserves the goals file structure used by other skills.