Define goal
Turns a fuzzy intention into a concrete, measurable objective with success criteria.
OpenAI
What this skill does
Use when the user asks to create/refine a goal or identify measurable success criteria.
Where, why and how to use it
Clarify a goal's outcome, boundaries, and evidence of completion. Don't expand it into execution or tracking unless separately requested.
Official historical Codex skill. This is goal definition only, not a project tracker or execution permission.
Source location
openai/skills:skills/.curated/define-goal/SKILL.md
Compatibility and setup
Codex goal-tool availability is host-specific.
Goal tool may not be available; a concise written objective still works.
Boundaries
Don't create durable tracking or start project work based only on a goal-definition request.
Source version
openai/skills main; deprecated; unpinned. Reference checked 2026-10-14. Source verification does not mean this skill is installed, its connector is available or its service entitlement active.
Example instruction
Help define a measurable goal for reducing profile setup completion time.