goal-loop SKILL.md skillA
goal-loop from skillmds/skillmd is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add skillmds/skillmd/goal-loop@git:20260919.fecc0d5Pins git:20260919.fecc0d5 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- skillmds/skillmd
- Path
plugins/create-agent-skills/skills/goal-loop/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260919.fecc0d5, committed Sep 19, 2026
- Size
- 10,376 bytes
- Repository stars
- 250
- License
- MIT
Draft and explain persistent goal-loop prompts for long-running agent work with clear stop conditions.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Agent `/goal` Loop ## What `/goal` is `/goal` is a slash command that turns an agent prompt into a **persistent agent** looping `plan → act → test → review → iterate` until a stop condition is met, the user pauses, or the token budget runs out. Internally called the "Ralph loop." Agents with the `/goal` feature right now: **Codex, Claude Code, and Hermes Agent**. Key difference from a normal prompt: when a turn ends but the goal isn't met, the agent **auto-continues** instead of waiting for input. **Lifecycle states:** `pursuing`, `paused`, `achieved`, `unmet`, `budget-limited`. When monitoring a running `/goal`, every check should include a one-line update to the user: what the agent is doing and whether it is on track. Keep it extremely concise. **Not:** a budget command, a safety boundary, "run forever", or a replacement for `/plan`. It's a contract enforcer with a verification loop. ## Requirements - An agent with the `/goal` feature — right now: Codex, Claude Code, or Hermes Agent - The goals feature enabled in the agent's config - **Subscription auth** — API-key auth does **not** work. A pro-tier plan is the realistic minimum for long runs. ## When to Use it …
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How to install
mdr add skillmds/skillmd/goal-loop@sha256:a1ceeff3b819f0baThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260919.fecc0d5, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Sep 19, 2026.
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Source
skillmds/skillmd · 250 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-20 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_hr4vxgpf63yrsrdf GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=skillmds/skillmd/goal-loop GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/a1ceeff3b819f0bae95c30e61c84bdba4eb314ddc04831310dbd6346d1a61edd
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Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.
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