# Goal Framing

Use when the user explicitly sets an Aegis goal with /aegis-goal, Aegis goal:, or asks...

- Repository: https://github.com/GanyuanRan/Aegis (1408 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-25
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add GanyuanRan/Aegis --skill goal-framing -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add GanyuanRan/Aegis --skill goal-framing -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add GanyuanRan/Aegis --skill goal-framing -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add GanyuanRan/Aegis --skill goal-framing -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add GanyuanRan/Aegis`

## Description

Use when the user explicitly sets an Aegis goal with /aegis-goal, Aegis goal:, or asks to define goal, success evidence, stop condition, or task boundaries before work.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Aegis Goal Framing

Use this skill to create a thin goal frame before execution. It is opt-in and
boundary-setting only.

Do not use it for tiny edits, one-command checks, or ordinary fast-path Q&A
unless the user explicitly asks for `/aegis-goal` or `Aegis goal:`.

## Authority Boundary

Current owner:

- Method Pack task framing

Not owned here:

- authoritative `GateDecision`
- final evidence sufficiency
- final completion authority is not owned here
- host daemon / automatic stop enforcement

## Input Forms

Treat these as equivalent:

- `/aegis-goal <task description>`
- `Aegis goal: <task description>`
- "Define the goal / stop condition before we start"

Slash commands are optional host shortcuts. The natural-language form is the
portable fallback.

Example:

```text
Aegis goal: Fix the auth refresh bug without rewriting the auth system.
```

## Output

Produce the smallest useful frame, then continue into the routed workflow in
the same turn.

```text
TaskIntentDraft:
- Requested outcome:
- Goal:
- Success evidence:
- Stop condition:
- Non-goals:
- Constraints:
- Scope:
- Risk hints:
- Aegis Visibility:
- Route:
- Next:
```

Default behavior:

- Do not stop after `TaskIntentDraft`.
- Treat the frame as the start protocol for execution, not as the final answer.
- After the compact frame, immediately take the `Next` action for the selected
  route when the user asked to do the work.
- Keep the visible frame natural and short when the goal is clear; do not emit a
  large internal-looking card unless the user asked for a formal frame.
- Use `Aegis Visibility` to say why the goal frame constrains the route, stop
  condition, or non-goals. Do not add trace ceremony unless the user explicitly
  asks for auditability.

Frame-only behavior:

The rest: https://github.com/GanyuanRan/Aegis/blob/HEAD/skills/goal-framing/SKILL.md