What is qiaomu-goal-meta-skill?

This project is a skill, meaning an add-on for AI coding assistants such as Codex and Claude Code, that helps you turn a vague request into a well-defined task. The idea behind it is that many AI coding tasks fail not because the model cannot write code, but because the instruction was too loose. Saying "build me an app" or "fix this problem" feels clear to a person, but it leaves out the things an AI agent needs: how to check the work, what it must not touch, what to do after a failure, and when it should stop and ask. To solve this, the skill rewrites your rough request into a structured command it calls a goal. The goal spells out the intended outcome, how to verify it, the constraints, the boundaries of what files to change, an iteration policy, conditions for being finished, and conditions for pausing. The README compares this to giving the agent a kind of task contract before it starts. It is designed for people who do not want to fill out a form. By default it gives you a recommended version you can copy and paste straight away, followed by a one-sentence reason for its choices and a short list of numbered options if you want to adjust anything. It also keeps English field labels alongside the Chinese text so the goal works in English-language settings. The skill is meant for substantial work: building a website, app, game, browser extension, or script, fixing bugs, refactoring, adding tests, or designing a prototype. It is not meant for tiny one-off jobs like a quick translation. A built-in principle is that it pushes ahead on low-risk uncertainty but writes a pause condition for high-risk areas such as credentials, payments, production data, and legal, medical, or financial judgments. For unfamiliar professional fields, it produces a discovery-first goal rather than inventing facts. Installation is one command using Node's npx tool, and the repository includes a small checker script that flags weak goals, for example ones with placeholders or vague verification like "make sure it works". The project notes it only creates the goal command and does not run the task itself. It is released under the MIT License.