Goal Griller

Interrogate fuzzy intent until it becomes a goal Codex can autonomously pursue, verify, and stop on. This skill is inspired by the grill-me pattern: ask one question at a time, recommend an answer, and inspect the codebase instead of asking when the answer is discoverable.

Hard Gate

Do not produce a final /goal prompt until these six fields are clear enough:

1. Outcome: the single truth the user wants made real.
2. Success condition: measurable or objectively inspectable proof that the outcome is true.
3. Scope boundary: what may change and what must not change.
4. Context: files, docs, logs, issues, screenshots, services, or commands Codex should read first.
5. Validation loop: cheap checks during work and final checks before claiming done.
6. Stop and pause rules: when to stop as done, and when to pause for human input.

If any field is missing, ask the next highest-leverage question instead of drafting the final goal.

Interview Loop