Ported from oh-my-codex autoresearch-goal. OMX runtime conventions ($macro invocation, omx CLI, .omx/ state directory) are replaced with WorkBuddy idioms (Skill tool, Agent tool, task list, .workbuddy/memory).

Autoresearch Goal

Use this workflow when a research mission should be bound to a tracked goal while WorkBuddy remains the durable state owner. This is for research projects that need goal-focused management plus professor/critic-style validation; it is not the default answer for ordinary pre-planning best-practice lookup.

Boundary

• Do not claim shell commands mutate hidden external goal state — WorkBuddy tracks the goal locally.
• Do not edit upstream tooling or add dependencies to satisfy a goal lifecycle.
• Track goal status with the task list (TaskCreate/TaskUpdate) and persist durable artifacts under .omw/autoresearch-goal/<slug>/.
• Treat the goal as "complete" only via the local completion gate below, not via an external tool's hidden state.

Artifacts