Goal Tracker

OKR-style goal tracking for solopreneurs — quarterly goals, weekly check-ins, progress scoring, and an AI accountability partner that flags drift before it b...

Security Scan

This is an instruction-only OKR/goal-tracking skill that only reads and writes local goal files and suggests optional scheduled checks; its requirements and behavior are consistent with its stated purpose.

Purpose & Capability

The name/description (OKR-style goal tracking, weekly check-ins, scoring, accountability) matches the SKILL.md: it instructs creating a goals/ directory, maintaining GOALS.md, performing weekly check-ins, scoring, and producing summaries. The skill does not request unrelated credentials, binaries, or config paths.

Instruction Scope

Instructions are narrowly focused on reading/writing goals files, asking the user questions, computing scores, and producing summaries — all consistent with goal-tracking. Notes: the docs include optional automation patterns that call an OpenClaw CLI (openclaw cron add / heartbeat integration) and recommend scheduling automated check-ins and using an external model (anthropic/claude-...). These automation steps assume availability of the OpenClaw runtime/CLI and model access but the skill does not itself request or declare those credentials. Also the skill suggests generating newsletter content or sending summaries to accountability partners — the instructions assume the user will handle any external publishing/sharing, but automated publishing would require separate connectors/credentials which are not provided here.

Install Mechanism

No install spec and no code files — this is instruction-only, so nothing is downloaded or written by the skill itself. Low install risk.

Credentials

The skill declares no required environment variables, binaries, or config paths. The behavior (local file read/write, optional scheduling via platform CLI) is proportionate to its purpose. There are example commands that reference external models/CLI but no unexplained credential requests.

Persistence & Privilege

always:false (normal). The docs recommend creating scheduled/heartbeat-driven check-ins via the platform's cron/heartbeat features; if the user enables those, the agent will run periodically and read/write the goals files. That autonomous scheduling is expected for an accountability assistant, but users should confirm and review any scheduled jobs before enabling them.

Assessment

This skill is instruction-only and appears to do what it says: store and update goals in goals/GOALS.md, run weekly check-ins, and compute scores. Before installing or enabling automation, consider: 1) Privacy — your goals and any notes will be stored as plain files (goals/GOALS.md). Don’t put secrets or sensitive data in those files. 2) Automation — the README shows optional openclaw cron/heartbeat commands that schedule the agent to run automatically; review and approve any scheduled jobs and the CLI command parameters before enabling. 3) External models and costs — examples reference an external model (anthropic/claude-...), which may require credentials/billing you must provide separately; the skill itself doesn’t request keys but scheduled runs may incur model usage. 4) Publishing — the skill can draft newsletter sections or summaries, but automated posting to external services would require additional connectors/credentials; verify those integrations first. 5) Origin — the skill metadata has no homepage and a registry owner ID only; if provenance matters to you, verify the source (GitHub link in the header points to theagentledger/agent-skills) before trusting automation. If you’re comfortable with those points, this skill is coherent with its purpose.

Set goals that don't disappear. Get an agent that notices when you're drifting and says something.

by The Agent Ledger — theagentledger.com

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The Problem

Most goal systems fail the same way: you set goals in January, review them in December, and discover you drifted in February and never noticed. The solution isn't a better template — it's an agent that checks in weekly and flags drift before it compounds.

This skill turns your agent into an accountability partner. Not motivational-poster accountability. Honest, data-driven accountability.

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Setup

Step 1 — Create Your Goals Directory

mkdir -p goals/

Step 2 — Create Your Quarterly Goals File

Create goals/GOALS.md:

# Goals

**Current Quarter:** Q[N] [YEAR]
**Quarter Dates:** [Start] → [End]
**Last Updated:** [date]

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## 🎯 This Quarter's Goals

### Goal 1: [Name]

**Why it matters:** [One sentence — the real reason, not the polished reason]
**Success looks like:** [Specific, observable outcome]
**Deadline:** [date or end of quarter]
**Status:** 🟢 On Track | 🟡 At Risk | 🔴 Off Track | ✅ Done | ⏸ Paused

**Key Results:**
- [ ] KR1: [measurable outcome] — current: [X] / target: [Y]
- [ ] KR2: [measurable outcome] — current: [X] / target: [Y]
- [ ] KR3: [measurable outcome] — current: [X] / target: [Y]

**Weekly Progress:**
| Week | Progress | Blocker | Score |
|------|----------|---------|-------|
| Wk1  |          |         |       |

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### Goal 2: [Name]
<!-- Repeat structure above -->

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## 📋 Goal Backlog

Goals you want to pursue — not this quarter, but tracked so they don't get lost.

| Goal | Why | Estimated Quarter |
|------|-----|-------------------|
|      |     |                   |

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## ✅ Completed Goals

| Goal | Quarter | Outcome |
|------|---------|---------|
|      |         |         |

Step 3 — Tell the Agent Your Goals

Simply tell the agent your goals in natural language:

"I want to hit $5k in monthly revenue by end of March. My key results are: launch the product by March 10, get 50 paying customers, and write 8 newsletter issues."

The agent will structure them into goals/GOALS.md using the format above.

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Weekly Check-In

Once per week (or when triggered), the agent runs a structured check-in:

Trigger

Any of:

• "Weekly goal check-in"
• "How are my goals looking?"
• "Goal update" + progress description
• Automatic via heartbeat or cron (see Advanced Patterns)

Check-In Protocol

The agent will:

1. Read goals/GOALS.md — load current quarter's goals and KRs
2. Ask 3 targeted questions:
   • What progress happened this week toward each goal?
   • Any new blockers or changed assumptions?
   • Do any goals need to be modified, paused, or killed?
3. Update the weekly progress table for each goal
4. Recalculate progress scores (see Scoring below)
5. Flag any at-risk goals with specific observations
6. Output a Check-In Summary (see format below)

Check-In Summary Format

## Weekly Check-In — [date]

### 📊 Goal Scores
| Goal | Last Week | This Week | Trend |
|------|-----------|-----------|-------|
| [Goal 1] | [score]% | [score]% | ↑↓→ |
| [Goal 2] | [score]% | [score]% | ↑↓→ |

### ✅ Progress This Week
- [Goal 1]: [what happened]
- [Goal 2]: [what happened]

### ⚠️ Flags
- [Goal X is at risk because: specific observation]
- [KR Y has not moved in 2 weeks — is this still a priority?]

### 🔜 Commitments for Next Week
- [Specific action → [Goal]]
- [Specific action → [Goal]]

### 💭 Agent Observation
[One honest observation about goal trajectory this quarter]

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Progress Scoring

The agent scores each goal weekly using a simple formula:

Goal Score = (KRs completed + KRs in progress × 0.5) / Total KRs × 100

Example: 3 KRs total, 1 complete, 1 in progress, 1 not started → (1 + 0.5) / 3 × 100 = 50%

Status thresholds:

Score	Status	Emoji
80–100%	On Track	🟢
50–79%	Slight Risk	🟡
20–49%	At Risk	🔴
0–19%	Off Track	💀

Time-adjusted scoring: The agent accounts for how far into the quarter you are. A 40% score in week 2 is fine; the same score in week 11 is a problem.

Formula: Expected Progress = (Current Week / 13) × 100 If Goal Score < Expected Progress - 20% → flag as At Risk regardless of threshold.

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Accountability Rules

These are the behaviors that make this skill useful instead of just a fancy spreadsheet.

1. The Drift Flag

If a goal's weekly progress entry is blank for 2+ consecutive weeks, the agent surfaces it: "Goal X hasn't been updated in 2 weeks. Is this still active?"

2. The Reality Check

When a KR target hasn't moved in 3 weeks, the agent asks: "KR [name] is at [X]/[Y] and hasn't changed in 3 weeks. What's the plan?"

3. The Mid-Quarter Warning

At week 6 (halfway through the quarter), the agent runs an automatic mid-quarter review and reports whether each goal is mathematically achievable given current pace.

4. The Kill Switch

If you tell the agent a goal is no longer relevant, it moves it to the backlog or archives it — but records the reason. "I killed this because [reason]" is valuable data for future goal-setting.

5. The Commitment Loop

At the end of every check-in, the agent asks for specific next-week commitments tied to each at-risk goal. These become the opening item for next week's check-in.

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Quarter Transition

At the end of each quarter (or when triggered):

1. Score final results — mark each KR complete/incomplete with final numbers
2. Write a quarter retrospective → goals/retro-Q[N]-[YEAR].md
3. Move goals to Completed table with outcome notes
4. Archive the quarter → goals/archive/Q[N]-[YEAR]-GOALS.md
5. Open next quarter's GOALS.md with blank structure

Retrospective Format

# Quarter Retrospective — Q[N] [YEAR]

**Overall Score:** [X]% ([N]/[N] goals completed or mostly completed)

## What Worked
- [specific thing]

## What Didn't
- [specific thing] — [honest reason]

## What I'd Do Differently
- [specific change]

## Carry-Over Goals
- [goal] → moving to Q[N+1] because [reason]

## Lessons for Next Quarter
- [lesson]

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Customization

Set Your Quarter Dates

If your quarter doesn't follow Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct, tell the agent: "My Q1 runs February through April." It will adjust mid-quarter warnings and time-adjusted scoring accordingly.

Adjust the Number of Goals

Default: 3–5 goals per quarter. Research suggests 3 is the sweet spot. If you want more, tell the agent — it will track them but may flag cognitive overload.

Weekly vs. Bi-Weekly Check-Ins

If weekly feels like too much, tell the agent to default to bi-weekly check-ins. The drift detection threshold will adjust from 2 weeks to 4 weeks.

Goal Categories

Optionally tag each goal with a category to track balance:

• #revenue — income-generating
• #product — building something
• #audience — growing reach
• #learning — skill development
• #personal — non-business

If all your goals are in one category, the agent will note the imbalance.

Integration with Other Skills

This skill integrates cleanly with the rest of the Agent Ledger portfolio:

• project-tracker: Link goals to specific projects. When a project milestone completes, it can update the corresponding goal KR.
• solopreneur-assistant: The business dashboard can show goal scores alongside revenue metrics.
• weekly-review (via daily-briefing): Include goal status in morning briefings.
• research-assistant: When a goal requires research (e.g., entering a new market), spawn a research brief tied to that goal.

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Troubleshooting

Problem	Solution
Goals feel vague	Break down to KRs with numbers. "Grow newsletter" → "Reach 500 subscribers by March 31"
Too many goals	Enforce the 3-goal limit. Ask: "If you could only accomplish one this quarter, which one?"
Goals feel stressful	Add a "Why it matters" sentence. Reconnecting to purpose helps more than adjusting targets
KRs keep changing	That's fine — log the change with a reason. Changing KRs = learning, not failure
Agent not flagging drift	Manually run: "Check my goals for drift and give me an honest assessment"
Quarter half-over, goals clearly won't happen	Don't hide it. Run the mid-quarter review early and reset targets based on reality

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Advanced Patterns

See references/advanced-patterns.md for:

• Annual goals broken into quarterly milestones
• Multi-area goal tracking (business, health, relationships)
• Goal stacking (how goals support each other)
• Automated check-in via heartbeat/cron
• Public accountability (sharing goal scores in a newsletter or with an accountability partner)
• Post-mortem templates for missed goals
• Goal-to-project linking for tight integration with project-tracker

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