Determine Mode

Manage goals in the vault.

Goals live in Obsidian, not Todoist. A goal is achieved through projects. The only exception is recurring/habit goals which need Todoist recurring tasks for daily execution.

Determine Mode

If argument is "create" or "review", use that mode.

Otherwise, ask Oskar:

• Create: Ideate and set up a new goal
• Review: Check progress on existing goals

Use AskUserQuestion to determine which mode.

Create Mode

Step 1: Ideate — Understand the Goal

Ask Oskar questions one at a time to understand the goal. Prefer multiple choice when possible.

1. What is the goal? (short description)
2. Which Area of Focus does it belong to? Present the 6 areas as choices (populates type property):
   • Career
   • Finances
   • Health & Fitness
   • Lifestyle & Life Experiences
   • Personal Development
   • Relationship & Close Connections
3. Why is it important? (connect to the Area's motivation)
4. Is this a one-time goal or a recurring/habit goal?
   • One-time: "Save £35k", "Learn Rust", "Plan trip to Peru" — achieved through projects
   • Recurring/habit: "Exercise 3x/week", "Read daily" — needs Todoist recurring tasks
5. What year and quarter is this for?

Step 2: Ideate — Think Through the Goal

Help Oskar think through the goal collaboratively:

• What does success look like?
• What's the approach and key milestones?
• What are potential obstacles and mitigations?

Present the proposed plan and get Oskar's approval before creating the note.

Step 3: Create Goal Note

Read goal-template.md first — it defines the frontmatter structure.

Create the goal note in Goals/ folder with:

• Descriptive filename (e.g., Goals/Learn Rust.md)
• Template frontmatter filled in with Oskar's answers:

  categories:
    - "[[Goals]]"
  type:
    - "[[Career]]" # Area of Focus as wikilink
  year: 2026
  quarter: 1
  done: false
  

• ## What section: short description
• ## Why section: motivation, tied to the Area of Focus
• ## How section: approach, milestones, and obstacle mitigations
• Keep the ![[Projects.base#Topic]] embed from the template
• Add wikilinks to related area notes and existing projects

Step 4: Branch Based on Goal Type

One-time goal:

• Suggest which project(s) Oskar should create to achieve this goal
• Name each suggested project and briefly explain what it would cover
• Do NOT create the projects — that's /vault-manager:project's job with its own ideation flow
• Do NOT create any Todoist tasks

Recurring/habit goal:

• Create recurring Todoist task(s) with:
  • Appropriate recurrence (e.g., dueString: "every Monday, Wednesday, Friday")
  • Deep link to goal note in the task description (not the name — these are action items, not reference tasks)
  • Labels based on context (e.g., "Projects" or contextual label)
  • Time Sector bucket if appropriate

Step 5: Update Memory

Save goal creation to auto memory goals.md topic file.

Review Mode

Step 1: Read Goals

Read all goal notes from Goals/ folder:

• Filter to active goals (done: false)
• Group by year/quarter and Area of Focus (type property)
• Note current status based on note content

Step 2: Surface Progress

For each active goal:

• Check related project activity (search Projects/ folder for notes with topics linking to this goal)
• For recurring/habit goals: check Todoist for the recurring task (search for deep links to the goal note)
• Check for recent journal mentions
• Assess whether the goal is on track, stalled, or blocked

Step 3: Present Summary

Present goal status to Oskar:

• Active goals grouped by Area of Focus
• Progress assessment for each
• Stalled or blocked goals needing attention
• Goals approaching their target quarter/year

Step 4: Suggest Actions

For goals needing attention:

• One-time goals: Suggest projects to create (via /vault-manager:project). Do NOT create Todoist tasks.
• Recurring/habit goals: Check if the recurring Todoist task still exists and is active. If not, offer to create one.
• Update goal notes with new status information

Step 5: Update Memory

Save goal status changes and insights to auto memory.