Goal Tracking Skill

Track and manage the cascading goal system from long-term vision to daily tasks.

Goal Hierarchy

Goals/0. Three Year Goals.md <- Vision (Life areas) ↓ Goals/1. Yearly Goals.md <- Annual objectives ↓ Projects//CLAUDE.md <- Active projects (bridge layer) ↓ Goals/2. Monthly Goals.md <- Current month focus ↓ Goals/3. Weekly Review.md <- Weekly planning ↓ Daily Notes/.md <- Daily tasks and actions

Goal File Formats

Three Year Goals

Life Areas

• Career: [Vision statement]
• Health: [Vision statement]
• Relationships: [Vision statement]
• Financial: [Vision statement]
• Learning: [Vision statement]
• Personal: [Vision statement]

Yearly Goals

2024 Goals

• Goal 1 (XX% complete)
• Goal 2 (XX% complete)
• Goal 3 (100% complete)

Monthly Goals

This Month's Focus

1. Primary: [Main focus]
2. Secondary: [Supporting goal]
3. Stretch: [If time permits]

Key Results

• Measurable outcome 1
• Measurable outcome 2

Progress Calculation

Checklist-Based Goals

Progress = (Completed checkboxes / Total checkboxes) * 100

Metric-Based Goals

Progress = (Current value / Target value) * 100

Time-Based Goals

Progress = (Days elapsed / Total days) * 100

Common Operations

View Goal Progress

• Read all goal files

• Parse checkbox completion rates

• Calculate overall and per-goal progress

• Identify stalled or at-risk goals

Update Goal Status

• Find goal in appropriate file

• Update checkbox or percentage

• Add date stamp for significant milestones

• Update related weekly review

Connect Task to Goal

When adding tasks to daily notes:

• Identify which goal the task supports

• Add goal reference: Supports: [[1. Yearly Goals#Goal Name]]

• Use appropriate priority tag

Surface Stalled Goals

• Check last activity date for each goal

• Flag goals with no progress in 14+ days

• Suggest actions to restart momentum

Project-Aware Progress

Project Integration

When calculating goal progress, include project data:

• Scan Projects/*/CLAUDE.md for all active projects

• Match projects to goals via their "Goal Link" / "Supports" field

• Include project completion % in goal progress calculations

• Surface which projects support each goal

Orphan Goal Detection

Flag goals that have no active project supporting them:

• A goal with 0 linked projects may need a project created (/project new )

• A goal with only completed/archived projects may need a new initiative

Progress Report Format

Goal Progress Report

Overall: XX%

By Goal

Project Status

Orphan Goals (no active project)

• Goal 2 — Consider /project new to create a supporting project

This Week's Contributions

• [Task] -> [[Goal 1]] via [[ProjectA]]
• [Task] -> [[Goal 2]]

Recommended Focus

1. [Stalled goal needs attention]
2. [Nearly complete goal - finish it]
3. [Orphan goal needs a project]

Task-Based Progress Tracking

The goal tracking skill uses session tasks when generating comprehensive progress reports.

Progress Report Tasks

Create tasks at skill start:

TaskCreate: subject: "Read three-year goals" description: "Load vision statements from Goals/0. Three Year Goals.md" activeForm: "Reading three-year goals..."

TaskCreate: subject: "Read yearly goals" description: "Load annual objectives from Goals/1. Yearly Goals.md" activeForm: "Reading yearly goals..."

TaskCreate: subject: "Read monthly goals" description: "Load current month focus from Goals/2. Monthly Goals.md" activeForm: "Reading monthly goals..."

TaskCreate: subject: "Scan recent daily notes" description: "Find task completions and goal contributions from past week" activeForm: "Scanning recent daily notes..."

TaskCreate: subject: "Calculate completion percentages" description: "Compute progress for each goal based on checkboxes and metrics" activeForm: "Calculating completion percentages..."

TaskCreate: subject: "Identify stalled goals" description: "Flag goals with no progress in 14+ days" activeForm: "Identifying stalled goals..."

Dependencies

Goal file reads can run in parallel, but analysis depends on having all data:

TaskUpdate: "Scan recent daily notes", addBlockedBy: [read-monthly-goals-id] TaskUpdate: "Calculate completion percentages", addBlockedBy: [scan-recent-daily-notes-id] TaskUpdate: "Identify stalled goals", addBlockedBy: [calculate-completion-percentages-id]

Mark each task in_progress when starting, completed when done using TaskUpdate.

Task tools are session-scoped and don't persist—your actual goal progress is tracked through markdown checkboxes and percentages in your goal files.

Integration Points

• /weekly review: Full progress assessment with project rollup

• /daily planning: Surface relevant goals and project next-actions

• /monthly review: Adjust goals as needed, check quarterly milestones

• /project status : Project completion feeds goal calculations

• Quarterly review: Cascade from 3-year vision