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goal-synthesis

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Use when user says "synthesize goals", "show goals", "what are my goals", "update goals", "show non-goals", "what am I building", "project direction", or asks about the overall direction or intent of the project - generates two markdown files summarizing the user's goals based on approved story nodes (what the goals ARE) and rejected story nodes with notes (what the non-goals ARE).

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Goal Synthesis Skill

Generate goals.md and non-goals.md in .claude/data/goals/.

Workflow

Step 1: Check Prerequisites

python .claude/scripts/story_tree_helpers.py prereq

Exit early if:

  • needs_goals_update = false AND needs_non_goals_update = false (counts unchanged)
  • No story data (approved_count = 0 AND rejected_with_notes_count = 0)

Step 2: Spawn Parallel Agents

Launch agents for files that need updating (haiku model):

Agent 1 (goals) - Only if needs_goals_update is true:

  • Query: python .claude/scripts/story_tree_helpers.py approved
  • Read existing .claude/data/goals/goals.md for context (if exists)
  • Write .claude/data/goals/goals.md with sections: What We're Building, Target User, Core Capabilities, Guiding Principles, Footer with timestamp

Agent 2 (non-goals) - Only if needs_non_goals_update is true:

  • Query: python .claude/scripts/story_tree_helpers.py rejected
  • Read existing .claude/data/goals/non-goals.md for context (if exists)
  • Write .claude/data/goals/non-goals.md with sections: Explicit Exclusions (with rejection reasons), Anti-Patterns, YAGNI Items, Philosophical Boundaries, Footer with timestamp

Step 3: Update Metadata

After agents complete, update the synthesis metadata:

python .claude/scripts/story_tree_helpers.py update-meta

This records current counts so future prereq checks can skip synthesis when nothing has changed.

Key Rules

  • Spawn agents in parallel, never sequentially
  • Use Python sqlite3 module, NOT sqlite3 CLI
  • Include rejection reasons in non-goals bullets
  • Read existing files first to preserve accumulated context
  • Always run update-meta after successful synthesis