{"slug":"ultragoal","title":"ultragoal","summary":"Run a large, multi-session goal (e.g. shipping a whole side product) through the full V-model closed loop, one phase at a time, with cross-session state and a final north-star acceptance gate. Ultragoals never downgrade the lane: every phase runs CP-1→CP-6 with adversarial verifi","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-28T15:11:32.992934Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/huytieu/COG-second-brain","stars":1236,"forks":147,"license":"MIT","updatedAt":"2026-09-28T08:52:07Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<h2>name: ultragoal\ndescription: &gt;\nRun a large, multi-session goal (e.g. shipping a whole side product) through the full V-model\nclosed loop, one phase at a time, with cross-session state and a final\nnorth-star acceptance gate. Ultragoals never downgrade the lane: every\nphase runs CP-1→CP-6 with adversarial verification. Opt-in: invoke with\n/ultragoal or by calling something a long-running goal. Ordinary work does not\nrun this.</h2>\n<h1>Ultragoal — the closed loop for goals too big to ship in one run</h1>\n<p>An <strong>ultragoal</strong> is the term for a north-star that spans many sessions: fork the repos, combine the strong parts, ship one product. A <code>/closed-loop</code> run is one task through the loop. An ultragoal is a <em>chain of phases</em>, each of which is its own full closed-loop run, tracked so any cold session can resume.</p>\n<p><strong>Core rule (from dwarves-kit, adopted fully): the worker never grades its own homework, and wrongness compounds across sessions — so verify every phase, not just the end.</strong></p>\n<h2>When to use</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><code>/ultragoal &lt;name&gt;</code> — resume or advance an existing ultragoal</li>\n<li><code>/ultragoal new \"&lt;north-star&gt;\"</code> — charter a new one</li>\n<li><code>/ultragoal status</code> — report all ultragoals from the registry</li>\n<li>Trigger phrases: \"make this an ultragoal\", \"this is a long-running goal\", \"combine these into one product over time\"</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Do <strong>not</strong> use for single-run work (that is <code>/closed-loop</code>), and do not start one on a request that never asked for one. Rule of thumb: if it needs a phase decomposition and won't finish today, it is an ultragoal.</p>\n<h2>Files (one goal = one folder)</h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>File</th>\n<th>Role</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><code>04-projects/harness/ultragoals.md</code></td>\n<td>Registry: every ultragoal, status, current phase</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>04-projects/&lt;goal&gt;/spec.md</code></td>\n<td>Contract: north-star + <code>AC-n</code> acceptance criteria + phases <code>P0…Pn</code> + traceability matrix</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>04-projects/&lt;goal&gt;/STATUS.md</code></td>\n<td>Living ledger: phase state, current phase, open <code>AC-n</code>, next action (resume from here)</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>04-projects/&lt;goal&gt;/evidence/P&lt;n&gt;/</code></td>\n<td>Per-phase evidence bundle (ledger.md + CP-* files)</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Code, if any, lives outside the vault (e.g. <code>~/code/&lt;goal&gt;/</code>) — the spec/status/evidence stay in the vault.</p>\n<h2>Phase 0 — Charter (<code>/ultragoal new</code>)</h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Interview the user for the <strong>north-star</strong> in one sentence (what \"done\" looks like).</li>\n<li>Write <code>04-projects/&lt;goal&gt;/spec.md</code> from <code>../closed-loop/references/spec-template.md</code>:\n<ul>\n<li>North-star statement</li>\n<li>Falsifiable <code>AC-n</code> acceptance criteria (these define done for the <em>whole</em> goal)</li>\n<li>Phase decomposition <code>P0…Pn</code> — each phase is a shippable increment mapped to a subset of <code>AC-n</code></li>\n<li>Traceability matrix (<code>AC-n</code> ↔ phase ↔ status)</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>Create <code>STATUS.md</code> (see template below) and add a row to the registry.</li>\n</ol>\n<p>Record: <code>bash .claude/lib/checkpoint.sh record 04-projects/&lt;goal&gt;/evidence/P0 CP-1 PASS \"N criteria, M phases\"</code></p>\n<h2>The phase loop (every phase, no lane downgrade)</h2>\n<p>Each phase runs the <strong>full</strong> closed loop. Do not shortcut with <code>tiny</code>. Ultragoals are <code>full</code> lane by construction.</p>\n<pre><code>select next phase from STATUS.md\n        │\n        ▼\nCP-2 PLAN     tasks for this phase ↔ AC-n   → evidence/P&lt;n&gt;/CP-2-plan.md\n        │\n        ▼\nCP-3 BUILD    worker implements (traced to AC-n); returns paths only\n        │\n        ▼\nCP-3v VERIFY  task-verifier (fresh context, read-only) → evidence rows per AC-n\n        │       ├── FAIL:fixable → fix-agent (max 2) → re-verify\n        │       └── FAIL:escalate → stop, escalate to the user\n        ▼\nCP-4 INTEGRATE  integration-verifier → does this phase wire correctly with prior phases?\n        │        (always run for ultragoals — cross-phase regression is the main risk)\n        ▼\nCP-5 ACCEPT   observe the artifact (curl / screenshot / re-fetch), not the tool return\n        │       EVIDENCE AC-n | CP-5 | PASS | &lt;observation&gt; | &lt;artifact&gt;\n        ▼\nCP-6 SHIP     external mutation? → Review Gate: you approve. Internal? → auto.\n        │\n        ▼\nupdate STATUS.md (phase → done, advance current phase, log open AC-n)\n        │\n        ▼\nCP-7 RETRO    /retro 04-projects/&lt;goal&gt;/evidence/P&lt;n&gt;  → harvest + STATUS\n</code></pre>\n<p>Merge every verifier's <code>EVIDENCE</code> rows into <code>evidence/P&lt;n&gt;/ledger.md</code>.</p>\n<h2>The two acceptance gates</h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Per-phase (CP-5):</strong> every <code>AC-n</code> this phase claims has a PASS row before the phase is marked done.</li>\n<li><strong>North-star (final):</strong> before the ultragoal is declared complete, spawn a fresh-context verifier whose only job is to check the spec matrix — <strong>every</strong> <code>AC-n</code> across all phases has ≥1 PASS evidence row. Any <code>AC-n</code> without one is a gap, not a ship. This is the ultragoal-level analogue of CP-5.</li>\n</ol>\n<pre><code>North-star acceptance:\n  read spec.md matrix (all AC-n)\n  read every evidence/P*/ledger.md\n  for each AC-n: assert ≥1 PASS row exists, artifact re-observed\n  any miss → list open AC-n, STATUS stays \"in progress\", do NOT declare done\n</code></pre>\n<h2>The HTML report (regenerate at every phase gate + final)</h2>\n<p>Every ultragoal carries a single self-contained HTML report that <strong>covers everything</strong>: north-star, live status, all phases, the full <code>AC-n</code> traceability table with pass/open/fail, evidence rows per phase (with screenshots embedded as <code>data:</code> URIs), and the open-items / next-action block. It is the human-readable face of the evidence ledger.</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Template:</strong> <code>../closed-loop/references/report-template.html</code> (theme-aware, rows-not-cards). Copy it, then fill every <code>{{token}}</code> and <code>&lt;!-- FILL --&gt;</code> / <code>&lt;!-- REPEAT --&gt;</code> block from <code>spec.md</code> + <code>STATUS.md</code> + <code>evidence/P*/</code>. You fill it by editing; do not build a parser.</li>\n<li><strong>Deliverable path:</strong> <code>04-projects/&lt;goal&gt;/report.html</code>. One file, overwritten each phase (it always reflects current truth).</li>\n<li><strong>When:</strong> regenerate at each phase gate (CP-6) and again at final north-star acceptance. The final report must show every <code>AC-n</code> with a PASS row — if any pill is <code>open</code>, the goal is not done.</li>\n<li><strong>Self-contained only:</strong> inline everything, embed screenshots as <code>data:</code> URIs, so it also works when published as an Artifact (external hosts are blocked). Before publishing as an Artifact, load the <code>artifact-design</code> skill.</li>\n<li><strong>Surface it:</strong> <code>SendUserFile 04-projects/&lt;goal&gt;/report.html</code> (display: render) so the user can open it, or publish via <code>Artifact</code> for a shareable link.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>STATUS.md template</h2>\n<pre><code># &lt;Goal&gt; — status ledger\n\nNorth-star: &lt;one sentence&gt;\nSpec: 04-projects/&lt;goal&gt;/spec.md · Registry: 04-projects/harness/ultragoals.md\nCurrent phase: P&lt;n&gt; · Overall: &lt;not-started|in-progress|blocked|done&gt;\n\n## Phases\n| Phase | AC covered | State | Evidence | Notes |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| P0 | AC-1,AC-2 | done | evidence/P0/ | &lt;one line&gt; |\n| P1 | AC-3 | in-progress | evidence/P1/ | &lt;what's left&gt; |\n\n## Open AC-n (no PASS row yet)\n- AC-3 — &lt;why still open&gt;\n\n## Next action (resume cold from here)\n&lt;the single next concrete step + any user-gated decision waiting&gt;\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Resuming cold (most common entry)</h2>\n<p><code>/ultragoal &lt;name&gt;</code> with no other context:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Read <code>04-projects/&lt;goal&gt;/STATUS.md</code> → \"Next action\" and \"Open AC-n\".</li>\n<li>Read the spec's phase for the current phase only (progressive disclosure).</li>\n<li>Run the phase loop for the current phase.</li>\n<li>Never re-do a phase already marked <code>done</code> unless integration verify caught a regression.</li>\n</ol>\n<h2>Rules</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Never downgrade the lane.</strong> Even a one-line phase inside an ultragoal runs CP-3v + CP-4. The point is compounding correctness.</li>\n<li><strong>UI/UX phases verify visually.</strong> If a phase touches a UI/UX flow, capture rendered evidence with browser-harness (<code>evidence_shot</code> / <code>FlowRecorder.save_gif</code> / <code>pixel_diff</code>), read the image, fix any visual defect, and re-capture — do not accept a DOM check. Media lands in <code>evidence/P&lt;n&gt;/</code> and feeds <code>report.html</code>. See CLAUDE.md → Visual Verification.</li>\n<li><strong>Fresh-context verifiers.</strong> <code>task-verifier</code>, <code>integration-verifier</code>, north-star verifier get paths only — never paste worker output in (CLAUDE.md fresh-context isolation).</li>\n<li><strong>Read-only verifiers.</strong> They cannot edit files or mutate external state.</li>\n<li><strong>Gate all external.</strong> Any publish / deploy / push waits at CP-6 for the user (Review Gate = your approval).</li>\n<li><strong>One STATUS.md is the source of truth</strong> for where the goal stands. Update it at the end of every phase or it drifts.</li>\n<li>Model routing per CLAUDE.md: Sonnet workers build/collect/verify; Opus lead reasons, decomposes, synthesizes.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Escalation template</h2>\n<pre><code>ULTRAGOAL ESCALATED — &lt;goal&gt; / P&lt;n&gt;\nLast CP: &lt;CP-id&gt; | Open AC: &lt;list without PASS rows&gt;\nEvidence: 04-projects/&lt;goal&gt;/evidence/P&lt;n&gt;/\nDecision needed: &lt;one question&gt;\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Registered ultragoals</h2>\n<p>Live list: <code>04-projects/harness/ultragoals.md</code>. Each ultragoal gets its own <code>04-projects/&lt;goal&gt;/</code> folder holding <code>spec.md</code>, <code>STATUS.md</code>, <code>evidence/</code>, and <code>report.html</code>.</p>\n","files":[{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":8754,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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