# hivemind-goals

This skill stores team goals and tasks in Deeplake, tracks their state, and preserves parked work for later sessions. Use it for measurable work items.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 1638
- Author: activeloopai
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/activeloopai/hivemind/tree/HEAD/harnesses/claude-code/skills/hivemind-goals/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/hivemind-goals

## What it does

hivemind-goals treats Markdown files in Deeplake’s virtual filesystem as the goal store. A path such as `~/.deeplake/memory/goal/<owner>/<status>/<goal_id>.md` carries the owner, state, and UUIDv4; the file itself keeps the readable description and notes. When creating a goal, the skill gets the current user with `hivemind whoami` and writes the record through Bash.

A parked task can include a label plus resume details such as the first action, relevant files, branch, test command, and reason for deferring it. Later, `hivemind goal list --mine` finds the item, `hivemind goal get <goal_id>` restores its full context, and a move to `in_progress` marks it active. The path is authoritative, so metadata should not be repeated in the file body. In this setup, `rm` soft-closes a goal instead of hard-deleting it.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add activeloopai/hivemind --skill hivemind-goals -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/hivemind-goals/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/hivemind-goals/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add activeloopai/hivemind --skill hivemind-goals -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/hivemind-goals/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add activeloopai/hivemind --skill hivemind-goals -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/hivemind-goals/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install activeloopai/hivemind hivemind-goals
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/hivemind-goals/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add activeloopai/hivemind --skill hivemind-goals -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/activeloopai/hivemind --path harnesses/claude-code/skills/hivemind-goals
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/hivemind-goals/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add activeloopai/hivemind --skill hivemind-goals -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/activeloopai/hivemind/tree/HEAD/harnesses/claude-code/skills/hivemind-goals/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- create a goal with notes and a due date
- sort work items by lifecycle state
- park a task with enough resume context
- pick up deferred work in a later session
- close or reassign a team goal

## Example prompts
- Create a goal to ship the reporting feature, add its due date, and note the checks it needs.
- Remind me later to add rate limiting to the webhook handler and save enough context to resume it.
- List my open goals, then start the parked task about the reporting feature.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: hivemind-goals
description: Create, track and update team goals via the Deeplake virtual filesystem at memory/goal/. Use whenever the user mentions a goal, objective, target, milestone, or asks to track progress on something measurable. ALSO use when the user says "task", "todo", "work item", "remind me to", "fix X", or any actionable work item — the goal system replaced the legacy `hivemind tasks` CLI and now covers both objectives and tasks.
allowed-tools: Read Bash
---

# Hivemind Goals

Track goals as Markdown files inside the Deeplake virtual filesystem. Each file is one row in a dedicated team-shared table — the path encodes the structural metadata, the file body holds the human-readable description.

## When to use this skill

Activate when the user expresses any of:
- "I want to track X / aim for X / track my progress on Y"
- "add a goal", "what are my goals?"
- "mark this as done", "close that goal"
- "shipping X by Friday", "5 PRs this week", any measurable target
- "create a task", "add a todo", "remind me to fix X", any work item (the goals system absorbs the old `hivemind tasks` CLI — there is no separate task store)

For "list my goals" → run `ls ~/.deeplake/memory/goal/<userName>/opened/` and `ls ~/.deeplake/memory/goal/<userName>/in_progress/`. If empty, ask the user if they want to create one.

## Path conventions (LEARN THESE)

```
~/.deeplake/memory/goal/<owner>/<status>/<goal_id>.md
```

- `<owner>` — user identifier (use the userName from `hivemind whoami` or the credentials)
- `<status>` — one of `opened`, `in_progress`, `closed`
- `<goal_id>` — UUIDv4 you generate at create time

**Path encoding is the source of truth.** The owner, status, and goal_id come from the path — NOT from the file body. Do NOT write owner/status/goal_id inside the file content.

## File body format

Goal file body — plain markdown, free form:
```
ship the goals-graph feature

Notes: route every write through the VFS, no separate CLI.
Due: 2026-05-30.
```

The first line is the human-readable label (what `goal list` and the SessionStart banner show). Anything else is free notes.

## Operations

### 1. Create a new goal

When the user expresses a new goal:

1. Get the current owner with `hivemind whoami` (use the userName, e.g. `emanuele.fenocchi`).
2. Generate a UUIDv4: `uuidgen` (do NOT use `node -e` — Node is not available under the VFS path).
3. Write the goal file via **Bash** (Write / Edit are denied on memory paths; only Bash is intercepted and routed to SQL):
   ```bash
   cat > ~/.deeplake/memory/goal/<owner>/opened/<uuid>.md <<'EOF'
   <goal description here, multiple lines OK>
   EOF
   ```
   For a single-line goal, `echo '<text>' > ~/.deeplake/memory/goal/<owner>/opened/<uuid>.md` is equivalent.
4. Respond to the user that the goal is created.
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