opencode-goal

OpenCode server plugin that adds Codex-style /goal behavior for long-running tasks.

Commands

• /goal: show the current goal or Usage: /goal <objective> if none exists.
• /goal <objective>: set or replace the active goal without resetting its elapsed-time stats.
• /goal append <text>: append text to the active goal without resetting its elapsed-time stats.
• /goal pause: pause auto-continuation.
• /goal resume: resume auto-continuation.
• /goal clear: remove the goal.

Active goals auto-continue when the session becomes idle. The continuation prompt is based on Codex's goal prompt with all token and budget handling removed.

Tool

The plugin exposes update_goal({ status: "complete" }) so the assistant can stop the loop after it verifies the objective is actually complete.

State

Goal state is saved to disk per session and restored when the OpenCode process restarts. By default it is stored under $XDG_STATE_HOME/opencode-goal or ~/.local/state/opencode-goal; set OPENCODE_GOAL_STATE_FILE to override the state file path. Only wall-clock active time is tracked. Token usage and token budgets are intentionally not tracked or mentioned.

Install

Add the npm plugin to your OpenCode config:

"plugin": [
  "opencode-goal",
]

Restart OpenCode after installing. OpenCode installs npm plugins automatically at startup.

Checks

bun install
bun test
bunx tsc --noEmit

Known Gaps

• OpenCode server plugins do not expose Codex's replace-confirmation menu, so /goal <objective> replaces immediately.
• Plan-mode suppression is best effort because plugin events do not always expose the active mode.
• Continuation prompt injection uses OpenCode's experimental message transform hook.