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title: "/cs-goal — Slash Command for AI Coding Agents"
description: "Set, show, or advance the per-session agent-launcher goal (./my-agent/goal.json) — the through-line of a CMA launch. Backs the opt-in SessionStart. Slash command for Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI."
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# /cs-goal
:material-console: Slash Command
:material-github: Source
The goal is one sentence for one agent. It selects the phase and the loop shape.
**$ARGUMENTS**
Run `goal_state.py` under `agent-launcher/skills/agent-launcher-orchestrator/scripts/`:
- `set ""` → `goal_state.py init --goal ""` (or `set --goal` if it exists).
- `status` → `goal_state.py status` (prints goal, agent_name, phase, phases_done, loop).
- `advance` → `goal_state.py advance` (moves to the next phase).
- `phase ` → `goal_state.py set --phase ` (interview | stage-launch |
grade-iterate | run-without-you | wrap-up | done).
Enable auto-surfacing each session with `export AGENT_LAUNCHER_SESSION=1` (the
opt-in SessionStart hook). Two jobs → two goals in two `./my-agent-*/` folders.