/goal

Sets a persistent task goal that Codex works toward across the session.

According to the official Codex CLI docs, /goal sets a persistent task goal. Unlike a one-off instruction, this goal persists across the session and guides Codex.

✅ WHEN TO USE IT?

Set an overarching goal for a longer work session

/goal — e.g. set 'fix all open type errors in the project' as an ongoing goal

Keep focus across multiple individual steps

/goal — set a goal so Codex doesn't lose track across several consecutive instructions

⛔ WHEN NOT TO?

The task is a permanently recurring routine, not a one-off goal

/goal is meant for a goal within a session, not for recurring, time-triggered workflows.

Better: Set up a loop/automation for permanently recurring tasks instead of a one-off /goal

SOURCES

Codex CLI Doku: Slash Commands ↗ developers.openai.com