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33> Set a completion condition with /goal and Claude keeps working until it's met, a model judges it impossible, or an error you have to fix clears the goal.
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5The `/goal` command sets a completion condition and Claude keeps working toward it without you prompting each step. After each turn, a small fast model checks whether the condition holds. If the model judges it not yet met, Claude starts another turn instead of returning control to you. The goal clears automatically once the condition is met, if the model judges the condition impossible to satisfy, or if a turn fails on [an error you have to fix](#errors-you-have-to-fix-clear-the-goal).
5The `/goal` command sets a completion condition and Claude keeps working toward it without you prompting each step. After each turn, a model checks whether the condition holds. If the model judges it not yet met, Claude starts another turn instead of returning control to you. The goal clears automatically once the condition is met, if the model judges the condition impossible to satisfy, or if a turn fails on [an error you have to fix](#errors-you-have-to-fix-clear-the-goal).
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77Use a goal for substantial work with a verifiable end state:
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114114## How evaluation works
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116`/goal` is a wrapper around a session-scoped [prompt-based Stop hook](/docs/en/hooks#prompt-based-hooks). Each time Claude finishes a turn, Claude Code sends the condition and the conversation so far to your configured [small fast model](/docs/en/model-config), which defaults to Haiku on the Claude API; on a third-party provider, check your [provider page](/docs/en/third-party-integrations) for the platform's default. The model returns one of three verdicts, each with a short reason:
116`/goal` is a wrapper around a session-scoped [prompt-based Stop hook](/docs/en/hooks#prompt-based-hooks). Each time Claude finishes a turn, Claude Code sends the condition and the conversation so far to your configured [small fast model](/docs/en/model-config). The model returns one of three verdicts, each with a short reason:
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118118* **Not yet met**: Claude keeps working and takes the reason as guidance for the next turn.
119119* **Met**: Claude Code clears the goal and records an achieved entry in the transcript.
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