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+# Bilingual-pair consistency record (docs/i18n/README.md): the git blob hash of each
+# side as of the last confirmed-consistent state. Both languages carry equal authority;
+# after editing either side, bring the other along and re-record with:
+#   pnpm run verify-translation-pairing --write
+2026-07-19-human-goal-command.md: a272206a3bfad50a01ce871c56c7e7bcf924684e
+2026-07-19-human-goal-command.zh.md: 370c9bc24510320c70e3d789926c492e543968b1
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+# Agent Note: Human `/goal` command
+
+Status: implemented
+
+English | [中文](2026-07-19-human-goal-command.zh.md)
+
+## Problem
+
+The same-session goal domain and model tools provide the state machine and semantic natural-language path, but they are not a sufficient human UX. A user needs to inspect the exact current phase and round budget without asking the model, explicitly pause or clear work without spending a model turn, and rearm a restored active goal after the required post-resume human decision. Implementing those actions independently in TUI and ACP would duplicate parsing, let the surfaces drift, and risk routing an unknown or unavailable command into the model.
+
+The command must also respect the goal design's two kinds of state. Durable phase, objective, revisions, and rounds come from the session log; process-local activation decides whether an active goal may continue automatically. Showing only “active” after a resume would be misleading when the restored goal is intentionally disarmed and waiting for human authorization.
+
+## Decision
+
+`@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal` in `packages/goal/command-goal/` is a command producer over `ctx.commands` and `ctx.goals`. It registers one global `goal` definition, so every command adapter in the composition discovers the same command; an incompatible app omits this producer rather than masking its registration at an adapter. The handler receives the exact target agent from command dispatch, reads or mutates that agent's goal through the domain service, and returns direct plain-text UI output. It does not import either adapter or the concrete agent loop.
+
+The command follows the compact Codex shape in the [public OpenAI Codex TUI dispatcher at commit `678157a`](https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/678157acaa819d5510adfe359abb5d0392cfe461/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/slash_dispatch.rs#L750-L805): bare status, a free-form objective, and `clear`, `edit`, `pause`, or `resume` controls. The commit permalink makes the researched grammar durable even as Codex evolves. This repository keeps its own event-sourced state, round-count policy, and post-resume activation rule rather than copying Codex's SQLite, token budget, or automatic-resume behavior.
+
+### Grammar and lifecycle verbs
+
+`/goal` reports the objective, human-readable durable phase, `roundsStarted/maxGoalRounds`, process-local `armed` or `disarmed` activation, and commands meaningful from that state. With no current goal it reports that fact plus complete usage. Reading status adds no session event.
+
+`/goal <objective>` creates an active armed goal. A completed goal may be replaced, which creates a fresh goal identity through the existing domain rule. Any unfinished goal makes the command fail directly with instructions to use inline edit or explicit clear. The generic command service deliberately has no modal confirmation API, so silently clearing and creating two durable records would manufacture destructive consent and expose a non-atomic failure window.
+
+`/goal edit <objective>` edits the current non-complete goal without changing phase or activation. On a completed goal it creates a fresh active goal because the domain does not permit completed state to resume and a new completion objective is a new goal identity. Bare `edit` is an error rather than an editor launch because ACP's shared unstructured command contract has no portable modal editor.
+
+`/goal pause`, `/goal resume`, and `/goal clear` call the matching compare-and-set domain verbs against the current view. Resume covers both stopped durable phases and an active-but-disarmed goal after session resume, fork, or driver replacement. Domain rules still reject exhausted round caps, redundant active/armed resume, invalid phase transitions, and stale identity. Clear removes the current pointer while the session log retains the revisioned tombstone and earlier snapshots.
+
+Control words are ASCII-case-insensitive after outer whitespace trimming. They are controls only when they occupy the full suffix; any other non-empty text is an objective. This matches the predictable free-form command rule: `/goal pause after verification` is a goal objective, not a partially parsed pause command.
+
+### Output and failure boundary
+
+Status output omits branded ids and compare-and-set revisions because those are model/plugin coordination details rather than human controls. It includes activation because that fact changes whether work will continue, and a blocked goal includes its durable policy code and human-readable explanation. Command hints are derived from the exact state: an armed active goal offers pause, a disarmed active or paused/blocked goal offers resume, and a completed goal offers replacement or clear.
+
+Expected `GoalError` failures become one stable, branded-id-free `CommandResult.error`, so domain diagnostics do not leak compare-and-set internals into the human surface and invalid operations never enter model history. The current status supplies the actionable state-specific recovery. Other exceptions remain adapter-visible command failures; treating programmer faults as ordinary domain errors would hide defects. The command handler performs only synchronous domain mutations, so request cancellation is decided by the command registry before the mutation begins and there is no escaped asynchronous side effect to unwind.
+
+Generic slash input, status text, and errors are not persisted. Successful goal mutations use the existing `Agent.inject()` path, producing the raw model-visible goal snapshot or clear tombstone that persistence already owns. The command therefore changes no session format and introduces no second audit record that could disagree with the domain event.
+
+### App composition
+
+`agent-spine-demo` accepts an optional `goals` composition object containing the goal-domain and model-tool owner configs. Omission or `false` leaves the stack unmounted. This explicit opt-in is important for headless one-shot callers: their result API settles one correlated physical turn and must not silently become a long-running logical goal operation.
+
+The interactive app bundles make the opposite product choice. ACP and TUI default `goals` to the owner defaults and mount the goal domain, model tools, same-session driver, command registry, and this producer. Both apps accept `goals: false` as one coherent stack opt-out. The Python SDK runtime closure ships this producer alongside ACP, commands, and the goal stack so an external `cordis.yml` can compose the same command.
+
+## Testing
+
+The producer suite uses the real command registry, goal service, agent registry, and session log. It covers Loader-safe exports, registry discovery, disposal, empty status, objective parsing, unfinished replacement refusal, inline edit, completed replacement, all missing-state controls, pause/resume/clear, every durable phase, blocked code/explanation presentation, armed/disarmed presentation, sanitized domain errors, unexpected failures, and persisted mutation records. App composition tests cover explicit spine opt-in, TUI/ACP defaults, coherent opt-out, forwarded domain/tool config, command discovery, the packaged-runtime closure, and the expanded model-tool assembly. A keyless snapshot boots the shipped ACP application, observes its advertised `/goal` metadata, invokes `/goal` directly, and pins the no-model-turn result; the surrounding ACP snapshots also pin the goal tool schemas in that composition.
+
+## Alternatives considered
+
+- **Let the model handle `/goal` as ordinary text** — rejected because status and direct lifecycle actions would cost a model turn, could be reinterpreted, and would not provide deterministic ACP discovery.
+- **Implement separate TUI and ACP handlers** — rejected because grammar, error behavior, and goal-state formatting would drift and optional deployments could not add or remove the capability as one effect.
+- **Add modal editing and replacement confirmation to `ctx.commands`** — rejected because the existing cross-surface contract is unstructured input plus direct output; a general interaction protocol needs more than this one producer.
+- **Silently replace an unfinished goal** — rejected because it combines clear and create without atomicity or explicit destructive intent.
+- **Expose goal id and revision in human status** — rejected because human actions always target the exact current view inside one synchronous handler; those fields add implementation noise without preventing another race.
+- **Enable goals unconditionally in the UI-less spine** — rejected because one-shot SDK/CLI settlement is a physical-turn API, not a goal-operation API.
+
+## Consequences
+
+- TUI and ACP expose one Codex-shaped `/goal` command supplied by a removable plugin.
+- Human status distinguishes durable phase from live activation and reports the exact goal-round cap.
+- Direct pause, resume, clear, creation, and edit consume no model turn while their accepted mutations remain reconstructable from the session log.
+- Restored sessions wait for a human decision; `/goal resume` is the literal command path, while an ordinary prompt in any language may authorize the model tool path.
+- Headless compositions retain one-turn behavior unless they explicitly opt into goals and define their own long-running settlement contract.
+
+## Known limitations and deferred work
+
+- The portable command contract has no modal editor or confirmation interaction; inline edit and explicit clear are intentional until a general cross-surface interaction primitive exists.
+- `/goal` does not accept a per-command round cap. Deployment config owns the default, and the authorized model tool can edit a cap after direct human instruction.
+- TUI and ACP render portable plain text rather than a continuously updated goal status widget. Reconnectable command output and adapter-specific status indicators are deferred.
+- The headless CLI and JSON-RPC front doors do not consume the command registry.
+- The command observes and mutates state but does not certify completion or blockers. Evaluator-backed certification remains deferred to a separate policy layer with an explicit authority and isolation contract.
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+# Agent Note: 面向人类的 `/goal` 命令
+
+Status: implemented
+
+[English](2026-07-19-human-goal-command.md) | 中文
+
+## 问题
+
+同会话目标领域和模型工具提供了状态机与自然语言语义路径，但尚不足以构成面向人类的 UX。用户需要在不询问模型的情况下检查准确的当前阶段与回合预算，在不消耗模型轮次的情况下明确暂停或清除工作，并在会话恢复后经过必要的人类决策重新激活已恢复的活跃目标。若在 TUI 与 ACP 中分别实现这些操作，就会重复解析逻辑、导致两个表面发生偏差，还可能把未知或不可用的命令交给模型处理。
+
+该命令还必须遵守目标设计中的两类状态。持久阶段、目标描述、修订号与回合来自会话日志；进程本地激活态决定活跃目标能否自动继续。恢复后若只显示“活跃”，就会掩盖目标已被有意设为未激活、正在等待人类授权这一事实。
+
+## 决策
+
+位于 `packages/goal/command-goal/` 的 `@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal` 是构建在 `ctx.commands` 与 `ctx.goals` 之上的命令生产方。它注册一个全局 `goal` 定义，因此组合中的每个命令适配器都会发现同一个命令；不兼容的应用应省略该生产方，而不是在适配器处屏蔽其注册。处理器从命令分发接收准确的目标 agent（智能体），通过领域服务读取或改变该 agent 的目标，并返回直接的纯文本 UI 输出。它不导入任何适配器或具体 agent loop（智能体循环）。
+
+该命令遵循 [OpenAI Codex 公共仓库 `678157a` 提交中的 TUI 分发实现](https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/678157acaa819d5510adfe359abb5d0392cfe461/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/slash_dispatch.rs#L750-L805)所呈现的紧凑形态：无参数状态查询、自由形式目标描述，以及 `clear`、`edit`、`pause` 或 `resume` 控制。固定到提交的链接使调研所得语法在 Codex 后续演进时仍可核验。本仓库保留自身的事件溯源状态、回合计数策略与恢复后激活规则，而不复制 Codex 的 SQLite、token 预算或自动恢复行为。
+
+### 语法与生命周期动词
+
+`/goal` 报告目标描述、面向人类的持久阶段、`roundsStarted/maxGoalRounds`、进程本地 `armed` 或 `disarmed` 激活态，以及当前状态下有意义的命令。没有当前目标时，它会报告该事实与完整用法。读取状态不会添加会话事件。
+
+`/goal <objective>` 创建活跃且已激活的目标。已完成目标可以被替换，此时通过现有领域规则创建新的目标身份。任何未完成目标都会让命令直接失败，并提示用户使用行内编辑或明确清除。通用命令服务有意不提供模态确认 API；若静默执行清除再创建两条持久记录，就等于凭空制造破坏性同意，并暴露一个非原子的失败窗口。
+
+`/goal edit <objective>` 编辑当前未完成目标，但不改变其阶段或激活态。若目标已经完成，则创建一个新的活跃目标，因为领域不允许恢复已完成状态，而新的完成条件应拥有新的目标身份。单独使用 `edit` 会返回错误而不是启动编辑器，因为 ACP 共享的非结构化命令契约没有可移植的模态编辑器。
+
+`/goal pause`、`/goal resume` 与 `/goal clear` 使用当前视图调用相应的比较并交换领域动词。恢复既适用于停止的持久阶段，也适用于会话恢复、fork 或驱动器替换后处于活跃但未激活状态的目标。领域规则仍会拒绝已耗尽的回合上限、对已活跃且已激活目标的重复恢复、非法阶段转换与陈旧身份。清除会移除当前指针，而会话日志保留带修订号的墓碑和此前快照。
+
+控制词会在去除两端空白后按 ASCII 大小写不敏感方式匹配。只有占据完整后缀时才被视为控制；其余任何非空文本都是目标描述。这保持了可预测的自由形式命令规则：`/goal pause after verification` 是目标描述，而不是被部分解析的暂停命令。
+
+### 输出与失败边界
+
+状态输出省略品牌化 id 与比较并交换修订号，因为它们属于模型/插件协调细节，而不是人类控制项。输出包含激活态，因为该事实会改变工作是否继续；被阻塞的目标还会包含其持久策略代码和面向人类的说明。命令提示从准确状态派生：已激活的活跃目标提供暂停，未激活的活跃目标或已暂停/被阻塞目标提供恢复，已完成目标则提供替换或清除。
+
+预期的 `GoalError` 失败会变为一个稳定且不含品牌化 id 的 `CommandResult.error`，使领域诊断不会向人类表面泄露比较并交换内部细节，非法操作也绝不会进入模型历史。当前状态负责提供针对具体状态且可执行的恢复路径。其他异常仍是适配器可见的命令失败；若把程序缺陷当成普通领域错误，就会隐藏问题。命令处理器只执行同步领域变更，因此请求取消会在变更开始前由命令注册表决定，不存在需要回滚的外逸异步副作用。
+
+通用斜杠输入、状态文本与错误不会持久化。成功的目标变更使用现有 `Agent.inject()` 路径，产出持久化本就拥有的原始模型可见目标快照或清除墓碑。因此该命令不会改变会话格式，也不会引入可能与领域事件不一致的第二份审计记录。
+
+### 应用组合
+
+`agent-spine-demo` 接受可选的 `goals` 组合对象，其中包含目标领域与模型工具的所有者配置。省略或设为 `false` 时不会挂载该栈。对无头单次调用方而言，明确选择加入非常重要：它们的结果 API 会在一个相关物理轮次后结束，不能静默变成长时间运行的逻辑目标操作。
+
+交互式应用包作出相反的产品选择。ACP 与 TUI 默认让 `goals` 使用所有者默认值，并挂载目标领域、模型工具、同会话驱动器、命令注册表与本生产方。两个应用都接受 `goals: false` 作为一致的整体退出选项。Python SDK 运行时闭包把本生产方与 ACP、命令及目标栈一并交付，使外部 `cordis.yml` 能组合相同命令。
+
+## 测试
+
+生产方测试套件使用真实命令注册表、目标服务、agent 注册表与会话日志。它覆盖 Loader 安全导出、注册表发现、资源释放、空状态、目标描述解析、拒绝未完成目标替换、行内编辑、已完成目标替换、所有缺失状态控制、暂停/恢复/清除、每个持久阶段、阻塞代码/说明展示、已激活/未激活展示、经净化的领域错误、意外失败与持久变更记录。应用组合测试覆盖显式主干选择加入、TUI/ACP 默认值、一致退出、转发的领域/工具配置、命令发现、打包运行时闭包与扩展后的模型工具组装。一个无密钥快照会启动交付的 ACP 应用，观察其公布的 `/goal` 元数据，直接调用 `/goal`，并固定不经过模型轮次的结果；周边 ACP 快照还会固定该组合中的目标工具 schema。
+
+## 考虑过的替代方案
+
+- **让模型把 `/goal` 当作普通文本处理**——不予采纳，因为状态与直接生命周期操作会消耗模型轮次、可能被重新解释，也无法提供确定性的 ACP 发现。
+- **分别实现 TUI 和 ACP 处理器**——不予采纳，因为语法、错误行为与目标状态格式会发生偏差，可选部署也无法把该功能作为一个 effect 统一增删。
+- **为 `ctx.commands` 添加模态编辑与替换确认**——不予采纳，因为现有跨表面契约是非结构化输入加直接输出；通用交互协议所需的设计远超这一个生产方。
+- **静默替换未完成目标**——不予采纳，因为这会在没有原子性或明确破坏性意图的情况下组合清除与创建。
+- **在人类状态中暴露目标 id 与修订号**——不予采纳，因为人类操作始终在一个同步处理器内针对准确当前视图；这些字段只会增加实现噪声，无法消除其他竞争。
+- **在无 UI 主干中无条件启用目标**——不予采纳，因为单次 SDK/CLI 的结束契约是物理轮次 API，而不是目标操作 API。
+
+## 后果
+
+- TUI 与 ACP 暴露由可移除插件提供的同一个 Codex 形态 `/goal` 命令。
+- 人类状态会区分持久阶段与实时激活态，并报告准确的目标回合上限。
+- 直接暂停、恢复、清除、创建与编辑不消耗模型轮次，而其已接受变更仍可从会话日志重建。
+- 恢复后的会话等待人类决策；`/goal resume` 是字面命令路径，任何语言的普通提示词则可以授权模型工具路径。
+- 无头组合保持单轮行为，除非明确选择加入目标并定义自己的长时间运行结束契约。
+
+## 已知限制与延期工作
+
+- 可移植命令契约没有模态编辑器或确认交互；在出现通用跨表面交互原语之前，行内编辑与明确清除是有意选择。
+- `/goal` 不接受逐命令回合上限。部署配置拥有默认值；得到直接人类指示后，已授权模型工具可以编辑上限。
+- TUI 与 ACP 渲染可移植纯文本，而不是持续更新的目标状态组件。可重连命令输出和适配器专用状态指示器予以延期。
+- 无头 CLI 与 JSON-RPC 前端不消费命令注册表。
+- 该命令观察并改变状态，但不认证完成或阻塞。基于评估器的认证延期到具有明确权限与隔离契约的独立策略层。
diff --git a/.agents/notes/implemented/feature/2026-07-19-model-facing-goal-tools.i18n.yaml b/.agents/notes/implemented/feature/2026-07-19-model-facing-goal-tools.i18n.yaml
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-2026-07-19-model-facing-goal-tools.zh.md: 08619600355c71ccd30d608e3c4e5a7fba753d4e
+2026-07-19-model-facing-goal-tools.md: 7cc3907d708115207e166455ea988120a03d768b
+2026-07-19-model-facing-goal-tools.zh.md: 1a381160354d6a2a24f957f41bc9e375c1ab01ca
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 - Semantic classification of a substantial goal, a request to continue, objective completion, and the same blocking condition remains model judgment. An independent evaluator or completion certificate is deferred.
 - These tools mutate goal state but do not schedule goal rounds, classify abnormal driver stops, or cancel an active turn; the same-session driver owns those behaviors.
 - Goal-round authority is dormant unless a separately mounted continuation driver admits goal-sourced user turns; this tool package never manufactures that authority itself.
-- Human slash-command discovery and rendering are deferred to the command-surface layer.
+- Human slash-command discovery and rendering are owned by the separate [`dsh-command-goal`](../../../../packages/goal/command-goal/README.md) plugin.
 - A scope can hide tool registrations while leaving the independently registered prompt section visible unless the deployment scopes both together.
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index 0861960035..1a38116035 100644
--- a/.agents/notes/implemented/feature/2026-07-19-model-facing-goal-tools.zh.md
+++ b/.agents/notes/implemented/feature/2026-07-19-model-facing-goal-tools.zh.md
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@ Status: implemented
 - 是否属于重大目标、是否要求继续、目标是否完成以及阻塞条件是否相同，仍由模型进行语义分类。独立评估器或完成证书予以延期。
 - 这些工具会改变目标状态，但不调度目标回合、不分类异常驱动停止，也不取消活跃轮次；这些行为由同会话驱动器负责。
 - 除非另行挂载的继续执行驱动器接纳了目标来源的用户轮次，否则目标回合权限路径处于休眠状态；本工具包本身不会制造这种权限。
-- 面向人类的斜杠命令发现与渲染延期到命令表面层。
+- 面向人类的斜杠命令发现与渲染由独立的 [`dsh-command-goal`](../../../../packages/goal/command-goal/README.md) 插件负责。
 - 若部署没有同时设定两个注册项的作用域，某个作用域可能隐藏工具注册，却保留独立注册的提示词段。
diff --git a/docs/architecture.md b/docs/architecture.md
index 819a280706..6b58dbf7cc 100644
--- a/docs/architecture.md
+++ b/docs/architecture.md
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Exceptions combine layers: LLM interface/consumer; filesystem policy; web regist
 
 ### Bundles And Apps
 
-`dsh-agent-spine-demo` bundles the default spine ([README](../packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/README.md)). `dsh-tui-demo` owns the interactive full-screen terminal and human-command registry; `dsh-cli-demo` runs one persisted headless turn with format-pure stdout; `dsh-acp-demo` adds stdout-pure ACP over JSON-RPC and the same command registry ([ui/](../packages/ui/README.md)). `dsh-jsonrpc-agent` boots external `cordis.yml`; the Python SDK supplies its default only without an explicit config channel and drives `dsh-jsonrpc` over line-delimited JSON-RPC ([Python SDK](../python/README.md)). Deployments remain thin leaves with swappable backends and optional product tools ([examples/](../examples/AGENTS.md), [runnable wirings](cookbook/extension-cookbook.md#runnable-wirings), [graph atlas](graph-atlas.md)).
+`dsh-agent-spine-demo` bundles the default spine and an opt-in persisted-goal stack ([README](../packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/README.md)). `dsh-tui-demo` owns the interactive full-screen terminal and enables goals plus `/goal` by default; `dsh-cli-demo` runs one persisted headless turn with format-pure stdout; `dsh-acp-demo` adds stdout-pure ACP over JSON-RPC and enables the same goal and command stack ([ui/](../packages/ui/README.md)). `dsh-jsonrpc-agent` boots external `cordis.yml`; the Python SDK supplies its default only without an explicit config channel and drives `dsh-jsonrpc` over line-delimited JSON-RPC ([Python SDK](../python/README.md)). Deployments remain thin leaves with swappable backends and optional product tools ([examples/](../examples/AGENTS.md), [runnable wirings](cookbook/extension-cookbook.md#runnable-wirings), [graph atlas](graph-atlas.md)).
 
 ### Where New Behavior Goes
 
diff --git a/docs/config-catalog.md b/docs/config-catalog.md
index d51ac75f22..efed7b626d 100644
--- a/docs/config-catalog.md
+++ b/docs/config-catalog.md
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ export interface Config {
   toolBash?: NonNullable<agentCore.Config['toolBash']>
   /** Generic background-task controls forwarded through agent-core; set false to omit their tool surface. */
   toolTasks?: NonNullable<agentCore.Config['toolTasks']>
+  /** Persisted same-session goals; owner defaults enable them, or false disables the stack and command. */
+  goals?: agentCore.GoalConfig | false
   /** Bounded transient model-request retry policy forwarded through agent-core. */
   llmRetry?: NonNullable<agentCore.Config['llmRetry']>
 }
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ export interface Config {
 
 Depends on: [`agentCore`](../packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/src/index.ts) · [`JsonlCompression`](../packages/session-persistence/session-persistence-jsonl/src/index.ts) · [`ToolsConfig`](#deepseek-aidsh-tools)
 
-Source: [`packages/examples/acp-demo/src/index.ts:37`](../packages/examples/acp-demo/src/index.ts)
+Source: [`packages/examples/acp-demo/src/index.ts:38`](../packages/examples/acp-demo/src/index.ts)
 
 ## `@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-loop`
 
@@ -118,8 +120,10 @@ Source: [`packages/core/agent-loop/src/index.ts:360`](../packages/core/agent-loo
  * order), the `tools` object to the tool registry (its presentation `mode`),
  * `dshHome` to bash environment and local skill discovery, `skills` to the
  * skill registry/local provider/tool consumer, `workspaceContext` to the
- * workspace-context loader, and `toolBash`/`toolTasks` to the model-facing tool
- * plugins this bundle owns. Owner schemas supply defaults for optional input;
+ * workspace-context loader, `llmRetry` to the bounded request-recovery policy,
+ * and `toolBash`/`toolTasks` to the model-facing tool plugins this bundle owns.
+ * `goals` opts into and configures the persisted goal
+ * domain plus its model tool and same-session driver. Owner schemas supply defaults for optional input;
  * workspace context instead requires an explicit byte budget or `false` because
  * it changes model-visible input. Producer opt-in stays producer-local:
  * `toolBash` configures bash only; independently composed producers keep their
@@ -146,6 +150,8 @@ export interface Config {
   toolBash?: toolBash.Config
   /** Generic background-task controls; set false to keep the task service without model-facing task tools. */
   toolTasks?: toolTasks.Config | false
+  /** Opt-in persisted same-session goal stack; set false or omit to leave it unmounted. */
+  goals?: GoalConfig | false
   /** Bounded transient model-request retry policy. */
   llmRetry?: llmRetry.Config
 }
@@ -161,11 +167,19 @@ export interface SkillConfig {
   /** Model-facing skill catalog and tool settings. */
   tool?: toolSkill.Config
 }
+
+/** Persisted goal domain, model-tool policy, and same-session driver config. */
+export interface GoalConfig {
+  /** Goal-domain creation defaults. */
+  domain?: GoalDomainConfig
+  /** Model-facing goal-tool authority policy. */
+  tool?: toolGoal.Config
+}
 ```
 
-Depends on: [`AgentLoopConfig`](#deepseek-aidsh-agent-loop) · [`llmRetry`](../packages/llm/llm-retry/src/index.ts) · [`SkillLocal`](../packages/skill/skill-local/src/index.ts) · [`SkillRegistryConfig`](#deepseek-aidsh-skill) · [`SystemPromptConfig`](#deepseek-aidsh-system-prompt) · [`toolBash`](../packages/bash/tool-bash/src/index.ts) · [`ToolsConfig`](#deepseek-aidsh-tools) · [`toolSkill`](../packages/skill/tool-skill/src/index.ts) · [`toolTasks`](../packages/tasks/tool-tasks/src/index.ts) · [`workspaceContext`](../packages/context/workspace-context/src/index.ts)
+Depends on: [`AgentLoopConfig`](#deepseek-aidsh-agent-loop) · [`GoalDomainConfig`](#deepseek-aidsh-goal) · [`llmRetry`](../packages/llm/llm-retry/src/index.ts) · [`SkillLocal`](../packages/skill/skill-local/src/index.ts) · [`SkillRegistryConfig`](#deepseek-aidsh-skill) · [`SystemPromptConfig`](#deepseek-aidsh-system-prompt) · [`toolBash`](../packages/bash/tool-bash/src/index.ts) · [`toolGoal`](../packages/goal/tool-goal/src/index.ts) · [`ToolsConfig`](#deepseek-aidsh-tools) · [`toolSkill`](../packages/skill/tool-skill/src/index.ts) · [`toolTasks`](../packages/tasks/tool-tasks/src/index.ts) · [`workspaceContext`](../packages/context/workspace-context/src/index.ts)
 
-Source: [`packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/src/index.ts:60`](../packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/src/index.ts)
+Source: [`packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/src/index.ts:73`](../packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/src/index.ts)
 
 ## `@deepseek-ai/dsh-bash-local`
 
@@ -1369,6 +1383,8 @@ export interface Config {
   toolBash?: NonNullable<agentCore.Config['toolBash']>
   /** Generic background-task controls forwarded through agent-spine-demo; set false to omit them. */
   toolTasks?: NonNullable<agentCore.Config['toolTasks']>
+  /** Persisted same-session goals; owner defaults enable them, or false disables the stack and command. */
+  goals?: agentCore.GoalConfig | false
   /** Persisted session id to resume instead of creating a fresh session. */
   resumeSessionId?: string
   /** Controls automatic AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md loading; configure a byte budget or set `false`. */
@@ -1378,7 +1394,7 @@ export interface Config {
 
 Depends on: [`agentCore`](../packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/src/index.ts) · [`JsonlCompression`](../packages/session-persistence/session-persistence-jsonl/src/index.ts) · [`ToolsConfig`](#deepseek-aidsh-tools) · [`uiTui`](../packages/ui/tui/src/index.ts)
 
-Source: [`packages/examples/tui-demo/src/index.ts:32`](../packages/examples/tui-demo/src/index.ts)
+Source: [`packages/examples/tui-demo/src/index.ts:33`](../packages/examples/tui-demo/src/index.ts)
 
 ## `@deepseek-ai/dsh-user-approval`
 
@@ -1575,6 +1591,7 @@ Source: [`packages/context/workspace-context/src/config.ts:16`](../packages/cont
 These load from a `cordis.yml` entry with no `config:` block; they declare no config surface.
 
 - `@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent` ([`packages/core/agent/src/index.ts`](../packages/core/agent/src/index.ts))
+- `@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal` — requires `commands` · `goals` ([`packages/goal/command-goal/src/index.ts`](../packages/goal/command-goal/src/index.ts))
 - `@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands` ([`packages/ui/commands/src/index.ts`](../packages/ui/commands/src/index.ts))
 - `@deepseek-ai/dsh-fs-policy` ([`packages/fs/fs-policy/src/index.ts`](../packages/fs/fs-policy/src/index.ts))
 - `@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal-session` — requires `agents` · `goals` · `sessions` ([`packages/goal/goal-session/src/index.ts`](../packages/goal/goal-session/src/index.ts))
diff --git a/docs/cookbook/extension-cookbook.i18n.yaml b/docs/cookbook/extension-cookbook.i18n.yaml
index 755c324bf0..7ca99769fe 100644
--- a/docs/cookbook/extension-cookbook.i18n.yaml
+++ b/docs/cookbook/extension-cookbook.i18n.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # side as of the last confirmed-consistent state. Both languages carry equal authority;
 # after editing either side, bring the other along and re-record with:
 #   pnpm run verify-translation-pairing --write
-extension-cookbook.md: 95ea32de7b65845395c7a340e71a3c17c3cdd8c8
-extension-cookbook.zh.md: 37c5ac8a5b7849520dace2bee2813558cf8e5535
+extension-cookbook.md: 7cf857c69218d345fb021e9173655975d3a60fa2
+extension-cookbook.zh.md: ad978dc5e6b7737fc4b057b89d4c4a676bbb7349
diff --git a/docs/cookbook/extension-cookbook.md b/docs/cookbook/extension-cookbook.md
index 95ea32de7b..7cf857c692 100644
--- a/docs/cookbook/extension-cookbook.md
+++ b/docs/cookbook/extension-cookbook.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Every product feature maps to a listener on a documented extension seam — the
 | Product feature | Plugin mechanism |
 |---|---|
 | Hook system (user + project level) | listeners on `agent/session-start`, `agent/prompt-submit`, `agent/request`, `agent/step-result`, `tools/pre-execute`, `tools/post-execute`, `agent/turn-continuation` — each interception waterfall returns a typed Decision; the `dsh-hooks-claude` / `dsh-hooks-codex` bridges map hook config files onto these seams |
-| `/goal` | force-continue via `agent/turn-continuation` + `steer()` reminders |
+| `/goal` | `ctx.goals` owns durable state, `dsh-goal-session` schedules same-session rounds through the public `Agent`, and separate command/tool producers expose human/model control |
 | `/loop` | on the `turn/end` session event, `send()` the next iteration; or force-continue |
 | Dynamic workflow | `ctx.workflows` + the worker-thread engine + the `workflow` tool; structured in-process children enforce output with scoped prompt/tool registrations, a monotonic tool guard, final `tools/result` commit (including enclosing `run_code`), and terminal `agent/turn-stop` |
 | Queued + steering messages | core `Agent.send()` / `Agent.steer()` |
diff --git a/docs/cookbook/extension-cookbook.zh.md b/docs/cookbook/extension-cookbook.zh.md
index 37c5ac8a5b..ad978dc5e6 100644
--- a/docs/cookbook/extension-cookbook.zh.md
+++ b/docs/cookbook/extension-cookbook.zh.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export function apply(ctx: Context) {
 | 产品功能 | 插件机制 |
 |---|---|
 | 钩子系统（用户级 + 项目级） | `agent/session-start`、`agent/prompt-submit`、`agent/request`、`agent/step-result`、`tools/pre-execute`、`tools/post-execute`、`agent/turn-continuation` 上的监听器——每个拦截 waterfall 返回一个类型化 Decision；`dsh-hooks-claude` / `dsh-hooks-codex` 桥接器将钩子配置文件映射到这些 seam 上 |
-| `/goal` | 通过 `agent/turn-continuation` 强制继续 + `steer()` 提醒 |
+| `/goal` | `ctx.goals` 管理持久状态，`dsh-goal-session` 通过公共 `Agent` 调度同会话回合，独立的命令/工具生产方分别提供人类/模型控制 |
 | `/loop` | 在 `turn/end` 会话事件上 `send()` 下一次迭代；或强制继续 |
 | 动态工作流 | `ctx.workflows` + worker-thread 引擎 + `workflow` 工具；结构化的进程内子任务通过作用域化的 prompt/工具注册、单调工具守卫、最终 `tools/result` 提交（包括外层 `run_code`）和终端 `agent/turn-stop` 来强制输出 |
 | 排队消息 + steering（中途引导） | 核心 `Agent.send()` / `Agent.steer()` |
diff --git a/docs/glossary.md b/docs/glossary.md
index e38c1f48b9..462b0c63f7 100644
--- a/docs/glossary.md
+++ b/docs/glossary.md
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ FIXME(glossary-completeness): Expand this glossary before the first release so i
 
 - **goal** — one durable completion objective attached to an existing session, with a revisioned `active` / `paused` / `blocked` / `complete` phase and a goal-round cap; `blocked` retains a policy code and explanation. A goal is state, not a scheduler or a separate conversation; the session log remains its source of truth.
 - **goal round** — one continuation cycle admitted for the current goal. The same-session driver materializes a goal round as one goal-sourced [turn](#turn), which can contain multiple steps; unrelated human turns in the same session do not consume the goal-round cap. <a id="goal-round"></a>
-- **goal activation** — process-local permission for a continuation consumer to admit another goal round. Activation is either `armed` or `disarmed`; it is deliberately absent from durable replay, so resume and fork require a later explicit resume mutation before automatic work.
+- **goal activation** — process-local permission for a continuation consumer to admit another goal round. Activation is either `armed` or `disarmed`; it is deliberately absent from durable replay, so resume and fork require a later human-authorized resume mutation through `/goal` or the model tool before automatic work.
 
 ## human command
 
 - **human command** — a slash-prefixed instruction interpreted and executed by a human-facing adapter through `ctx.commands`, without becoming a model message. It is distinct from a model-facing tool and from shell command execution through `ctx.bash`.
 - **command plane** — discovery, parsing, dispatch, cancellation, and result rendering owned by UI adapters and command plugins. Command output is UI state unless the handler separately mutates a durable domain.
+- **goal command** — the `/goal` human command contributed by `dsh-command-goal`; it observes or mutates the current goal directly while the goal domain owns every durable, model-visible record.
 
 ## loop hierarchy
 
diff --git a/docs/module-graph.md b/docs/module-graph.md
index b9a5472911..61fcb7d62c 100644
--- a/docs/module-graph.md
+++ b/docs/module-graph.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ flowchart TD
     pkg_tools["tools"]
   end
   subgraph group_goal["packages/goal"]
+    pkg_command_goal["command-goal"]
     pkg_goal["goal"]
     pkg_goal_session["goal-session"]
     pkg_tool_goal["tool-goal"]
@@ -271,6 +272,8 @@ flowchart TD
   pkg_tools --> pkg_session
   pkg_tools --> pkg_system_prompt
   pkg_tools --> pkg_user_approval
+  pkg_command_goal --> pkg_commands
+  pkg_command_goal --> pkg_goal
   pkg_goal_session --> pkg_agent
   pkg_goal_session --> pkg_goal
   pkg_goal_session --> pkg_llm
@@ -445,6 +448,8 @@ flowchart TD
   pkg_tui --> pkg_user_interaction
   pkg_agent_spine_demo --> pkg_agent
   pkg_agent_spine_demo --> pkg_agent_loop
+  pkg_agent_spine_demo --> pkg_goal
+  pkg_agent_spine_demo --> pkg_goal_session
   pkg_agent_spine_demo --> pkg_home
   pkg_agent_spine_demo --> pkg_invariants
   pkg_agent_spine_demo --> pkg_llm
@@ -455,6 +460,7 @@ flowchart TD
   pkg_agent_spine_demo --> pkg_system_prompt
   pkg_agent_spine_demo --> pkg_tasks
   pkg_agent_spine_demo --> pkg_tool_bash
+  pkg_agent_spine_demo --> pkg_tool_goal
   pkg_agent_spine_demo --> pkg_tool_skill
   pkg_agent_spine_demo --> pkg_tool_tasks
   pkg_agent_spine_demo --> pkg_tools
@@ -475,6 +481,7 @@ flowchart TD
   pkg_acp_demo --> pkg_acp
   pkg_acp_demo --> pkg_agent_spine_demo
   pkg_acp_demo --> pkg_app_boot
+  pkg_acp_demo --> pkg_command_goal
   pkg_acp_demo --> pkg_commands
   pkg_acp_demo --> pkg_session_persistence_jsonl
   pkg_acp_demo --> pkg_tools
@@ -492,6 +499,7 @@ flowchart TD
   pkg_tui_demo --> pkg_agent_loop
   pkg_tui_demo --> pkg_agent_spine_demo
   pkg_tui_demo --> pkg_app_boot
+  pkg_tui_demo --> pkg_command_goal
   pkg_tui_demo --> pkg_commands
   pkg_tui_demo --> pkg_llm
   pkg_tui_demo --> pkg_session
@@ -564,6 +572,7 @@ flowchart TD
 | [`tasks`](../packages/tasks/tasks) | `tasks` | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent), [`brand`](../packages/util/brand), [`session`](../packages/core/session), [`timeout`](../packages/util/timeout) |
 | [`workflow`](../packages/workflow/workflow) | `workflow` | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent), [`brand`](../packages/util/brand), [`llm`](../packages/llm/llm), [`session`](../packages/core/session) |
 | [`tools`](../packages/core/tools) | `core` | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent), [`code-runtime`](../packages/code-runtime/code-runtime), [`llm`](../packages/llm/llm), [`scope`](../packages/core/scope), [`session`](../packages/core/session), [`system-prompt`](../packages/core/system-prompt), [`user-approval`](../packages/ui/user-approval) |
+| [`command-goal`](../packages/goal/command-goal) | `goal` | [`commands`](../packages/ui/commands), [`goal`](../packages/goal/goal) |
 | [`goal-session`](../packages/goal/goal-session) | `goal` | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent), [`goal`](../packages/goal/goal), [`llm`](../packages/llm/llm), [`session`](../packages/core/session) |
 | [`bash-sandbox`](../packages/bash/bash-sandbox) | `bash` | [`bash`](../packages/bash/bash), [`bash-local`](../packages/bash/bash-local), [`sandbox`](../packages/sandbox/sandbox), [`sandbox-policy`](../packages/sandbox/sandbox-policy) |
 | [`fs-sandbox`](../packages/fs/fs-sandbox) | `fs` | [`fs`](../packages/fs/fs), [`fs-local`](../packages/fs/fs-local), [`sandbox`](../packages/sandbox/sandbox), [`sandbox-policy`](../packages/sandbox/sandbox-policy) |
@@ -596,10 +605,10 @@ flowchart TD
 | [`acp`](../packages/ui/acp) | `ui` | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent), [`bash`](../packages/bash/bash), [`commands`](../packages/ui/commands), [`llm`](../packages/llm/llm), [`llm-retry`](../packages/llm/llm-retry), [`mode`](../packages/mode/mode), [`permission`](../packages/ui/permission), [`sandbox`](../packages/sandbox/sandbox), [`session`](../packages/core/session), [`session-persistence`](../packages/session-persistence/session-persistence), [`system-prompt`](../packages/core/system-prompt), [`tools`](../packages/core/tools), [`user-approval`](../packages/ui/user-approval), [`user-interaction`](../packages/ui/user-interaction) |
 | [`jsonrpc`](../packages/ui/jsonrpc) | `ui` | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent), [`llm`](../packages/llm/llm), [`llm-deepseek`](../packages/llm/llm-deepseek), [`scope`](../packages/core/scope), [`session`](../packages/core/session), [`subagent`](../packages/subagent/subagent) |
 | [`tui`](../packages/ui/tui) | `ui` | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent), [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop), [`commands`](../packages/ui/commands), [`llm`](../packages/llm/llm), [`llm-retry`](../packages/llm/llm-retry), [`session`](../packages/core/session), [`tools`](../packages/core/tools), [`user-interaction`](../packages/ui/user-interaction) |
-| [`agent-spine-demo`](../packages/examples/agent-spine-demo) | `examples` | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent), [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop), [`home`](../packages/util/home), [`invariants`](../packages/support/invariants), [`llm`](../packages/llm/llm), [`llm-retry`](../packages/llm/llm-retry), [`session`](../packages/core/session), [`skill`](../packages/skill/skill), [`skill-local`](../packages/skill/skill-local), [`system-prompt`](../packages/core/system-prompt), [`tasks`](../packages/tasks/tasks), [`tool-bash`](../packages/bash/tool-bash), [`tool-skill`](../packages/skill/tool-skill), [`tool-tasks`](../packages/tasks/tool-tasks), [`tools`](../packages/core/tools), [`workspace-context`](../packages/context/workspace-context) |
+| [`agent-spine-demo`](../packages/examples/agent-spine-demo) | `examples` | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent), [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop), [`goal`](../packages/goal/goal), [`goal-session`](../packages/goal/goal-session), [`home`](../packages/util/home), [`invariants`](../packages/support/invariants), [`llm`](../packages/llm/llm), [`llm-retry`](../packages/llm/llm-retry), [`session`](../packages/core/session), [`skill`](../packages/skill/skill), [`skill-local`](../packages/skill/skill-local), [`system-prompt`](../packages/core/system-prompt), [`tasks`](../packages/tasks/tasks), [`tool-bash`](../packages/bash/tool-bash), [`tool-goal`](../packages/goal/tool-goal), [`tool-skill`](../packages/skill/tool-skill), [`tool-tasks`](../packages/tasks/tool-tasks), [`tools`](../packages/core/tools), [`workspace-context`](../packages/context/workspace-context) |
 | [`workflow-workerthread`](../packages/workflow/workflow-workerthread) | `workflow` | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent), [`brand`](../packages/util/brand), [`llm`](../packages/llm/llm), [`session`](../packages/core/session), [`subagent`](../packages/subagent/subagent), [`tools`](../packages/core/tools), [`workflow`](../packages/workflow/workflow) |
 | [`subagent-fork`](../packages/subagent/subagent-fork) | `subagent` | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent), [`session`](../packages/core/session), [`subagent`](../packages/subagent/subagent), [`subagent-inprocess`](../packages/subagent/subagent-inprocess) |
 | [`subagent-spawn`](../packages/subagent/subagent-spawn) | `subagent` | [`subagent`](../packages/subagent/subagent), [`subagent-inprocess`](../packages/subagent/subagent-inprocess) |
-| [`acp-demo`](../packages/examples/acp-demo) | `examples` | [`acp`](../packages/ui/acp), [`agent-spine-demo`](../packages/examples/agent-spine-demo), [`app-boot`](../packages/ui/app-boot), [`commands`](../packages/ui/commands), [`session-persistence-jsonl`](../packages/session-persistence/session-persistence-jsonl), [`tools`](../packages/core/tools), [`user-interaction`](../packages/ui/user-interaction), [`workspace-context`](../packages/context/workspace-context) |
+| [`acp-demo`](../packages/examples/acp-demo) | `examples` | [`acp`](../packages/ui/acp), [`agent-spine-demo`](../packages/examples/agent-spine-demo), [`app-boot`](../packages/ui/app-boot), [`command-goal`](../packages/goal/command-goal), [`commands`](../packages/ui/commands), [`session-persistence-jsonl`](../packages/session-persistence/session-persistence-jsonl), [`tools`](../packages/core/tools), [`user-interaction`](../packages/ui/user-interaction), [`workspace-context`](../packages/context/workspace-context) |
 | [`cli-demo`](../packages/examples/cli-demo) | `examples` | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent), [`agent-spine-demo`](../packages/examples/agent-spine-demo), [`app-boot`](../packages/ui/app-boot), [`llm`](../packages/llm/llm), [`session`](../packages/core/session), [`session-persistence-jsonl`](../packages/session-persistence/session-persistence-jsonl), [`tools`](../packages/core/tools), [`workspace-context`](../packages/context/workspace-context) |
-| [`tui-demo`](../packages/examples/tui-demo) | `examples` | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent), [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop), [`agent-spine-demo`](../packages/examples/agent-spine-demo), [`app-boot`](../packages/ui/app-boot), [`commands`](../packages/ui/commands), [`llm`](../packages/llm/llm), [`session`](../packages/core/session), [`session-persistence-jsonl`](../packages/session-persistence/session-persistence-jsonl), [`tool-ask-user`](../packages/ui/tool-ask-user), [`tools`](../packages/core/tools), [`tui`](../packages/ui/tui), [`user-interaction`](../packages/ui/user-interaction), [`workspace-context`](../packages/context/workspace-context) |
+| [`tui-demo`](../packages/examples/tui-demo) | `examples` | [`agent`](../packages/core/agent), [`agent-loop`](../packages/core/agent-loop), [`agent-spine-demo`](../packages/examples/agent-spine-demo), [`app-boot`](../packages/ui/app-boot), [`command-goal`](../packages/goal/command-goal), [`commands`](../packages/ui/commands), [`llm`](../packages/llm/llm), [`session`](../packages/core/session), [`session-persistence-jsonl`](../packages/session-persistence/session-persistence-jsonl), [`tool-ask-user`](../packages/ui/tool-ask-user), [`tools`](../packages/core/tools), [`tui`](../packages/ui/tui), [`user-interaction`](../packages/ui/user-interaction), [`workspace-context`](../packages/context/workspace-context) |
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/goal.cordis.snapshot.yml b/examples/acp-agent/goal.cordis.snapshot.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 89e1078117..0000000000
--- a/examples/acp-agent/goal.cordis.snapshot.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# Replay counterpart to goal.cordis.yml; only the live model is replaced.
-- id: base
-  name: '@cordisjs/plugin-include'
-  config:
-    path: ./goal.cordis.yml
-    patches:
-      - id: llm-deepseek
-        name: '@deepseek-ai/dsh-llm-deepseek'
-        disabled: true
-      - insert:
-          - id: llm-replay
-            name: '@deepseek-ai/dsh-llm-replay'
-            config:
-              providers:
-                - id: deepseek
-                  name: DeepSeek
-                  models:
-                    - id: deepseek-v4-flash
-                    - id: deepseek-v4-pro
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/goal.cordis.yml b/examples/acp-agent/goal.cordis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d077104bb8..0000000000
--- a/examples/acp-agent/goal.cordis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# Add the persisted same-session goal stack to the shipped ACP app.
-- id: base
-  name: '@cordisjs/plugin-include'
-  config:
-    path: ./cordis.yml
-    patches:
-      - insert:
-          - id: goal
-            name: '@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal'
-          - id: tool-goal
-            name: '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-goal'
-          - id: goal-session
-            name: '@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal-session'
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/acp.snapshot.ts b/examples/acp-agent/tests/acp.snapshot.ts
index c511df07d5..6aca9868de 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/acp.snapshot.ts
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/acp.snapshot.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ function snapshotModeFromEnv(value: string | undefined): SnapshotSuiteOptions['m
 const SCENARIOS: Scenario[] = [
   { name: 'handshake', hasModelTurn: false, recorded: false },
   { name: 'reject-extra-dirs', hasModelTurn: false, recorded: false },
+  // Direct command dispatch reports goal state without spending a model turn.
+  { name: 'goal-command-status', hasModelTurn: false, recorded: false },
   // Protocol-only (keyless, authored): session/new advertises the mode picker,
   // session/set_mode acknowledges a valid selection, and an unknown mode id
   // fails loudly. With no model turn, its membership in the plan header class
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/goal-snapshots/goal-session/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/goal-snapshots/goal-session/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 61602dc289..40f60aa7fa 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/goal-snapshots/goal-session/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/goal-snapshots/goal-session/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call","toolCallId":"call_goal_create","title":"Create goal","kind":"other","status":"in_progress","rawInput":"Finish the ACP goal-session snapshot proof"}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call_update","toolCallId":"call_goal_create","status":"completed","content":[{"type":"content","content":{"type":"text","text":"{\"goal\":{\"id\":\"goal-{{sessionId}}\",\"revision\":1,\"objective\":\"Finish the ACP goal-session snapshot proof\",\"phase\":\"active\",\"roundsStarted\":0,\"maxGoalRounds\":2},\"activation\":\"armed\"}"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call","toolCallId":"call_goal_get","title":"Read current goal","kind":"read","status":"in_progress"}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/goal.snapshot.ts b/examples/acp-agent/tests/goal.snapshot.ts
index 42e3041721..4bb01acd16 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/goal.snapshot.ts
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/goal.snapshot.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const refreshing = process.env.DSH_SNAPSHOT === 'refresh'
 
 const agent: AgentUnderTest = {
   binScript: fileURLToPath(new URL('../../../packages/examples/acp-demo/src/bin.ts', import.meta.url)),
-  configPath: fileURLToPath(new URL('../goal.cordis.yml', import.meta.url)),
+  configPath: fileURLToPath(new URL('../cordis.yml', import.meta.url)),
   tsconfigPath: fileURLToPath(new URL('../../../tsconfig.json', import.meta.url)),
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/advanced-toolchain/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/advanced-toolchain/stdout.expected.jsonl
index d4c510c27d..1d824e4e03 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/advanced-toolchain/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/advanced-toolchain/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call","toolCallId":"advanced-mount","title":"Mount plugin into live cordis runtime","kind":"execute","status":"in_progress","rawInput":{"code":"return { name: 'snapshot-marker', apply() {} }"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call_update","toolCallId":"advanced-mount","status":"completed","content":[{"type":"content","content":{"type":"text","text":"mounted dyn-1 (plugin \"snapshot-marker\", state: active)"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call","toolCallId":"advanced-code","title":"return await tools.cordis_inspect({ what: 'dynamic' })","kind":"execute","status":"in_progress","rawInput":"return await tools.cordis_inspect({ what: 'dynamic' })"}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/advanced-toolchain/system-prompt.expected.md b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/advanced-toolchain/system-prompt.expected.md
index dd1b1d7d7c..f41de652ac 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/advanced-toolchain/system-prompt.expected.md
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/advanced-toolchain/system-prompt.expected.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Check the [exit code: N] marker on every bash result; investigate failures befor
 
 Track every background task id you start. You are notified in-session when a task finishes — do not busy-poll or sleep on one; keep working on independent steps and do not duplicate a running task's work. Before giving a final answer, collect every still-relevant task with task_output (set wait: true only when you are genuinely blocked on it), and task_kill tasks that stopped mattering.
 
+Use goal tools for one long-running completion objective in the current session. create_goal may infer goal intent from a direct human request in any language; do not create a goal for routine single-turn work. Call get_goal before update_goal and copy its exact goal_id and revision. After session resume or fork, an active goal is disarmed: when a human asks to continue or resume in any wording or language, use update_goal action resume to rearm it. Mark complete only when the objective is actually achieved. Mark blocked only after the same blocking condition persists for at least 3 consecutive goal rounds, and report that concrete condition in blocked_reason; difficulty, uncertainty, or useful remaining work is not blocked.
+
 Approval prompts are disabled in this session: actions that require approval are rejected automatically — do not request sandbox escalation (do not set `sandbox_permissions`).
 <!-- dsh-user-approval-policy:never -->
 
@@ -88,6 +90,13 @@ declare const tools: {
     /** The dynamic mount id returned by cordis_mount (e.g. "dyn-1"). */
     id: string;
   }): Promise<string>;
+  /** Create one persisted same-session completion goal when the current direct human request is a long-running objective that should continue across autonomous goal rounds. You may infer that intent without requiring the user to say "create a goal". Do not use this for trivial single-turn work. Execution rejects non-human and subagent authority. */
+  create_goal(args: {
+    /** The concrete completion objective inferred from the direct human request. */
+    objective: string;
+    /** Optional positive safe-integer limit on automatic continuation rounds. */
+    max_goal_rounds?: number;
+  }): Promise<string>;
   /** Edit an existing UTF-8 text file by replacing literal text. */
   edit(args: {
     /** Path to edit, resolved by the filesystem backend. */
@@ -103,6 +112,8 @@ declare const tools: {
     /** Required with sandbox_permissions: one sentence for the user explaining why this exact file operation needs the wider access. */
     justification?: string;
   }): Promise<string>;
+  /** Read the current same-session goal, including its exact id/revision, objective, phase, completed continuation rounds, round limit, blocker reason when present, and whether another continuation is armed. Call this before updating a goal. */
+  get_goal(args: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<string>;
   /** Read a UTF-8 text file and return line-numbered content. */
   read(args: {
     /** Path to read, resolved by the filesystem backend. */
@@ -163,6 +174,21 @@ declare const tools: {
       status: "pending" | "in_progress" | "completed";
     })[];
   }): Promise<string>;
+  /** Update the exact current goal revision. edit, pause, and resume require a direct top-level human request. During an automatic continuation of the current goal, complete and blocked are also allowed. blocked is rejected before the configured minimum round count; the model remains responsible for judging that the same condition persisted across those rounds and must explain it in blocked_reason. */
+  update_goal(args: {
+    /** Exact id returned by get_goal. */
+    goal_id: string;
+    /** Exact positive revision returned by get_goal. */
+    revision: number;
+    /** edit | pause | resume | complete | blocked */
+    action: "edit" | "pause" | "resume" | "complete" | "blocked";
+    /** Replacement objective; valid only with action edit. */
+    objective?: string;
+    /** Replacement cap; valid only with action edit. */
+    max_goal_rounds?: number;
+    /** Concrete blocking condition; required only with action blocked. */
+    blocked_reason?: string;
+  }): Promise<string>;
   /** Run a JavaScript workflow script that orchestrates subagents at scale. Use this for work that fans out across many independent pieces — an audit over many files, a migration, multi-angle research, adversarial verification of findings — where you write the orchestration as a script instead of delegating turn by turn. The workflow's identity rides the `meta` parameter as JSON: required `name` (short kebab-case) and `description` strings, optional `whenToUse` string and `phases` array (`{title, detail?, provider?, model?}`). The `script` parameter is the plain JavaScript body ONLY (NOT TypeScript, and NO `export const meta` statement — meta is a parameter, not code), running with top-level await; end with `return <value>` — the value must be JSON-serializable and is this tool's result. Script-body hooks: - `agent(prompt, opts?): Promise<any>` — run one subagent to completion. Without `opts.schema` it resolves to the child's final text; with `opts.schema` (an object-rooted JSON Schema using ONLY type/properties/required/additionalProperties/items/enum/const — no oneOf/pattern/format/numeric bounds) it resolves to the validated object. Resolves `null` when the child fails (filter with `.filter(Boolean)`). Other opts: `label` (display), `phase` (progress group), and independent `provider`/`model` LLM target overrides (either may be provided alone). Anything else (`effort`/`isolation`/`agentType`) is rejected loudly. - `pipeline(items, ...stages): Promise<any[]>` — run each item through the stages independently with NO barrier between stages (prefer this for multi-stage work). Each stage receives `(prev, item, index)`. An ordinary stage throw drops that ITEM to `null` and skips its remaining stages. - `parallel(thunks): Promise<any[]>` — run zero-argument functions concurrently and await ALL of them (a barrier; use only when a stage genuinely needs every prior result together). A throwing thunk resolves to `null`. - `phase(title)` — start a progress phase; `log(message)` — narrate progress; `args` — the tool call's `args` input, verbatim. Misused hooks (bad arguments, unknown options, unsupported schemas, tripped caps) throw errors that ALWAYS kill the script — they never dissolve into a per-item `null`. Constraints: concurrency and total-agent caps apply; no filesystem, network, timers, or Node.js APIs are provided — the agents do the work, the script only coordinates them. The run executes in the foreground: this call returns when the whole script finishes. */
   workflow(args: {
     /** The plain-JS workflow script body (top-level await allowed; NO `export const meta` statement; end with `return <json-value>`). */
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/advanced-toolchain/tool-schemas.expected.json b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/advanced-toolchain/tool-schemas.expected.json
index fdfe16e3b0..fbf720afb4 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/advanced-toolchain/tool-schemas.expected.json
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/advanced-toolchain/tool-schemas.expected.json
@@ -163,6 +163,26 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "create_goal",
+      "description": "Create one persisted same-session completion goal when the current direct human request is a long-running objective that should continue across autonomous goal rounds. You may infer that intent without requiring the user to say \"create a goal\". Do not use this for trivial single-turn work. Execution rejects non-human and subagent authority.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "objective": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "The concrete completion objective inferred from the direct human request."
+          },
+          "max_goal_rounds": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Optional positive safe-integer limit on automatic continuation rounds."
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "objective"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "edit",
       "description": "Edit an existing UTF-8 text file by replacing literal text.",
@@ -205,6 +225,14 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "get_goal",
+      "description": "Read the current same-session goal, including its exact id/revision, objective, phase, completed continuation rounds, round limit, blocker reason when present, and whether another continuation is armed. Call this before updating a goal.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {}
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "read",
       "description": "Read a UTF-8 text file and return line-numbered content.",
@@ -401,6 +429,51 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "update_goal",
+      "description": "Update the exact current goal revision. edit, pause, and resume require a direct top-level human request. During an automatic continuation of the current goal, complete and blocked are also allowed. blocked is rejected before the configured minimum round count; the model remains responsible for judging that the same condition persisted across those rounds and must explain it in blocked_reason.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "goal_id": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Exact id returned by get_goal."
+          },
+          "revision": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Exact positive revision returned by get_goal."
+          },
+          "action": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "edit | pause | resume | complete | blocked",
+            "enum": [
+              "edit",
+              "pause",
+              "resume",
+              "complete",
+              "blocked"
+            ]
+          },
+          "objective": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Replacement objective; valid only with action edit."
+          },
+          "max_goal_rounds": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Replacement cap; valid only with action edit."
+          },
+          "blocked_reason": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Concrete blocking condition; required only with action blocked."
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "goal_id",
+          "revision",
+          "action"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "workflow",
       "description": "Run a JavaScript workflow script that orchestrates subagents at scale. Use this for work that fans out across many independent pieces — an audit over many files, a migration, multi-angle research, adversarial verification of findings — where you write the orchestration as a script instead of delegating turn by turn.\n\nThe workflow's identity rides the `meta` parameter as JSON: required `name` (short kebab-case) and `description` strings, optional `whenToUse` string and `phases` array (`{title, detail?, provider?, model?}`). The `script` parameter is the plain JavaScript body ONLY (NOT TypeScript, and NO `export const meta` statement — meta is a parameter, not code), running with top-level await; end with `return <value>` — the value must be JSON-serializable and is this tool's result.\n\nScript-body hooks:\n- `agent(prompt, opts?): Promise<any>` — run one subagent to completion. Without `opts.schema` it resolves to the child's final text; with `opts.schema` (an object-rooted JSON Schema using ONLY type/properties/required/additionalProperties/items/enum/const — no oneOf/pattern/format/numeric bounds) it resolves to the validated object. Resolves `null` when the child fails (filter with `.filter(Boolean)`). Other opts: `label` (display), `phase` (progress group), and independent `provider`/`model` LLM target overrides (either may be provided alone). Anything else (`effort`/`isolation`/`agentType`) is rejected loudly.\n- `pipeline(items, ...stages): Promise<any[]>` — run each item through the stages independently with NO barrier between stages (prefer this for multi-stage work). Each stage receives `(prev, item, index)`. An ordinary stage throw drops that ITEM to `null` and skips its remaining stages.\n- `parallel(thunks): Promise<any[]>` — run zero-argument functions concurrently and await ALL of them (a barrier; use only when a stage genuinely needs every prior result together). A throwing thunk resolves to `null`.\n- `phase(title)` — start a progress phase; `log(message)` — narrate progress; `args` — the tool call's `args` input, verbatim.\n\nMisused hooks (bad arguments, unknown options, unsupported schemas, tripped caps) throw errors that ALWAYS kill the script — they never dissolve into a per-item `null`.\n\nConstraints: concurrency and total-agent caps apply; no filesystem, network, timers, or Node.js APIs are provided — the agents do the work, the script only coordinates them. The run executes in the foreground: this call returns when the whole script finishes.",
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/bash-spill/session.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/bash-spill/session.jsonl
index fb9c0ff5a9..8b2b4e595f 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/bash-spill/session.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/bash-spill/session.jsonl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 {"type":"assistant/chunk","seq":8,"time":0,"data":{"turn":1,"step":1,"chunk":{"type":"finish","reason":{"kind":"tool-calls"}}}}
 {"type":"assistant/message","seq":9,"time":0,"data":{"turn":1,"step":1,"content":[{"type":"tool-call","id":"call_spill","name":"bash","arguments":"{\"command\":\"node -e \\\"process.stdout.write('SPILL_START-' + 'x'.repeat(2000) + '-SPILL_END')\\\"\",\"description\":\"Print large deterministic output\"}"}],"provenance":{"provider":"deepseek","model":"deepseek-v4-flash"},"usage":{"inputTokens":10,"outputTokens":5}},"sourceEventSeqs":[4,5,6,7,8],"surfaceOp":"append"}
 {"type":"tool/call","seq":10,"time":0,"data":{"turn":1,"step":1,"callId":"call_spill","name":"bash","arguments":"{\"command\":\"node -e \\\"process.stdout.write('SPILL_START-' + 'x'.repeat(2000) + '-SPILL_END')\\\"\",\"description\":\"Print large deterministic output\"}"}}
-{"type":"tool/result","seq":11,"time":0,"data":{"turn":1,"step":1,"callId":"call_spill","content":[{"type":"text","text":"SPILL_START-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-SPILL_END\n\n(Omitted 1417 bytes. Full formatted result stored at: /tmp/dsh-acp-snapshot-spill/session-a4cbdf27b0d8/5943618d8ffd-bash.txt. Use read with offset/limit, or grep this path to search within it.)"}],"isError":false},"sourceEventSeqs":[10],"surfaceOp":"append"}
+{"type":"tool/result","seq":11,"time":0,"data":{"turn":1,"step":1,"callId":"call_spill","content":[{"type":"text","text":"SPILL_START-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-SPILL_END\n\n(Omitted 1417 bytes. Full formatted result stored at: /tmp/dsh-acp-snapshot-spill/session-b68f88be045a/c7f3c42f90e6-bash.txt. Use read with offset/limit, or grep this path to search within it.)"}],"isError":false},"sourceEventSeqs":[10],"surfaceOp":"append"}
 {"type":"step/end","seq":12,"time":0,"data":{"turn":1,"step":1}}
 {"type":"step/start","seq":13,"time":0,"data":{"turn":1,"step":2}}
 {"type":"assistant/chunk","seq":14,"time":0,"data":{"turn":1,"step":2,"chunk":{"type":"block-start","index":0,"blockType":"text"}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/bash-spill/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/bash-spill/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 1c0de9fdef..39e722b065 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/bash-spill/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/bash-spill/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call","toolCallId":"call_spill","title":"node -e \"process.stdout.write('SPILL_START-' + 'x'.repeat(2000) + '-SPILL_END')\"","kind":"execute","status":"in_progress","rawInput":"node -e \"process.stdout.write('SPILL_START-' + 'x'.repeat(2000) + '-SPILL_END')\"","content":[{"type":"content","content":{"type":"text","text":"Print large deterministic output"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call_update","toolCallId":"call_spill","status":"completed","content":[{"type":"content","content":{"type":"text","text":"```console\nSPILL_START-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-SPILL_END\n\n(Omitted 1417 bytes. Full formatted result stored at: {{spillLocator:bash.txt}}. Use read with offset/limit, or grep this path to search within it.)\n```"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_message_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"DONE"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/both-mode-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/both-mode-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 4fb1d25053..04057d9fa8 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/both-mode-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/both-mode-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" wants"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/both-mode-turn/system-prompt.expected.md b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/both-mode-turn/system-prompt.expected.md
index 621cc41870..b19987c889 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/both-mode-turn/system-prompt.expected.md
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/both-mode-turn/system-prompt.expected.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Check the [exit code: N] marker on every bash result; investigate failures befor
 
 Track every background task id you start. You are notified in-session when a task finishes — do not busy-poll or sleep on one; keep working on independent steps and do not duplicate a running task's work. Before giving a final answer, collect every still-relevant task with task_output (set wait: true only when you are genuinely blocked on it), and task_kill tasks that stopped mattering.
 
+Use goal tools for one long-running completion objective in the current session. create_goal may infer goal intent from a direct human request in any language; do not create a goal for routine single-turn work. Call get_goal before update_goal and copy its exact goal_id and revision. After session resume or fork, an active goal is disarmed: when a human asks to continue or resume in any wording or language, use update_goal action resume to rearm it. Mark complete only when the objective is actually achieved. Mark blocked only after the same blocking condition persists for at least 3 consecutive goal rounds, and report that concrete condition in blocked_reason; difficulty, uncertainty, or useful remaining work is not blocked.
+
 Approval prompts are disabled in this session: actions that require approval are rejected automatically — do not request sandbox escalation (do not set `sandbox_permissions`).
 <!-- dsh-user-approval-policy:never -->
 
@@ -71,6 +73,13 @@ declare const tools: {
     /** Required with sandbox_permissions: one sentence for the user explaining why this exact command needs the wider access. */
     justification?: string;
   }): Promise<string>;
+  /** Create one persisted same-session completion goal when the current direct human request is a long-running objective that should continue across autonomous goal rounds. You may infer that intent without requiring the user to say "create a goal". Do not use this for trivial single-turn work. Execution rejects non-human and subagent authority. */
+  create_goal(args: {
+    /** The concrete completion objective inferred from the direct human request. */
+    objective: string;
+    /** Optional positive safe-integer limit on automatic continuation rounds. */
+    max_goal_rounds?: number;
+  }): Promise<string>;
   /** Edit an existing UTF-8 text file by replacing literal text. */
   edit(args: {
     /** Path to edit, resolved by the filesystem backend. */
@@ -86,6 +95,8 @@ declare const tools: {
     /** Required with sandbox_permissions: one sentence for the user explaining why this exact file operation needs the wider access. */
     justification?: string;
   }): Promise<string>;
+  /** Read the current same-session goal, including its exact id/revision, objective, phase, completed continuation rounds, round limit, blocker reason when present, and whether another continuation is armed. Call this before updating a goal. */
+  get_goal(args: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<string>;
   /** Read a UTF-8 text file and return line-numbered content. */
   read(args: {
     /** Path to read, resolved by the filesystem backend. */
@@ -146,6 +157,21 @@ declare const tools: {
       status: "pending" | "in_progress" | "completed";
     })[];
   }): Promise<string>;
+  /** Update the exact current goal revision. edit, pause, and resume require a direct top-level human request. During an automatic continuation of the current goal, complete and blocked are also allowed. blocked is rejected before the configured minimum round count; the model remains responsible for judging that the same condition persisted across those rounds and must explain it in blocked_reason. */
+  update_goal(args: {
+    /** Exact id returned by get_goal. */
+    goal_id: string;
+    /** Exact positive revision returned by get_goal. */
+    revision: number;
+    /** edit | pause | resume | complete | blocked */
+    action: "edit" | "pause" | "resume" | "complete" | "blocked";
+    /** Replacement objective; valid only with action edit. */
+    objective?: string;
+    /** Replacement cap; valid only with action edit. */
+    max_goal_rounds?: number;
+    /** Concrete blocking condition; required only with action blocked. */
+    blocked_reason?: string;
+  }): Promise<string>;
   /** Run a JavaScript workflow script that orchestrates subagents at scale. Use this for work that fans out across many independent pieces — an audit over many files, a migration, multi-angle research, adversarial verification of findings — where you write the orchestration as a script instead of delegating turn by turn. The workflow's identity rides the `meta` parameter as JSON: required `name` (short kebab-case) and `description` strings, optional `whenToUse` string and `phases` array (`{title, detail?, provider?, model?}`). The `script` parameter is the plain JavaScript body ONLY (NOT TypeScript, and NO `export const meta` statement — meta is a parameter, not code), running with top-level await; end with `return <value>` — the value must be JSON-serializable and is this tool's result. Script-body hooks: - `agent(prompt, opts?): Promise<any>` — run one subagent to completion. Without `opts.schema` it resolves to the child's final text; with `opts.schema` (an object-rooted JSON Schema using ONLY type/properties/required/additionalProperties/items/enum/const — no oneOf/pattern/format/numeric bounds) it resolves to the validated object. Resolves `null` when the child fails (filter with `.filter(Boolean)`). Other opts: `label` (display), `phase` (progress group), and independent `provider`/`model` LLM target overrides (either may be provided alone). Anything else (`effort`/`isolation`/`agentType`) is rejected loudly. - `pipeline(items, ...stages): Promise<any[]>` — run each item through the stages independently with NO barrier between stages (prefer this for multi-stage work). Each stage receives `(prev, item, index)`. An ordinary stage throw drops that ITEM to `null` and skips its remaining stages. - `parallel(thunks): Promise<any[]>` — run zero-argument functions concurrently and await ALL of them (a barrier; use only when a stage genuinely needs every prior result together). A throwing thunk resolves to `null`. - `phase(title)` — start a progress phase; `log(message)` — narrate progress; `args` — the tool call's `args` input, verbatim. Misused hooks (bad arguments, unknown options, unsupported schemas, tripped caps) throw errors that ALWAYS kill the script — they never dissolve into a per-item `null`. Constraints: concurrency and total-agent caps apply; no filesystem, network, timers, or Node.js APIs are provided — the agents do the work, the script only coordinates them. The run executes in the foreground: this call returns when the whole script finishes. */
   workflow(args: {
     /** The plain-JS workflow script body (top-level await allowed; NO `export const meta` statement; end with `return <json-value>`). */
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/both-mode-turn/tool-schemas.expected.json b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/both-mode-turn/tool-schemas.expected.json
index e17a7ee924..fbe335836d 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/both-mode-turn/tool-schemas.expected.json
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/both-mode-turn/tool-schemas.expected.json
@@ -106,6 +106,26 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "create_goal",
+      "description": "Create one persisted same-session completion goal when the current direct human request is a long-running objective that should continue across autonomous goal rounds. You may infer that intent without requiring the user to say \"create a goal\". Do not use this for trivial single-turn work. Execution rejects non-human and subagent authority.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "objective": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "The concrete completion objective inferred from the direct human request."
+          },
+          "max_goal_rounds": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Optional positive safe-integer limit on automatic continuation rounds."
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "objective"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "edit",
       "description": "Edit an existing UTF-8 text file by replacing literal text.",
@@ -148,6 +168,14 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "get_goal",
+      "description": "Read the current same-session goal, including its exact id/revision, objective, phase, completed continuation rounds, round limit, blocker reason when present, and whether another continuation is armed. Call this before updating a goal.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {}
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "read",
       "description": "Read a UTF-8 text file and return line-numbered content.",
@@ -344,6 +372,51 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "update_goal",
+      "description": "Update the exact current goal revision. edit, pause, and resume require a direct top-level human request. During an automatic continuation of the current goal, complete and blocked are also allowed. blocked is rejected before the configured minimum round count; the model remains responsible for judging that the same condition persisted across those rounds and must explain it in blocked_reason.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "goal_id": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Exact id returned by get_goal."
+          },
+          "revision": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Exact positive revision returned by get_goal."
+          },
+          "action": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "edit | pause | resume | complete | blocked",
+            "enum": [
+              "edit",
+              "pause",
+              "resume",
+              "complete",
+              "blocked"
+            ]
+          },
+          "objective": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Replacement objective; valid only with action edit."
+          },
+          "max_goal_rounds": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Replacement cap; valid only with action edit."
+          },
+          "blocked_reason": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Concrete blocking condition; required only with action blocked."
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "goal_id",
+          "revision",
+          "action"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "workflow",
       "description": "Run a JavaScript workflow script that orchestrates subagents at scale. Use this for work that fans out across many independent pieces — an audit over many files, a migration, multi-angle research, adversarial verification of findings — where you write the orchestration as a script instead of delegating turn by turn.\n\nThe workflow's identity rides the `meta` parameter as JSON: required `name` (short kebab-case) and `description` strings, optional `whenToUse` string and `phases` array (`{title, detail?, provider?, model?}`). The `script` parameter is the plain JavaScript body ONLY (NOT TypeScript, and NO `export const meta` statement — meta is a parameter, not code), running with top-level await; end with `return <value>` — the value must be JSON-serializable and is this tool's result.\n\nScript-body hooks:\n- `agent(prompt, opts?): Promise<any>` — run one subagent to completion. Without `opts.schema` it resolves to the child's final text; with `opts.schema` (an object-rooted JSON Schema using ONLY type/properties/required/additionalProperties/items/enum/const — no oneOf/pattern/format/numeric bounds) it resolves to the validated object. Resolves `null` when the child fails (filter with `.filter(Boolean)`). Other opts: `label` (display), `phase` (progress group), and independent `provider`/`model` LLM target overrides (either may be provided alone). Anything else (`effort`/`isolation`/`agentType`) is rejected loudly.\n- `pipeline(items, ...stages): Promise<any[]>` — run each item through the stages independently with NO barrier between stages (prefer this for multi-stage work). Each stage receives `(prev, item, index)`. An ordinary stage throw drops that ITEM to `null` and skips its remaining stages.\n- `parallel(thunks): Promise<any[]>` — run zero-argument functions concurrently and await ALL of them (a barrier; use only when a stage genuinely needs every prior result together). A throwing thunk resolves to `null`.\n- `phase(title)` — start a progress phase; `log(message)` — narrate progress; `args` — the tool call's `args` input, verbatim.\n\nMisused hooks (bad arguments, unknown options, unsupported schemas, tripped caps) throw errors that ALWAYS kill the script — they never dissolve into a per-item `null`.\n\nConstraints: concurrency and total-agent caps apply; no filesystem, network, timers, or Node.js APIs are provided — the agents do the work, the script only coordinates them. The run executes in the foreground: this call returns when the whole script finishes.",
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/cancel-tool-calls/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/cancel-tool-calls/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 2d55307239..46a4b561bb 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/cancel-tool-calls/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/cancel-tool-calls/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call","toolCallId":"call_wait","title":"node -e \"setInterval(() => {}, 1000)\"","kind":"execute","status":"in_progress","rawInput":"node -e \"setInterval(() => {}, 1000)\"","content":[{"type":"content","content":{"type":"text","text":"Wait until cancellation"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":3,"result":{"stopReason":"cancelled"}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call_update","toolCallId":"call_wait","status":"failed","content":[{"type":"content","content":{"type":"text","text":"```console\nError: command aborted\n```"}}]}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/cancel/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/cancel/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 46055bea37..f6a92035c1 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/cancel/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/cancel/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_message_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"partial"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":3,"result":{"stopReason":"cancelled"}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/code-mode-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/code-mode-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl
index b08c03a7cd..d825c27a2e 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/code-mode-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/code-mode-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" wants"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/code-mode-turn/system-prompt.expected.md b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/code-mode-turn/system-prompt.expected.md
index 621cc41870..b19987c889 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/code-mode-turn/system-prompt.expected.md
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/code-mode-turn/system-prompt.expected.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Check the [exit code: N] marker on every bash result; investigate failures befor
 
 Track every background task id you start. You are notified in-session when a task finishes — do not busy-poll or sleep on one; keep working on independent steps and do not duplicate a running task's work. Before giving a final answer, collect every still-relevant task with task_output (set wait: true only when you are genuinely blocked on it), and task_kill tasks that stopped mattering.
 
+Use goal tools for one long-running completion objective in the current session. create_goal may infer goal intent from a direct human request in any language; do not create a goal for routine single-turn work. Call get_goal before update_goal and copy its exact goal_id and revision. After session resume or fork, an active goal is disarmed: when a human asks to continue or resume in any wording or language, use update_goal action resume to rearm it. Mark complete only when the objective is actually achieved. Mark blocked only after the same blocking condition persists for at least 3 consecutive goal rounds, and report that concrete condition in blocked_reason; difficulty, uncertainty, or useful remaining work is not blocked.
+
 Approval prompts are disabled in this session: actions that require approval are rejected automatically — do not request sandbox escalation (do not set `sandbox_permissions`).
 <!-- dsh-user-approval-policy:never -->
 
@@ -71,6 +73,13 @@ declare const tools: {
     /** Required with sandbox_permissions: one sentence for the user explaining why this exact command needs the wider access. */
     justification?: string;
   }): Promise<string>;
+  /** Create one persisted same-session completion goal when the current direct human request is a long-running objective that should continue across autonomous goal rounds. You may infer that intent without requiring the user to say "create a goal". Do not use this for trivial single-turn work. Execution rejects non-human and subagent authority. */
+  create_goal(args: {
+    /** The concrete completion objective inferred from the direct human request. */
+    objective: string;
+    /** Optional positive safe-integer limit on automatic continuation rounds. */
+    max_goal_rounds?: number;
+  }): Promise<string>;
   /** Edit an existing UTF-8 text file by replacing literal text. */
   edit(args: {
     /** Path to edit, resolved by the filesystem backend. */
@@ -86,6 +95,8 @@ declare const tools: {
     /** Required with sandbox_permissions: one sentence for the user explaining why this exact file operation needs the wider access. */
     justification?: string;
   }): Promise<string>;
+  /** Read the current same-session goal, including its exact id/revision, objective, phase, completed continuation rounds, round limit, blocker reason when present, and whether another continuation is armed. Call this before updating a goal. */
+  get_goal(args: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<string>;
   /** Read a UTF-8 text file and return line-numbered content. */
   read(args: {
     /** Path to read, resolved by the filesystem backend. */
@@ -146,6 +157,21 @@ declare const tools: {
       status: "pending" | "in_progress" | "completed";
     })[];
   }): Promise<string>;
+  /** Update the exact current goal revision. edit, pause, and resume require a direct top-level human request. During an automatic continuation of the current goal, complete and blocked are also allowed. blocked is rejected before the configured minimum round count; the model remains responsible for judging that the same condition persisted across those rounds and must explain it in blocked_reason. */
+  update_goal(args: {
+    /** Exact id returned by get_goal. */
+    goal_id: string;
+    /** Exact positive revision returned by get_goal. */
+    revision: number;
+    /** edit | pause | resume | complete | blocked */
+    action: "edit" | "pause" | "resume" | "complete" | "blocked";
+    /** Replacement objective; valid only with action edit. */
+    objective?: string;
+    /** Replacement cap; valid only with action edit. */
+    max_goal_rounds?: number;
+    /** Concrete blocking condition; required only with action blocked. */
+    blocked_reason?: string;
+  }): Promise<string>;
   /** Run a JavaScript workflow script that orchestrates subagents at scale. Use this for work that fans out across many independent pieces — an audit over many files, a migration, multi-angle research, adversarial verification of findings — where you write the orchestration as a script instead of delegating turn by turn. The workflow's identity rides the `meta` parameter as JSON: required `name` (short kebab-case) and `description` strings, optional `whenToUse` string and `phases` array (`{title, detail?, provider?, model?}`). The `script` parameter is the plain JavaScript body ONLY (NOT TypeScript, and NO `export const meta` statement — meta is a parameter, not code), running with top-level await; end with `return <value>` — the value must be JSON-serializable and is this tool's result. Script-body hooks: - `agent(prompt, opts?): Promise<any>` — run one subagent to completion. Without `opts.schema` it resolves to the child's final text; with `opts.schema` (an object-rooted JSON Schema using ONLY type/properties/required/additionalProperties/items/enum/const — no oneOf/pattern/format/numeric bounds) it resolves to the validated object. Resolves `null` when the child fails (filter with `.filter(Boolean)`). Other opts: `label` (display), `phase` (progress group), and independent `provider`/`model` LLM target overrides (either may be provided alone). Anything else (`effort`/`isolation`/`agentType`) is rejected loudly. - `pipeline(items, ...stages): Promise<any[]>` — run each item through the stages independently with NO barrier between stages (prefer this for multi-stage work). Each stage receives `(prev, item, index)`. An ordinary stage throw drops that ITEM to `null` and skips its remaining stages. - `parallel(thunks): Promise<any[]>` — run zero-argument functions concurrently and await ALL of them (a barrier; use only when a stage genuinely needs every prior result together). A throwing thunk resolves to `null`. - `phase(title)` — start a progress phase; `log(message)` — narrate progress; `args` — the tool call's `args` input, verbatim. Misused hooks (bad arguments, unknown options, unsupported schemas, tripped caps) throw errors that ALWAYS kill the script — they never dissolve into a per-item `null`. Constraints: concurrency and total-agent caps apply; no filesystem, network, timers, or Node.js APIs are provided — the agents do the work, the script only coordinates them. The run executes in the foreground: this call returns when the whole script finishes. */
   workflow(args: {
     /** The plain-JS workflow script body (top-level await allowed; NO `export const meta` statement; end with `return <json-value>`). */
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/code-mode-workspace-context/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/code-mode-workspace-context/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 3d2dfa3a6c..3e47150645 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/code-mode-workspace-context/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/code-mode-workspace-context/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" wants"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/code-mode-workspace-context/system-prompt.expected.md b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/code-mode-workspace-context/system-prompt.expected.md
index 621cc41870..b19987c889 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/code-mode-workspace-context/system-prompt.expected.md
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/code-mode-workspace-context/system-prompt.expected.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Check the [exit code: N] marker on every bash result; investigate failures befor
 
 Track every background task id you start. You are notified in-session when a task finishes — do not busy-poll or sleep on one; keep working on independent steps and do not duplicate a running task's work. Before giving a final answer, collect every still-relevant task with task_output (set wait: true only when you are genuinely blocked on it), and task_kill tasks that stopped mattering.
 
+Use goal tools for one long-running completion objective in the current session. create_goal may infer goal intent from a direct human request in any language; do not create a goal for routine single-turn work. Call get_goal before update_goal and copy its exact goal_id and revision. After session resume or fork, an active goal is disarmed: when a human asks to continue or resume in any wording or language, use update_goal action resume to rearm it. Mark complete only when the objective is actually achieved. Mark blocked only after the same blocking condition persists for at least 3 consecutive goal rounds, and report that concrete condition in blocked_reason; difficulty, uncertainty, or useful remaining work is not blocked.
+
 Approval prompts are disabled in this session: actions that require approval are rejected automatically — do not request sandbox escalation (do not set `sandbox_permissions`).
 <!-- dsh-user-approval-policy:never -->
 
@@ -71,6 +73,13 @@ declare const tools: {
     /** Required with sandbox_permissions: one sentence for the user explaining why this exact command needs the wider access. */
     justification?: string;
   }): Promise<string>;
+  /** Create one persisted same-session completion goal when the current direct human request is a long-running objective that should continue across autonomous goal rounds. You may infer that intent without requiring the user to say "create a goal". Do not use this for trivial single-turn work. Execution rejects non-human and subagent authority. */
+  create_goal(args: {
+    /** The concrete completion objective inferred from the direct human request. */
+    objective: string;
+    /** Optional positive safe-integer limit on automatic continuation rounds. */
+    max_goal_rounds?: number;
+  }): Promise<string>;
   /** Edit an existing UTF-8 text file by replacing literal text. */
   edit(args: {
     /** Path to edit, resolved by the filesystem backend. */
@@ -86,6 +95,8 @@ declare const tools: {
     /** Required with sandbox_permissions: one sentence for the user explaining why this exact file operation needs the wider access. */
     justification?: string;
   }): Promise<string>;
+  /** Read the current same-session goal, including its exact id/revision, objective, phase, completed continuation rounds, round limit, blocker reason when present, and whether another continuation is armed. Call this before updating a goal. */
+  get_goal(args: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<string>;
   /** Read a UTF-8 text file and return line-numbered content. */
   read(args: {
     /** Path to read, resolved by the filesystem backend. */
@@ -146,6 +157,21 @@ declare const tools: {
       status: "pending" | "in_progress" | "completed";
     })[];
   }): Promise<string>;
+  /** Update the exact current goal revision. edit, pause, and resume require a direct top-level human request. During an automatic continuation of the current goal, complete and blocked are also allowed. blocked is rejected before the configured minimum round count; the model remains responsible for judging that the same condition persisted across those rounds and must explain it in blocked_reason. */
+  update_goal(args: {
+    /** Exact id returned by get_goal. */
+    goal_id: string;
+    /** Exact positive revision returned by get_goal. */
+    revision: number;
+    /** edit | pause | resume | complete | blocked */
+    action: "edit" | "pause" | "resume" | "complete" | "blocked";
+    /** Replacement objective; valid only with action edit. */
+    objective?: string;
+    /** Replacement cap; valid only with action edit. */
+    max_goal_rounds?: number;
+    /** Concrete blocking condition; required only with action blocked. */
+    blocked_reason?: string;
+  }): Promise<string>;
   /** Run a JavaScript workflow script that orchestrates subagents at scale. Use this for work that fans out across many independent pieces — an audit over many files, a migration, multi-angle research, adversarial verification of findings — where you write the orchestration as a script instead of delegating turn by turn. The workflow's identity rides the `meta` parameter as JSON: required `name` (short kebab-case) and `description` strings, optional `whenToUse` string and `phases` array (`{title, detail?, provider?, model?}`). The `script` parameter is the plain JavaScript body ONLY (NOT TypeScript, and NO `export const meta` statement — meta is a parameter, not code), running with top-level await; end with `return <value>` — the value must be JSON-serializable and is this tool's result. Script-body hooks: - `agent(prompt, opts?): Promise<any>` — run one subagent to completion. Without `opts.schema` it resolves to the child's final text; with `opts.schema` (an object-rooted JSON Schema using ONLY type/properties/required/additionalProperties/items/enum/const — no oneOf/pattern/format/numeric bounds) it resolves to the validated object. Resolves `null` when the child fails (filter with `.filter(Boolean)`). Other opts: `label` (display), `phase` (progress group), and independent `provider`/`model` LLM target overrides (either may be provided alone). Anything else (`effort`/`isolation`/`agentType`) is rejected loudly. - `pipeline(items, ...stages): Promise<any[]>` — run each item through the stages independently with NO barrier between stages (prefer this for multi-stage work). Each stage receives `(prev, item, index)`. An ordinary stage throw drops that ITEM to `null` and skips its remaining stages. - `parallel(thunks): Promise<any[]>` — run zero-argument functions concurrently and await ALL of them (a barrier; use only when a stage genuinely needs every prior result together). A throwing thunk resolves to `null`. - `phase(title)` — start a progress phase; `log(message)` — narrate progress; `args` — the tool call's `args` input, verbatim. Misused hooks (bad arguments, unknown options, unsupported schemas, tripped caps) throw errors that ALWAYS kill the script — they never dissolve into a per-item `null`. Constraints: concurrency and total-agent caps apply; no filesystem, network, timers, or Node.js APIs are provided — the agents do the work, the script only coordinates them. The run executes in the foreground: this call returns when the whole script finishes. */
   workflow(args: {
     /** The plain-JS workflow script body (top-level await allowed; NO `export const meta` statement; end with `return <json-value>`). */
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/config-options/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/config-options/stdout.expected.jsonl
index c2f91c4394..ff4a226b93 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/config-options/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/config-options/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":3,"result":{"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"workspace-write","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":4,"result":{"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":5,"error":{"code":-32602,"message":"Invalid params: unknown permission value \"plan\""}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/cordis-inspect-jsdoc/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/cordis-inspect-jsdoc/stdout.expected.jsonl
index d05d98ac26..4c5e788512 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/cordis-inspect-jsdoc/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/cordis-inspect-jsdoc/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call","toolCallId":"inspect-tools-api","title":"Inspect cordis runtime: api: tools","kind":"read","status":"in_progress"}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call_update","toolCallId":"inspect-tools-api","status":"completed","content":[{"type":"content","content":{"type":"text","text":"## api\n- tools — Tool registry and execution pipeline.\n    /**\n     * Register globally or in the calling agent scope. Scoped tools shadow\n     * globals; duplicates within one layer and the reserved `run_code` name fail.\n     * @param definition - the tool schema, execution, and optional presentation functions.\n     * @returns the exact disposer that unregisters the tool.\n     */\n    register(definition: ToolDefinition): () => void\n    /**\n     * Restrict global tools for the calling agent scope. Empty filters, unknown\n     * names, scope-local names, and reserved transport names fail. Restrictions\n     * intersect; scoped registrations remain visible.\n     * @param filter - global-surface mask: `allow` (keep only) and/or `deny` (remove).\n     * @returns the exact disposer that lifts this restriction.\n     */\n    restrict(filter: ToolRestriction): () => void\n    /**\n     * Register a monotonic guard after the extensible `tools/pre-execute`\n     * waterfall. A plain-context guard applies globally; one registered through\n     * `agent.ctx` applies only to that agent. Any matching guard may deny by\n     * returning a reason, while no guard can force-allow a call another guard\n     * denied. The exact effect disposer is returned for ordered ownership and\n     * HMR cleanup.\n     * @param guard - synchronous check; a returned string denies the execution.\n     * @returns the exact disposer that unregisters the guard.\n     */\n    guard(guard: ToolGuard): () => void\n    /**\n     * Look up a tool as one scope sees it (scoped\n     * shadows global; a restricted-away global reads as absent). Presenters pass\n     * the calling agent so the rendered card matches the definition that\n     * actually executed.\n     * @param name - the tool name as registered.\n     * @param scope - the viewing scope (the agent); omitted = the global view.\n     * @returns the definition the scope resolves, or undefined when none is visible.\n     */\n    get(name: string, scope?: ScopeKey): ToolDefinition | undefined\n    /**\n     * Project visible definitions onto the allowlisted model-facing schema fields,\n     * excluding execution and presentation callbacks.\n     * @param scope - the viewing scope (the agent); omitted = the global view.\n     * @returns one deep-cloned schema per visible tool.\n     */\n    schemas(scope?: ScopeKey): ToolSchema[]\n    /**\n     * Classify a pending call through the caller's visible tool definition. Only\n     * an exact `true` is parallel; unknown, hidden, undeclared, invalid, or\n     * throwing classifiers are exclusive.\n     * @param exec - call name, parsed arguments, and optional agent scope.\n     * @returns the fail-closed scheduling mode.\n     */\n    executionMode(exec: ToolExecutionInput): ToolExecutionMode\n    /**\n     * Execute through pre-policy, guards, around-dispatch, post-policy, and final\n     * notification. Tool and listener failures resolve as materialized error\n     * results; an invisible tool reports `UNKNOWN_TOOL`. The returned outcome is\n     * the same lossless, frozen snapshot final observers receive.\n     * @param exec - the typed same-process call input. The registry assigns its\n     *   correlation token before policy begins.\n     * @returns the materialized final result.\n     */\n    async execute(exec: ToolExecutionInput): Promise<ToolExecutionResult>\ntype shapes (referenced by the signatures above — read these before assuming a field is a string):\n    export interface Agent {\n        readonly id: SessionId;\n        readonly options: AgentOptions;\n        readonly session: Session;\n        readonly status: AgentStatus;\n        readonly ctx: Context;\n        send(content: ContentBlock[], options?: SendOptions): void;\n        steer(content: ContentBlock[], options?: SendOptions): void;\n        inject(content: ContentBlock[], options?: InjectOptions): void;\n        cancel(reason?: string): void;\n        whenIdle(): Promise<void>;\n    }\n    export interface AgentOptions {\n        provider?: string;\n        model?: string;\n    }\n    export type AgentStatus = 'idle' | 'running' | 'disposed';\n    export type Branded<B 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    output?: string;\n        exitCode?: number;\n        signal?: string;\n    }\n    export type ToolCallKind = 'read' | 'edit' | 'delete' | 'move' | 'search' | 'execute' | 'fetch' | 'other';\n    export type ToolCallView = GenericCallView | TerminalCallView | DiffCallView;\n    export interface ToolDefinition extends ToolSchema {\n        execute(args: unknown, exec: ToolRunContext): Promise<ToolExecuteReturn>;\n        timeoutMs?: number;\n        isConcurrencySafe?(args: unknown): boolean;\n        presentCall?(args: unknown): ToolCallView | undefined;\n        presentResult?(args: unknown, result: ToolResult): ToolResultView | undefined;\n    }\n    export interface ToolErrorInfo {\n        name: string;\n        code: string;\n    }\n    export type ToolExecuteReturn = ContentBlock[] | {\n        content: ContentBlock[];\n        meta?: unknown;\n    };\n    export interface ToolExecution extends ToolExecutionInput {\n        readonly token: ToolExecutionToken;\n    }\n    export interface ToolExecutionInput {\n        readonly callId: CallId;\n        readonly name: string;\n        readonly arguments: unknown;\n        readonly agent?: Agent;\n        readonly parent?: ToolExecutionToken;\n        signal?: AbortSignal;\n    }\n    export type ToolExecutionMode = {\n        kind: 'parallel';\n    } | {\n        kind: 'exclusive';\n    };\n    export interface ToolExecutionResult {\n        content: ContentBlock[];\n        isError: boolean;\n        error?: ToolErrorInfo;\n        additionalContexts?: HookContext[];\n        meta?: unknown;\n    }\n    export type ToolExecutionToken = symbol & {\n        readonly [toolExecutionTokenBrand]: true;\n    };\n    export type ToolGuard = (execution: Readonly<ToolExecution>) => string | undefined;\n    export interface ToolRestriction {\n        readonly allow?: readonly string[];\n        readonly deny?: readonly string[];\n    }\n    export interface ToolResult {\n        content: ContentBlock[];\n        isError: boolean;\n        meta?: unknown;\n    }\n    export type ToolResultView = GenericResultView | TerminalResultView | DiffResultView;\n    export interface ToolRunContext extends ToolExecution {\n        deferContext(context: HookContext): void;\n    }\n    export interface ToolSchema {\n        name: string;\n        description: string;\n        parameters: Record<string, unknown>;\n    }"}}]}}}
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/error-finish/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/error-finish/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 1ad69eee8d..a52367eb50 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/error-finish/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/error-finish/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/escalation-approved/session.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/escalation-approved/session.jsonl
index a7a975cf1e..acbfa6fafb 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/escalation-approved/session.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/escalation-approved/session.jsonl
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/escalation-approved/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/escalation-approved/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 299bb473e0..d22d5a1276 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/escalation-approved/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/escalation-approved/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/escalation-rejected/session.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/escalation-rejected/session.jsonl
index 1c8fd83a6b..fb338f3385 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/escalation-rejected/session.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/escalation-rejected/session.jsonl
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/escalation-rejected/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/escalation-rejected/stdout.expected.jsonl
index feb4bfc3fd..894b2b53f3 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/escalation-rejected/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/escalation-rejected/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-edit/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-edit/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 178ad78a67..4a7c817119 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-edit/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-edit/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-escalation-approved/session.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-escalation-approved/session.jsonl
index 58581300cf..ccb910a917 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-escalation-approved/session.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-escalation-approved/session.jsonl
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-escalation-approved/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-escalation-approved/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 4dccc97b5e..e585e91629 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-escalation-approved/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-escalation-approved/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-policy-reject/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-policy-reject/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 5512655282..ce9ed35e5e 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-policy-reject/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-policy-reject/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-read-window/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-read-window/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 0ba56f1e81..4d97a07c64 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-read-window/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-read-window/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-read/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-read/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 55be284c91..3f2bf7607b 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-read/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-read/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-terminal-card/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-terminal-card/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 7af8641100..7167887065 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-terminal-card/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-terminal-card/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-write-overwrite/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-write-overwrite/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 75c5e99a54..990fb9b6ea 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-write-overwrite/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-write-overwrite/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-write/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-write/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 1e4b05a2ab..b41e25ced2 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-write/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/fs-write/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/goal-command-status/input.json b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/goal-command-status/input.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0bc0192c93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/goal-command-status/input.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "steps": [
+    { "op": "initialize" },
+    { "op": "newSession" },
+    { "op": "prompt", "text": "/goal" }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/goal-command-status/session.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/goal-command-status/session.jsonl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6f73319bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/goal-command-status/session.jsonl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"type":"session","version":0,"id":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","createdAt":0}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/goal-command-status/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/goal-command-status/stdout.expected.jsonl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c79f747c04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/goal-command-status/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
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+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_message_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"No goal is currently set.\nUsage: /goal [<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":3,"result":{"stopReason":"end_turn"}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/handshake/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/handshake/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 0d21733503..7cc1207b31 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/handshake/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/handshake/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-posttool-block/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-posttool-block/stdout.expected.jsonl
index e05971d1a5..cfb3f1e981 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-posttool-block/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-posttool-block/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-posttool-context/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-posttool-context/stdout.expected.jsonl
index e89a21f8e0..3fa52ff734 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-posttool-context/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-posttool-context/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" wants"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-pretool-ask/session.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-pretool-ask/session.jsonl
index 0e7b3e45f3..e4f1dc8925 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-pretool-ask/session.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-pretool-ask/session.jsonl
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-pretool-ask/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-pretool-ask/stdout.expected.jsonl
index ff3c7b6668..322e7b28fe 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-pretool-ask/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-pretool-ask/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-pretool-deny/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-pretool-deny/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 8e11ce5893..c3b293ef56 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-pretool-deny/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-pretool-deny/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-promptsubmit-block/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-promptsubmit-block/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 9d0ed9fe14..7dd67cc199 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-promptsubmit-block/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-promptsubmit-block/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-promptsubmit-context/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-promptsubmit-context/stdout.expected.jsonl
index bb6c52a27e..a733884641 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-promptsubmit-context/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-promptsubmit-context/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-stop-continue/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-stop-continue/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 3aee6cc03a..673b0fdf87 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-stop-continue/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-cc-stop-continue/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-posttool-block/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-posttool-block/stdout.expected.jsonl
index a94197789a..2a49a4caa0 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-posttool-block/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-posttool-block/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-posttool-context/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-posttool-context/stdout.expected.jsonl
index c5121d119a..b15f14347c 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-posttool-context/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-posttool-context/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" wants"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-pretool-block/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-pretool-block/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 7c64adb4e6..4252953874 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-pretool-block/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-pretool-block/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" wants"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-promptsubmit-block/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-promptsubmit-block/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 9d0ed9fe14..7dd67cc199 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-promptsubmit-block/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-promptsubmit-block/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":3,"result":{"stopReason":"cancelled"}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-promptsubmit-context/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-promptsubmit-context/stdout.expected.jsonl
index e2b65be0f3..55c1210a2f 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-promptsubmit-context/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-promptsubmit-context/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" asked"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-stop-continue/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-stop-continue/stdout.expected.jsonl
index ddd3f1a650..f24da409e4 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-stop-continue/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/hook-codex-stop-continue/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" wants"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/model-switching/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/model-switching/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 77af2f70c5..6e63e4023c 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/model-switching/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/model-switching/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" wants"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/model-switching/system-prompt.expected.md b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/model-switching/system-prompt.expected.md
index e89336a2fe..8806bc60d9 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/model-switching/system-prompt.expected.md
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/model-switching/system-prompt.expected.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Check the [exit code: N] marker on every bash result; investigate failures befor
 
 Track every background task id you start. You are notified in-session when a task finishes — do not busy-poll or sleep on one; keep working on independent steps and do not duplicate a running task's work. Before giving a final answer, collect every still-relevant task with task_output (set wait: true only when you are genuinely blocked on it), and task_kill tasks that stopped mattering.
 
+Use goal tools for one long-running completion objective in the current session. create_goal may infer goal intent from a direct human request in any language; do not create a goal for routine single-turn work. Call get_goal before update_goal and copy its exact goal_id and revision. After session resume or fork, an active goal is disarmed: when a human asks to continue or resume in any wording or language, use update_goal action resume to rearm it. Mark complete only when the objective is actually achieved. Mark blocked only after the same blocking condition persists for at least 3 consecutive goal rounds, and report that concrete condition in blocked_reason; difficulty, uncertainty, or useful remaining work is not blocked.
+
 Approval prompts are disabled in this session: actions that require approval are rejected automatically — do not request sandbox escalation (do not set `sandbox_permissions`).
 <!-- dsh-user-approval-policy:never -->
 
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ Check the [exit code: N] marker on every bash result; investigate failures befor
 
 Track every background task id you start. You are notified in-session when a task finishes — do not busy-poll or sleep on one; keep working on independent steps and do not duplicate a running task's work. Before giving a final answer, collect every still-relevant task with task_output (set wait: true only when you are genuinely blocked on it), and task_kill tasks that stopped mattering.
 
+Use goal tools for one long-running completion objective in the current session. create_goal may infer goal intent from a direct human request in any language; do not create a goal for routine single-turn work. Call get_goal before update_goal and copy its exact goal_id and revision. After session resume or fork, an active goal is disarmed: when a human asks to continue or resume in any wording or language, use update_goal action resume to rearm it. Mark complete only when the objective is actually achieved. Mark blocked only after the same blocking condition persists for at least 3 consecutive goal rounds, and report that concrete condition in blocked_reason; difficulty, uncertainty, or useful remaining work is not blocked.
+
 Approval prompts are disabled in this session: actions that require approval are rejected automatically — do not request sandbox escalation (do not set `sandbox_permissions`).
 <!-- dsh-user-approval-policy:never -->
 
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/model-switching/tool-schemas.expected.json b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/model-switching/tool-schemas.expected.json
index 79df7afe54..021ab2c113 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/model-switching/tool-schemas.expected.json
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/model-switching/tool-schemas.expected.json
@@ -106,6 +106,26 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "create_goal",
+      "description": "Create one persisted same-session completion goal when the current direct human request is a long-running objective that should continue across autonomous goal rounds. You may infer that intent without requiring the user to say \"create a goal\". Do not use this for trivial single-turn work. Execution rejects non-human and subagent authority.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "objective": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "The concrete completion objective inferred from the direct human request."
+          },
+          "max_goal_rounds": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Optional positive safe-integer limit on automatic continuation rounds."
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "objective"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "edit",
       "description": "Edit an existing UTF-8 text file by replacing literal text.",
@@ -148,6 +168,14 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "get_goal",
+      "description": "Read the current same-session goal, including its exact id/revision, objective, phase, completed continuation rounds, round limit, blocker reason when present, and whether another continuation is armed. Call this before updating a goal.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {}
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "read",
       "description": "Read a UTF-8 text file and return line-numbered content.",
@@ -328,6 +356,51 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "update_goal",
+      "description": "Update the exact current goal revision. edit, pause, and resume require a direct top-level human request. During an automatic continuation of the current goal, complete and blocked are also allowed. blocked is rejected before the configured minimum round count; the model remains responsible for judging that the same condition persisted across those rounds and must explain it in blocked_reason.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "goal_id": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Exact id returned by get_goal."
+          },
+          "revision": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Exact positive revision returned by get_goal."
+          },
+          "action": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "edit | pause | resume | complete | blocked",
+            "enum": [
+              "edit",
+              "pause",
+              "resume",
+              "complete",
+              "blocked"
+            ]
+          },
+          "objective": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Replacement objective; valid only with action edit."
+          },
+          "max_goal_rounds": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Replacement cap; valid only with action edit."
+          },
+          "blocked_reason": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Concrete blocking condition; required only with action blocked."
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "goal_id",
+          "revision",
+          "action"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "workflow",
       "description": "Run a JavaScript workflow script that orchestrates subagents at scale. Use this for work that fans out across many independent pieces — an audit over many files, a migration, multi-angle research, adversarial verification of findings — where you write the orchestration as a script instead of delegating turn by turn.\n\nThe workflow's identity rides the `meta` parameter as JSON: required `name` (short kebab-case) and `description` strings, optional `whenToUse` string and `phases` array (`{title, detail?, provider?, model?}`). The `script` parameter is the plain JavaScript body ONLY (NOT TypeScript, and NO `export const meta` statement — meta is a parameter, not code), running with top-level await; end with `return <value>` — the value must be JSON-serializable and is this tool's result.\n\nScript-body hooks:\n- `agent(prompt, opts?): Promise<any>` — run one subagent to completion. Without `opts.schema` it resolves to the child's final text; with `opts.schema` (an object-rooted JSON Schema using ONLY type/properties/required/additionalProperties/items/enum/const — no oneOf/pattern/format/numeric bounds) it resolves to the validated object. Resolves `null` when the child fails (filter with `.filter(Boolean)`). Other opts: `label` (display), `phase` (progress group), and independent `provider`/`model` LLM target overrides (either may be provided alone). Anything else (`effort`/`isolation`/`agentType`) is rejected loudly.\n- `pipeline(items, ...stages): Promise<any[]>` — run each item through the stages independently with NO barrier between stages (prefer this for multi-stage work). Each stage receives `(prev, item, index)`. An ordinary stage throw drops that ITEM to `null` and skips its remaining stages.\n- `parallel(thunks): Promise<any[]>` — run zero-argument functions concurrently and await ALL of them (a barrier; use only when a stage genuinely needs every prior result together). A throwing thunk resolves to `null`.\n- `phase(title)` — start a progress phase; `log(message)` — narrate progress; `args` — the tool call's `args` input, verbatim.\n\nMisused hooks (bad arguments, unknown options, unsupported schemas, tripped caps) throw errors that ALWAYS kill the script — they never dissolve into a per-item `null`.\n\nConstraints: concurrency and total-agent caps apply; no filesystem, network, timers, or Node.js APIs are provided — the agents do the work, the script only coordinates them. The run executes in the foreground: this call returns when the whole script finishes.",
@@ -541,6 +614,26 @@
           ]
         }
       },
+      {
+        "name": "create_goal",
+        "description": "Create one persisted same-session completion goal when the current direct human request is a long-running objective that should continue across autonomous goal rounds. You may infer that intent without requiring the user to say \"create a goal\". Do not use this for trivial single-turn work. Execution rejects non-human and subagent authority.",
+        "parameters": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "objective": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "The concrete completion objective inferred from the direct human request."
+            },
+            "max_goal_rounds": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "description": "Optional positive safe-integer limit on automatic continuation rounds."
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "objective"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
       {
         "name": "edit",
         "description": "Edit an existing UTF-8 text file by replacing literal text.",
@@ -583,6 +676,14 @@
           ]
         }
       },
+      {
+        "name": "get_goal",
+        "description": "Read the current same-session goal, including its exact id/revision, objective, phase, completed continuation rounds, round limit, blocker reason when present, and whether another continuation is armed. Call this before updating a goal.",
+        "parameters": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {}
+        }
+      },
       {
         "name": "read",
         "description": "Read a UTF-8 text file and return line-numbered content.",
@@ -763,6 +864,51 @@
           ]
         }
       },
+      {
+        "name": "update_goal",
+        "description": "Update the exact current goal revision. edit, pause, and resume require a direct top-level human request. During an automatic continuation of the current goal, complete and blocked are also allowed. blocked is rejected before the configured minimum round count; the model remains responsible for judging that the same condition persisted across those rounds and must explain it in blocked_reason.",
+        "parameters": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "goal_id": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Exact id returned by get_goal."
+            },
+            "revision": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "description": "Exact positive revision returned by get_goal."
+            },
+            "action": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "edit | pause | resume | complete | blocked",
+              "enum": [
+                "edit",
+                "pause",
+                "resume",
+                "complete",
+                "blocked"
+              ]
+            },
+            "objective": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Replacement objective; valid only with action edit."
+            },
+            "max_goal_rounds": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "description": "Replacement cap; valid only with action edit."
+            },
+            "blocked_reason": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Concrete blocking condition; required only with action blocked."
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "goal_id",
+            "revision",
+            "action"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
       {
         "name": "workflow",
         "description": "Run a JavaScript workflow script that orchestrates subagents at scale. Use this for work that fans out across many independent pieces — an audit over many files, a migration, multi-angle research, adversarial verification of findings — where you write the orchestration as a script instead of delegating turn by turn.\n\nThe workflow's identity rides the `meta` parameter as JSON: required `name` (short kebab-case) and `description` strings, optional `whenToUse` string and `phases` array (`{title, detail?, provider?, model?}`). The `script` parameter is the plain JavaScript body ONLY (NOT TypeScript, and NO `export const meta` statement — meta is a parameter, not code), running with top-level await; end with `return <value>` — the value must be JSON-serializable and is this tool's result.\n\nScript-body hooks:\n- `agent(prompt, opts?): Promise<any>` — run one subagent to completion. Without `opts.schema` it resolves to the child's final text; with `opts.schema` (an object-rooted JSON Schema using ONLY type/properties/required/additionalProperties/items/enum/const — no oneOf/pattern/format/numeric bounds) it resolves to the validated object. Resolves `null` when the child fails (filter with `.filter(Boolean)`). Other opts: `label` (display), `phase` (progress group), and independent `provider`/`model` LLM target overrides (either may be provided alone). Anything else (`effort`/`isolation`/`agentType`) is rejected loudly.\n- `pipeline(items, ...stages): Promise<any[]>` — run each item through the stages independently with NO barrier between stages (prefer this for multi-stage work). Each stage receives `(prev, item, index)`. An ordinary stage throw drops that ITEM to `null` and skips its remaining stages.\n- `parallel(thunks): Promise<any[]>` — run zero-argument functions concurrently and await ALL of them (a barrier; use only when a stage genuinely needs every prior result together). A throwing thunk resolves to `null`.\n- `phase(title)` — start a progress phase; `log(message)` — narrate progress; `args` — the tool call's `args` input, verbatim.\n\nMisused hooks (bad arguments, unknown options, unsupported schemas, tripped caps) throw errors that ALWAYS kill the script — they never dissolve into a per-item `null`.\n\nConstraints: concurrency and total-agent caps apply; no filesystem, network, timers, or Node.js APIs are provided — the agents do the work, the script only coordinates them. The run executes in the foreground: this call returns when the whole script finishes.",
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/modes-advertise/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/modes-advertise/stdout.expected.jsonl
index ba342a93b1..2bbbc158ed 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/modes-advertise/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/modes-advertise/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"current_mode_update","currentModeId":"plan"}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":3,"result":{}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"current_mode_update","currentModeId":"default"}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/multi-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/multi-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 5c7730573b..c5eceeda06 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/multi-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/multi-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" wants"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/parallel-tool-calls/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/parallel-tool-calls/stdout.expected.jsonl
index ecf9679b4d..545b9f2b28 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/parallel-tool-calls/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/parallel-tool-calls/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call","toolCallId":"call_read_a","title":"Read a.txt","kind":"read","status":"in_progress","locations":[{"path":"a.txt","line":1}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call","toolCallId":"call_read_b","title":"Read b.txt","kind":"read","status":"in_progress","locations":[{"path":"b.txt","line":1}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call_update","toolCallId":"call_read_a","status":"completed","content":[{"type":"content","content":{"type":"text","text":"<path>{{cwd}}/a.txt</path>\n<type>file</type>\n<content>\n1: alpha\n\n(End of file - total 1 lines)\n</content>"}}]}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/permission-switching/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/permission-switching/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 157751cf62..e1c7e7b0b3 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/permission-switching/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/permission-switching/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":3,"result":{"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"workspace-write","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/permission-switching/system-prompt.expected.md b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/permission-switching/system-prompt.expected.md
index 47a68e9a03..8c9f6e675d 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/permission-switching/system-prompt.expected.md
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/permission-switching/system-prompt.expected.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Check the [exit code: N] marker on every bash result; investigate failures befor
 
 Track every background task id you start. You are notified in-session when a task finishes — do not busy-poll or sleep on one; keep working on independent steps and do not duplicate a running task's work. Before giving a final answer, collect every still-relevant task with task_output (set wait: true only when you are genuinely blocked on it), and task_kill tasks that stopped mattering.
 
+Use goal tools for one long-running completion objective in the current session. create_goal may infer goal intent from a direct human request in any language; do not create a goal for routine single-turn work. Call get_goal before update_goal and copy its exact goal_id and revision. After session resume or fork, an active goal is disarmed: when a human asks to continue or resume in any wording or language, use update_goal action resume to rearm it. Mark complete only when the objective is actually achieved. Mark blocked only after the same blocking condition persists for at least 3 consecutive goal rounds, and report that concrete condition in blocked_reason; difficulty, uncertainty, or useful remaining work is not blocked.
+
 <!-- dsh-user-approval-policy:ask -->
 
 Use the workflow tool ONLY when the user explicitly asks for a workflow or for large multi-agent orchestration: you write a JavaScript script (the tool description documents the exact format) that fans work out across many subagents with phases and structured results. For one or two delegations, prefer plain subagent calls.
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ Check the [exit code: N] marker on every bash result; investigate failures befor
 
 Track every background task id you start. You are notified in-session when a task finishes — do not busy-poll or sleep on one; keep working on independent steps and do not duplicate a running task's work. Before giving a final answer, collect every still-relevant task with task_output (set wait: true only when you are genuinely blocked on it), and task_kill tasks that stopped mattering.
 
+Use goal tools for one long-running completion objective in the current session. create_goal may infer goal intent from a direct human request in any language; do not create a goal for routine single-turn work. Call get_goal before update_goal and copy its exact goal_id and revision. After session resume or fork, an active goal is disarmed: when a human asks to continue or resume in any wording or language, use update_goal action resume to rearm it. Mark complete only when the objective is actually achieved. Mark blocked only after the same blocking condition persists for at least 3 consecutive goal rounds, and report that concrete condition in blocked_reason; difficulty, uncertainty, or useful remaining work is not blocked.
+
 Approval prompts are disabled in this session: actions that require approval are rejected automatically — do not request sandbox escalation (do not set `sandbox_permissions`).
 <!-- dsh-user-approval-policy:never -->
 
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/permission-switching/tool-schemas.expected.json b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/permission-switching/tool-schemas.expected.json
index 79df7afe54..021ab2c113 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/permission-switching/tool-schemas.expected.json
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/permission-switching/tool-schemas.expected.json
@@ -106,6 +106,26 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "create_goal",
+      "description": "Create one persisted same-session completion goal when the current direct human request is a long-running objective that should continue across autonomous goal rounds. You may infer that intent without requiring the user to say \"create a goal\". Do not use this for trivial single-turn work. Execution rejects non-human and subagent authority.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "objective": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "The concrete completion objective inferred from the direct human request."
+          },
+          "max_goal_rounds": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Optional positive safe-integer limit on automatic continuation rounds."
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "objective"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "edit",
       "description": "Edit an existing UTF-8 text file by replacing literal text.",
@@ -148,6 +168,14 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "get_goal",
+      "description": "Read the current same-session goal, including its exact id/revision, objective, phase, completed continuation rounds, round limit, blocker reason when present, and whether another continuation is armed. Call this before updating a goal.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {}
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "read",
       "description": "Read a UTF-8 text file and return line-numbered content.",
@@ -328,6 +356,51 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "update_goal",
+      "description": "Update the exact current goal revision. edit, pause, and resume require a direct top-level human request. During an automatic continuation of the current goal, complete and blocked are also allowed. blocked is rejected before the configured minimum round count; the model remains responsible for judging that the same condition persisted across those rounds and must explain it in blocked_reason.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "goal_id": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Exact id returned by get_goal."
+          },
+          "revision": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Exact positive revision returned by get_goal."
+          },
+          "action": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "edit | pause | resume | complete | blocked",
+            "enum": [
+              "edit",
+              "pause",
+              "resume",
+              "complete",
+              "blocked"
+            ]
+          },
+          "objective": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Replacement objective; valid only with action edit."
+          },
+          "max_goal_rounds": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Replacement cap; valid only with action edit."
+          },
+          "blocked_reason": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Concrete blocking condition; required only with action blocked."
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "goal_id",
+          "revision",
+          "action"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "workflow",
       "description": "Run a JavaScript workflow script that orchestrates subagents at scale. Use this for work that fans out across many independent pieces — an audit over many files, a migration, multi-angle research, adversarial verification of findings — where you write the orchestration as a script instead of delegating turn by turn.\n\nThe workflow's identity rides the `meta` parameter as JSON: required `name` (short kebab-case) and `description` strings, optional `whenToUse` string and `phases` array (`{title, detail?, provider?, model?}`). The `script` parameter is the plain JavaScript body ONLY (NOT TypeScript, and NO `export const meta` statement — meta is a parameter, not code), running with top-level await; end with `return <value>` — the value must be JSON-serializable and is this tool's result.\n\nScript-body hooks:\n- `agent(prompt, opts?): Promise<any>` — run one subagent to completion. Without `opts.schema` it resolves to the child's final text; with `opts.schema` (an object-rooted JSON Schema using ONLY type/properties/required/additionalProperties/items/enum/const — no oneOf/pattern/format/numeric bounds) it resolves to the validated object. Resolves `null` when the child fails (filter with `.filter(Boolean)`). Other opts: `label` (display), `phase` (progress group), and independent `provider`/`model` LLM target overrides (either may be provided alone). Anything else (`effort`/`isolation`/`agentType`) is rejected loudly.\n- `pipeline(items, ...stages): Promise<any[]>` — run each item through the stages independently with NO barrier between stages (prefer this for multi-stage work). Each stage receives `(prev, item, index)`. An ordinary stage throw drops that ITEM to `null` and skips its remaining stages.\n- `parallel(thunks): Promise<any[]>` — run zero-argument functions concurrently and await ALL of them (a barrier; use only when a stage genuinely needs every prior result together). A throwing thunk resolves to `null`.\n- `phase(title)` — start a progress phase; `log(message)` — narrate progress; `args` — the tool call's `args` input, verbatim.\n\nMisused hooks (bad arguments, unknown options, unsupported schemas, tripped caps) throw errors that ALWAYS kill the script — they never dissolve into a per-item `null`.\n\nConstraints: concurrency and total-agent caps apply; no filesystem, network, timers, or Node.js APIs are provided — the agents do the work, the script only coordinates them. The run executes in the foreground: this call returns when the whole script finishes.",
@@ -541,6 +614,26 @@
           ]
         }
       },
+      {
+        "name": "create_goal",
+        "description": "Create one persisted same-session completion goal when the current direct human request is a long-running objective that should continue across autonomous goal rounds. You may infer that intent without requiring the user to say \"create a goal\". Do not use this for trivial single-turn work. Execution rejects non-human and subagent authority.",
+        "parameters": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "objective": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "The concrete completion objective inferred from the direct human request."
+            },
+            "max_goal_rounds": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "description": "Optional positive safe-integer limit on automatic continuation rounds."
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "objective"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
       {
         "name": "edit",
         "description": "Edit an existing UTF-8 text file by replacing literal text.",
@@ -583,6 +676,14 @@
           ]
         }
       },
+      {
+        "name": "get_goal",
+        "description": "Read the current same-session goal, including its exact id/revision, objective, phase, completed continuation rounds, round limit, blocker reason when present, and whether another continuation is armed. Call this before updating a goal.",
+        "parameters": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {}
+        }
+      },
       {
         "name": "read",
         "description": "Read a UTF-8 text file and return line-numbered content.",
@@ -763,6 +864,51 @@
           ]
         }
       },
+      {
+        "name": "update_goal",
+        "description": "Update the exact current goal revision. edit, pause, and resume require a direct top-level human request. During an automatic continuation of the current goal, complete and blocked are also allowed. blocked is rejected before the configured minimum round count; the model remains responsible for judging that the same condition persisted across those rounds and must explain it in blocked_reason.",
+        "parameters": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "goal_id": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Exact id returned by get_goal."
+            },
+            "revision": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "description": "Exact positive revision returned by get_goal."
+            },
+            "action": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "edit | pause | resume | complete | blocked",
+              "enum": [
+                "edit",
+                "pause",
+                "resume",
+                "complete",
+                "blocked"
+              ]
+            },
+            "objective": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Replacement objective; valid only with action edit."
+            },
+            "max_goal_rounds": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "description": "Replacement cap; valid only with action edit."
+            },
+            "blocked_reason": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Concrete blocking condition; required only with action blocked."
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "goal_id",
+            "revision",
+            "action"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
       {
         "name": "workflow",
         "description": "Run a JavaScript workflow script that orchestrates subagents at scale. Use this for work that fans out across many independent pieces — an audit over many files, a migration, multi-angle research, adversarial verification of findings — where you write the orchestration as a script instead of delegating turn by turn.\n\nThe workflow's identity rides the `meta` parameter as JSON: required `name` (short kebab-case) and `description` strings, optional `whenToUse` string and `phases` array (`{title, detail?, provider?, model?}`). The `script` parameter is the plain JavaScript body ONLY (NOT TypeScript, and NO `export const meta` statement — meta is a parameter, not code), running with top-level await; end with `return <value>` — the value must be JSON-serializable and is this tool's result.\n\nScript-body hooks:\n- `agent(prompt, opts?): Promise<any>` — run one subagent to completion. Without `opts.schema` it resolves to the child's final text; with `opts.schema` (an object-rooted JSON Schema using ONLY type/properties/required/additionalProperties/items/enum/const — no oneOf/pattern/format/numeric bounds) it resolves to the validated object. Resolves `null` when the child fails (filter with `.filter(Boolean)`). Other opts: `label` (display), `phase` (progress group), and independent `provider`/`model` LLM target overrides (either may be provided alone). Anything else (`effort`/`isolation`/`agentType`) is rejected loudly.\n- `pipeline(items, ...stages): Promise<any[]>` — run each item through the stages independently with NO barrier between stages (prefer this for multi-stage work). Each stage receives `(prev, item, index)`. An ordinary stage throw drops that ITEM to `null` and skips its remaining stages.\n- `parallel(thunks): Promise<any[]>` — run zero-argument functions concurrently and await ALL of them (a barrier; use only when a stage genuinely needs every prior result together). A throwing thunk resolves to `null`.\n- `phase(title)` — start a progress phase; `log(message)` — narrate progress; `args` — the tool call's `args` input, verbatim.\n\nMisused hooks (bad arguments, unknown options, unsupported schemas, tripped caps) throw errors that ALWAYS kill the script — they never dissolve into a per-item `null`.\n\nConstraints: concurrency and total-agent caps apply; no filesystem, network, timers, or Node.js APIs are provided — the agents do the work, the script only coordinates them. The run executes in the foreground: this call returns when the whole script finishes.",
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/plan-mode-reject/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/plan-mode-reject/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 522cc59f33..588b500bfe 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/plan-mode-reject/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/plan-mode-reject/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"current_mode_update","currentModeId":"plan"}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":3,"result":{}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/plan-mode/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/plan-mode/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 3128ba2aeb..d38faf6acc 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/plan-mode/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/plan-mode/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"current_mode_update","currentModeId":"plan"}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":3,"result":{}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/plan-mode/system-prompt.expected.md b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/plan-mode/system-prompt.expected.md
index 996b707547..b673c0069e 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/plan-mode/system-prompt.expected.md
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/plan-mode/system-prompt.expected.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Check the [exit code: N] marker on every bash result; investigate failures befor
 
 Track every background task id you start. You are notified in-session when a task finishes — do not busy-poll or sleep on one; keep working on independent steps and do not duplicate a running task's work. Before giving a final answer, collect every still-relevant task with task_output (set wait: true only when you are genuinely blocked on it), and task_kill tasks that stopped mattering.
 
+Use goal tools for one long-running completion objective in the current session. create_goal may infer goal intent from a direct human request in any language; do not create a goal for routine single-turn work. Call get_goal before update_goal and copy its exact goal_id and revision. After session resume or fork, an active goal is disarmed: when a human asks to continue or resume in any wording or language, use update_goal action resume to rearm it. Mark complete only when the objective is actually achieved. Mark blocked only after the same blocking condition persists for at least 3 consecutive goal rounds, and report that concrete condition in blocked_reason; difficulty, uncertainty, or useful remaining work is not blocked.
+
 Approval prompts are disabled in this session: actions that require approval are rejected automatically — do not request sandbox escalation (do not set `sandbox_permissions`).
 <!-- dsh-user-approval-policy:never -->
 
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ Check the [exit code: N] marker on every bash result; investigate failures befor
 
 Track every background task id you start. You are notified in-session when a task finishes — do not busy-poll or sleep on one; keep working on independent steps and do not duplicate a running task's work. Before giving a final answer, collect every still-relevant task with task_output (set wait: true only when you are genuinely blocked on it), and task_kill tasks that stopped mattering.
 
+Use goal tools for one long-running completion objective in the current session. create_goal may infer goal intent from a direct human request in any language; do not create a goal for routine single-turn work. Call get_goal before update_goal and copy its exact goal_id and revision. After session resume or fork, an active goal is disarmed: when a human asks to continue or resume in any wording or language, use update_goal action resume to rearm it. Mark complete only when the objective is actually achieved. Mark blocked only after the same blocking condition persists for at least 3 consecutive goal rounds, and report that concrete condition in blocked_reason; difficulty, uncertainty, or useful remaining work is not blocked.
+
 Approval prompts are disabled in this session: actions that require approval are rejected automatically — do not request sandbox escalation (do not set `sandbox_permissions`).
 <!-- dsh-user-approval-policy:never -->
 
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/plan-mode/tool-schemas.expected.json b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/plan-mode/tool-schemas.expected.json
index 8462c385c0..78c2ec7d20 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/plan-mode/tool-schemas.expected.json
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/plan-mode/tool-schemas.expected.json
@@ -106,6 +106,26 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "create_goal",
+      "description": "Create one persisted same-session completion goal when the current direct human request is a long-running objective that should continue across autonomous goal rounds. You may infer that intent without requiring the user to say \"create a goal\". Do not use this for trivial single-turn work. Execution rejects non-human and subagent authority.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "objective": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "The concrete completion objective inferred from the direct human request."
+          },
+          "max_goal_rounds": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Optional positive safe-integer limit on automatic continuation rounds."
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "objective"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "edit",
       "description": "Edit an existing UTF-8 text file by replacing literal text.",
@@ -164,6 +184,14 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "get_goal",
+      "description": "Read the current same-session goal, including its exact id/revision, objective, phase, completed continuation rounds, round limit, blocker reason when present, and whether another continuation is armed. Call this before updating a goal.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {}
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "read",
       "description": "Read a UTF-8 text file and return line-numbered content.",
@@ -344,6 +372,51 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "update_goal",
+      "description": "Update the exact current goal revision. edit, pause, and resume require a direct top-level human request. During an automatic continuation of the current goal, complete and blocked are also allowed. blocked is rejected before the configured minimum round count; the model remains responsible for judging that the same condition persisted across those rounds and must explain it in blocked_reason.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "goal_id": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Exact id returned by get_goal."
+          },
+          "revision": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Exact positive revision returned by get_goal."
+          },
+          "action": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "edit | pause | resume | complete | blocked",
+            "enum": [
+              "edit",
+              "pause",
+              "resume",
+              "complete",
+              "blocked"
+            ]
+          },
+          "objective": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Replacement objective; valid only with action edit."
+          },
+          "max_goal_rounds": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Replacement cap; valid only with action edit."
+          },
+          "blocked_reason": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Concrete blocking condition; required only with action blocked."
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "goal_id",
+          "revision",
+          "action"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "workflow",
       "description": "Run a JavaScript workflow script that orchestrates subagents at scale. Use this for work that fans out across many independent pieces — an audit over many files, a migration, multi-angle research, adversarial verification of findings — where you write the orchestration as a script instead of delegating turn by turn.\n\nThe workflow's identity rides the `meta` parameter as JSON: required `name` (short kebab-case) and `description` strings, optional `whenToUse` string and `phases` array (`{title, detail?, provider?, model?}`). The `script` parameter is the plain JavaScript body ONLY (NOT TypeScript, and NO `export const meta` statement — meta is a parameter, not code), running with top-level await; end with `return <value>` — the value must be JSON-serializable and is this tool's result.\n\nScript-body hooks:\n- `agent(prompt, opts?): Promise<any>` — run one subagent to completion. Without `opts.schema` it resolves to the child's final text; with `opts.schema` (an object-rooted JSON Schema using ONLY type/properties/required/additionalProperties/items/enum/const — no oneOf/pattern/format/numeric bounds) it resolves to the validated object. Resolves `null` when the child fails (filter with `.filter(Boolean)`). Other opts: `label` (display), `phase` (progress group), and independent `provider`/`model` LLM target overrides (either may be provided alone). Anything else (`effort`/`isolation`/`agentType`) is rejected loudly.\n- `pipeline(items, ...stages): Promise<any[]>` — run each item through the stages independently with NO barrier between stages (prefer this for multi-stage work). Each stage receives `(prev, item, index)`. An ordinary stage throw drops that ITEM to `null` and skips its remaining stages.\n- `parallel(thunks): Promise<any[]>` — run zero-argument functions concurrently and await ALL of them (a barrier; use only when a stage genuinely needs every prior result together). A throwing thunk resolves to `null`.\n- `phase(title)` — start a progress phase; `log(message)` — narrate progress; `args` — the tool call's `args` input, verbatim.\n\nMisused hooks (bad arguments, unknown options, unsupported schemas, tripped caps) throw errors that ALWAYS kill the script — they never dissolve into a per-item `null`.\n\nConstraints: concurrency and total-agent caps apply; no filesystem, network, timers, or Node.js APIs are provided — the agents do the work, the script only coordinates them. The run executes in the foreground: this call returns when the whole script finishes.",
@@ -557,6 +630,26 @@
           ]
         }
       },
+      {
+        "name": "create_goal",
+        "description": "Create one persisted same-session completion goal when the current direct human request is a long-running objective that should continue across autonomous goal rounds. You may infer that intent without requiring the user to say \"create a goal\". Do not use this for trivial single-turn work. Execution rejects non-human and subagent authority.",
+        "parameters": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "objective": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "The concrete completion objective inferred from the direct human request."
+            },
+            "max_goal_rounds": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "description": "Optional positive safe-integer limit on automatic continuation rounds."
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "objective"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
       {
         "name": "edit",
         "description": "Edit an existing UTF-8 text file by replacing literal text.",
@@ -599,6 +692,14 @@
           ]
         }
       },
+      {
+        "name": "get_goal",
+        "description": "Read the current same-session goal, including its exact id/revision, objective, phase, completed continuation rounds, round limit, blocker reason when present, and whether another continuation is armed. Call this before updating a goal.",
+        "parameters": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {}
+        }
+      },
       {
         "name": "read",
         "description": "Read a UTF-8 text file and return line-numbered content.",
@@ -779,6 +880,51 @@
           ]
         }
       },
+      {
+        "name": "update_goal",
+        "description": "Update the exact current goal revision. edit, pause, and resume require a direct top-level human request. During an automatic continuation of the current goal, complete and blocked are also allowed. blocked is rejected before the configured minimum round count; the model remains responsible for judging that the same condition persisted across those rounds and must explain it in blocked_reason.",
+        "parameters": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "goal_id": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Exact id returned by get_goal."
+            },
+            "revision": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "description": "Exact positive revision returned by get_goal."
+            },
+            "action": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "edit | pause | resume | complete | blocked",
+              "enum": [
+                "edit",
+                "pause",
+                "resume",
+                "complete",
+                "blocked"
+              ]
+            },
+            "objective": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Replacement objective; valid only with action edit."
+            },
+            "max_goal_rounds": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "description": "Replacement cap; valid only with action edit."
+            },
+            "blocked_reason": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Concrete blocking condition; required only with action blocked."
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "goal_id",
+            "revision",
+            "action"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
       {
         "name": "workflow",
         "description": "Run a JavaScript workflow script that orchestrates subagents at scale. Use this for work that fans out across many independent pieces — an audit over many files, a migration, multi-angle research, adversarial verification of findings — where you write the orchestration as a script instead of delegating turn by turn.\n\nThe workflow's identity rides the `meta` parameter as JSON: required `name` (short kebab-case) and `description` strings, optional `whenToUse` string and `phases` array (`{title, detail?, provider?, model?}`). The `script` parameter is the plain JavaScript body ONLY (NOT TypeScript, and NO `export const meta` statement — meta is a parameter, not code), running with top-level await; end with `return <value>` — the value must be JSON-serializable and is this tool's result.\n\nScript-body hooks:\n- `agent(prompt, opts?): Promise<any>` — run one subagent to completion. Without `opts.schema` it resolves to the child's final text; with `opts.schema` (an object-rooted JSON Schema using ONLY type/properties/required/additionalProperties/items/enum/const — no oneOf/pattern/format/numeric bounds) it resolves to the validated object. Resolves `null` when the child fails (filter with `.filter(Boolean)`). Other opts: `label` (display), `phase` (progress group), and independent `provider`/`model` LLM target overrides (either may be provided alone). Anything else (`effort`/`isolation`/`agentType`) is rejected loudly.\n- `pipeline(items, ...stages): Promise<any[]>` — run each item through the stages independently with NO barrier between stages (prefer this for multi-stage work). Each stage receives `(prev, item, index)`. An ordinary stage throw drops that ITEM to `null` and skips its remaining stages.\n- `parallel(thunks): Promise<any[]>` — run zero-argument functions concurrently and await ALL of them (a barrier; use only when a stage genuinely needs every prior result together). A throwing thunk resolves to `null`.\n- `phase(title)` — start a progress phase; `log(message)` — narrate progress; `args` — the tool call's `args` input, verbatim.\n\nMisused hooks (bad arguments, unknown options, unsupported schemas, tripped caps) throw errors that ALWAYS kill the script — they never dissolve into a per-item `null`.\n\nConstraints: concurrency and total-agent caps apply; no filesystem, network, timers, or Node.js APIs are provided — the agents do the work, the script only coordinates them. The run executes in the foreground: this call returns when the whole script finishes.",
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/repeat-tool-guard/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/repeat-tool-guard/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 085c476829..0ce2814586 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/repeat-tool-guard/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/repeat-tool-guard/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call","toolCallId":"call_1","title":"Update todo list","kind":"other","status":"in_progress","rawInput":[{"content":"watch the kettle boil","status":"in_progress"}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"plan","entries":[{"content":"watch the kettle boil","priority":"medium","status":"in_progress"}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call_update","toolCallId":"call_1","status":"completed","content":[{"type":"content","content":{"type":"text","text":"Updated todo list: 0 pending, 1 in progress, 0 completed."}}]}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/skill-load/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/skill-load/stdout.expected.jsonl
index a50600d0c6..8fcc9f473f 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/skill-load/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/skill-load/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"Load the requested skill."}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call","toolCallId":"call_skill_load","title":"Load skill snapshot-skill","kind":"read","status":"in_progress","rawInput":"snapshot-skill"}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call_update","toolCallId":"call_skill_load","status":"completed","content":[{"type":"content","content":{"type":"text","text":"<skill_content name=\"snapshot-skill\">\n<skill_resources>\nBase directory for this skill: {{cwd}}/.dsh/skills/snapshot-skill\nResolve relative paths mentioned by this skill against the base directory before using them. Load referenced resources only as needed.\n</skill_resources>\n\n<skill_instructions>\nFollow these snapshot-only instructions.\nResolve referenced resources relative to this skill directory.\n</skill_instructions>\n</skill_content>"}}]}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/skill-load/system-prompt.expected.md b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/skill-load/system-prompt.expected.md
index ddf502a773..5879f004af 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/skill-load/system-prompt.expected.md
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/skill-load/system-prompt.expected.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Check the [exit code: N] marker on every bash result; investigate failures befor
 
 Track every background task id you start. You are notified in-session when a task finishes — do not busy-poll or sleep on one; keep working on independent steps and do not duplicate a running task's work. Before giving a final answer, collect every still-relevant task with task_output (set wait: true only when you are genuinely blocked on it), and task_kill tasks that stopped mattering.
 
+Use goal tools for one long-running completion objective in the current session. create_goal may infer goal intent from a direct human request in any language; do not create a goal for routine single-turn work. Call get_goal before update_goal and copy its exact goal_id and revision. After session resume or fork, an active goal is disarmed: when a human asks to continue or resume in any wording or language, use update_goal action resume to rearm it. Mark complete only when the objective is actually achieved. Mark blocked only after the same blocking condition persists for at least 3 consecutive goal rounds, and report that concrete condition in blocked_reason; difficulty, uncertainty, or useful remaining work is not blocked.
+
 Approval prompts are disabled in this session: actions that require approval are rejected automatically — do not request sandbox escalation (do not set `sandbox_permissions`).
 <!-- dsh-user-approval-policy:never -->
 
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/skill-load/tool-schemas.expected.json b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/skill-load/tool-schemas.expected.json
index 8fde3add5a..42495e8200 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/skill-load/tool-schemas.expected.json
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/skill-load/tool-schemas.expected.json
@@ -106,6 +106,26 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "create_goal",
+      "description": "Create one persisted same-session completion goal when the current direct human request is a long-running objective that should continue across autonomous goal rounds. You may infer that intent without requiring the user to say \"create a goal\". Do not use this for trivial single-turn work. Execution rejects non-human and subagent authority.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "objective": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "The concrete completion objective inferred from the direct human request."
+          },
+          "max_goal_rounds": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Optional positive safe-integer limit on automatic continuation rounds."
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "objective"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "edit",
       "description": "Edit an existing UTF-8 text file by replacing literal text.",
@@ -148,6 +168,14 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "get_goal",
+      "description": "Read the current same-session goal, including its exact id/revision, objective, phase, completed continuation rounds, round limit, blocker reason when present, and whether another continuation is armed. Call this before updating a goal.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {}
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "read",
       "description": "Read a UTF-8 text file and return line-numbered content.",
@@ -328,6 +356,51 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "update_goal",
+      "description": "Update the exact current goal revision. edit, pause, and resume require a direct top-level human request. During an automatic continuation of the current goal, complete and blocked are also allowed. blocked is rejected before the configured minimum round count; the model remains responsible for judging that the same condition persisted across those rounds and must explain it in blocked_reason.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "goal_id": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Exact id returned by get_goal."
+          },
+          "revision": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Exact positive revision returned by get_goal."
+          },
+          "action": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "edit | pause | resume | complete | blocked",
+            "enum": [
+              "edit",
+              "pause",
+              "resume",
+              "complete",
+              "blocked"
+            ]
+          },
+          "objective": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Replacement objective; valid only with action edit."
+          },
+          "max_goal_rounds": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Replacement cap; valid only with action edit."
+          },
+          "blocked_reason": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Concrete blocking condition; required only with action blocked."
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "goal_id",
+          "revision",
+          "action"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "workflow",
       "description": "Run a JavaScript workflow script that orchestrates subagents at scale. Use this for work that fans out across many independent pieces — an audit over many files, a migration, multi-angle research, adversarial verification of findings — where you write the orchestration as a script instead of delegating turn by turn.\n\nThe workflow's identity rides the `meta` parameter as JSON: required `name` (short kebab-case) and `description` strings, optional `whenToUse` string and `phases` array (`{title, detail?, provider?, model?}`). The `script` parameter is the plain JavaScript body ONLY (NOT TypeScript, and NO `export const meta` statement — meta is a parameter, not code), running with top-level await; end with `return <value>` — the value must be JSON-serializable and is this tool's result.\n\nScript-body hooks:\n- `agent(prompt, opts?): Promise<any>` — run one subagent to completion. Without `opts.schema` it resolves to the child's final text; with `opts.schema` (an object-rooted JSON Schema using ONLY type/properties/required/additionalProperties/items/enum/const — no oneOf/pattern/format/numeric bounds) it resolves to the validated object. Resolves `null` when the child fails (filter with `.filter(Boolean)`). Other opts: `label` (display), `phase` (progress group), and independent `provider`/`model` LLM target overrides (either may be provided alone). Anything else (`effort`/`isolation`/`agentType`) is rejected loudly.\n- `pipeline(items, ...stages): Promise<any[]>` — run each item through the stages independently with NO barrier between stages (prefer this for multi-stage work). Each stage receives `(prev, item, index)`. An ordinary stage throw drops that ITEM to `null` and skips its remaining stages.\n- `parallel(thunks): Promise<any[]>` — run zero-argument functions concurrently and await ALL of them (a barrier; use only when a stage genuinely needs every prior result together). A throwing thunk resolves to `null`.\n- `phase(title)` — start a progress phase; `log(message)` — narrate progress; `args` — the tool call's `args` input, verbatim.\n\nMisused hooks (bad arguments, unknown options, unsupported schemas, tripped caps) throw errors that ALWAYS kill the script — they never dissolve into a per-item `null`.\n\nConstraints: concurrency and total-agent caps apply; no filesystem, network, timers, or Node.js APIs are provided — the agents do the work, the script only coordinates them. The run executes in the foreground: this call returns when the whole script finishes.",
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-depth-two-rejection/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-depth-two-rejection/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 4ee347f96e..92ce3aa115 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-depth-two-rejection/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-depth-two-rejection/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call","toolCallId":"call_root_child","title":"subagent","kind":"other","status":"in_progress","rawInput":{"description":"Start depth one","prompt":"Call subagent once. Ask that child to attempt one further subagent call, then report the result."}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call_update","toolCallId":"call_root_child","status":"completed","content":[{"type":"content","content":{"type":"text","text":"DEPTH_ONE_DONE"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_message_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"ROOT_DONE"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-fork/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-fork/stdout.expected.jsonl
index bf756e8a50..df179d08cf 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-fork/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-fork/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" wants"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-mixed/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-mixed/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 6bcd06aa58..6826253e1d 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-mixed/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-mixed/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" wants"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-multi/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-multi/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 8542f5411d..421ccf79b1 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-multi/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-multi/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" wants"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-spawn/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-spawn/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 805bc67247..334d8c8fb2 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-spawn/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/subagent-spawn/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" wants"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/text-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/text-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 15a09f1c5d..df9a172140 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/text-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/text-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" wants"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/text-turn/system-prompt.expected.md b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/text-turn/system-prompt.expected.md
index ddf502a773..5879f004af 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/text-turn/system-prompt.expected.md
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/text-turn/system-prompt.expected.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Check the [exit code: N] marker on every bash result; investigate failures befor
 
 Track every background task id you start. You are notified in-session when a task finishes — do not busy-poll or sleep on one; keep working on independent steps and do not duplicate a running task's work. Before giving a final answer, collect every still-relevant task with task_output (set wait: true only when you are genuinely blocked on it), and task_kill tasks that stopped mattering.
 
+Use goal tools for one long-running completion objective in the current session. create_goal may infer goal intent from a direct human request in any language; do not create a goal for routine single-turn work. Call get_goal before update_goal and copy its exact goal_id and revision. After session resume or fork, an active goal is disarmed: when a human asks to continue or resume in any wording or language, use update_goal action resume to rearm it. Mark complete only when the objective is actually achieved. Mark blocked only after the same blocking condition persists for at least 3 consecutive goal rounds, and report that concrete condition in blocked_reason; difficulty, uncertainty, or useful remaining work is not blocked.
+
 Approval prompts are disabled in this session: actions that require approval are rejected automatically — do not request sandbox escalation (do not set `sandbox_permissions`).
 <!-- dsh-user-approval-policy:never -->
 
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/text-turn/tool-schemas.expected.json b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/text-turn/tool-schemas.expected.json
index 8fde3add5a..42495e8200 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/text-turn/tool-schemas.expected.json
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/text-turn/tool-schemas.expected.json
@@ -106,6 +106,26 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "create_goal",
+      "description": "Create one persisted same-session completion goal when the current direct human request is a long-running objective that should continue across autonomous goal rounds. You may infer that intent without requiring the user to say \"create a goal\". Do not use this for trivial single-turn work. Execution rejects non-human and subagent authority.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "objective": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "The concrete completion objective inferred from the direct human request."
+          },
+          "max_goal_rounds": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Optional positive safe-integer limit on automatic continuation rounds."
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "objective"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "edit",
       "description": "Edit an existing UTF-8 text file by replacing literal text.",
@@ -148,6 +168,14 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "get_goal",
+      "description": "Read the current same-session goal, including its exact id/revision, objective, phase, completed continuation rounds, round limit, blocker reason when present, and whether another continuation is armed. Call this before updating a goal.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {}
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "read",
       "description": "Read a UTF-8 text file and return line-numbered content.",
@@ -328,6 +356,51 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "update_goal",
+      "description": "Update the exact current goal revision. edit, pause, and resume require a direct top-level human request. During an automatic continuation of the current goal, complete and blocked are also allowed. blocked is rejected before the configured minimum round count; the model remains responsible for judging that the same condition persisted across those rounds and must explain it in blocked_reason.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "goal_id": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Exact id returned by get_goal."
+          },
+          "revision": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Exact positive revision returned by get_goal."
+          },
+          "action": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "edit | pause | resume | complete | blocked",
+            "enum": [
+              "edit",
+              "pause",
+              "resume",
+              "complete",
+              "blocked"
+            ]
+          },
+          "objective": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Replacement objective; valid only with action edit."
+          },
+          "max_goal_rounds": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Replacement cap; valid only with action edit."
+          },
+          "blocked_reason": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Concrete blocking condition; required only with action blocked."
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "goal_id",
+          "revision",
+          "action"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "workflow",
       "description": "Run a JavaScript workflow script that orchestrates subagents at scale. Use this for work that fans out across many independent pieces — an audit over many files, a migration, multi-angle research, adversarial verification of findings — where you write the orchestration as a script instead of delegating turn by turn.\n\nThe workflow's identity rides the `meta` parameter as JSON: required `name` (short kebab-case) and `description` strings, optional `whenToUse` string and `phases` array (`{title, detail?, provider?, model?}`). The `script` parameter is the plain JavaScript body ONLY (NOT TypeScript, and NO `export const meta` statement — meta is a parameter, not code), running with top-level await; end with `return <value>` — the value must be JSON-serializable and is this tool's result.\n\nScript-body hooks:\n- `agent(prompt, opts?): Promise<any>` — run one subagent to completion. Without `opts.schema` it resolves to the child's final text; with `opts.schema` (an object-rooted JSON Schema using ONLY type/properties/required/additionalProperties/items/enum/const — no oneOf/pattern/format/numeric bounds) it resolves to the validated object. Resolves `null` when the child fails (filter with `.filter(Boolean)`). Other opts: `label` (display), `phase` (progress group), and independent `provider`/`model` LLM target overrides (either may be provided alone). Anything else (`effort`/`isolation`/`agentType`) is rejected loudly.\n- `pipeline(items, ...stages): Promise<any[]>` — run each item through the stages independently with NO barrier between stages (prefer this for multi-stage work). Each stage receives `(prev, item, index)`. An ordinary stage throw drops that ITEM to `null` and skips its remaining stages.\n- `parallel(thunks): Promise<any[]>` — run zero-argument functions concurrently and await ALL of them (a barrier; use only when a stage genuinely needs every prior result together). A throwing thunk resolves to `null`.\n- `phase(title)` — start a progress phase; `log(message)` — narrate progress; `args` — the tool call's `args` input, verbatim.\n\nMisused hooks (bad arguments, unknown options, unsupported schemas, tripped caps) throw errors that ALWAYS kill the script — they never dissolve into a per-item `null`.\n\nConstraints: concurrency and total-agent caps apply; no filesystem, network, timers, or Node.js APIs are provided — the agents do the work, the script only coordinates them. The run executes in the foreground: this call returns when the whole script finishes.",
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/todo-plan/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/todo-plan/stdout.expected.jsonl
index bc2a07f1ee..8744a3613f 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/todo-plan/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/todo-plan/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" wants"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/tool-call-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/tool-call-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 8a69f818be..e62a18fbd7 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/tool-call-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/tool-call-turn/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" wants"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workflow-run/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workflow-run/stdout.expected.jsonl
index c9f78813f3..b8f17560d2 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workflow-run/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workflow-run/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" wants"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workspace-context/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workspace-context/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 1422d6b85e..93dd8b7bcf 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workspace-context/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workspace-context/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call","toolCallId":"call_workspace_read","title":"Read nested/task.txt","kind":"read","status":"in_progress","locations":[{"path":"nested/task.txt","line":1}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"tool_call_update","toolCallId":"call_workspace_read","status":"completed","content":[{"type":"content","content":{"type":"text","text":"<path>{{cwd}}/nested/task.txt</path>\n<type>file</type>\n<content>\n1: snapshot task\n\n(End of file - total 1 lines)\n</content>"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_message_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"DONE"}}}}
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workspace-context/system-prompt.expected.md b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workspace-context/system-prompt.expected.md
index b1fc71924b..dd965e4933 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workspace-context/system-prompt.expected.md
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workspace-context/system-prompt.expected.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Check the [exit code: N] marker on every bash result; investigate failures befor
 
 Track every background task id you start. You are notified in-session when a task finishes — do not busy-poll or sleep on one; keep working on independent steps and do not duplicate a running task's work. Before giving a final answer, collect every still-relevant task with task_output (set wait: true only when you are genuinely blocked on it), and task_kill tasks that stopped mattering.
 
+Use goal tools for one long-running completion objective in the current session. create_goal may infer goal intent from a direct human request in any language; do not create a goal for routine single-turn work. Call get_goal before update_goal and copy its exact goal_id and revision. After session resume or fork, an active goal is disarmed: when a human asks to continue or resume in any wording or language, use update_goal action resume to rearm it. Mark complete only when the objective is actually achieved. Mark blocked only after the same blocking condition persists for at least 3 consecutive goal rounds, and report that concrete condition in blocked_reason; difficulty, uncertainty, or useful remaining work is not blocked.
+
 Approval prompts are disabled in this session: actions that require approval are rejected automatically — do not request sandbox escalation (do not set `sandbox_permissions`).
 <!-- dsh-user-approval-policy:never -->
 
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workspace-context/tool-schemas.expected.json b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workspace-context/tool-schemas.expected.json
index 8fde3add5a..42495e8200 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workspace-context/tool-schemas.expected.json
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workspace-context/tool-schemas.expected.json
@@ -106,6 +106,26 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "create_goal",
+      "description": "Create one persisted same-session completion goal when the current direct human request is a long-running objective that should continue across autonomous goal rounds. You may infer that intent without requiring the user to say \"create a goal\". Do not use this for trivial single-turn work. Execution rejects non-human and subagent authority.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "objective": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "The concrete completion objective inferred from the direct human request."
+          },
+          "max_goal_rounds": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Optional positive safe-integer limit on automatic continuation rounds."
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "objective"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "edit",
       "description": "Edit an existing UTF-8 text file by replacing literal text.",
@@ -148,6 +168,14 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "get_goal",
+      "description": "Read the current same-session goal, including its exact id/revision, objective, phase, completed continuation rounds, round limit, blocker reason when present, and whether another continuation is armed. Call this before updating a goal.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {}
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "read",
       "description": "Read a UTF-8 text file and return line-numbered content.",
@@ -328,6 +356,51 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "update_goal",
+      "description": "Update the exact current goal revision. edit, pause, and resume require a direct top-level human request. During an automatic continuation of the current goal, complete and blocked are also allowed. blocked is rejected before the configured minimum round count; the model remains responsible for judging that the same condition persisted across those rounds and must explain it in blocked_reason.",
+      "parameters": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "goal_id": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Exact id returned by get_goal."
+          },
+          "revision": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Exact positive revision returned by get_goal."
+          },
+          "action": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "edit | pause | resume | complete | blocked",
+            "enum": [
+              "edit",
+              "pause",
+              "resume",
+              "complete",
+              "blocked"
+            ]
+          },
+          "objective": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Replacement objective; valid only with action edit."
+          },
+          "max_goal_rounds": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "Replacement cap; valid only with action edit."
+          },
+          "blocked_reason": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Concrete blocking condition; required only with action blocked."
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "goal_id",
+          "revision",
+          "action"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "workflow",
       "description": "Run a JavaScript workflow script that orchestrates subagents at scale. Use this for work that fans out across many independent pieces — an audit over many files, a migration, multi-angle research, adversarial verification of findings — where you write the orchestration as a script instead of delegating turn by turn.\n\nThe workflow's identity rides the `meta` parameter as JSON: required `name` (short kebab-case) and `description` strings, optional `whenToUse` string and `phases` array (`{title, detail?, provider?, model?}`). The `script` parameter is the plain JavaScript body ONLY (NOT TypeScript, and NO `export const meta` statement — meta is a parameter, not code), running with top-level await; end with `return <value>` — the value must be JSON-serializable and is this tool's result.\n\nScript-body hooks:\n- `agent(prompt, opts?): Promise<any>` — run one subagent to completion. Without `opts.schema` it resolves to the child's final text; with `opts.schema` (an object-rooted JSON Schema using ONLY type/properties/required/additionalProperties/items/enum/const — no oneOf/pattern/format/numeric bounds) it resolves to the validated object. Resolves `null` when the child fails (filter with `.filter(Boolean)`). Other opts: `label` (display), `phase` (progress group), and independent `provider`/`model` LLM target overrides (either may be provided alone). Anything else (`effort`/`isolation`/`agentType`) is rejected loudly.\n- `pipeline(items, ...stages): Promise<any[]>` — run each item through the stages independently with NO barrier between stages (prefer this for multi-stage work). Each stage receives `(prev, item, index)`. An ordinary stage throw drops that ITEM to `null` and skips its remaining stages.\n- `parallel(thunks): Promise<any[]>` — run zero-argument functions concurrently and await ALL of them (a barrier; use only when a stage genuinely needs every prior result together). A throwing thunk resolves to `null`.\n- `phase(title)` — start a progress phase; `log(message)` — narrate progress; `args` — the tool call's `args` input, verbatim.\n\nMisused hooks (bad arguments, unknown options, unsupported schemas, tripped caps) throw errors that ALWAYS kill the script — they never dissolve into a per-item `null`.\n\nConstraints: concurrency and total-agent caps apply; no filesystem, network, timers, or Node.js APIs are provided — the agents do the work, the script only coordinates them. The run executes in the foreground: this call returns when the whole script finishes.",
diff --git a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workspace-edit/stdout.expected.jsonl b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workspace-edit/stdout.expected.jsonl
index 95addbb066..5fcdb1fa19 100644
--- a/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workspace-edit/stdout.expected.jsonl
+++ b/examples/acp-agent/tests/snapshots/workspace-edit/stdout.expected.jsonl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"result":{"protocolVersion":1,"agentInfo":{"name":"deepseek-harness-acp","version":"0.0.1"},"agentCapabilities":{"loadSession":true,"promptCapabilities":{"image":false,"audio":false,"embeddedContext":false}},"authMethods":[]}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"result":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","modes":{"availableModes":[{"id":"default","name":"default"},{"id":"plan","name":"plan"}],"currentModeId":"default"},"configOptions":[{"id":"model","name":"Model","description":"Sets this session's provider and model.","category":"model","type":"select","currentValue":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","options":[{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-flash\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-flash"},{"value":"[\"deepseek\",\"deepseek-v4-pro\"]","name":"deepseek-v4-pro"}]},{"id":"permission","name":"Permissions","description":"The session permission preset: each choice bundles a sandbox mode and an approval policy.","category":"mode","type":"select","currentValue":"danger-full-access","options":[{"value":"workspace-write","name":"workspace-write","description":"Write inside the workspace and permitted temporary directories; wider retries require approval."},{"value":"danger-full-access","name":"danger-full-access","description":"Full file access without approval prompts."}]}]}}
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[]}}}
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"available_commands_update","availableCommands":[{"name":"goal","description":"set or view the goal for a long-running task","input":{"hint":"[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]"}}]}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":"The"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" user"}}}}
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"session/update","params":{"sessionId":"{{sessionId}}","update":{"sessionUpdate":"agent_thought_chunk","content":{"type":"text","text":" wants"}}}}
diff --git a/packages/core/agent-loop/tests/contract-regressions.spec.ts b/packages/core/agent-loop/tests/contract-regressions.spec.ts
index f563afa796..7ed8c2075e 100644
--- a/packages/core/agent-loop/tests/contract-regressions.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/agent-loop/tests/contract-regressions.spec.ts
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ describe('steering from late extension points is never stranded', () => {
     expect(JSON.stringify(adapter.requests[1]!.messages)).toContain('one more thing')
   })
 
-  it('steer() from a step/end session-event listener forces a SAME-TURN next step (/goal pattern)', async () => {
+  it('steer() from a step/end session-event listener forces a SAME-TURN next step', async () => {
     // Assert the same-turn shape; content alone cannot distinguish re-enqueue.
     const adapter = new MockAdapter([
       textResponse('no tools, would stop'),
diff --git a/packages/examples/README.md b/packages/examples/README.md
index 46b5e7d923..c24f1e9173 100644
--- a/packages/examples/README.md
+++ b/packages/examples/README.md
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ Pre-composed plugin bundles a thin leaf `cordis.yml` loads instead of assembling
 
 | Package | npm name | Role |
 |---|---|---|
-| `agent-spine-demo/` | `@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-spine-demo` | The executor-less/UI-less agent spine as one bundle plugin (`timer` + `llm` + sessions + system-prompt + tools + skills + agents + invariants + `tool-bash` + workspace-context + `tool-skill` + `agent-loop`) |
-| `tui-demo/` | `@deepseek-ai/dsh-tui-demo` | Full-screen terminal app: the spine + command registry + JSONL persistence + `dsh-tui` + a pre-created `main` agent, with a boot `bin` |
+| `agent-spine-demo/` | `@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-spine-demo` | The executor-less/UI-less agent spine as one bundle plugin, with an opt-in persisted-goal stack |
+| `tui-demo/` | `@deepseek-ai/dsh-tui-demo` | Full-screen terminal app: the spine + persisted goals + `/goal` command + JSONL persistence + `dsh-tui` + a pre-created `main` agent, with a boot `bin` |
 | `cli-demo/` | `@deepseek-ai/dsh-cli-demo` | Headless one-shot app: the spine + JSONL persistence + a pre-created `main` agent, with text and DSH-native JSON output |
-| `acp-demo/` | `@deepseek-ai/dsh-acp-demo` | ACP server app: the spine + command registry + JSONL persistence + the [`acp`](../ui/acp/README.md) bridge (no stdout logger), with a boot `bin` |
+| `acp-demo/` | `@deepseek-ai/dsh-acp-demo` | ACP server app: the spine + persisted goals + `/goal` command + JSONL persistence + the [`acp`](../ui/acp/README.md) bridge (no stdout logger), with a boot `bin` |
 | `jsonrpc-demo/` | `@deepseek-ai/dsh-jsonrpc-demo` | Bin-only runtime that boots an external `cordis.yml` for the stdio JSON-RPC SDK client |
 
 `agent-spine-demo` is the shared bundle; `tui-demo`, `cli-demo`, and `acp-demo` compose it with full-screen terminal, headless one-shot, and ACP front doors and own their boot bins. `jsonrpc-demo` mounts no composition of its own — it boots whatever tree the deployment's `cordis.yml` names, and is what the Python SDK runtime launches.
diff --git a/packages/examples/acp-demo/README.md b/packages/examples/acp-demo/README.md
index 3526eef597..38c2b7852d 100644
--- a/packages/examples/acp-demo/README.md
+++ b/packages/examples/acp-demo/README.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ stdout is the ACP JSON-RPC channel, so the cluster is defined as much by what it
 |---|---|
 | `@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-spine-demo` | the spine, pre-creating **no** agents (ACP `session/new` creates them on demand) |
 | `@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands` | the human-command registry used for ACP discovery and direct slash dispatch |
+| `@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal` | the discoverable direct `/goal` producer; the app enables the spine's persisted-goal stack with it |
 | `@deepseek-ai/dsh-user-interaction` | the human question/answer seam used by clients that can complete ACP elicitation requests |
 | `@deepseek-ai/dsh-session-persistence-jsonl` | durable JSONL session log (the bridge advertises `loadSession`) |
 | `@deepseek-ai/dsh-acp` | the bridge that owns stdout for JSON-RPC and provides ACP-backed user answers when a leaf explicitly exposes a user-question tool |
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ Because the package wires no logger entry, an ACP leaf has **nothing to get wron
 | `skills` | owner defaults | registry-cache, local-provider, and model-facing skill-tool config, routed through `dsh-agent-spine-demo` |
 | `toolBash` | owner defaults | model-facing bash config routed through `dsh-agent-spine-demo`, including bash's producer-local `enableRunInBackground` |
 | `toolTasks` | owner defaults | generic `task_output` wait bounds routed through `dsh-agent-spine-demo` |
+| `goals` | owner defaults | persisted goal-domain and model-tool config; `false` removes the goal stack and `/goal` producer |
 | `llmRetry` | owner defaults | bounded transient model-request retry policy routed through `dsh-agent-spine-demo` |
 | `persistenceRoot` | `./.sessions` | the JSONL backend's root directory |
 | `persistenceCompression` | `'zstd'` | JSONL artifact encoding (`'zstd'` or raw `'none'`) |
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ All diagnostics go to **stderr** — stdout is the protocol.
 
 ## Model Experience
 
-Indirectly, through `dsh-agent-spine-demo` and `dsh-acp`, which compose each ACP agent's prompt, tools, and message history; this app bundle adds no model-bound content itself.
+Indirectly, through `dsh-agent-spine-demo` and `dsh-acp`, which compose each ACP agent's prompt, goal tools, and message history. Direct `/goal` input and output remain outside the model, while accepted mutations append domain-owned model-visible snapshots.
 
 #### KV Cache effect
 
diff --git a/packages/examples/acp-demo/package.json b/packages/examples/acp-demo/package.json
index f74617f306..1343e9f713 100644
--- a/packages/examples/acp-demo/package.json
+++ b/packages/examples/acp-demo/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-app-boot": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-acp": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands": "^0.0.1",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-spine-demo": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-workspace-context": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-session-persistence-jsonl": "^0.0.1",
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-app-boot": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-acp": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands": "workspace:^",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-spine-demo": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tools": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/packages/examples/acp-demo/src/index.ts b/packages/examples/acp-demo/src/index.ts
index 6e7e389a92..7a6a893c43 100644
--- a/packages/examples/acp-demo/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/examples/acp-demo/src/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type { Context } from 'cordis'
 import z from 'schemastery'
 import * as acp from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-acp'
 import CommandService from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands'
+import * as commandGoal from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal'
 import * as agentCore from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-spine-demo'
 import * as workspaceContext from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-workspace-context'
 import ToolRegistry, { type Config as ToolsConfig } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tools'
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ export interface Config {
   toolBash?: NonNullable<agentCore.Config['toolBash']>
   /** Generic background-task controls forwarded through agent-core; set false to omit their tool surface. */
   toolTasks?: NonNullable<agentCore.Config['toolTasks']>
+  /** Persisted same-session goals; owner defaults enable them, or false disables the stack and command. */
+  goals?: agentCore.GoalConfig | false
   /** Bounded transient model-request retry policy forwarded through agent-core. */
   llmRetry?: NonNullable<agentCore.Config['llmRetry']>
 }
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ export const Config: z<Config> = z.object({
   skills: agentCore.SkillConfigSchema,
   toolBash: agentCore.ToolBashConfigSchema,
   toolTasks: z.union([z.const(false), agentCore.ToolTasksConfigSchema]),
+  goals: z.union([z.const(false), agentCore.GoalConfigSchema]),
   llmRetry: agentCore.LlmRetryConfigSchema,
 })
 /* jscpd:ignore-end */
@@ -97,8 +101,10 @@ export const Config: z<Config> = z.object({
  * from the provider/model pair. No logger, no `hmr` — stdout stays pure.
  */
 export function apply(ctx: Context, config: Config): void {
+  const goals = config.goals ?? {}
   ctx.plugin(CommandService)
-  ctx.plugin(agentCore, agentCore.pickSpineConfig(config))
+  if (goals !== false) ctx.plugin(commandGoal)
+  ctx.plugin(agentCore, { ...agentCore.pickSpineConfig(config), goals })
   ctx.plugin(UserInteractionService)
   ctx.plugin(SessionPersistenceJsonl, {
     root: config.persistenceRoot ?? DEFAULT_PERSISTENCE_ROOT,
diff --git a/packages/examples/acp-demo/tests/acp-agent.spec.ts b/packages/examples/acp-demo/tests/acp-agent.spec.ts
index dc9dfaa6fd..52ad60449e 100644
--- a/packages/examples/acp-demo/tests/acp-agent.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/examples/acp-demo/tests/acp-agent.spec.ts
@@ -86,11 +86,30 @@ describe('dsh-acp-demo composition', () => {
     expect(ctx.get('agentLoop')).toBeDefined()
     expect(ctx.get('userInteraction')).toBeDefined()
     expect(ctx.get('tools')?.get('ask_user_question')).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(ctx.get('goals')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(ctx.get('tools')?.get('get_goal')).toBeDefined()
     // No pre-created agents — ACP session/new creates them on demand.
     expect(ctx.get('agents')!.list()).toHaveLength(0)
     await ctx.fiber.dispose()
   })
 
+  it('can explicitly omit the persisted-goal stack and its command', async () => {
+    const ctx = await mount({
+      provider: 'mock',
+      model: 'mock',
+      goals: false,
+      workspaceContext: false,
+    })
+    expect(ctx.get('goals')).toBeUndefined()
+    const handle = await ctx.agents.create({
+      sessionId: 'disabled-goals' as import('@deepseek-ai/dsh-session').SessionId,
+      agentOptions: { provider: 'mock', model: 'mock' },
+    })
+    expect(ctx.commands.find(handle.agent, 'goal')).toBeUndefined()
+    await handle.dispose()
+    await ctx.fiber.dispose()
+  })
+
   it('defaults the persistence root when omitted', async () => {
     // Exercises the `DEFAULT_PERSISTENCE_ROOT` fallback for a direct-apply caller that
     // bypasses the schema's `.default(...)`: call `apply` directly (not via
@@ -188,7 +207,17 @@ describe('dsh-acp-demo composition', () => {
       })
     }
     const assembly = await ctx.get('systemPrompt')!.assemble()
-    expect(assembly.tools.map(tool => tool.name)).toEqual(['zulu', 'alpha', 'skill', 'task_kill', 'task_list', 'task_output'])
+    expect(assembly.tools.map(tool => tool.name)).toEqual([
+      'zulu',
+      'alpha',
+      'create_goal',
+      'get_goal',
+      'skill',
+      'task_kill',
+      'task_list',
+      'task_output',
+      'update_goal',
+    ])
     await ctx.fiber.dispose()
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/examples/acp-demo/tsconfig.json b/packages/examples/acp-demo/tsconfig.json
index 78090f6273..d3fc190640 100644
--- a/packages/examples/acp-demo/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/examples/acp-demo/tsconfig.json
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
     {
       "path": "../../ui/commands"
     },
+    {
+      "path": "../../goal/command-goal"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../../core/agent"
     },
diff --git a/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/README.md b/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/README.md
index 5156225490..4b271ccfbc 100644
--- a/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/README.md
+++ b/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ Read this package for the whole plugin tree and its composition order.
 @deepseek-ai/dsh-skill            skill provider registry
 @deepseek-ai/dsh-skill-local      local filesystem skill provider
 @deepseek-ai/dsh-agent            agent registry + initiator scope + agent/* events
+@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal             optional persisted same-session goal domain
+@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-goal        optional model-facing goal controls
+@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal-session     optional same-session goal-round driver
 @deepseek-ai/dsh-llm-retry        bounded transient request retry policy
 @deepseek-ai/dsh-tasks            generic background-task registry
 @deepseek-ai/dsh-invariants       dev-mode event-contract assertions
@@ -43,11 +46,11 @@ This is the [interface/implementation/consumer seam](../../../.agents/notes/impl
 
 ```ts
 import type { Config } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-spine-demo'
-// { agents?, maxParallelToolCalls?, persona?, toolOrder?, tools?, dshHome?, skills?, workspaceContext, toolBash?, toolTasks?, llmRetry? }
+// { agents?, maxParallelToolCalls?, persona?, toolOrder?, tools?, dshHome?, skills?, workspaceContext, toolBash?, toolTasks?, goals?, llmRetry? }
 // workspaceContext requires { maxBytes } or false; the other owner schemas supply defaults.
 ```
 
-The bundle FORWARDS each field to the child that owns it: `agents` and `maxParallelToolCalls` to `agent-loop` (`agents` defaults to `[]`; the cap defaults there), so each app supplies its own pre-created agents — TUI and headless apps pre-create `main`, while the ACP app creates agents on demand at `session/new`; `llmRetry` to the bounded retry policy; `persona` and `toolOrder` to `dsh-system-prompt`; `tools` to the tool registry for its presentation mode; `skills.registry`, `skills.local`, and `skills.tool` to the skill registry, local provider, and model-facing consumer; the required `workspaceContext` choice to `dsh-workspace-context` (`{ maxBytes }` enables loading and `false` disables it); and `toolBash`/`toolTasks` to the two model-facing tool plugins the bundle owns. Set `skills.enabled: false` to omit both the local provider and model-facing skill tool, and set `toolTasks: false` to retain the task service for foreground producers without exposing `task_output` / `task_list` / `task_kill`. It resolves `dshHome` once through [`@deepseek-ai/dsh-home`](../../util/home/README.md) and forwards that absolute value to tool-bash's managed environment and enabled local skill discovery. An absent top-level `dshHome` adopts `skills.local.dshHome`; supplying both with different resolved paths fails loudly. `toolBash.enableRunInBackground` controls only the bash producer; independently loaded producers keep their own config. Workspace instructions register before the skill catalog so their session-prefix message renders first. App packages use `pickSpineConfig()` to copy only these bundle-owned fields.
+The bundle FORWARDS each field to the child that owns it: `agents` and `maxParallelToolCalls` to `agent-loop` (`agents` defaults to `[]`; the cap defaults there), so each app supplies its own pre-created agents — TUI and headless apps pre-create `main`, while the ACP app creates agents on demand at `session/new`; `llmRetry` to the bounded retry policy; `persona` and `toolOrder` to `dsh-system-prompt`; `tools` to the tool registry for its presentation mode; `skills.registry`, `skills.local`, and `skills.tool` to the skill registry, local provider, and model-facing consumer; the required `workspaceContext` choice to `dsh-workspace-context` (`{ maxBytes }` enables loading and `false` disables it); and `toolBash`/`toolTasks` to the two model-facing tool plugins the bundle owns. A `goals` object opts into the persisted domain, model tools, and same-session driver while forwarding `goals.domain` and `goals.tool` to their owners; omission or `false` leaves the stack absent so headless callers retain one-turn settlement. Set `skills.enabled: false` to omit both the local provider and model-facing skill tool, and set `toolTasks: false` to retain the task service for foreground producers without exposing `task_output` / `task_list` / `task_kill`. It resolves `dshHome` once through [`@deepseek-ai/dsh-home`](../../util/home/README.md) and forwards that absolute value to tool-bash's managed environment and enabled local skill discovery. An absent top-level `dshHome` adopts `skills.local.dshHome`; supplying both with different resolved paths fails loudly. `toolBash.enableRunInBackground` controls only the bash producer; independently loaded producers keep their own config. Workspace instructions register before the skill catalog so their session-prefix message renders first. App packages use `pickSpineConfig()` to copy only these bundle-owned fields.
 
 ## Why a code bundle, not a shared YAML include
 
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ The bounded retry policy may repeat a transiently failed request in a new number
 
 ## Model Experience
 
-Indirectly, through `dsh-system-prompt`, `dsh-tool-skill`, `dsh-tool-bash`, `dsh-tools`, and `dsh-llm-retry`, which this bundle mounts without adding model-bound wrapper content.
+Indirectly, through `dsh-system-prompt`, `dsh-tool-skill`, `dsh-tool-bash`, `dsh-tools`, and `dsh-llm-retry`, plus `dsh-tool-goal` and goal-round prompts when `goals` is enabled. The bundle adds no model-bound wrapper content of its own.
 
 #### KV Cache effect
 
@@ -65,5 +68,5 @@ No direct invalidation; the named consumer owns any request-prefix changes.
 
 ## Known Limitations and Deferred Work
 
-- **Most of the spine set is fixed in code** — `apply()` always mounts the core services and `tool-bash`; config can omit the bundled skills and task-control tools, but swapping the loop or dropping another spine member means composing a different bundle.
+- **Most of the spine set is fixed in code** — `apply()` always mounts the core services and `tool-bash`; config can omit bundled goals, skills, and task-control tools, but swapping the loop or dropping another spine member means composing a different bundle.
 - **`dsh-invariants` mounts unconditionally** — this bundle has no toggle, so every composition using it pays the dev-mode relational assertions; Session's always-on validation and freezing are separate.
diff --git a/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/package.json b/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/package.json
index 2c73226f3c..caac8c051b 100644
--- a/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/package.json
+++ b/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-spine-demo",
-  "description": "The default executor-less/UI-less agent spine as one Cordis bundle plugin (timer + llm + sessions + system-prompt + tools + skills + agents + bounded retry + tasks + invariants + tool-bash + workspace-context + tool-skill + tool-tasks + agent-loop)",
+  "description": "The default executor-less/UI-less agent spine with bounded retry and optional persisted goals",
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
     "@cordisjs/plugin-timer": "^1.1.2",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-loop": "^0.0.1",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal": "^0.0.1",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal-session": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-invariants": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-home": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-llm": "^0.0.1",
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-system-prompt": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tasks": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-bash": "^0.0.1",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-goal": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-skill": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-tasks": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tools": "^0.0.1",
@@ -45,6 +48,8 @@
     "@cordisjs/plugin-timer": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-loop": "workspace:^",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal": "workspace:^",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal-session": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-fs-local": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-invariants": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-home": "workspace:^",
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-system-prompt": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tasks": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-bash": "workspace:^",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-goal": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-skill": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-tasks": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tools": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/src/index.ts b/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/src/index.ts
index c074fa05c6..b4724ac607 100644
--- a/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * Default executor-less, UI-less agent spine. It bundles the common services,
- * background-task registry and controls, concrete loop, local skill and
+ * background-task registry and controls, optional persisted goals, concrete loop, local skill and
  * workspace-context providers, and model-facing bash/skill consumers;
  * deployments still choose the LLM adapter, bash executor, and presentation.
  * The plugin intentionally exposes named exports only because Loader default
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ import ToolRegistry, { type Config as ToolsConfig } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tools
 import SkillService, { type Config as SkillRegistryConfig } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-skill'
 import * as SkillLocal from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-skill-local'
 import AgentRegistry from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent'
+import GoalService, { type Config as GoalDomainConfig } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal'
+import * as goalSession from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal-session'
+import * as toolGoal from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-goal'
 import TaskService from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tasks'
 import * as invariants from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-invariants'
 import * as toolBash from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-bash'
@@ -42,6 +45,14 @@ export interface SkillConfig {
   tool?: toolSkill.Config
 }
 
+/** Persisted goal domain, model-tool policy, and same-session driver config. */
+export interface GoalConfig {
+  /** Goal-domain creation defaults. */
+  domain?: GoalDomainConfig
+  /** Model-facing goal-tool authority policy. */
+  tool?: toolGoal.Config
+}
+
 /**
  * Bundle config: each field forwarded verbatim to the child that owns it —
  * `agents` to the agent loop (an app that pre-creates no agents, like the ACP
@@ -50,8 +61,10 @@ export interface SkillConfig {
  * order), the `tools` object to the tool registry (its presentation `mode`),
  * `dshHome` to bash environment and local skill discovery, `skills` to the
  * skill registry/local provider/tool consumer, `workspaceContext` to the
- * workspace-context loader, and `toolBash`/`toolTasks` to the model-facing tool
- * plugins this bundle owns. Owner schemas supply defaults for optional input;
+ * workspace-context loader, `llmRetry` to the bounded request-recovery policy,
+ * and `toolBash`/`toolTasks` to the model-facing tool plugins this bundle owns.
+ * `goals` opts into and configures the persisted goal
+ * domain plus its model tool and same-session driver. Owner schemas supply defaults for optional input;
  * workspace context instead requires an explicit byte budget or `false` because
  * it changes model-visible input. Producer opt-in stays producer-local:
  * `toolBash` configures bash only; independently composed producers keep their
@@ -78,6 +91,8 @@ export interface Config {
   toolBash?: toolBash.Config
   /** Generic background-task controls; set false to keep the task service without model-facing task tools. */
   toolTasks?: toolTasks.Config | false
+  /** Opt-in persisted same-session goal stack; set false or omit to leave it unmounted. */
+  goals?: GoalConfig | false
   /** Bounded transient model-request retry policy. */
   llmRetry?: llmRetry.Config
 }
@@ -96,6 +111,12 @@ export const ToolBashConfigSchema: z<toolBash.Config> = toolBash.Config
 /** The task-control-tool config schema exported for app packages that forward `toolTasks`. */
 export const ToolTasksConfigSchema: z<toolTasks.Config> = toolTasks.Config
 
+/** The persisted-goal config schema exported for app packages that opt in. */
+export const GoalConfigSchema: z<GoalConfig> = z.object({
+  domain: GoalService.Config,
+  tool: toolGoal.Config,
+})
+
 /** The bounded LLM retry schema exported for app packages that forward `llmRetry`. */
 export const LlmRetryConfigSchema: z<llmRetry.Config> = llmRetry.Config
 
@@ -110,8 +131,9 @@ export const Config = z.intersect([
     workspaceContext: z.union([z.const(false), workspaceContext.Config]).required(),
     toolBash: ToolBashConfigSchema,
     toolTasks: z.union([z.const(false), ToolTasksConfigSchema]),
+    goals: z.union([z.const(false), GoalConfigSchema]),
     llmRetry: LlmRetryConfigSchema,
-  }) as unknown as z<Pick<Config, 'tools' | 'dshHome' | 'skills' | 'workspaceContext' | 'toolBash' | 'toolTasks' | 'llmRetry'>>,
+  }) as unknown as z<Pick<Config, 'tools' | 'dshHome' | 'skills' | 'workspaceContext' | 'toolBash' | 'toolTasks' | 'goals' | 'llmRetry'>>,
 ]) as unknown as z<Config>
 
 /**
@@ -130,6 +152,7 @@ export function pickSpineConfig(config: Omit<Config, 'agents'>): Omit<Config, 'a
     ...config.skills !== undefined ? { skills: config.skills } : {},
     ...config.toolBash !== undefined ? { toolBash: config.toolBash } : {},
     ...config.toolTasks !== undefined ? { toolTasks: config.toolTasks } : {},
+    ...config.goals !== undefined ? { goals: config.goals } : {},
     ...config.llmRetry !== undefined ? { llmRetry: config.llmRetry } : {},
   }
 }
@@ -168,6 +191,11 @@ export function apply(ctx: Context, config: Config): void {
   }
   ctx.plugin(AgentRegistry)
   ctx.plugin(llmRetry, config.llmRetry ?? {})
+  if (config.goals !== undefined && config.goals !== false) {
+    ctx.plugin(GoalService, config.goals.domain ?? {})
+    ctx.plugin(toolGoal, config.goals.tool ?? {})
+    ctx.plugin(goalSession)
+  }
   ctx.plugin(TaskService)
   ctx.plugin(invariants)
   ctx.plugin(toolBash, Object.assign({}, config.toolBash, { dshHome }))
diff --git a/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/tests/agent-core.spec.ts b/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/tests/agent-core.spec.ts
index d8adee4f84..c8788ca01b 100644
--- a/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/tests/agent-core.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/tests/agent-core.spec.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,35 @@ describe('dsh-agent-spine-demo bundle', () => {
     expect(ctx.get('agents')).toBeDefined()
     expect(ctx.get('tasks')).toBeDefined()
     expect(ctx.get('agentLoop')).toBeDefined()
+    expect(ctx.get('goals')).toBeUndefined()
+    await ctx.fiber.dispose()
+  })
+
+  it('opts into the configured persisted-goal domain, tools, and same-session driver', async () => {
+    const ctx = await mount({
+      workspaceContext: false,
+      agents: [{ id: SessionId('configured-goal'), provider: 'mock', model: 'mock' }],
+      goals: {
+        domain: { defaultMaxGoalRounds: 17 },
+        tool: { blockedAfterConsecutiveRounds: 5 },
+      },
+    })
+    const agent = ctx.agents.list()[0]
+    if (agent === undefined) throw new Error('configured goal test has no live agent')
+    expect(ctx.goals.create(agent, { objective: 'configured' })).toMatchObject({
+      objective: 'configured', maxGoalRounds: 17,
+    })
+    expect(['create_goal', 'get_goal', 'update_goal'].map(name => ctx.tools.get(name)?.name))
+      .toEqual(['create_goal', 'get_goal', 'update_goal'])
+    expect((await ctx.systemPrompt.assemble()).sections.find(section => section.name === 'tool:goal')?.text)
+      .toContain('at least 5 consecutive goal rounds')
+    await ctx.fiber.dispose()
+  })
+
+  it('accepts an explicit false goal composition without mounting it', async () => {
+    const ctx = await mount({ workspaceContext: false, goals: false })
+    expect(ctx.get('goals')).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(ctx.tools.get('get_goal')).toBeUndefined()
     await ctx.fiber.dispose()
   })
 
@@ -211,6 +240,23 @@ describe('dsh-agent-spine-demo bundle', () => {
     await ctx.fiber.dispose()
   })
 
+  it('uses owner defaults for a schema-bypassing empty goal opt-in', async () => {
+    const ctx = new Context()
+    agentCore.apply(ctx, {
+      workspaceContext: false,
+      agents: [{ id: SessionId('defaulted-goal'), provider: 'mock', model: 'mock' }],
+      goals: {},
+    })
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 50))
+    const agent = ctx.agents.list()[0]
+    if (agent === undefined) throw new Error('default goal test has no live agent')
+    expect(ctx.goals.create(agent, { objective: 'defaulted' })).toMatchObject({
+      objective: 'defaulted', maxGoalRounds: 256,
+    })
+    expect(ctx.tools.get('get_goal')).toBeDefined()
+    await ctx.fiber.dispose()
+  })
+
   it('loads workspace instructions into requests through the bundled spine', async () => {
     const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'dsh-agent-spine-demo-workspace-context-'))
     try {
diff --git a/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/tsconfig.json b/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/tsconfig.json
index 9b897d1674..6938f422b9 100644
--- a/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/examples/agent-spine-demo/tsconfig.json
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@
     {
       "path": "../../core/agent"
     },
+    {
+      "path": "../../goal/goal"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../goal/tool-goal"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../goal/goal-session"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../../context/workspace-context"
     },
diff --git a/packages/examples/tui-demo/README.md b/packages/examples/tui-demo/README.md
index d944f9caed..2a10140f18 100644
--- a/packages/examples/tui-demo/README.md
+++ b/packages/examples/tui-demo/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # @deepseek-ai/dsh-tui-demo
 
-The full-screen terminal app: a Cordis plugin that composes [`@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-spine-demo`](../agent-spine-demo/README.md), the human-command registry, JSONL persistence, keyboard-backed user interaction, a pre-created `main` agent, and [`@deepseek-ai/dsh-tui`](../../ui/tui/README.md). Its `bin` boots a leaf `cordis.yml`.
+The full-screen terminal app: a Cordis plugin that composes [`@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-spine-demo`](../agent-spine-demo/README.md), persisted same-session goals, the human-command registry and `/goal` producer, JSONL persistence, keyboard-backed user interaction, a pre-created `main` agent, and [`@deepseek-ai/dsh-tui`](../../ui/tui/README.md). Its `bin` boots a leaf `cordis.yml`.
 
 Use [`@deepseek-ai/dsh-cli-demo`](../cli-demo/README.md) for pipes, scripts, and other non-interactive runs. This package requires a TTY pair and has no line-oriented fallback.
 
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Use [`@deepseek-ai/dsh-cli-demo`](../cli-demo/README.md) for pipes, scripts, and
 |---|---|
 | `@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-spine-demo` | Shared services, model-facing tools, and one configured `main` agent |
 | `@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands` | Human-only discovery and dispatch consumed by the TUI and command plugins |
+| `@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal` | Direct `/goal` status and mutation over the spine's persisted-goal stack |
 | `@deepseek-ai/dsh-session-persistence-jsonl` | Durable session log under `persistenceRoot` |
 | `@deepseek-ai/dsh-user-interaction` | Provider-neutral human question service |
 | `@deepseek-ai/dsh-tui` | Full-screen transcript, editor, tool cards, plan, and question overlays |
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ Swappable LLM, bash, filesystem, and other capability providers remain in the le
 | `skills` | owner defaults | Skill registry, local provider, and tool config |
 | `toolBash` | owner defaults | Model-facing bash tool config |
 | `toolTasks` | owner defaults | Background-task control-tool config, or `false` |
+| `goals` | owner defaults | Persisted goal-domain and model-tool config; `false` removes the goal stack and `/goal` producer |
 | `workspaceContext` | required | Workspace-instruction config, or `false` |
 | `persistenceRoot` | `./.sessions` | JSONL persistence root |
 | `persistenceCompression` | `'zstd'` | JSONL artifact encoding (`'zstd'` or raw `'none'`) |
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ Fresh runs mint a `main-session-<uuid>` session id and pass it to both the TUI a
 
 #### What the model sees
 
-Each non-empty non-command editor submission becomes a user message; a submission during a running turn becomes steering. Slash-command input and output remain human-only. The shared spine contributes the configured persona, workspace instructions, skill catalog, and visible tool schemas. TUI rendering itself is not model-visible.
+Each non-empty non-command editor submission becomes a user message; a submission during a running turn becomes steering. Slash-command input and output remain human-only, while accepted `/goal` mutations append domain-owned model-visible state. The shared spine contributes the configured persona, workspace instructions, skill catalog, goal controls, and visible tool schemas. TUI rendering itself is not model-visible.
 
 #### Token effect
 
diff --git a/packages/examples/tui-demo/package.json b/packages/examples/tui-demo/package.json
index 7448858055..be1cc01889 100644
--- a/packages/examples/tui-demo/package.json
+++ b/packages/examples/tui-demo/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tui-demo",
-  "description": "Full-screen terminal app: agent spine + human commands + JSONL persistence + pi-tui front door + pre-created main agent",
+  "description": "Full-screen terminal app: agent spine + persisted goals + human commands + JSONL persistence + pi-tui front door + pre-created main agent",
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-loop": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands": "^0.0.1",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-llm": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-spine-demo": "^0.0.1",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-workspace-context": "^0.0.1",
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-loop": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands": "workspace:^",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-llm": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-spine-demo": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-system-prompt": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/packages/examples/tui-demo/src/index.ts b/packages/examples/tui-demo/src/index.ts
index b4510ab5d6..fc6d6cc8ad 100644
--- a/packages/examples/tui-demo/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/examples/tui-demo/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /**
  * Full-screen terminal app: the default agent spine ({@link @deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-spine-demo})
- * plus human commands, JSONL persistence, keyboard-backed user interaction,
- * and one pre-created agent whose exact session identity the TUI drives. Swappable adapters,
- * executors, optional tools, and HMR stay in the leaf. This Loader plugin
+ * plus persisted goals, human commands, JSONL persistence, keyboard-backed
+ * user interaction, and one pre-created agent whose exact session identity the
+ * TUI drives. Swappable adapters, executors, optional tools, and HMR stay in the leaf. This Loader plugin
  * intentionally exposes named exports only; a default export would hide its
  * `Config` schema (see docs/postmortem/0001).
  * @module @deepseek-ai/dsh-tui-demo
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import z from 'schemastery'
 import { SessionId } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-session'
 import ToolRegistry, { type Config as ToolsConfig } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tools'
 import CommandService from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands'
+import * as commandGoal from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal'
 import * as agentCore from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-spine-demo'
 import * as workspaceContext from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-workspace-context'
 import SessionPersistenceJsonl, {
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ export interface Config {
   toolBash?: NonNullable<agentCore.Config['toolBash']>
   /** Generic background-task controls forwarded through agent-spine-demo; set false to omit them. */
   toolTasks?: NonNullable<agentCore.Config['toolTasks']>
+  /** Persisted same-session goals; owner defaults enable them, or false disables the stack and command. */
+  goals?: agentCore.GoalConfig | false
   /** Persisted session id to resume instead of creating a fresh session. */
   resumeSessionId?: string
   /** Controls automatic AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md loading; configure a byte budget or set `false`. */
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ export const Config: z<Config> = z.object({
   skills: agentCore.SkillConfigSchema,
   toolBash: agentCore.ToolBashConfigSchema,
   toolTasks: z.union([z.const(false), agentCore.ToolTasksConfigSchema]),
+  goals: z.union([z.const(false), agentCore.GoalConfigSchema]),
   resumeSessionId: z.string(),
   workspaceContext: z.union([z.const(false), workspaceContext.Config]).required(),
 })
@@ -98,7 +102,9 @@ export const Config: z<Config> = z.object({
 export function composeTuiApp(ctx: Context, config: Config): void {
   const resumeSessionId = config.resumeSessionId === '' ? undefined : config.resumeSessionId
   const sessionId = SessionId(resumeSessionId ?? `main-session-${randomUUID()}`)
+  const goals = config.goals ?? {}
   ctx.plugin(CommandService)
+  if (goals !== false) ctx.plugin(commandGoal)
   ctx.plugin(SessionPersistenceJsonl, {
     root: config.persistenceRoot ?? DEFAULT_PERSISTENCE_ROOT,
     ...(config.persistenceCompression === undefined ? {} : { compression: config.persistenceCompression }),
@@ -111,6 +117,7 @@ export function composeTuiApp(ctx: Context, config: Config): void {
   })
   ctx.plugin(agentCore, {
     ...agentCore.pickSpineConfig(config),
+    goals,
     agents: [{
       id: SessionId('main'),
       provider: config.provider,
diff --git a/packages/examples/tui-demo/tests/tui-agent.spec.ts b/packages/examples/tui-demo/tests/tui-agent.spec.ts
index 007120b4d5..73aa61430a 100644
--- a/packages/examples/tui-demo/tests/tui-agent.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/examples/tui-demo/tests/tui-agent.spec.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ describe('dsh-tui-demo app', () => {
 
     expect(calls.map(call => call.name)).toEqual([
       'CommandService',
+      'command-goal',
       'SessionPersistenceJsonl',
       'UserInteractionService',
       'ui-tui',
@@ -49,12 +50,13 @@ describe('dsh-tui-demo app', () => {
       'tool-ask-user',
     ])
     expect(calls[0]?.config).toBeUndefined()
-    expect(calls[1]?.config).toEqual({ root: '/tmp/tui-sessions', compression: 'none' })
-    const tuiConfig = calls[3]?.config as { sessionId: string }
+    expect(calls[2]?.config).toEqual({ root: '/tmp/tui-sessions', compression: 'none' })
+    const tuiConfig = calls[4]?.config as { sessionId: string }
     expect(tuiConfig).toMatchObject({ welcome: 'TUI ready', color: false, maxToolOutputLines: 3 })
     expect(tuiConfig.sessionId).toMatch(/^main-session-[0-9a-f-]{36}$/)
-    const spineConfig = calls[4]?.config as {
+    const spineConfig = calls[5]?.config as {
       readonly agents: Array<Record<string, unknown>>
+      readonly goals: Record<string, never>
       readonly maxParallelToolCalls: number
       readonly persona: string
       readonly toolOrder: string[]
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ describe('dsh-tui-demo app', () => {
       persona: 'test persona',
       toolOrder: ['zulu', TOOL_ORDER_REST],
       tools: { mode: 'code' },
+      goals: {},
     })
     expect(spineConfig.agents[0]).toMatchObject({
       id: 'main',
@@ -84,9 +87,9 @@ describe('dsh-tui-demo app', () => {
       workspaceContext: false,
     })
 
-    expect(calls[1]?.config).toEqual({ root: './.sessions' })
-    expect(calls[3]?.config).toEqual({ welcome: 'ready.', sessionId: 'persisted-session' })
-    expect((calls[4]?.config as { agents: Array<Record<string, unknown>> }).agents[0]).toMatchObject({
+    expect(calls[2]?.config).toEqual({ root: './.sessions' })
+    expect(calls[4]?.config).toEqual({ welcome: 'ready.', sessionId: 'persisted-session' })
+    expect((calls[5]?.config as { agents: Array<Record<string, unknown>> }).agents[0]).toMatchObject({
       id: 'main',
       resumeSessionId: 'persisted-session',
     })
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ describe('dsh-tui-demo app', () => {
       provider: 'mock',
       model: 'mock-model',
       resumeSessionId: '',
+      goals: false,
       workspaceContext: false,
     })
 
@@ -105,6 +109,8 @@ describe('dsh-tui-demo app', () => {
     expect(tuiConfig.sessionId).toMatch(/^main-session-[0-9a-f-]{36}$/)
     expect((calls[4]?.config as { agents: Array<Record<string, unknown>> }).agents[0])
       .toMatchObject({ sessionId: tuiConfig.sessionId })
+    expect(calls.map(call => call.name)).not.toContain('command-goal')
+    expect(calls[4]?.config).toMatchObject({ goals: false })
   })
 
   it('has the namespace-plugin export shape so the Loader keeps its schema', () => {
diff --git a/packages/examples/tui-demo/tsconfig.json b/packages/examples/tui-demo/tsconfig.json
index cb3728904a..7be6265128 100644
--- a/packages/examples/tui-demo/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/examples/tui-demo/tsconfig.json
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
     {
       "path": "../../ui/commands"
     },
+    {
+      "path": "../../goal/command-goal"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../agent-spine-demo"
     },
diff --git a/packages/goal/README.md b/packages/goal/README.md
index fd0b94f321..95cd975b69 100644
--- a/packages/goal/README.md
+++ b/packages/goal/README.md
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ The goal family owns durable objective state independently of the model-facing t
 | `goal/` | Event-sourced goal lifecycle, replay fold, compare-and-set mutations, and process-local activation | `ctx.goals` |
 | `goal-session/` | Same-session goal-round admission, outcome mapping, and lifecycle race fencing | — |
 | `tool-goal/` | Model-facing read/create/update tools with execution-time authority checks | — |
+| `command-goal/` | Human-facing `/goal` status and lifecycle control over the command plane | — |
 
 Goal state is part of the owning session log. Consumers depend on `dsh-goal`, not on the concrete agent loop; continuation behavior belongs in a separate plugin on the public agent seams.
diff --git a/packages/goal/command-goal/README.md b/packages/goal/command-goal/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d47e5df1e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/goal/command-goal/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# @deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal
+
+Human-facing `/goal` control over [`ctx.goals`](../goal/README.md). The plugin registers one global command through [`ctx.commands`](../../ui/commands/README.md), so every composed command adapter discovers it; the shipped TUI and ACP execute it without a model turn. The [human goal-command Agent Note](../../../.agents/notes/implemented/feature/2026-07-19-human-goal-command.md) owns the UX and composition decisions.
+
+## Command contract
+
+| Input | Result |
+|---|---|
+| `/goal` | Show the current objective, durable phase, round count/cap, process-local activation, and valid next commands; a blocked goal also shows its policy code and explanation, while no goal shows usage. |
+| `/goal <objective>` | Create and arm a goal, or replace a completed goal with a fresh identity. An unfinished goal is never replaced without an explicit clear. |
+| `/goal edit <objective>` | Edit the current objective without changing its phase or activation. Editing a completed goal creates a fresh active goal. |
+| `/goal pause` | Pause an active goal and disarm continuation. |
+| `/goal resume` | Resume a stopped goal or rearm an active goal after session resume/fork, subject to its remaining round cap. |
+| `/goal clear` | Clear the current pointer while retaining its durable history and tombstone. |
+
+Control words are case-insensitive only when they occupy the complete input. Every other non-empty suffix is an objective, so `/goal pause after verification` creates that literal objective. The goal domain trims and validates objectives. Because the generic command plane has no modal editor or confirmation primitive, `edit` takes its replacement inline and an unfinished replacement returns a direct error instructing the user to edit or clear.
+
+Expected domain rejections become stable direct command errors without exposing branded ids or revisions. Unexpected implementation failures still reject dispatch so adapters can report them as command failures. Generic command text and output remain live UI state; every accepted mutation is persisted and made model-visible by `dsh-goal` rather than by this plugin.
+
+## Composition
+
+The producer injects `commands` and `goals`. A custom app mounts their owners plus this plugin; automatic continuation remains an independent choice:
+
+```yaml
+- id: commands
+  name: '@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands'
+- id: goal
+  name: '@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal'
+- id: command-goal
+  name: '@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal'
+```
+
+The TUI and ACP demo apps enable the complete persisted-goal stack and this command by default; `goals: false` removes both. The UI-less `agent-spine-demo` requires an explicit `goals: {}` so headless one-shot callers do not silently change from one physical turn to a multi-round operation.
+
+## Model Experience
+
+### Human `/goal` control
+
+#### What the model sees
+
+The slash input and direct status/error output are absent from model requests. An accepted mutation later appears through the goal domain's raw `<goal_state>` snapshot or clear tombstone; this preserves the model-visible-is-logged invariant without logging presentation text.
+
+#### Token effect
+
+Reading status or receiving a direct command error adds no model tokens. Each accepted mutation adds the goal domain's retained full snapshot, and an enabled same-session driver may add later goal-round prompts.
+
+#### KV Cache effect
+
+Command discovery and direct output do not affect the cache. A mutation appends after the reusable history prefix; later compaction may replace the derived-history suffix.
+
+## Known Limitations and Deferred Work
+
+- **Plain-text interaction only** — the generic command registry has no modal edit form or replacement-confirmation callback; inline edit and explicit clear keep destructive intent deterministic on both TUI and ACP.
+- **No per-command round-cap argument** — `defaultMaxGoalRounds` remains deployment config, while a direct human request may ask the model to edit `max_goal_rounds` through the separately authorized goal tool.
+- **No continuous status widget** — bare `/goal` is the portable observation surface; adapter-specific badges and reconnectable command output remain future UI work.
+- **TUI and ACP only** — the headless CLI and JSON-RPC adapters do not consume `ctx.commands`. Ordinary human prompts can still authorize the model-facing goal tools when those are composed.
diff --git a/packages/goal/command-goal/package.json b/packages/goal/command-goal/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87da2ffaea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/goal/command-goal/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  "name": "@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal",
+  "description": "Human-facing slash command for persisted same-session goals",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
+  "main": "lib/index.js",
+  "types": "lib/types/index.d.ts",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": {
+      "types": "./lib/types/index.d.ts",
+      "default": "./lib/index.js"
+    },
+    "./src/*": "./src/*",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "lib/index.js",
+    "lib/types/**/*.d.ts",
+    "lib/types/**/*.d.ts.map",
+    "src"
+  ],
+  "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands": "^0.0.1",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal": "^0.0.1",
+    "cordis": "^4.0.0-rc.7"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@cordisjs/plugin-loader": "workspace:^",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent": "workspace:^",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands": "workspace:^",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal": "workspace:^",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-llm": "workspace:^",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-session": "workspace:^",
+    "cordis": "^4.0.0-rc.7"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/goal/command-goal/src/index.ts b/packages/goal/command-goal/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93ed7923b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/goal/command-goal/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+/**
+ * Human-facing `/goal` command over the persisted same-session goal domain.
+ * @module @deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal
+ */
+
+import type { Context } from 'cordis'
+import type { CommandInvocation, CommandResult } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands'
+import { GoalError } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal'
+import type { GoalPhase, GoalRef, GoalView } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal'
+
+export const name = 'command-goal'
+export const inject = ['commands', 'goals']
+
+const USAGE = 'Usage: /goal [<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]'
+
+type GoalCommand =
+  | { readonly kind: 'show' }
+  | { readonly kind: 'create'; readonly objective: string }
+  | { readonly kind: 'edit'; readonly objective: string }
+  | { readonly kind: 'invalid-edit' }
+  | { readonly kind: 'pause' }
+  | { readonly kind: 'resume' }
+  | { readonly kind: 'clear' }
+
+/** Fail loudly if a locally closed union gains an unhandled member. */
+/* v8 ignore start -- closed-union backstop is unreachable without violating the TypeScript contract */
+function assertNever(value: never, label: string): never {
+  throw new TypeError(`unknown ${label}: ${String(value)}`)
+}
+/* v8 ignore stop */
+
+/** Parse only the grammar owned by `/goal`; arbitrary other input is an objective. */
+function parseGoalCommand(rawInput: string): GoalCommand {
+  const input = rawInput.trim()
+  if (input.length === 0) return { kind: 'show' }
+  const control = input.toLowerCase()
+  if (control === 'clear') return { kind: 'clear' }
+  if (control === 'pause') return { kind: 'pause' }
+  if (control === 'resume') return { kind: 'resume' }
+  if (control === 'edit') return { kind: 'invalid-edit' }
+  if (/^edit(?=\s)/iu.test(input)) return { kind: 'edit', objective: input.slice(4).trim() }
+  return { kind: 'create', objective: input }
+}
+
+/** Human label for one durable goal phase. */
+function phaseLabel(phase: GoalPhase): string {
+  switch (phase) {
+    case 'active': return 'active'
+    case 'paused': return 'paused'
+    case 'blocked': return 'blocked'
+    case 'complete': return 'complete'
+    /* v8 ignore next 2 -- GoalPhase is closed and every member is handled above */
+    default: return assertNever(phase, 'goal phase')
+  }
+}
+
+/** Commands that are meaningful from one exact live state. */
+function commandHint(goal: GoalView): string {
+  if (goal.phase === 'active') {
+    return goal.activation === 'armed'
+      ? '/goal edit <objective>, /goal pause, /goal clear'
+      : '/goal edit <objective>, /goal resume, /goal clear'
+  }
+  switch (goal.phase) {
+    case 'paused':
+    case 'blocked':
+      return '/goal edit <objective>, /goal resume, /goal clear'
+    case 'complete':
+      return '/goal <objective>, /goal clear'
+    /* v8 ignore next 2 -- the active branch and every non-active phase are handled above */
+    default: return assertNever(goal.phase, 'goal phase')
+  }
+}
+
+/** Render direct UI output without exposing compare-and-set internals. */
+function renderGoal(title: string, goal: GoalView): CommandResult {
+  const reason = goal.phase === 'blocked' ? goal.blockedReason : undefined
+  /* v8 ignore next -- durable replay guarantees every blocked goal carries its validated reason */
+  if (goal.phase === 'blocked' && reason === undefined) throw new TypeError('blocked goal is missing its reason')
+  const blocker = reason === undefined ? [] : [`Blocker: ${reason.code}: ${reason.message}`]
+  return {
+    kind: 'success',
+    text: [
+      title,
+      `Status: ${phaseLabel(goal.phase)}`,
+      ...blocker,
+      `Objective: ${goal.objective}`,
+      `Rounds: ${goal.roundsStarted}/${goal.maxGoalRounds}`,
+      `Activation: ${goal.activation}`,
+      '',
+      `Commands: ${commandHint(goal)}`,
+    ].join('\n'),
+  }
+}
+
+/** Exact current compare-and-set ref. */
+function goalRef(goal: GoalView): GoalRef {
+  return { id: goal.id, revision: goal.revision }
+}
+
+/** Direct error for an operation that requires a current goal. */
+function missingGoal(action: string): CommandResult {
+  return {
+    kind: 'error',
+    text: `No goal is currently set; /goal ${action} requires one. ${USAGE}`,
+  }
+}
+
+/** Execute one parsed human command through the domain that owns persistence. */
+function executeGoalCommand(ctx: Context, invocation: CommandInvocation): CommandResult {
+  const command = parseGoalCommand(invocation.rawInput)
+  try {
+    const current = ctx.goals.get(invocation.agent)
+    switch (command.kind) {
+      case 'show':
+        return current === undefined
+          ? { kind: 'success', text: `No goal is currently set.\n${USAGE}` }
+          : renderGoal('Goal', current)
+      case 'invalid-edit':
+        return { kind: 'error', text: `Goal editing requires a replacement objective.\n${USAGE}` }
+      case 'create':
+        if (current !== undefined && current.phase !== 'complete') {
+          return {
+            kind: 'error',
+            text: `A goal is already ${phaseLabel(current.phase)}. Use /goal edit <objective> to change it or /goal clear before replacing it.`,
+          }
+        }
+        return renderGoal('Goal created', ctx.goals.create(invocation.agent, { objective: command.objective }))
+      case 'edit':
+        if (current === undefined) return missingGoal('edit')
+        if (current.phase === 'complete') {
+          return renderGoal('Goal created', ctx.goals.create(invocation.agent, { objective: command.objective }))
+        }
+        return renderGoal(
+          'Goal updated',
+          ctx.goals.edit(invocation.agent, goalRef(current), { objective: command.objective }),
+        )
+      case 'pause':
+        if (current === undefined) return missingGoal('pause')
+        return renderGoal('Goal paused', ctx.goals.pause(invocation.agent, goalRef(current)))
+      case 'resume':
+        if (current === undefined) return missingGoal('resume')
+        return renderGoal('Goal resumed', ctx.goals.resume(invocation.agent, goalRef(current)))
+      case 'clear':
+        if (current === undefined) return { kind: 'success', text: 'No goal to clear.' }
+        ctx.goals.clear(invocation.agent, goalRef(current))
+        return { kind: 'success', text: 'Goal cleared.' }
+      /* v8 ignore next 2 -- GoalCommand is closed and every member is handled above */
+      default: return assertNever(command, 'goal command')
+    }
+  } catch (error: unknown) {
+    if (error instanceof GoalError) {
+      return {
+        kind: 'error',
+        text: 'The goal command is not valid for the current state. Run /goal to view available commands.',
+      }
+    }
+    throw error
+  }
+}
+
+/** Register the Codex-shaped `/goal` command for every composed command adapter. */
+export function apply(ctx: Context): void {
+  ctx.commands.register({
+    name: 'goal',
+    description: 'set or view the goal for a long-running task',
+    input: { hint: '[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]' },
+    handler: invocation => executeGoalCommand(ctx, invocation),
+  })
+}
diff --git a/packages/goal/command-goal/tests/command-goal.spec.ts b/packages/goal/command-goal/tests/command-goal.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35994ecb71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/goal/command-goal/tests/command-goal.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { Context } from 'cordis'
+import Loader from '@cordisjs/plugin-loader'
+import AgentRegistry from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent'
+import type { Agent, AgentStatus, InjectOptions } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent'
+import CommandService from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands'
+import GoalService from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal'
+import type { GoalRef } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal'
+import type { ContentBlock, MessageSource } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-llm'
+import { Session, SessionId } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-session'
+import * as commandGoal from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal'
+
+interface Harness {
+  readonly ctx: Context
+  readonly agent: Agent
+  readonly session: Session
+  readonly plugin: Awaited<ReturnType<Context['plugin']>>
+}
+
+/** Number the next balanced injection or message turn. */
+function nextTurn(session: Session): number {
+  return session.events.reduce(
+    (maximum, event) => event.type === 'turn/start' ? Math.max(maximum, event.data.turn) : maximum,
+    0,
+  ) + 1
+}
+
+/** Append one idle injection using the public Agent contract's balanced shape. */
+function appendInjection(session: Session, content: ContentBlock[], options?: InjectOptions): void {
+  const source: MessageSource = options?.source ?? { kind: 'user' }
+  const turn = nextTurn(session)
+  session.append('turn/start', { turn, trigger: { kind: 'injection', source } })
+  session.append('context/message', {
+    content,
+    source,
+    ...options?.meta === undefined ? {} : { meta: options.meta },
+  }, { surfaceOp: 'append' })
+  session.append('turn/end', { turn, reason: { kind: 'completed' } })
+}
+
+/** Build a live idle agent accepted by the exact-identity goal service. */
+function stubAgent(id: string): { agent: Agent; session: Session } {
+  const session = new Session(SessionId(id))
+  let status: AgentStatus = 'idle'
+  const agent: Agent = {
+    id: session.id,
+    options: {},
+    session,
+    ctx: new Context(),
+    get status() { return status },
+    send() {},
+    steer() {},
+    inject(content, options) { appendInjection(session, content, options) },
+    cancel() { status = 'idle' },
+    whenIdle() { return Promise.resolve() },
+  }
+  return { agent, session }
+}
+
+/** Mount the real command registry, goal domain, and producer. */
+async function harness(): Promise<Harness> {
+  const ctx = new Context()
+  await ctx.plugin(CommandService)
+  await ctx.plugin(AgentRegistry)
+  await ctx.plugin(GoalService)
+  const plugin = await ctx.plugin(commandGoal)
+  const { agent, session } = stubAgent(`command-goal-${Math.random()}`)
+  ctx.agents.register(agent)
+  return { ctx, agent, session, plugin }
+}
+
+/** Execute `/goal` through the same registry boundary as a UI adapter. */
+async function run(test: Harness, suffix = ''): Promise<NonNullable<Awaited<ReturnType<CommandService['execute']>>>> {
+  const result = await test.ctx.commands.execute(
+    test.agent,
+    `/goal${suffix}`,
+    new AbortController().signal,
+  )
+  if (result === undefined) throw new Error('goal command was not registered')
+  return result
+}
+
+/** Current exact compare-and-set ref. */
+function ref(goal: NonNullable<ReturnType<GoalService['get']>>): GoalRef {
+  return { id: goal.id, revision: goal.revision }
+}
+
+describe('@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal registration', () => {
+  it('registers one global command with Loader-safe exports and disposes it', async () => {
+    const test = await harness()
+    expect(commandGoal.name).toBe('command-goal')
+    expect(commandGoal.inject).toEqual(['commands', 'goals'])
+    expect('default' in commandGoal).toBe(false)
+    const loader = Object.create(Loader.prototype) as Loader
+    expect(loader.unwrapExports(commandGoal)).toBe(commandGoal)
+
+    expect(test.ctx.commands.list(test.agent)).toContainEqual({
+      name: 'goal',
+      description: 'set or view the goal for a long-running task',
+      input: { hint: '[<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]' },
+    })
+    expect(test.ctx.commands.find(test.agent, 'goal')).toBeDefined()
+
+    await test.plugin.dispose()
+    expect(test.ctx.commands.find(test.agent, 'goal')).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+})
+
+describe('/goal human command', () => {
+  it('shows an empty status without mutating the session', async () => {
+    const test = await harness()
+    await expect(run(test)).resolves.toEqual({
+      kind: 'success',
+      text: 'No goal is currently set.\nUsage: /goal [<objective>|clear|edit <objective>|pause|resume]',
+    })
+    expect(test.session.events).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  it('creates a trimmed objective and refuses silent replacement of unfinished work', async () => {
+    const test = await harness()
+    const created = await run(test, '\n  finish the release  ')
+    expect(created.kind).toBe('success')
+    expect(created.text).toContain('Goal created\nStatus: active')
+    expect(created.text).toContain('Objective: finish the release')
+    expect(created.text).toContain('Rounds: 0/256')
+    expect(created.text).toContain('Activation: armed')
+    expect(test.ctx.goals.get(test.agent)?.objective).toBe('finish the release')
+    expect(test.session.events.map(event => event.type)).toEqual(['turn/start', 'context/message', 'turn/end'])
+
+    const count = test.session.events.length
+    await expect(run(test, ' replacement')).resolves.toEqual({
+      kind: 'error',
+      text: 'A goal is already active. Use /goal edit <objective> to change it or /goal clear before replacing it.',
+    })
+    expect(test.session.events).toHaveLength(count)
+  })
+
+  it('treats only exact control words as controls', async () => {
+    const test = await harness()
+    await run(test, ' pause everything only after verification')
+    expect(test.ctx.goals.get(test.agent)?.objective).toBe('pause everything only after verification')
+  })
+
+  it('edits inline, requires an objective, and starts a new goal when the old one is complete', async () => {
+    const empty = await harness()
+    const invalidEdit = await run(empty, ' edit')
+    expect(invalidEdit.kind).toBe('error')
+    expect(invalidEdit.text).toContain('requires a replacement objective')
+    const missingEdit = await run(empty, ' edit replacement')
+    expect(missingEdit.kind).toBe('error')
+    expect(missingEdit.text).toContain('/goal edit requires one')
+
+    const test = await harness()
+    await run(test, ' first')
+    const first = test.ctx.goals.get(test.agent)!
+    const updated = await run(test, ' EDIT\n  second  ')
+    expect(updated.kind).toBe('success')
+    expect(updated.text).toContain('Goal updated')
+    expect(test.ctx.goals.get(test.agent)).toMatchObject({ id: first.id, objective: 'second', revision: 2 })
+
+    const current = test.ctx.goals.get(test.agent)!
+    test.ctx.goals.complete(test.agent, ref(current))
+    const replacement = await run(test, ' edit third')
+    expect(replacement.kind).toBe('success')
+    expect(replacement.text).toContain('Goal created')
+    expect(test.ctx.goals.get(test.agent)).toMatchObject({ objective: 'third', revision: 1 })
+    expect(test.ctx.goals.get(test.agent)?.id).not.toBe(first.id)
+  })
+
+  it('returns direct missing-state results for pause, resume, and clear', async () => {
+    const test = await harness()
+    const missingPause = await run(test, ' pause')
+    expect(missingPause.kind).toBe('error')
+    expect(missingPause.text).toContain('/goal pause requires one')
+    const missingResume = await run(test, ' resume')
+    expect(missingResume.kind).toBe('error')
+    expect(missingResume.text).toContain('/goal resume requires one')
+    await expect(run(test, ' clear')).resolves.toEqual({ kind: 'success', text: 'No goal to clear.' })
+  })
+
+  it('pauses, resumes, clears, and converts expected domain rejections to command errors', async () => {
+    const test = await harness()
+    await run(test, ' work')
+    const redundantResume = await run(test, ' RESUME')
+    expect(redundantResume).toEqual({
+      kind: 'error',
+      text: 'The goal command is not valid for the current state. Run /goal to view available commands.',
+    })
+    const paused = await run(test, ' PAUSE')
+    expect(paused.kind).toBe('success')
+    expect(paused.text).toContain('Goal paused')
+    expect(test.ctx.goals.get(test.agent)).toMatchObject({ phase: 'paused', activation: 'disarmed' })
+    const resumed = await run(test, ' resume')
+    expect(resumed.kind).toBe('success')
+    expect(resumed.text).toContain('Goal resumed')
+    expect(test.ctx.goals.get(test.agent)).toMatchObject({ phase: 'active', activation: 'armed' })
+    await expect(run(test, ' clear')).resolves.toEqual({ kind: 'success', text: 'Goal cleared.' })
+    expect(test.ctx.goals.get(test.agent)).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  it('shows every durable phase and distinguishes disarmed active state', async () => {
+    const test = await harness()
+    test.ctx.goals.create(test.agent, { objective: 'state matrix', maxGoalRounds: 1 })
+    test.ctx.goals.disarm(test.agent)
+    expect((await run(test)).text)
+      .toContain('Status: active\nObjective: state matrix\nRounds: 0/1\nActivation: disarmed')
+    expect((await run(test)).text).toContain('/goal resume')
+
+    let goal = test.ctx.goals.get(test.agent)!
+    goal = test.ctx.goals.resume(test.agent, ref(goal))
+    goal = test.ctx.goals.pause(test.agent, ref(goal))
+    expect((await run(test)).text).toContain('Status: paused')
+
+    goal = test.ctx.goals.resume(test.agent, ref(goal))
+    goal = test.ctx.goals.block(test.agent, ref(goal), {
+      code: 'upstream-unavailable',
+      message: 'Provider unavailable',
+    })
+    const blocked = await run(test)
+    expect(blocked.text).toContain('Status: blocked')
+    expect(blocked.text).toContain('Blocker: upstream-unavailable: Provider unavailable')
+
+    goal = test.ctx.goals.resume(test.agent, ref(goal))
+    test.ctx.goals.complete(test.agent, ref(goal))
+    const complete = await run(test)
+    expect(complete.text).toContain('Status: complete')
+    expect(complete.text).toContain('Commands: /goal <objective>, /goal clear')
+  })
+
+  it('does not turn unexpected implementation failures into expected command results', async () => {
+    const test = await harness()
+    vi.spyOn(test.ctx.goals, 'get').mockImplementationOnce(() => { throw new Error('unexpected failure') })
+    await expect(run(test)).rejects.toThrow('unexpected failure')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/goal/command-goal/tsconfig.json b/packages/goal/command-goal/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..914a50c326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/goal/command-goal/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "outDir": "lib/types"
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "src"
+  ],
+  "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "../../../vendor/cosmokit"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../../vendor/cordis"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../ui/commands"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../goal"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/goal/tool-goal/README.md b/packages/goal/tool-goal/README.md
index 3b97d7aa82..6b900e2a05 100644
--- a/packages/goal/tool-goal/README.md
+++ b/packages/goal/tool-goal/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ Schemas are prefix-stable while their definitions and visibility are unchanged.
 
 - **Semantic intent remains model judgment** — execution can prove direct human provenance, not whether a request is substantial enough to merit a goal.
 - **Same-condition blocking remains model judgment** — the runtime enforces distinct admitted-round count, not semantic equivalence of obstacles; an independent evaluator is deferred.
-- **No scheduling or UI commands** — these tools mutate state only; the same-session driver and human command surfaces are separate stack layers.
+- **No scheduling or direct human rendering** — these tools mutate state only; the same-session driver and [`dsh-command-goal`](../command-goal/README.md) are independent consumers of the same domain.
 - **Goal-round authority requires a driver** — the autonomous `complete`/`blocked` path is dormant unless a continuation driver admits goal-sourced user turns; mounting this tool package alone does not create them.
 - **Prompt registration is independent of filtering** — a scope may hide the tools while retaining their guidance unless the deployment scopes both registrations together.
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 20b5a763a7..f48118020f 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -728,6 +728,9 @@ importers:
       '@deepseek-ai/dsh-app-boot':
         specifier: workspace:^
         version: link:../../ui/app-boot
+      '@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal':
+        specifier: workspace:^
+        version: link:../../goal/command-goal
       '@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands':
         specifier: workspace:^
         version: link:../../ui/commands
@@ -771,6 +774,12 @@ importers:
       '@deepseek-ai/dsh-fs-local':
         specifier: workspace:^
         version: link:../../fs/fs-local
+      '@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal':
+        specifier: workspace:^
+        version: link:../../goal/goal
+      '@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal-session':
+        specifier: workspace:^
+        version: link:../../goal/goal-session
       '@deepseek-ai/dsh-home':
         specifier: workspace:^
         version: link:../../util/home
@@ -801,6 +810,9 @@ importers:
       '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-bash':
         specifier: workspace:^
         version: link:../../bash/tool-bash
+      '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-goal':
+        specifier: workspace:^
+        version: link:../../goal/tool-goal
       '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-skill':
         specifier: workspace:^
         version: link:../../skill/tool-skill
@@ -889,6 +901,9 @@ importers:
       '@deepseek-ai/dsh-app-boot':
         specifier: workspace:^
         version: link:../../ui/app-boot
+      '@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal':
+        specifier: workspace:^
+        version: link:../../goal/command-goal
       '@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands':
         specifier: workspace:^
         version: link:../../ui/commands
@@ -1079,6 +1094,30 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^4.0.0-rc.6
         version: 4.0.0-rc.7(@cordisjs/plugin-include@1.0.4)(@cordisjs/plugin-loader@1.0.0-rc.5)
 
+  packages/goal/command-goal:
+    devDependencies:
+      '@cordisjs/plugin-loader':
+        specifier: workspace:^
+        version: link:../../../vendor/loader
+      '@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent':
+        specifier: workspace:^
+        version: link:../../core/agent
+      '@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands':
+        specifier: workspace:^
+        version: link:../../ui/commands
+      '@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal':
+        specifier: workspace:^
+        version: link:../goal
+      '@deepseek-ai/dsh-llm':
+        specifier: workspace:^
+        version: link:../../llm/llm
+      '@deepseek-ai/dsh-session':
+        specifier: workspace:^
+        version: link:../../core/session
+      cordis:
+        specifier: ^4.0.0-rc.7
+        version: 4.0.0-rc.7(@cordisjs/plugin-include@1.0.4)(@cordisjs/plugin-loader@vendor+loader)
+
   packages/goal/goal:
     dependencies:
       schemastery:
@@ -2769,6 +2808,9 @@ importers:
       '@deepseek-ai/dsh-code-runtime-worker':
         specifier: workspace:^
         version: link:../../packages/code-runtime/code-runtime-worker
+      '@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal':
+        specifier: workspace:^
+        version: link:../../packages/goal/command-goal
       '@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands':
         specifier: workspace:^
         version: link:../../packages/ui/commands
@@ -2790,6 +2832,12 @@ importers:
       '@deepseek-ai/dsh-fs-policy':
         specifier: workspace:^
         version: link:../../packages/fs/fs-policy
+      '@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal':
+        specifier: workspace:^
+        version: link:../../packages/goal/goal
+      '@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal-session':
+        specifier: workspace:^
+        version: link:../../packages/goal/goal-session
       '@deepseek-ai/dsh-home':
         specifier: workspace:^
         version: link:../../packages/util/home
@@ -2907,6 +2955,9 @@ importers:
       '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-fs':
         specifier: workspace:^
         version: link:../../packages/fs/tool-fs
+      '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-goal':
+        specifier: workspace:^
+        version: link:../../packages/goal/tool-goal
       '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-skill':
         specifier: workspace:^
         version: link:../../packages/skill/tool-skill
diff --git a/python/sdk-runtime/package.json b/python/sdk-runtime/package.json
index c828833e5f..f747edb15d 100644
--- a/python/sdk-runtime/package.json
+++ b/python/sdk-runtime/package.json
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-brand": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-code-runtime": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-code-runtime-worker": "workspace:^",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-command-goal": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-commands": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-compact": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-compact-basic": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-fs": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-fs-local": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-fs-policy": "workspace:^",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal": "workspace:^",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-goal-session": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-home": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-hook-protocol": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-hooks-claude": "workspace:^",
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-bash": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-cordis": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-fs": "workspace:^",
+    "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-goal": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-skill": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-subagent": "workspace:^",
     "@deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-tasks": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 0bbb278a1a..6434d16269 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     { "path": "./packages/goal/goal" },
     { "path": "./packages/goal/tool-goal" },
     { "path": "./packages/goal/goal-session" },
+    { "path": "./packages/goal/command-goal" },
     { "path": "./packages/context/time-context" },
     { "path": "./packages/ui/user-interaction" },
     { "path": "./packages/ui/user-approval" },