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Create goal

create_goal
Write

What it does

Create a goal — the North Star tier above projects. Goals don't nest and aren't project-shareable; file projects/tasks under it afterward via goal_id.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
titlestringRequired
  • Up to 200 characters
notesstringOptional
  • Up to 10000 characters
target_datestringOptional

Optional ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD)

  • Format ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$
statusstringOptional
Allowed valuesactiveachievedarchived
idempotency_keystringOptional

Optional. One key per operation: pass the same key only when retrying this exact call, so a retry after a timeout replays the first result (a key already used on a different tool is refused, and keys expire after 48 hours) instead of creating a duplicate goal.

Annotations

The hints the server sends with this tool. A host reads them to decide whether to ask you before a call.

Read-onlyreadOnlyHint: false
Changes data in your Done account.
DestructivedestructiveHint: false
Only adds or reads; nothing already there is removed or overwritten.
IdempotentidempotentHint: false
Each call can add something new, such as a comment, a run or a task.
Open worldopenWorldHint: false
Touches only your own Done account.

Which tokens can call it

A connection made with OAuth has full access. A token from Settings → Agent access → Extra MCP tokens can be narrowed, and a narrowed token never sees beyond its project or workspace.

  • Full accessAllowed
  • Read-only tokenRefused
  • Single-project tokenRefused
  • Single-workspace tokenAllowed

Try it

With Done connected, ask your assistant something like:

“Create a goal: launch the podcast by March 1.”

Connect Done to your assistant

One MCP endpoint per account, over OAuth or a token. Step-by-step setup for each client:

MCP setup overview →