Prompt Engineering: Stop Using /goal with Newer AI Models
almmaasoglu · x · 2026-08-09
A developer points out that the /goal command should no longer be used when working with newer AI models. Next-generation models already possess strong autonomous understanding and planning capabilities, eliminating the need for this explicit directive.
Forcing the use of /goal actually makes the prompt bloated, wasting token resources and potentially interfering with the model's normal reasoning, ultimately degrading the output quality.
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