They all do the same thing: record what you did.
None of them can tell you if you're actually going to make it.
Notion is a blank canvas — you spend hours building the system instead of using it. Task managers give you infinite lists with no intelligence. Goal trackers show a progress bar with no path forward.
OpenGOAT is different.
You dump everything — your goal, your resources, your ideas, your constraints. GoatBrain runs a Monte Carlo simulation across every possible path and tells you the mathematically fastest route to close the gap, using what you already have, right now.
No templates. No setup. No blank pages.
npx opengoat initWorks on macOS, Linux, and Windows (WSL). Runs fully offline with Ollama. No account. No cloud. Your data stays on your machine.
You enter your goal + deadline + resources
GoatBrain asks: do you have ideas?
→ Yes: dump them all, AI categorizes and simulates
→ No: AI searches playbooks + community library
Monte Carlo simulation runs across every path combination
Top 3 paths ranked by one metric: speed to close your gap
Each path includes the first action you can take in 2 hours
You pick one. You log your number daily.
GoatBrain watches. When gap moves → silence.
When gap stalls → one question. One unblock.
Before GoatBrain suggests anything, it asks one question:
"Do you have ideas?"
If you do — and most people do — you dump everything:
opengoat init
Goal: $10,000 in 50 days
Resources: 5h/day · $200 · coding skills · 2k Twitter · 1 agency contact
Do you have ideas? (y/n): y
Dump them. All of them. Don't filter.
> I could do freelance React work. I know someone at an agency.
Been thinking about a Chrome extension. I'm good at writing
threads. Could flip some domains. Maybe a small info product.
GoatBrain running 10,000 simulations...
GoatBrain reads everything. Categorizes every idea by speed, probability, and effort — specific to YOUR resources, not generic difficulty. Then runs the simulation.
SIMULATION COMPLETE
Path #1 — Freelance React + Agency contact combined
Probability of $10k in 50 days: 71%
Why: your agency contact eliminates cold outreach entirely.
First action (next 2 hours): Message your contact with this script →
Path #2 — Thread writing + info product
Probability: 44%
Path #3 — Chrome extension
Probability: 28%
Gap: no existing audience in that niche yet
Numbers. Not vibes. Probability built from your specific situation.
opengoat log 3200 GAP : $6,800
7-DAY VELOCITY: +$320/day
PROJECTED DONE: April 18
OPERATOR RANK : GHOST
STATUS : ON TRACK ↗
Log a number. Get velocity, projected finish date, and rank. GoatBrain is silent when you're moving. It only speaks when you stall.
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
opengoat init |
Brain dump → resource map → Monte Carlo → top 3 paths |
opengoat log <n> |
Update your gap in 3 seconds |
opengoat gap |
Full velocity analysis + pace projection |
opengoat paths |
View all ranked paths, switch active path |
opengoat resources |
Update your resource map |
opengoat score |
Weekly operator score built from velocity |
opengoat share |
Generate a PNG score card (built for X) |
opengoat dashboard |
Live full-screen terminal cockpit |
opengoat serve |
Web dashboard at localhost:3000 |
opengoat analyze |
Velocity trends + cross-goal correlation |
opengoat commit |
Post your gap publicly to X or Discord |
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ INTERFACE LAYER │
│ CLI · TUI Cockpit · Web Dashboard (SSE) │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ GOATBRAIN (Intelligence) │
│ Brain Dump Parser · Monte Carlo Engine │
│ Resource Mapper · Path Ranker │
│ Gap Watcher · Constraint Identifier │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ STATISTICAL ENGINE │
│ Gap Tracker · 7-Day Velocity · Projection │
│ Time-Weighted Traversal · Drift Detection │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ DATA LAYER │
│ SQLite · Machine-Fingerprint Encryption │
│ Ideas · Logs · Paths · Scores · Blockers │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- Brain Dump Parser — reads your raw ideas before generating anything
- Monte Carlo Engine — 10,000 simulations across your idea combinations. Returns probability scores, not generic advice
- Resource Mapper — converts your constraints into a 5D profile (Time · Capital · Skills · Network · Assets)
- Gap Watcher — silent when moving, asks one question when stalled, runs recovery mode after 5 days of no movement
- Constraint Identifier — finds what is blocking you (time / skill / clarity / external) and returns one specific unlock
OpenGOAT runs on your keys or your local models. Nothing leaves your machine.
| Provider | Setup | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Ollama (local) | ollama serve — no key needed |
Free |
| Groq | console.groq.com | Free tier |
| Anthropic | console.anthropic.com | ~$0.02/week |
| OpenAI | platform.openai.com | ~$0.03/week |
Set during opengoat init. Switch anytime with opengoat config provider.
OpenGOAT is plugin-first. The core does the math. Everything else is a plugin.
IPathLibraryPlugin // add goal paths for any niche — JSON, no code needed
IProviderPlugin // connect any AI model
IRendererPlugin // Obsidian, Notion, Raycast, iOS widgets
IStorageAdapter // Supabase, Turso, PocketBase — swap SQLite out
IHookPlugin // Discord alerts, webhooks, tweets — 20 lines of codeopengoat plugin add opengoat-obsidian # goals sync to your Obsidian vault
opengoat plugin add opengoat-discord # gap alerts in your Discord server
opengoat plugin search <keyword> # browse community pluginsThe local API at localhost:3000/api/state/stream is live whenever opengoat serve runs — hook it into Raycast, StreamDeck, iOS Shortcuts, or anything else.
- v0.2 — Monte Carlo engine fully open for community inspection + improvement
- v0.3 —
opengoat-obsidiannative plugin (goals, logs, blockers sync to vault) - v0.4 — Mobile companion — log from your phone in 2 taps via local API
- v0.5 —
opengoat-openclaw— gap alerts delivered to WhatsApp and Telegram - v1.0 — Public Operator Leaderboard (opt-in) — compete on velocity, not vanity
The easiest contribution: add a path library for your niche. It is JSON. Takes 20 minutes. No code required.
Most wanted right now:
opengoat-obsidian— native Obsidian vault syncopengoat-discord— gap alerts hook plugin- Marathon path library — fitness playbooks
- Gemini provider — AI provider plugin
See CONTRIBUTING.md for setup. Every plugin lives in its own repo with its own discoverability on GitHub.
I am Vaibhav — CS + Math, 21, building from Bhopal, India.
I am publicly running a $50k challenge (March to August 2026). Every tool I tried had the same problem: they recorded what I did but could not tell me if I was actually going to make it.
I did not need more tasks. I needed one number: given my current velocity, am I going to hit my goal on time?
OpenGOAT is what I run the challenge on. Every number I log goes through it. Every weekly recap is a GoatBrain calibration. The math is unforgiving in the best way.
Honest note: I built the entire AI layer without a paid API key — testing on free tiers and local Ollama. The math engine works standalone. That was always the point.
Ghost Protocol — Quant systems, builder tools, and the $50k challenge numbers. Free. → ghost-protocol.beehiiv.com
X: @VaibhavOS — live updates from the challenge
Live board: vaibhavos.github.io/vaibhav-live
If OpenGOAT helps you close a gap — ⭐ the repo. Every star helps more operators find it.
Built by @VaibhavOS · $50k challenge · Ghost Protocol · Bhopal, India