diff --git a/.changeset/FN-5977-goal-retrieval-engine-tools.md b/.changeset/FN-5977-goal-retrieval-engine-tools.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3580b219eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/FN-5977-goal-retrieval-engine-tools.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+Make `fn_goal_list` and `fn_goal_show` available in engine agent sessions, including executor, heartbeat, and triage runs.
+
+Also make `fn_goal_list` output concise by truncating descriptions to short single-line snippets while keeping full goal descriptions available through `fn_goal_show`.
diff --git a/packages/cli/skill/fusion/references/engine-tools.md b/packages/cli/skill/fusion/references/engine-tools.md
index 5b6ec221be..5006797330 100644
--- a/packages/cli/skill/fusion/references/engine-tools.md
+++ b/packages/cli/skill/fusion/references/engine-tools.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ These tools are **not** part of the user-invokable extension surface. They are i
 | `fn_task_log` | executor, heartbeat | Write significant task log entries | `message` (string), `outcome?` (string) |
 | `fn_task_document_write` | triage, executor, heartbeat | Save/update a named task document revision | `key` (string), `content` (string), `author?` (string) |
 | `fn_task_document_read` | triage, executor, heartbeat | Read one task document or list all | `key?` (string) |
+| `fn_goal_list` | triage, executor, heartbeat | List goals with concise citation-ready snippets and active-goal warning details | `status?` (`active` \| `archived` \| `all`) |
+| `fn_goal_show` | triage, executor, heartbeat | Show one goal's full detail on demand, including the full description body | `id` (string) |
 | `fn_workflow_list` | executor | List the project's custom workflows (read-only built-ins plus user definitions) | none |
 | `fn_workflow_get` | executor | Fetch one workflow definition by id — name, description, builtin flag, and the full IR (nodes/edges/columns/artifacts/fields/settings) as JSON | `workflow_id` (string) |
 | `fn_workflow_select` | executor | Assign a custom workflow to a task (defaults to the current task) | `workflow_id` (string), `task_id?` (string) |
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-goal-tools-audit.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-goal-tools-audit.test.ts
index 20d6f402a4..c6bcc09b33 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-goal-tools-audit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-goal-tools-audit.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { mkdtemp, mkdir, rm } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
-import { TaskStore } from "@fusion/core";
+import { TaskStore, collectCitedGoalIdsFromAudit } from "@fusion/core";
 import kbExtension from "../extension.js";
 import { GOAL_RETRIEVAL_INVOKED } from "@fusion/engine";
 
@@ -61,5 +61,11 @@ describe("extension goal tools retrieval audit", () => {
     expect(goalAuditCalls[0]).toMatchObject({ metadata: expect.objectContaining({ toolName: "fn_goal_list", count: 1, goalIds: [goalId] }) });
     expect(goalAuditCalls[1]).toMatchObject({ target: goalId, metadata: expect.objectContaining({ toolName: "fn_goal_show", count: 1, goalIds: [goalId], notFound: false }) });
     expect(goalAuditCalls[2]).toMatchObject({ target: "G-404", metadata: expect.objectContaining({ toolName: "fn_goal_show", count: 0, goalIds: [], notFound: true }) });
+    const citedGoalCalls = goalAuditCalls.filter((event) => event.metadata?.notFound !== true);
+    expect(collectCitedGoalIdsFromAudit(citedGoalCalls as any)).toEqual({
+      injectedGoalIds: [],
+      retrievedGoalIds: [goalId],
+      citedGoalIds: [goalId],
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-goal-tools.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-goal-tools.test.ts
index 629b4e73ef..d51f95c9f5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-goal-tools.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/extension-goal-tools.test.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ function makeCtx(cwd: string) {
   return { cwd } as any;
 }
 
+function textOf(result: { content: Array<{ type: string; text?: string }> }): string {
+  const first = result.content[0];
+  return first && first.type === "text" ? (first.text ?? "") : "";
+}
+
 describe("extension goal retrieval tools", () => {
   let tmpDir: string;
   let api: ReturnType<typeof createMockAPI>;
@@ -101,11 +106,11 @@ describe("extension goal retrieval tools", () => {
       createdAt: expect.any(String),
       updatedAt: expect.any(String),
     });
-    expect(result.content[0].text).toContain(goalId);
-    expect(result.content[0].text).toContain("Improve reliability");
-    expect(result.content[0].text).toContain("Status: active");
-    expect(result.content[0].text).toContain("Created:");
-    expect(result.content[0].text).toContain("Updated:");
+    expect(textOf(result)).toContain(goalId);
+    expect(textOf(result)).toContain("Improve reliability");
+    expect(textOf(result)).toContain("Status: active");
+    expect(textOf(result)).toContain("Created:");
+    expect(textOf(result)).toContain("Updated:");
   });
 
   it("returns GOAL_NOT_FOUND error for unknown id", async () => {
@@ -115,10 +120,109 @@ describe("extension goal retrieval tools", () => {
     const result = await tool!.execute("goal-show-404", { id: "G-404" }, undefined, undefined, makeCtx(tmpDir));
 
     expect(result.isError).toBe(true);
-    expect(result.content[0].text).toBe("Goal G-404 not found");
+    expect(textOf(result)).toBe("Goal G-404 not found");
     expect(result.details).toEqual({ code: "GOAL_NOT_FOUND", goalId: "G-404" });
   });
 
+  it("keeps fn_goal_list concise for empty and single-goal states", async () => {
+    const createTool = api.tools.get("fn_goal_create");
+    const listTool = api.tools.get("fn_goal_list");
+    expect(createTool).toBeDefined();
+    expect(listTool).toBeDefined();
+
+    const emptyResult = await listTool!.execute("goal-list-empty", {}, undefined, undefined, makeCtx(tmpDir));
+    expect(textOf(emptyResult)).toBe(["Goals (0) [filter: active]", "Active: 0/5", "", "No goals found."].join("\n"));
+    expect(emptyResult.details).toEqual({ goals: [], activeCount: 0, softWarning: false, hardLimit: 5 });
+
+    const created = await createTool!.execute(
+      "goal-create-2",
+      { title: "Ship slice 2" },
+      undefined,
+      undefined,
+      makeCtx(tmpDir),
+    );
+    const goalId = created.details.goalId as string;
+    const result = await listTool!.execute("goal-list-single", { status: "active" }, undefined, undefined, makeCtx(tmpDir));
+
+    expect(textOf(result)).toBe([
+      "Goals (1) [filter: active]",
+      "Active: 1/5",
+      "",
+      `- ${goalId} [active] Ship slice 2`,
+    ].join("\n"));
+    expect(result.details.goals).toEqual([{ id: goalId, title: "Ship slice 2", status: "active" }]);
+  });
+
+  it("truncates goal descriptions in fn_goal_list while fn_goal_show keeps full detail", async () => {
+    const createTool = api.tools.get("fn_goal_create");
+    const listTool = api.tools.get("fn_goal_list");
+    const showTool = api.tools.get("fn_goal_show");
+    expect(createTool).toBeDefined();
+    expect(listTool).toBeDefined();
+    expect(showTool).toBeDefined();
+
+    const created = await createTool!.execute(
+      "goal-create-3",
+      {
+        title: "Cite goals by ID",
+        description: "First line with extra    spaces that should collapse before truncation because it is intentionally very long and verbose.\nSecond line must never appear in fn_goal_list.",
+      },
+      undefined,
+      undefined,
+      makeCtx(tmpDir),
+    );
+
+    const goalId = created.details.goalId as string;
+    const listResult = await listTool!.execute("goal-list-long", {}, undefined, undefined, makeCtx(tmpDir));
+    const listText = textOf(listResult);
+
+    expect(listText).toContain(`- ${goalId} [active] Cite goals by ID — First line with extra spaces`);
+    expect(listText).toContain("…");
+    expect(listText).not.toContain("Second line must never appear");
+    expect(listResult.details.goals).toEqual([
+      {
+        id: goalId,
+        title: "Cite goals by ID",
+        status: "active",
+        snippet: "First line with extra spaces that should collapse before truncation because it…",
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const showResult = await showTool!.execute("goal-show-long", { id: goalId }, undefined, undefined, makeCtx(tmpDir));
+    expect(textOf(showResult)).toContain("Description: First line with extra    spaces");
+    expect(textOf(showResult)).toContain("Second line must never appear in fn_goal_list.");
+    expect(showResult.details.goal.description).toContain("Second line must never appear in fn_goal_list.");
+  });
+
+  it("supports archived and all filters with soft-warning output", async () => {
+    const createTool = api.tools.get("fn_goal_create");
+    const archiveTool = api.tools.get("fn_goal_archive");
+    const listTool = api.tools.get("fn_goal_list");
+    expect(createTool).toBeDefined();
+    expect(archiveTool).toBeDefined();
+    expect(listTool).toBeDefined();
+
+    const archivedGoal = await createTool!.execute("goal-create-4", { title: "Archive me", description: "one line" }, undefined, undefined, makeCtx(tmpDir));
+    await archiveTool!.execute("goal-archive-1", { id: archivedGoal.details.goalId }, undefined, undefined, makeCtx(tmpDir));
+    await createTool!.execute("goal-create-5", { title: "One" }, undefined, undefined, makeCtx(tmpDir));
+    await createTool!.execute("goal-create-6", { title: "Two" }, undefined, undefined, makeCtx(tmpDir));
+    await createTool!.execute("goal-create-7", { title: "Three" }, undefined, undefined, makeCtx(tmpDir));
+
+    const archivedResult = await listTool!.execute("goal-list-archived", { status: "archived" }, undefined, undefined, makeCtx(tmpDir));
+    const allResult = await listTool!.execute("goal-list-all", { status: "all" }, undefined, undefined, makeCtx(tmpDir));
+
+    expect(textOf(archivedResult)).toBe([
+      "Goals (1) [filter: archived]",
+      "Active: 3/5",
+      "⚠  3/5 active goals — soft warning at 3, hard cap at 5",
+      "",
+      `- ${archivedGoal.details.goalId} [archived] Archive me — one line`,
+    ].join("\n"));
+    expect(textOf(allResult)).toContain("Goals (4) [filter: all]");
+    expect(textOf(allResult)).toContain("⚠  3/5 active goals — soft warning at 3, hard cap at 5");
+    expect((allResult.details.goals as Array<{ id: string }>).map((goal) => goal.id)).toContain(archivedGoal.details.goalId);
+  });
+
   it("supports list to show retrieval with stable json shape", async () => {
     const createTool = api.tools.get("fn_goal_create");
     const listTool = api.tools.get("fn_goal_list");
@@ -127,7 +231,7 @@ describe("extension goal retrieval tools", () => {
     expect(listTool).toBeDefined();
     expect(showTool).toBeDefined();
 
-    await createTool!.execute("goal-create-2", { title: "Ship slice 2" }, undefined, undefined, makeCtx(tmpDir));
+    await createTool!.execute("goal-create-8", { title: "Ship slice 2" }, undefined, undefined, makeCtx(tmpDir));
 
     const listResult = await listTool!.execute("goal-list-1", { status: "active" }, undefined, undefined, makeCtx(tmpDir));
     expect(Array.isArray(listResult.details.goals)).toBe(true);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/goal-store-resolution.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/goal-store-resolution.test.ts
index 72d07b978f..4595b62895 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/goal-store-resolution.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/goal-store-resolution.test.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe("extension goal tools store resolution", () => {
       expect.objectContaining({
         id: goal.id,
         title: "Canonical goal",
-        description: "Created in the project root store",
+        snippet: "Created in the project root store",
         status: "active",
       }),
     ]);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/extension.ts b/packages/cli/src/extension.ts
index 69c3111791..ebc77b7eeb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/extension.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/extension.ts
@@ -2398,6 +2398,28 @@ export default function kbExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI) {
   // ── Goal Tools ───────────────────────────────────────────────
   // Author-facing goal management
 
+  const GOAL_LIST_HARD_LIMIT = 5;
+  const GOAL_LIST_SOFT_WARNING_THRESHOLD = 3;
+  const GOAL_SNIPPET_MAX_CHARS = 80;
+
+  const buildGoalSnippet = (description?: string): string | undefined => {
+    const firstLine = description?.split(/\r?\n/, 1)[0]?.replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim();
+    if (!firstLine) return undefined;
+    if (firstLine.length <= GOAL_SNIPPET_MAX_CHARS) return firstLine;
+    return `${firstLine.slice(0, GOAL_SNIPPET_MAX_CHARS - 1).trimEnd()}…`;
+  };
+
+  const buildGoalListEntry = (goal: { id: string; title: string; status: string; description?: string }) => {
+    const snippet = buildGoalSnippet(goal.description);
+    return snippet
+      ? { id: goal.id, title: goal.title, status: goal.status, snippet }
+      : { id: goal.id, title: goal.title, status: goal.status };
+  };
+
+  const formatGoalListLine = (goal: { id: string; title: string; status: string; snippet?: string }) => (
+    `- ${goal.id} [${goal.status}] ${goal.title}${goal.snippet ? ` — ${goal.snippet}` : ""}`
+  );
+
   pi.registerTool({
     name: "fn_goal_list",
     label: "fn: List Goals",
@@ -2429,7 +2451,8 @@ export default function kbExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI) {
       const status = params.status ?? "active";
       const goals = status === "all" ? goalStore.listGoals() : goalStore.listGoals({ status });
       const activeCount = goalStore.listGoals({ status: "active" }).length;
-      const softWarning = activeCount >= 3;
+      const softWarning = activeCount >= GOAL_LIST_SOFT_WARNING_THRESHOLD;
+      const goalEntries = goals.map(buildGoalListEntry);
 
       emitGoalRetrievalAudit(store, fnCtx, {
         toolName: "fn_goal_list",
@@ -2439,23 +2462,20 @@ export default function kbExtension(pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 
       const lines: string[] = [];
       lines.push(`Goals (${goals.length}) [filter: ${status}]`);
-      lines.push(`Active: ${activeCount}/5`);
+      lines.push(`Active: ${activeCount}/${GOAL_LIST_HARD_LIMIT}`);
       if (softWarning) {
-        lines.push("⚠  3/5 active goals — soft warning at 3, hard cap at 5");
+        lines.push(`⚠  ${GOAL_LIST_SOFT_WARNING_THRESHOLD}/${GOAL_LIST_HARD_LIMIT} active goals — soft warning at ${GOAL_LIST_SOFT_WARNING_THRESHOLD}, hard cap at ${GOAL_LIST_HARD_LIMIT}`);
       }
       lines.push("");
-      if (goals.length === 0) {
+      if (goalEntries.length === 0) {
         lines.push("No goals found.");
       } else {
-        for (const goal of goals) {
-          const description = goal.description ? ` — ${goal.description}` : "";
-          lines.push(`- ${goal.id} [${goal.status}] ${goal.title}${description}`);
-        }
+        lines.push(...goalEntries.map(formatGoalListLine));
       }
 
       return {
         content: [{ type: "text", text: lines.join("\n") }],
-        details: { goals, activeCount, softWarning, hardLimit: 5 },
+        details: { goals: goalEntries, activeCount, softWarning, hardLimit: GOAL_LIST_HARD_LIMIT },
       };
     },
   });
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/agent-tools-goal.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/agent-tools-goal.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fd0dafa1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/agent-tools-goal.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { mkdtempSync } from "node:fs";
+import { rm } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { TaskStore, collectCitedGoalIdsFromAudit, type RunAuditEventInput } from "@fusion/core";
+import { createGoalListTool, createGoalShowTool } from "../agent-tools.js";
+import { GOAL_RETRIEVAL_INVOKED } from "../goal-anchoring-audit.js";
+
+function makeTmpDir(prefix: string): string {
+  return mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), prefix));
+}
+
+function textOf(result: { content: Array<{ type: string; text?: string }> }): string {
+  const first = result.content[0];
+  return first && first.type === "text" ? (first.text ?? "") : "";
+}
+
+function detailsOf<T>(result: { details: unknown }): T {
+  return result.details as T;
+}
+
+const callCtx = [undefined, undefined] as const;
+
+describe("goal retrieval agent tools", () => {
+  let rootDir: string;
+  let globalDir: string;
+  let store: TaskStore;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    rootDir = makeTmpDir("kb-engine-goal-tools-");
+    globalDir = makeTmpDir("kb-engine-goal-tools-global-");
+    store = new TaskStore(rootDir, globalDir, { inMemoryDb: true });
+    await store.init();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+    store.close();
+    await rm(rootDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    await rm(globalDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("lists no goals with stable empty-state output", async () => {
+    const tool = createGoalListTool(store);
+    const result = await tool.execute("list-1", {}, ...callCtx, {} as never);
+
+    expect(textOf(result)).toBe(["Goals (0) [filter: active]", "Active: 0/5", "", "No goals found."].join("\n"));
+    expect(detailsOf(result)).toEqual({
+      goals: [],
+      activeCount: 0,
+      softWarning: false,
+      hardLimit: 5,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("lists goals concisely without dumping multiline descriptions", async () => {
+    const created = store.getGoalStore().createGoal({
+      title: "Grow plugin ecosystem",
+      description: "First line with extra    spaces that should collapse before truncation because it is intentionally very long and verbose.\nSecond line must never appear in fn_goal_list output.",
+    });
+    const tool = createGoalListTool(store);
+    const result = await tool.execute("list-2", {}, ...callCtx, {} as never);
+    const text = textOf(result);
+
+    expect(text).toContain(`- ${created.id} [active] Grow plugin ecosystem — First line with extra spaces`);
+    expect(text).toContain("…");
+    expect(text).not.toContain("Second line must never appear");
+    expect(detailsOf<{ goals: Array<{ id: string; title: string; status: string; snippet?: string }> }>(result).goals).toEqual([
+      {
+        id: created.id,
+        title: "Grow plugin ecosystem",
+        status: "active",
+        snippet: "First line with extra spaces that should collapse before truncation because it…",
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("supports archived and all status filters with soft warning output", async () => {
+    const goalStore = store.getGoalStore();
+    const archived = goalStore.createGoal({ title: "Archive me", description: "one line" });
+    goalStore.archiveGoal(archived.id);
+    goalStore.createGoal({ title: "One" });
+    goalStore.createGoal({ title: "Two" });
+    goalStore.createGoal({ title: "Three" });
+
+    const tool = createGoalListTool(store);
+    const archivedResult = await tool.execute("list-archived", { status: "archived" }, ...callCtx, {} as never);
+    const allResult = await tool.execute("list-all", { status: "all" }, ...callCtx, {} as never);
+
+    expect(textOf(archivedResult)).toBe([
+      "Goals (1) [filter: archived]",
+      "Active: 3/5",
+      "⚠  3/5 active goals — soft warning at 3, hard cap at 5",
+      "",
+      `- ${archived.id} [archived] Archive me — one line`,
+    ].join("\n"));
+    expect(textOf(allResult)).toContain("Goals (4) [filter: all]");
+    expect(textOf(allResult)).toContain("⚠  3/5 active goals — soft warning at 3, hard cap at 5");
+    expect(resultGoalIds(detailsOf<{ goals: Array<{ id: string }> }>(allResult).goals)).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining([archived.id]));
+  });
+
+  it("shows full goal details including multiline descriptions", async () => {
+    const created = store.getGoalStore().createGoal({
+      title: "Stabilize goal citations",
+      description: "Line one\n- bullet two",
+    });
+    const tool = createGoalShowTool(store);
+    const result = await tool.execute("show-1", { id: created.id }, ...callCtx, {} as never);
+    const text = textOf(result);
+
+    expect((result as { isError?: boolean }).isError).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(text).toContain(`${created.id}: Stabilize goal citations`);
+    expect(text).toContain("Status: active");
+    expect(text).toContain("Description: Line one\n- bullet two");
+    expect(detailsOf<{ goal: Record<string, unknown> }>(result).goal).toMatchObject({
+      id: created.id,
+      title: "Stabilize goal citations",
+      description: "Line one\n- bullet two",
+      status: "active",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns GOAL_NOT_FOUND for missing goals", async () => {
+    const tool = createGoalShowTool(store);
+    const result = await tool.execute("show-404", { id: "G-404" }, ...callCtx, {} as never);
+
+    expect((result as { isError?: boolean }).isError).toBe(true);
+    expect(textOf(result)).toBe("Goal G-404 not found");
+    expect(detailsOf(result)).toEqual({ code: "GOAL_NOT_FOUND", goalId: "G-404" });
+  });
+
+  it("emits retrieval audit events when run context is available", async () => {
+    const events: RunAuditEventInput[] = [];
+    const recordSpy = vi.spyOn(store, "recordRunAuditEvent").mockImplementation((event) => {
+      events.push(event);
+      return event as never;
+    });
+    const created = store.getGoalStore().createGoal({ title: "Reliable engine goal tools" });
+    const listTool = createGoalListTool(store, { runContext: { runId: "run-1", agentId: "agent-1" }, taskId: "FN-5977" });
+    const showTool = createGoalShowTool(store, { runContext: { runId: "run-1", agentId: "agent-1" }, taskId: "FN-5977" });
+
+    await listTool.execute("list-audit", { status: "active" }, ...callCtx, {} as never);
+    await showTool.execute("show-audit", { id: created.id }, ...callCtx, {} as never);
+    await showTool.execute("show-missing", { id: "G-404" }, ...callCtx, {} as never);
+
+    const goalEvents = events.filter((event) => event.mutationType === GOAL_RETRIEVAL_INVOKED);
+    expect(recordSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(goalEvents).toHaveLength(3);
+    expect(goalEvents[0]).toMatchObject({
+      target: "goals",
+      metadata: expect.objectContaining({ toolName: "fn_goal_list", count: 1, goalIds: [created.id], notFound: false }),
+    });
+    expect(goalEvents[1]).toMatchObject({
+      target: created.id,
+      metadata: expect.objectContaining({ toolName: "fn_goal_show", count: 1, goalIds: [created.id], notFound: false }),
+    });
+    expect(goalEvents[2]).toMatchObject({
+      target: "G-404",
+      metadata: expect.objectContaining({ toolName: "fn_goal_show", count: 0, goalIds: [], notFound: true }),
+    });
+
+    const citedGoalEvents = goalEvents.filter((event) => event.metadata?.notFound !== true);
+    expect(collectCitedGoalIdsFromAudit(citedGoalEvents as any)).toEqual({
+      injectedGoalIds: [],
+      retrievedGoalIds: [created.id],
+      citedGoalIds: [created.id],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("silently skips retrieval audit when run context is absent", async () => {
+    const recordSpy = vi.spyOn(store, "recordRunAuditEvent");
+    const created = store.getGoalStore().createGoal({ title: "No audit without context" });
+    const listTool = createGoalListTool(store);
+    const showTool = createGoalShowTool(store);
+
+    await listTool.execute("list-no-audit", {}, ...callCtx, {} as never);
+    await showTool.execute("show-no-audit", { id: created.id }, ...callCtx, {} as never);
+    await showTool.execute("show-no-audit-404", { id: "G-404" }, ...callCtx, {} as never);
+
+    expect(recordSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("accepts engine-style ctx metadata for audit emission", async () => {
+    const events: RunAuditEventInput[] = [];
+    vi.spyOn(store, "recordRunAuditEvent").mockImplementation((event) => {
+      events.push(event);
+      return event as never;
+    });
+    const created = store.getGoalStore().createGoal({ title: "Citable goal" });
+    const tool = createGoalShowTool(store);
+
+    await tool.execute(
+      "show-ctx",
+      { id: created.id },
+      ...callCtx,
+      { runId: "run-ctx", agentId: "agent-ctx", taskId: "FN-CTX" } as never,
+    );
+
+    expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(events[0]).toMatchObject({
+      runId: "run-ctx",
+      agentId: "agent-ctx",
+      taskId: "FN-CTX",
+      mutationType: GOAL_RETRIEVAL_INVOKED,
+      metadata: expect.objectContaining({ goalIds: [created.id] }),
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+function resultGoalIds(goals: Array<{ id: string }>): string[] {
+  return goals.map((goal) => goal.id);
+}
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/gating-classifications.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/gating-classifications.test.ts
index 172b07f28c..ad13f8058e 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/gating-classifications.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/gating-classifications.test.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ describe("gating-classifications parity", () => {
         "fn_agent_org_chart",
         "fn_agent_show",
         "fn_delegate_task",
+        "fn_goal_list",
+        "fn_goal_show",
         "fn_heartbeat_done",
         "fn_list_agents",
         "fn_memory_append",
@@ -109,6 +111,8 @@ describe("gating-classifications parity", () => {
   it("includes goal retrieval tools on readonly path only", () => {
     expect(READONLY_FN_TOOLS.has("fn_goal_list")).toBe(true);
     expect(READONLY_FN_TOOLS.has("fn_goal_show")).toBe(true);
+    expect((COORDINATION_EXEMPT_TOOLS as readonly string[]).includes("fn_goal_list")).toBe(true);
+    expect((COORDINATION_EXEMPT_TOOLS as readonly string[]).includes("fn_goal_show")).toBe(true);
     expect(READONLY_FN_TOOLS.has("fn_goal_create")).toBe(false);
     expect(READONLY_FN_TOOLS.has("fn_goal_archive")).toBe(false);
   });
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/heartbeat-executor.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/heartbeat-executor.test.ts
index 209f571068..05d1bd7452 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/heartbeat-executor.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/heartbeat-executor.test.ts
@@ -2642,9 +2642,9 @@ describe("executeHeartbeat", () => {
       expect(callArgs.systemPrompt).toContain("fn_task_log");
       expect(callArgs.systemPrompt).toContain("fn_task_document_write");
       expect(callArgs.tools).toBe("coding");
-      // fn_get_agent_config, fn_update_agent_config, fn_agent_create, fn_agent_delete, fn_read_evaluations, fn_update_identity,
-      // fn_web_fetch, fn_memory_search, fn_memory_get, fn_memory_append, fn_heartbeat_done
-      expect(callArgs.customTools).toHaveLength(17);
+      // fn_get_agent_config, fn_update_agent_config, fn_agent_create, fn_agent_delete, fn_goal_list, fn_goal_show,
+      // fn_read_evaluations, fn_update_identity, fn_web_fetch, fn_memory_search, fn_memory_get, fn_memory_append, fn_heartbeat_done
+      expect(callArgs.customTools).toHaveLength(19);
       expect(callArgs.customTools![0]!.name).toBe("fn_task_create");
       expect(callArgs.customTools![1]!.name).toBe("fn_task_log");
       expect(callArgs.customTools![2]!.name).toBe("fn_task_document_write");
@@ -2655,14 +2655,16 @@ describe("executeHeartbeat", () => {
       expect(callArgs.customTools![7]!.name).toBe("fn_update_agent_config");
       expect(callArgs.customTools![8]!.name).toBe("fn_agent_create");
       expect(callArgs.customTools![9]!.name).toBe("fn_agent_delete");
-      expect(callArgs.customTools![10]!.name).toBe("fn_read_evaluations");
-      expect(callArgs.customTools![11]!.name).toBe("fn_update_identity");
-      expect(callArgs.customTools![12]!.name).toBe("fn_web_fetch");
-      expect(callArgs.customTools![13]!.name).toBe("fn_memory_search");
-      expect(callArgs.customTools![14]!.name).toBe("fn_memory_get");
-      expect(callArgs.customTools![15]!.name).toBe("fn_memory_append");
+      expect(callArgs.customTools![10]!.name).toBe("fn_goal_list");
+      expect(callArgs.customTools![11]!.name).toBe("fn_goal_show");
+      expect(callArgs.customTools![12]!.name).toBe("fn_read_evaluations");
+      expect(callArgs.customTools![13]!.name).toBe("fn_update_identity");
+      expect(callArgs.customTools![14]!.name).toBe("fn_web_fetch");
+      expect(callArgs.customTools![15]!.name).toBe("fn_memory_search");
+      expect(callArgs.customTools![16]!.name).toBe("fn_memory_get");
+      expect(callArgs.customTools![17]!.name).toBe("fn_memory_append");
       // fn_heartbeat_done is last (terminal tool)
-      expect(callArgs.customTools![16]!.name).toBe("fn_heartbeat_done");
+      expect(callArgs.customTools![18]!.name).toBe("fn_heartbeat_done");
     });
 
     it("loads workspace memory into system prompt and identity snapshot when inline memory is empty", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/heartbeat-session-prompt.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/heartbeat-session-prompt.test.ts
index 10318e0cb6..9317ec76a5 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/heartbeat-session-prompt.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/heartbeat-session-prompt.test.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ describe("createHeartbeatTools", () => {
 
     const tools = monitor.createHeartbeatTools("agent-001", mockTaskStore, "FN-001");
 
-    expect(tools).toHaveLength(12);
+    expect(tools).toHaveLength(14);
     expect(tools[0]!.name).toBe("fn_task_create");
     expect(tools[1]!.name).toBe("fn_task_log");
     expect(tools[2]!.name).toBe("fn_task_document_write");
@@ -181,8 +181,10 @@ describe("createHeartbeatTools", () => {
     expect(tools[7]!.name).toBe("fn_update_agent_config");
     expect(tools[8]!.name).toBe("fn_agent_create");
     expect(tools[9]!.name).toBe("fn_agent_delete");
-    expect(tools[10]!.name).toBe("fn_read_evaluations");
-    expect(tools[11]!.name).toBe("fn_update_identity");
+    expect(tools[10]!.name).toBe("fn_goal_list");
+    expect(tools[11]!.name).toBe("fn_goal_show");
+    expect(tools[12]!.name).toBe("fn_read_evaluations");
+    expect(tools[13]!.name).toBe("fn_update_identity");
   });
 
   it("fn_task_create tool creates a task in triage via TaskStore", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/agent-heartbeat.ts b/packages/engine/src/agent-heartbeat.ts
index 307528d9c2..69657b35c2 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/agent-heartbeat.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/agent-heartbeat.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { ApprovalRequestStore, buildExecutionMemoryInstructions, isEphemeralAgen
 import type { ToolDefinition } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
 import { Type, type Static } from "@earendil-works/pi-ai";
 import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
-import { createTaskCreateTool, createTaskLogToolWithContext, createTaskDocumentWriteTool, createTaskDocumentReadTool, createListAgentsTool, createDelegateTaskTool, createGetAgentConfigTool, createUpdateAgentConfigTool, createAgentCreateTool, createAgentDeleteTool, createSendMessageTool, createReadMessagesTool, createPostRoomMessageTool, createMemoryTools, createReadEvaluationsTool, createUpdateIdentityTool, createReflectOnPerformanceTool, createWebFetchTool, readAgentMemoryWorkspaceLongTerm, taskCreateParams } from "./agent-tools.js";
+import { createTaskCreateTool, createTaskLogToolWithContext, createTaskDocumentWriteTool, createTaskDocumentReadTool, createListAgentsTool, createDelegateTaskTool, createGetAgentConfigTool, createUpdateAgentConfigTool, createAgentCreateTool, createAgentDeleteTool, createSendMessageTool, createReadMessagesTool, createPostRoomMessageTool, createMemoryTools, createGoalRetrievalTools, createReadEvaluationsTool, createUpdateIdentityTool, createReflectOnPerformanceTool, createWebFetchTool, readAgentMemoryWorkspaceLongTerm, taskCreateParams } from "./agent-tools.js";
 import { AgentLogger } from "./agent-logger.js";
 import {
   resolveAgentInstructionsWithRatings,
@@ -2281,6 +2281,7 @@ export class HeartbeatMonitor {
             heartbeatTools.push(createPostRoomMessageTool(this.chatStore, agentId));
           }
 
+          heartbeatTools.push(...createGoalRetrievalTools(taskStore, { runContext }));
           heartbeatTools.push(createReadEvaluationsTool(this.store, this.reflectionStore, agentId));
           heartbeatTools.push(createUpdateIdentityTool(this.store, agentId));
           if (this.reflectionService) {
@@ -3320,6 +3321,7 @@ export class HeartbeatMonitor {
       tools.push(createPostRoomMessageTool(this.chatStore, agentId));
     }
 
+    tools.push(...createGoalRetrievalTools(taskStore, { runContext, taskId }));
     tools.push(createReadEvaluationsTool(this.store, this.reflectionStore, agentId));
     tools.push(createUpdateIdentityTool(this.store, agentId));
     if (this.reflectionService) {
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/agent-tools.ts b/packages/engine/src/agent-tools.ts
index 62a4235e21..d433c2f97e 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/agent-tools.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/agent-tools.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { appendFile, mkdir, readFile, readdir, stat, writeFile } from "node:fs/p
 import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
 import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
 import { join, relative, resolve } from "node:path";
-import type { AgentState, AgentCapability, AgentUpdateInput, TaskDocument, TaskDocumentCreateInput, TaskStore, RunMutationContext, MessageStore, Message, SourceType, Settings, ResearchRun, ResearchRunStatus, TaskCreateInput, ReflectionStore, ApprovalRequestStore, ProjectSettings, ChatStore, WorkflowSettingDefinition } from "@fusion/core";
+import type { AgentState, AgentCapability, AgentUpdateInput, TaskDocument, TaskDocumentCreateInput, TaskStore, RunMutationContext, MessageStore, Message, SourceType, Settings, ResearchRun, ResearchRunStatus, TaskCreateInput, ReflectionStore, ApprovalRequestStore, ProjectSettings, ChatStore, WorkflowSettingDefinition, GoalStatus } from "@fusion/core";
 import { listTraits, isBuiltinWorkflowId, AgentStore, validateColumnAgentBindings, ColumnAgentBindingError, stripApprovalBypassFlags, WorkflowSettingRejectionError, resolveEffectiveSettingsById, resolveWorkflowIrById, findOrphanedSettingValues, BUILTIN_WORKFLOW_SETTINGS } from "@fusion/core";
 import { promoteHeldTask } from "./hold-release.js";
 import { DASHBOARD_USER_ID, canAgentTakeImplementationTaskForExplicitRouting, dailyMemoryPath, ensureOpenClawMemoryFiles, extractAgentProvisioningRequest, formatRoleMismatchReason, getMemoryBackendCapabilities, getProjectMemory, isEphemeralAgent, memoryLongTermPath, normalizeMessageParticipant, reconcileDeterministicDuplicate, resolveAgentProvisioningPolicy, resolveMemoryBackend, resolveResearchSettings, resolveTaskGithubTracking, resolveTitleSummarizerSettingsModel, runDeterministicDuplicateGuard, scheduleQmdProjectMemoryRefresh, searchProjectMemory, shouldSkipBackgroundQmdRefresh, summarizeTitle } from "@fusion/core";
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { fetchWebContent, WebFetchError } from "./web-fetch.js";
 import type { RunAuditor } from "./run-audit.js";
 import { computeApprovalDedupeKey } from "./agent-action-gate.js";
 import { MessageDeliveryAutoRecoveryHandler } from "./auto-recovery-handlers/message-delivery.js";
+import { emitGoalRetrievalAudit } from "./goal-anchoring-audit.js";
 import { recordRetry } from "./retry-burned-logger.js";
 
 // ── Tool parameter schemas (canonical definitions) ────────────────────────
@@ -179,6 +180,20 @@ export const updateIdentityParams = Type.Object({
   memory: Type.Optional(Type.String({ description: "Updated agent memory text" })),
 });
 
+export const goalListParams = Type.Object({
+  status: Type.Optional(
+    Type.Union([
+      Type.Literal("active"),
+      Type.Literal("archived"),
+      Type.Literal("all"),
+    ], { description: "Filter by goal status (default: active)" }),
+  ),
+});
+
+export const goalShowParams = Type.Object({
+  id: Type.String({ description: "Goal ID (G-…)" }),
+});
+
 export const listAgentsParams = Type.Object({
   role: Type.Optional(
     Type.String({ description: "Filter by agent role/capability (e.g., 'executor', 'reviewer', 'qa')" }),
@@ -1906,6 +1921,169 @@ export function createMemoryTools(rootDir: string, settings?: MemoryToolSettings
   return tools;
 }
 
+const GOAL_LIST_HARD_LIMIT = 5;
+const GOAL_LIST_SOFT_WARNING_THRESHOLD = 3;
+const GOAL_SNIPPET_MAX_CHARS = 80;
+
+type GoalAuditContext = {
+  runId?: string;
+  agentId?: string;
+  taskId?: string;
+};
+
+type GoalListDetailsEntry = {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  status: GoalStatus;
+  snippet?: string;
+};
+
+function buildGoalSnippet(description?: string): string | undefined {
+  const firstLine = description?.split(/\r?\n/, 1)[0]?.replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim();
+  if (!firstLine) return undefined;
+  if (firstLine.length <= GOAL_SNIPPET_MAX_CHARS) return firstLine;
+  return `${firstLine.slice(0, GOAL_SNIPPET_MAX_CHARS - 1).trimEnd()}…`;
+}
+
+function buildGoalListDetailsEntry(goal: { id: string; title: string; status: GoalStatus; description?: string }): GoalListDetailsEntry {
+  const snippet = buildGoalSnippet(goal.description);
+  return snippet
+    ? { id: goal.id, title: goal.title, status: goal.status, snippet }
+    : { id: goal.id, title: goal.title, status: goal.status };
+}
+
+function formatGoalListLine(goal: GoalListDetailsEntry): string {
+  return `- ${goal.id} [${goal.status}] ${goal.title}${goal.snippet ? ` — ${goal.snippet}` : ""}`;
+}
+
+function resolveGoalAuditContext(
+  ctx: unknown,
+  runContext?: RunMutationContext,
+  taskId?: string,
+): GoalAuditContext {
+  const candidate = typeof ctx === "object" && ctx !== null ? ctx as Record<string, unknown> : {};
+  const runId = typeof candidate.runId === "string" ? candidate.runId : runContext?.runId;
+  const agentId = typeof candidate.agentId === "string" ? candidate.agentId : runContext?.agentId;
+  const resolvedTaskId = typeof candidate.taskId === "string" ? candidate.taskId : taskId;
+  return { runId, agentId, taskId: resolvedTaskId };
+}
+
+export function createGoalListTool(
+  store: TaskStore,
+  options?: { runContext?: RunMutationContext; taskId?: string },
+): ToolDefinition {
+  return {
+    name: "fn_goal_list",
+    label: "List Goals",
+    description: "List goals by status with active-goal warning details.",
+    parameters: goalListParams,
+    execute: async (_id: string, params: Static<typeof goalListParams>, _signal, _onUpdate, ctx) => {
+      const goalStore = store.getGoalStore();
+      const status = params.status ?? "active";
+      const goals = status === "all" ? goalStore.listGoals() : goalStore.listGoals({ status });
+      const activeCount = goalStore.listGoals({ status: "active" }).length;
+      const softWarning = activeCount >= GOAL_LIST_SOFT_WARNING_THRESHOLD;
+      const goalEntries = goals.map(buildGoalListDetailsEntry);
+
+      emitGoalRetrievalAudit(
+        store,
+        resolveGoalAuditContext(ctx, options?.runContext, options?.taskId),
+        {
+          toolName: "fn_goal_list",
+          resultCount: goals.length,
+          goalIds: goals.map((goal) => goal.id),
+        },
+      );
+
+      const lines: string[] = [
+        `Goals (${goals.length}) [filter: ${status}]`,
+        `Active: ${activeCount}/${GOAL_LIST_HARD_LIMIT}`,
+      ];
+      if (softWarning) {
+        lines.push(`⚠  ${GOAL_LIST_SOFT_WARNING_THRESHOLD}/${GOAL_LIST_HARD_LIMIT} active goals — soft warning at ${GOAL_LIST_SOFT_WARNING_THRESHOLD}, hard cap at ${GOAL_LIST_HARD_LIMIT}`);
+      }
+      lines.push("");
+      if (goalEntries.length === 0) {
+        lines.push("No goals found.");
+      } else {
+        lines.push(...goalEntries.map(formatGoalListLine));
+      }
+
+      return {
+        content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: lines.join("\n") }],
+        details: {
+          goals: goalEntries,
+          activeCount,
+          softWarning,
+          hardLimit: GOAL_LIST_HARD_LIMIT,
+        },
+      };
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+export function createGoalShowTool(
+  store: TaskStore,
+  options?: { runContext?: RunMutationContext; taskId?: string },
+): ToolDefinition {
+  return {
+    name: "fn_goal_show",
+    label: "Show Goal",
+    description: "Show full details for a single goal by ID.",
+    parameters: goalShowParams,
+    execute: async (_id: string, params: Static<typeof goalShowParams>, _signal, _onUpdate, ctx) => {
+      const goalStore = store.getGoalStore();
+      const goal = goalStore.getGoal(params.id);
+      const auditContext = resolveGoalAuditContext(ctx, options?.runContext, options?.taskId);
+
+      if (!goal) {
+        emitGoalRetrievalAudit(store, auditContext, {
+          toolName: "fn_goal_show",
+          resultCount: 0,
+          goalId: params.id,
+          goalIds: [],
+          notFound: true,
+        });
+        return {
+          isError: true,
+          content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Goal ${params.id} not found` }],
+          details: { code: "GOAL_NOT_FOUND", goalId: params.id },
+        };
+      }
+
+      const lines = [
+        `${goal.id}: ${goal.title}`,
+        `Status: ${goal.status}`,
+        `Created: ${goal.createdAt}`,
+        `Updated: ${goal.updatedAt}`,
+        ...(goal.description ? [`Description: ${goal.description}`] : []),
+      ];
+
+      emitGoalRetrievalAudit(store, auditContext, {
+        toolName: "fn_goal_show",
+        resultCount: 1,
+        goalId: params.id,
+        goalIds: [params.id],
+      });
+
+      return {
+        content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: lines.join("\n") }],
+        details: { goal },
+      };
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+export function createGoalRetrievalTools(
+  store: TaskStore,
+  options?: { runContext?: RunMutationContext; taskId?: string },
+): ToolDefinition[] {
+  return [
+    createGoalListTool(store, options),
+    createGoalShowTool(store, options),
+  ];
+}
+
 /**
  * Create a `fn_reflect_on_performance` tool that asks the reflection service to
  * analyze recent agent performance and return actionable insights.
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/executor.ts b/packages/engine/src/executor.ts
index 8d33579a77..ae5675f7c0 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/executor.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/executor.ts
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ import {
   createGetAgentConfigTool,
   createListAgentsTool,
   createMemoryTools,
+  createGoalRetrievalTools,
   createWebFetchTool,
   createReadMessagesTool,
   createReflectOnPerformanceTool,
@@ -6639,6 +6640,13 @@ export class TaskExecutor {
             getSettings: async () => this.store.getSettings(),
           })
           : []),
+        ...createGoalRetrievalTools(this.store, {
+          runContext: {
+            runId: engineRunContext.runId,
+            agentId: engineRunContext.agentId,
+          },
+          taskId: task.id,
+        }),
         createWebFetchTool(),
         ...createMemoryTools(this.rootDir, settings, identityAgent ? {
           agentMemory: {
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/gating-classifications.ts b/packages/engine/src/gating-classifications.ts
index 872c4b5c82..9e3f7e8fd7 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/gating-classifications.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/gating-classifications.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ export const COORDINATION_EXEMPT_TOOLS = [
   "fn_heartbeat_done",
   "fn_task_create",
   "fn_delegate_task",
+  "fn_goal_list",
+  "fn_goal_show",
   "fn_list_agents",
   "fn_agent_show",
   "fn_agent_org_chart",
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/triage.ts b/packages/engine/src/triage.ts
index 67da4a1e96..57c7798f69 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/triage.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/triage.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ import {
   createDelegateTaskTool,
   createListAgentsTool,
   createMemoryTools,
+  createGoalRetrievalTools,
   createResearchTools,
   createWebFetchTool,
   createTaskDocumentReadTool,
@@ -1133,6 +1134,15 @@ export class TriageProcessor {
           ? await this.options.agentStore.getAgent(task.assignedAgentId).catch(() => null)
           : null;
 
+        const triageRunContext = {
+          runId: generateSyntheticRunId("triage", task.id),
+          agentId: assignedAgent?.id ?? "triage",
+          taskId: task.id,
+          taskLineageId: task.lineageId,
+          phase: "plan",
+          source: "triage",
+        } as const;
+
         const customTools = [
           ...this.createTriageTools({
             parentTaskId: task.id,
@@ -1148,6 +1158,13 @@ export class TriageProcessor {
               getSettings: async () => this.store.getSettings(),
             })
             : []),
+          ...createGoalRetrievalTools(this.store, {
+            runContext: {
+              runId: triageRunContext.runId,
+              agentId: triageRunContext.agentId,
+            },
+            taskId: task.id,
+          }),
           ...createMemoryTools(this.rootDir, settings, assignedAgent
             ? {
               agentMemory: {
@@ -1216,15 +1233,6 @@ export class TriageProcessor {
           planLog.log(`${task.id}: applied plugin prompt contributions for triage surface`);
         }
 
-        const triageRunContext = {
-          runId: generateSyntheticRunId("triage", task.id),
-          agentId: assignedAgent?.id ?? "triage",
-          taskId: task.id,
-          taskLineageId: task.lineageId,
-          phase: "plan",
-          source: "triage",
-        } as const;
-
         const runAuditor = createRunAuditor(this.store, triageRunContext);
         const triageGoalResolution = await resolveAndEmitGoalContext({
           lane: "planning",