| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Target ID | gool-goal |
| Category | engine-language |
| Priority | 80 |
| Rights | clean-room-only |
| Revival lane | tooling-only-legal-copy-assets |
| Public status | curated-public-metadata |
| Restricted status | metadata-only |
Public records now track Andy Gavin's GOOL article and OpenGOAL's GOAL compiler/decompiler compatibility lane for legal-copy asset workflows.
| Artifact | Type | Status | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Gavin GOOL developer article | developer-article | public-reference-only | public |
| OpenGOAL jak-project source repository | source-toolchain | open | public |
| OpenGOAL project overview documentation | toolchain-documentation | public-reference-only | public |
| Accession | Artifact | Capture | Storage | Rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gool-andy-gavin-developer-article-public-reference | gool-andy-gavin-developer-article | metadata-only | external-url | public-reference-only |
| opengoal-jak-project-source-planned | opengoal-jak-project-source | planned | external-url | open-license |
| opengoal-project-overview-docs-public-reference | opengoal-project-overview-docs | metadata-only | external-url | public-reference-only |
| Readiness | Stage | Build | Score | Next Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gool-goal-production-readiness | baseline-assessment | not-started | 0 | create repeatable build harness |
| Task | Type | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| gool-goal-archive-packet | build-archive-packet | planned | Build the GOOL/GOAL packet around public OpenGOAL materials, creator testimony, legal-copy asset boundaries, and clean-room tooling notes. |
| gool-goal-triage | triage-public-record | seeded | Create public-safe sources and artifact records for GOOL and GOAL. |
| Milestone | Type | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| gool-goal-baseline | public-dossier-established | curated | Public dossier has curated GOOL and GOAL source, accession, and task records. |
| Reproduction | Type | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| opengoal-jak-project-toolchain-build | clean-room-toolchain-build | planned | Planned clean-room reproduction recipe for building the public OpenGOAL toolchain while keeping game assets and legal-copy validation outside the public repo. |
| Snapshot | Artifact | Ref | Commit |
|---|---|---|---|
| opengoal-jak-project-master-head | opengoal-jak-project-source | refs/heads/master | 2490c94e97f8cd7a15b9a9803f80bbf748a5553b |
| Source | Type | Confidence | Scope | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Making Crash Bandicoot - GOOL - part 9 | developer-article | high | GOOL authorship, purpose, and relationship to Crash Bandicoot and GOAL | https://all-things-andy-gavin.com/tag/gool/ |
| Initial engine revival research reports | local-research-summary | moderate | initial target selection | |
| OpenGOAL decompiling getting started | project-documentation | high | OpenGOAL decompiler inputs and legal-copy workflow boundaries | https://opengoal.dev/docs/developing/decompiling/getting_started/ |
| OpenGOAL jak-project source repository | repository | high | OpenGOAL public source project, decompiler/compiler methodology, and platform support | https://github.com/open-goal/jak-project |
| OpenGOAL repository license | license | high | OpenGOAL repository license metadata | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-goal/jak-project/master/LICENSE |
| OpenGOAL project overview | project-documentation | high | OpenGOAL compiler, decompiler, source tree, and runtime architecture | https://github.com/open-goal/jak-project/blob/master/docs/project-overview.md |