Goblin.tools: simple, single-task tools to help neurodivergent people with tasks

Perceived Value of Magic ToDo / Task Breakdown

• Many users find the core idea strong: breaking a vague task (“clean bathroom”, “get a haircut”, “paint a room”) into concrete steps reduces “blank page” / activation energy, especially on low-energy or “overwhelmed/surrender” days.
• Several describe using similar LLM workflows (for emails, recipes, etc.) and see Goblin.tools as a well-focused, friendly wrapper around that pattern.
• Others argue the tool is best for small, well-bounded chores rather than large, ambiguous projects.

Problems with Over- or Mis-Specification

• Some prompts yield trivial or comically over-detailed lists: “Launch MyProjectName website” turned into “open browser, search for site,” etc.; “eat a pie” and “drink water” generated dozens of micro-steps that could make simple tasks feel more intimidating.
• Debate around language: tech people expect “launch a website” to mean deploy; many non‑tech people use “launch” to mean “open,” so the model’s interpretation may be reasonable for a general audience.
• Users highlight the “spiciness” (detail) control as crucial; very granular breakdowns are seen as either perfect for severe executive dysfunction or overwhelming, depending on the person.

UX, Integration, and “Just a Thin Wrapper?”

• Some call it essentially “a thin wrapper around an LLM with hardcoded prompts” and suggest a community prompt-template library with voting; others counter that the target audience struggles with options and needs curation, not configurability.
• Requested improvements:
  • Better mobile UI and deep nesting handling.
  • Inline delete and faster cleanup of irrelevant subtasks.
  • Onboarding that shows how neurodivergent users might apply it.
  • Native apps, OS/email/calendar integration, recurring tasks, and self‑hosting.
• Several users want this breakdown feature embedded directly in mainstream todo apps; examples of DIY integrations (e.g., with TickTick) are shared.

Fit for Neurodivergent vs General Users

• Some neurodivergent users praise it as an “AI executive function” that nudges and provides next steps when they stall.
• Others with ADHD/autism say no list app can fix core problems (motivation, distraction, “drunk baboon on my shoulder”) and find the site itself chaotic or its breakdowns excessively granular.
• Multiple commenters note that neurotypical family members also like tools like the “goblin chef,” and suggest marketing beyond a purely neurodivergent framing.

Other Tools and Quirks

• “The Judge” (tone analyzer) is seen as both hilarious and genuinely useful for resolving misread online communication.
• “Estimator” is entertaining but naive, giving implausible durations for huge or absurd tasks.
• Safety and reasoning gaps appear: it refuses help with some illegal tasks (e.g., drugs) but answers others (e.g., hiding a garbage bag in water); it struggles to generalize or recover when a required item/plan is missing.