diff --git a/antidrift/client.py b/antidrift/client.py
index 7900158..9fb1bca 100644
--- a/antidrift/client.py
+++ b/antidrift/client.py
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ async def run(args: Namespace, config: Config):
         reply = await interface.call_stop()
     elif args.pause:
         reply = await interface.call_pause()
+    elif args.intention is not None:
+        reply = await interface.call_intention(args.intention)
     elif args.unpause:
         reply = await interface.call_unpause()
     elif args.schedule:
diff --git a/antidrift/config.py b/antidrift/config.py
index 7db41fb..a57d3b0 100644
--- a/antidrift/config.py
+++ b/antidrift/config.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class State(BaseModel):
     active_whiteblocks: List[Block] = []
     inactive_blackblocks: List[Block] = []
     pause: bool = False
+    intention: str = ''
 
     class Config:
         extra = "forbid"
diff --git a/antidrift/daemon.py b/antidrift/daemon.py
index c016e51..e3df02e 100644
--- a/antidrift/daemon.py
+++ b/antidrift/daemon.py
@@ -152,6 +152,13 @@ class AntiDriftDaemon(ServiceInterface):
         logging.info(m)
         return m
 
+    @method()
+    def intention(self, intention: 's') -> 's':
+        self.state.intention = intention
+        m = f"Antidrift intention set to '{intention}'"
+        logging.info(m)
+        return m
+
     @method()
     def status(self) -> 's':
         white_active = bool(self.state.active_whiteblocks)
@@ -176,6 +183,8 @@ class AntiDriftDaemon(ServiceInterface):
                     m += inactive_bbs
             case _:
                 m = "inactive"
+        if self.state.intention:
+            m += f" 🎯 {self.state.intention}"
         return m
 
     def allow_blackblock(self, blackblock: Block):
@@ -186,10 +195,6 @@ class AntiDriftDaemon(ServiceInterface):
         m = f"Blackblock [sky_blue3]{blackblock.name}[/sky_blue3] is now allowed."
         logging.info(m)
 
-    def get_intention(self) -> str:
-        s = " ".join(map(lambda b: b.name, self.state.active_whiteblocks))
-        return f"intention is {s} work" if s else "no intention"
-
     def log_window(self):
         window = XWindow()
         utc_timestamp = datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S')
@@ -199,7 +204,7 @@ class AntiDriftDaemon(ServiceInterface):
         window_name = re.sub(r'\b\d+.\d\d\b', '', window_name)
         window_name = re.sub(r'[+-]\d+.\d+%', '', window_name)
 
-        intention = self.get_intention()
+        intention = self.state.intention
         log_line = [utc_timestamp, window_name, window.cls, intention]
         with self.config.window_log_file.open('a', newline='') as f:
             writer = csv.writer(f)
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index a137dd1..2bdd74c 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def get_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="AntiDrift CLI.")
     parser.add_argument("--daemon", action="store_true", help="run daemon")
     parser.add_argument("--evaluate", action="store_true", help="evaluate day")
+    parser.add_argument("--intention", metavar="intention", help="set intention", default=None, type=str)
     parser.add_argument("--pause", action="store_true", help="pause antidrift")
     parser.add_argument("--schedule", metavar="blackblock", help="schedule blackblock")
     parser.add_argument("--start", metavar="whiteblock", nargs="+", help="start whiteblocks")