Research Talk Deck
+6For coaches building a clearer client practice
AI coaching tools for a clearer client practice
A good coaching workflow creates enough structure for the client to think and act without pretending the tool understands the person better than the coach does. These Skills help prepare sessions, worksheets, progress summaries, proposals, and teaching visuals.
Start with the client artifact you need next
Use a Skill for repeatable structure and production. Keep interpretation, consent, boundaries, and the live coaching decision with the practitioner.
Prepare a focused session plan
In reviewMove from the client goal to useful questions, exercises, decisions, and a realistic next action.See the nearest matchesBuild a client worksheet with a purpose
In reviewCreate prompts and space for reflection around one decision or behavior, without filling the page with generic questions.See the nearest matchesTurn notes into a progress summary
3 SkillsOrganize agreed goals, client-reported changes, experiments, and open questions while keeping inference clearly labeled.Compare matching SkillsBuild a coaching proposal people can understand
In reviewExplain the problem, scope, working rhythm, boundaries, deliverables, price, and next decision in plain language.See the nearest matchesCreate practice between sessions
In reviewGive the client a small exercise tied to the current goal, with a clear way to notice what happened.See the nearest matchesExplain one framework visually
18 SkillsTurn a process or model into a simple visual the client can remember and use after the conversation.Compare matching SkillsSkills that support the practice without impersonating it
Compare the output, privacy path, dependencies, and level of human review before bringing a workflow into client work.
Job 1 of 6
Prepare a focused session plan
Move from the client goal to useful questions, exercises, decisions, and a realistic next action.
More Skills for this job are under review.
Coaching Skills should not diagnose, treat, or manufacture certainty about a person. Keep sensitive details minimal and use appropriate professional support when the need moves beyond your scope.
Job 2 of 6
Build a client worksheet with a purpose
Create prompts and space for reflection around one decision or behavior, without filling the page with generic questions.
More Skills for this job are under review.
Coaching Skills should not diagnose, treat, or manufacture certainty about a person. Keep sensitive details minimal and use appropriate professional support when the need moves beyond your scope.
Job 3 of 6
Turn notes into a progress summary
Organize agreed goals, client-reported changes, experiments, and open questions while keeping inference clearly labeled.
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Job 4 of 6
Build a coaching proposal people can understand
Explain the problem, scope, working rhythm, boundaries, deliverables, price, and next decision in plain language.
More Skills for this job are under review.
Coaching Skills should not diagnose, treat, or manufacture certainty about a person. Keep sensitive details minimal and use appropriate professional support when the need moves beyond your scope.
Job 5 of 6
Create practice between sessions
Give the client a small exercise tied to the current goal, with a clear way to notice what happened.
More Skills for this job are under review.
Coaching Skills should not diagnose, treat, or manufacture certainty about a person. Keep sensitive details minimal and use appropriate professional support when the need moves beyond your scope.
Job 6 of 6
Explain one framework visually
Turn a process or model into a simple visual the client can remember and use after the conversation.
Real output from matching Skills
Every example comes from a Skill shown on this page. The media is here to make the choice easier, not to decorate an empty promise.
Practice check
Choose structure that leaves room for the client
The useful artifact supports a real conversation and a clear next step without turning the person into a template.
Set the boundary before the prompt
Define the coaching scope, excluded clinical or legal areas, confidentiality rules, and what requires referral or human judgment.
Use the client’s words carefully
Separate direct statements from your interpretation. Ask permission before processing sensitive notes and remove details the task does not need.
Tie every artifact to action
A worksheet or summary should help the client notice, decide, practice, or prepare. Decorative insight adds little value.
Use it inside the agent you already work with
A Skill becomes a repeatable way for your agent to do this job. Your brief and output stay in the project where the rest of the work already lives.
Pick the Skill
Check the output examples, required inputs, dependencies, and price before you install.
Install it once
Ask your agent to install the Skill. The trusted guide handles the setup and authorization.
Write the brief
Describe the coaches job in plain language, review the result, and keep the final file.
Works with the agents you already use
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- Codex
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Gemini CLI
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Questions coaches ask
Can a Skill replace the coach in a client session?
No. It can prepare or format material, but presence, judgment, consent, interpretation, boundaries, and accountability remain human work.
Can I upload client session notes?
Only when your consent, privacy policy, contract, and tool provider allow it. Remove unnecessary identifying details and check where the data is processed.
Are these tools suitable for mental-health treatment?
This page covers coaching workflows, not diagnosis or treatment. Use qualified clinical care and approved systems for mental-health needs.
Can a worksheet match my coaching method?
Yes when you provide the method, purpose, audience, tone, and boundaries. Review each prompt for fit before sharing it with a client.
Keep going from here
Client work
Decision support
Browse outputs
Make the next client step easier to see and use.
Choose one repeatable practice artifact, protect the client context, and keep the final judgment in the relationship.