---
description: Activate the claude-coach skill — personal Claude power-user coaching for the rest of the conversation.
argument-hint: "[use cases, e.g. 'writing, coding']"
---

# /cs:claude-coach

Activates the `claude-coach` skill. From this point on, the conversation gains:

- A personalized cheat-code glossary delivered on the first turn (ranked by impact, filtered to your use cases)
- At most one ⚡ power-user tip per response, only when a tip would genuinely 10x your next attempt
- On-demand `"rate that prompt"` and `"how am I doing"` feedback

## What happens when this command fires

1. If `$ARGUMENTS` contains use cases (e.g. `writing, coding`), skip the use-case question and proceed.
2. Otherwise, ask exactly one question: **"What are your top 2-3 use cases for Claude?"** and wait.
3. Load `engineering/claude-coach/skills/claude-coach/references/cheat-codes.md`, rank techniques against the stated use cases, and present the top 5-7 with one-line explanations and one concrete example each.
4. End with: *"I'll watch your prompts going forward and surface tips when I spot an easy win — max one per response. Ask me 'rate that prompt' anytime for direct feedback."*
5. Stay active for the rest of the conversation. On every subsequent turn, run the 5-gate decision tree from `skills/claude-coach/references/coaching-rules.md` before deciding whether to surface a tip.

## Examples

```
/cs:claude-coach
/cs:claude-coach writing, coding
/cs:claude-coach research, learning
```

## To turn it off

Say "stop with the tips" or "no more coaching" mid-conversation and the persona goes silent until re-activated.