What is coach?
coach is a Claude Code mod by sebastiannicolajsen that a quiet AI-fluency thinking partner: shows where you are in the loop with Claude (plan, brief, review, own) and helps with the next step. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | sebastiannicolajsen |
| Repository | sebastiannicolajsen/ai-coach |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (68/100) |
| Rank | #4,559 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,868 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, CommandOutput, Pane, UserMessage, AssistantMessage |
Is coach safe to install?
coach scores 68/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; watches every prompt or event. It passed 4 of 8 checks.
Mod footprints come from claude plugin validate, which lists every event a mod hooks and every API call it makes without running it.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.command.register | |
$.config.list | |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.prompt.suggest | writes the prompt box |
$.session.authorize | reads the transcript |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.model | |
$.session.surface | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.ask | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install coach?
- Check your Claude Code version. Mods need Claude Code 2.1.287 or later and are on by default.
claude --version
- Read its footprint. This lists every event it hooks and every API call it makes, without running it.
git clone https://github.com/sebastiannicolajsen/ai-coach claude plugin validate ./ai-coach/coach
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add sebastiannicolajsen/ai-coach && claude plugin install coach@ai-coach
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs coach for you:
Install the "coach" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/sebastiannicolajsen/ai-coach/tree/main/coach. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.