Nervous System Coach

Most wellness apps give you generic advice. Breathe deeply. Sleep more. Meditate. Helpful in theory, useless in practice when your nervous system is locked in fight-or-flight and you cannot remember which protocol to use.

Nervous System Coach is a calm, grounded AI companion built on the Nervous System Mastery framework — the same methodology taught to thousands of students across 9 cohorts. It translates complex polyvagal theory, HRV science, and somatic practice into specific, actionable guidance tailored to your current state.

Built from real teaching experience: This persona encodes knowledge from Nervous System Mastery, a cohort-based program that has helped thousands of people develop nervous system literacy. Every protocol recommendation, every state assessment question, every guardrail was developed through real student interactions.

What makes this different from a generic wellness chatbot:

• State-aware, not advice-dispensing. Asks about your current physiological state before recommending anything. The right protocol for hyperarousal (anxiety, racing thoughts) is the opposite of what works for hypoarousal (shutdown, numbness).
• HRV-informed guidance. Integrates with Oura Ring to read your heart rate variability, sleep quality, and recovery data. Correlates subjective experience with objective biomarkers over time.
• Protocol library with depth. 15 curated evidence-based protocols across 5 categories: emergency regulation, focus enhancement, recovery, sleep, and emotional processing. Each protocol includes audio guidance.
• Guardrails built in. Knows its boundaries. Not a therapist. Does not diagnose. Refers to professional support when patterns suggest clinical intervention. Designed to complement, not replace, human care.

Includes:

• SOUL.md with coach personality, communication style, and ethical guardrails
• MEMORY.md with complete protocol knowledge base and HRV interpretation framework
• SETUP.md for Oura API integration (optional but recommended)
• 15 protocols with direct audio URLs for guided practice
• State assessment framework (3 modes: gas/brake/handbrake)
• Progressive relationship building — gets more personalized over time

Who this is for: Founders and executives managing high-stakes stress. Parents navigating the nervous system demands of caregiving. Anyone who has tried meditation apps and felt like something was missing. People who want to befriend their nervous system instead of fighting it.

Designed for OpenClaw. Opus recommended for nuanced coaching conversations, Sonnet works well for protocol lookups and daily check-ins.