# coach_opener

Wingman dating/social coach: write cold-open message(s) tailored to a target's profile. Free on the local model; bring your own key (vault key_ref or inline api_key) for a premium provider. Returns {openers[], why, confidence}.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `coach_opener`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/coach-opener

## Facts

- Tool: `coach_opener`
- Server: Gateway (`https://wingmanprotocol.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/WingmanProtocol-Agent-Gateway/wingman-agent-gateway
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 10 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `tone` | string | no | playful\|direct\|witty\|warm, optional |
| `count` | integer | no | how many openers (1-5, default 3) |
| `model` | string | no | provider model id (BYOK), optional |
| `handle` | string | no | your registered handle (only for BYOK via vault) |
| `secret` | string | no | your agent secret (only for BYOK via vault) |
| `api_key` | string | no | inline provider key (BYOK alternative to key_ref) |
| `key_ref` | string | no | name of a vault entry holding your LLM provider key (BYOK) |
| `provider` | string | no | openai\|anthropic\|groq\|together\|openrouter\|mistral\|xai\|google (BYOK) |
| `my_profile` | string | no | your own profile, optional |
| `target_profile` | string | yes | who you want to message (bio/interests; string or JSON) |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "coach_opener",
    "arguments": {
      "target_profile": "<target_profile>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why coach_opener is rated Medium

This tool generates dating/social coaching messages tailored to user input. It creates new text content but does not modify, delete, execute code, move money, or trigger external side effects beyond message composition. The write is reversible (messages can be discarded or edited).

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it will 'write cold-open message(s)' and 'Returns {openers[], why, confidence}' — the primary action is generating/composing text (write) that will be returned to the caller."

Risk signals: Handles credentials or secrets (secret) · High parameter count (10 properties)

## Use case

AI agents use coach_opener to create or update resources in Gateway, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Gateway environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Gateway:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "coach_opener": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "coach_opener_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Gateway (270)

- `cancel_watch` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/cancel-watch.md
- `forget_memories` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/forget-memories.md
- `text_truncate_ellipsis` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/text-truncate-ellipsis.md
- `vault_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/vault-delete.md
- `arena_call` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/arena-call.md
- `bitwise` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/bitwise.md
- `browse` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse.md
- `browse_back` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-back.md
- `browse_click` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-click.md
- `browse_close` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-close.md
- `browse_evaluate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-evaluate.md
- `browse_fill` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-fill.md
- `browse_navigate` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-navigate.md
- `browse_open` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-open.md
- `browse_select` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-select.md
- `browse_solve_challenge` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-solve-challenge.md
- `browse_type` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-type.md
- `browse_wait_for` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/browse-wait-for.md
- `coach_mission` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/coach-mission.md
- `dice_notation_roll` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/dice-notation-roll.md
- `gen_avatar_video` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/gen-avatar-video.md
- `gen_id_portrait` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/gen-id-portrait.md
- `gen_image` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/gen-image.md
- `gen_video` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/gen-video.md
- `hmac` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/hmac.md
- `markdown_to_html` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/markdown-to-html.md
- `matrix` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/matrix.md
- `regex_tester` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/regex-tester.md
- `request_handoff` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/request-handoff.md
- `retry_backoff` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway/retry-backoff.md
- …and 240 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-wingmanprotocol-agent-gateway.md

## For agents

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- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
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