# 2026-05-15 COACH Bootstrap

## Context

The user reported that the multi-agent workflow was becoming hard to follow because internal task IDs, sync failures, and cross-window coordination required too much manual intervention.

## Decision

Add COACH as a guidance role carried by the main user-facing chat. Do not open a separate COACH agent by default.

## Outcomes

- `USER_STATUS.md` becomes the user-facing state page.
- ORCHESTRATOR remains responsible for task state and acceptance gates.
- CORRECTION remains responsible for sync-health and drift monitoring.
- COACH focuses on usability, next-action clarity, session freeze, and knowledge capture.

## Follow-Up

Before entering OpenClaw connection/setup work, confirm the target system design and acceptance criteria with the user.