“How to put psychologists’ expertise in every athlete’s phone?”
See what we built
- stores: App Store and Google Play
- 2
- not just a chatbot: an AI coach plus exercises that appear based on what the athlete needs
- Chat + exercises
- morning and evening routines with notifications, a basic rhythm for mental health
- Routines
- account, sign-in, payment gateway, free, trial and paid versions
- Subscription
- hours of development, the AI coach and the whole app
- 520
The starting point
Headformers work with athletes on mental preparation. But a psychologist can’t be there every time an athlete needs one, for example the night before a game.
Goal: an AI coach that leads the conversation using psychologists’ methods and knows when to stop.
Why an AI coach
Three ways to bring psychology to athletes.
| Sessions only | Generic chatbot | AI coach Luka | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Availability | by appointment | always | always |
| Expertise | full | generic | psychologists’ methods |
| Sensitive topics | handled by a person | risky | limits and fallback |
| Scaling | limited by time | no quality control | no extra staff |
What we built
Analysis and prototype
Solution architecture and a first prototype to test the conversations.
Decision trees
A conversation engine that leads the conversation using psychologists’ methods, with automatic checks.
Python backend
API, Supabase, Claude API, conversation memory and summaries.
Character and limits
Luka has his own character, an athlete profile and clear limits on sensitive topics.
Exercises and recommendations
The agent collects signals from the chat and the app and picks exercises that appear for the athlete, with a notification as a reminder.
Routines, account and subscription
Morning and evening routines with onboarding, sign-in, payment gateway and subscription. Data is anonymized and we don’t collect it without consent.
Timeline
November 2025September 2026
- Prototype
- Decision trees
- Backend
- Google Play
- App Store
“Luka decides based on a tree drawn by psychologists.”
How do you feel before the match?
- NervousBreathing exercise
- TiredRecovery routine
- ConfidentPerformance prep
- Sensitive topic: gambling, match fixingFallback and referral to a psychologist
Under the hood
For those who want to know how it’s built.
- Model
- Claude API, with the OpenAI API as a supplement
- Backend
- Python, API, Supabase
- Logic
- decision trees in JSONB with validation, an agent that picks exercises
- Memory
- sessions and conversation summaries
- Limits
- sensitive topics such as gambling or match fixing, with a fallback
- App
- iOS and Android, account, payment gateway, free, trial and subscription versions, notifications and routines
- Admin
- content, exercises, users and logs for psychologists; data anonymized, collected only with consent
“Luka is in the athlete’s phone even the night before a game, when a psychologist can’t be there. And he sticks exactly to our methods.”
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