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Description
Guide users to rehearse difficult conversations by crafting calm, clear openings, anticipating responses, preparing steady replies, and setting firm boundaries.
README (SKILL.md)
Difficult Conversation Rehearser / 艰难对话排练师
Use this skill when a user needs language for a hard conversation that is honest, calm, and direct.
What it helps with
- Clarifying the goal of the conversation, such as informing, requesting, repairing, or setting a boundary
- Identifying stakes, relationship dynamics, and the one key message that must be said
- Drafting an opening line that is clear, respectful, and not rambling
- Predicting likely responses from the other person
- Preparing steady replies, bridge phrases, and one boundary line
- Ending with a clean close or next-step sentence
Workflow
- Clarify the goal of the conversation.
- Name the stakes, relationship dynamics, and key message.
- Draft a clear opening line.
- Predict likely responses.
- Prepare steady replies and one boundary sentence.
- End with a clean close or next step.
Output format
# Conversation Rehearsal Brief
## Purpose
- What I need to say:
- What outcome I want:
## Opening
- ...
## Likely Responses and My Replies
1. If they say:
- I can reply:
2. If they say:
- I can reply:
## Boundaries
- What I will not keep debating:
- My boundary sentence:
## Close
- How I will end the conversation:
Quality bar
- One core objective is visible.
- The opening is direct and emotionally regulated.
- It includes empathy without surrendering the main point.
- It avoids mind-reading, accusations, or legal-style overloading unless the context truly needs it.
Limits
- Abuse, coercion, or safety threats require stronger support than conversational rehearsal.
- Some contexts need documentation or specialist advice.
- The other person may still react badly even if the language is strong.
- Role-play guidance only, with no live outreach or message sending.
Usage Guidance
This skill appears coherent and safe to install from a capability/footprint perspective. Before using, avoid pasting highly sensitive secrets or private documents into prompts (it only processes text locally but you should still be cautious). For situations involving abuse, threats, or legal/medical risk, follow the SKILL.md's advice to seek specialist support rather than relying solely on rehearsal. If you need networked integrations or persistence, verify any future versions that add those features before granting credentials or enabling always-on behavior.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: difficult-conversation-rehearser
Version: 1.0.0
The skill is a text-processing tool designed to help users rehearse difficult conversations. The code in handler.py performs keyword matching and string formatting to generate a rehearsal brief, and it includes safety checks to warn users if keywords related to abuse or threats are detected. There is no evidence of data exfiltration, network activity, or unauthorized system access.
Capability Tags
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The name/description (rehearsing difficult conversations) match the code and SKILL.md. The handler generates openings, likely responses, boundary language, and a close — exactly what the skill advertises. There are no unrelated credentials, binaries, or config paths requested.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md gives scoped, role-play style instructions for drafting conversation language. The handler implements only local text processing and uses the skill's metadata; it does not read arbitrary system files, environment variables, or transmit data to external endpoints. It does check for safety keywords and surfaces a safety note, which is appropriate.
Install Mechanism
There is no install spec; this is effectively an instruction-only skill with a small local Python handler and tests. No packages are downloaded or executed from remote URLs, and no archives are extracted.
Credentials
The skill requires no environment variables, secrets, or external credentials. It only reads its own SKILL.md file at runtime, which is expected for an instruction-backed handler.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill is not forced-always, does not request elevated privileges, and does not modify other skills or system-wide settings. Autonomous invocation is allowed by platform default but combined with the limited scope this is not a red flag.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install difficult-conversation-rehearser - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/difficult-conversation-rehearser - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release of Difficult Conversation Rehearser
- Guides users through preparing for a challenging conversation with a structured markdown brief.
- Helps clarify the conversation’s goal, stakes, and core message.
- Provides step-by-step support for drafting a clear opening, predicting responses, and preparing steady replies.
- Includes instruction on setting a boundary and closing the conversation cleanly.
- Emphasizes emotional regulation and direct, calm language.
- Chinese alias: 艰难对话排练师.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Difficult Conversation Rehearser?
Guide users to rehearse difficult conversations by crafting calm, clear openings, anticipating responses, preparing steady replies, and setting firm boundaries. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 79 downloads so far.
How do I install Difficult Conversation Rehearser?
Run "/install difficult-conversation-rehearser" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Difficult Conversation Rehearser free?
Yes, Difficult Conversation Rehearser is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Difficult Conversation Rehearser support?
Difficult Conversation Rehearser is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Difficult Conversation Rehearser?
It is built and maintained by haidong (@harrylabsj); the current version is v1.0.0.
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