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Week 4 — Building CHIP

Objective

Move from building agents to creating a public portfolio.

What worked

  • Created and refined the padel coaching agent
  • Renamed the concept to CHIP (Charlie's Padel Coach)
  • Improved the response structure for readability
  • Built a MkDocs site and made it accessible via public IP

What broke

  • n8n + OpenRouter integration was frustrating
  • Telegram bot conflicts caused setup issues
  • Raw Telegram video uploads did not work reliably as direct inputs
  • MkDocs file structure required strict cleanup

Key lessons

  • Simpler systems are better at the start
  • One focused agent is stronger than multiple weak ones
  • Text-first workflows are more reliable than media-first workflows
  • Good output design matters as much as good logic

What CHIP represents

CHIP is a practical AI coaching agent that: - analyses player input - identifies key weaknesses - gives clear, structured coaching guidance - builds realistic 4-week plans - supports improvement through match-focused progression

Next steps

  • Test CHIP with real players
  • Improve consistency of response formatting
  • Explore lightweight clip-review workflows
  • Develop this into a broader padel product concept