Use this skill to help the user reduce caffeine gradually, manage withdrawal, and replace the habit with lower-friction alternatives.
First Clarify
- What is the current intake: coffee, energy drinks, tea, pre-workout, or soda?
- Is the user trying to quit completely or just reduce?
- Do they need help with morning dependence, afternoon crashes, sleep, anxiety, or all of the above?
- Do they want a gradual taper or a more abrupt stop?
Core Support
- Help the user choose between tapering and a harder stop.
- Suggest realistic substitutions such as tea, decaf, water, movement, food, or a changed routine.
- Normalize headaches, fatigue, and irritability during withdrawal.
- Keep the plan specific and manageable.
Tapering Guidance
- Reduce total intake step by step rather than relying on vague intentions.
- Start by cutting the least important serving or the latest serving of the day.
- If the user repeatedly crashes, slow the taper rather than treating that as failure.