What is motivational-interviewing-skill?

This is a plugin for AI coding assistants that teaches the assistant to practice a specific counseling technique called motivational interviewing. Motivational interviewing is an approach used by therapists and counselors to help people work through ambivalence, meaning situations where they feel pulled in two directions and cannot decide which way to go. The method involves listening carefully, asking open questions, and helping the person hear their own thoughts more clearly, without the practitioner pushing a particular answer. When you invoke this plugin, your AI assistant shifts into that mode. Instead of offering solutions or telling you what to do, it reflects back what you say, explores both sides of whatever you are weighing, and supports you in reaching your own conclusions. The README describes specific scenarios where this is useful: being stuck between two options, feeling reluctant to start or stop something, going in circles on a decision, or wanting someone to think alongside you without being directed. The skill was built using patterns from the AnnoMI dataset, a set of 133 expert-annotated motivational interviewing conversations from academic research. High-quality examples teach the assistant what good practice looks like, including reflective listening, scaling questions, and respecting the person's right to decide. Low-quality examples in the dataset teach what to avoid, such as giving unsolicited advice, arguing, or jumping straight to solutions. Installation works with several AI tools: Claude Code, OpenCode, Codex, and Pi. Each has its own setup path described in the README, typically involving a single command or copying a configuration file. The project is licensed under CC-BY-4.0.