# NovaPath Coaching Cycle Builder

> NovaPath Coaching Cycle Builder is a paid API for AI agents from instructional-decision-engine-x402.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-31).

Generates a bounded instructional coaching cycle including a rehearsal plan, observation focus, and follow-up plan from a selected focus area and timing parameters.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://instructional-decision-engine-x402.vercel.app/coaching/cycle?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-31
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/novapath-coaching-cycle-builder-bb02fec5
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_K_pd3rq0wo_zb1HmqCxqW

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability novapath-coaching-cycle-builder-bb02fec5 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you build me a coaching cycle focused on questioning techniques, running for 14 days with 20-minute observations? I need a rehearsal plan, observation focus, and follow-up plan.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a self-contained, structured instructional coaching cycle plan — including rehearsal, observation, and follow-up phases — without any teacher or student record management. Ideal for coaching coordinators, instructional coaches, or AI agents building professional development workflows who want a bounded, ready-to-use coaching plan from a small set of parameters. Not appropriate for scoring CLASS observations, managing educator records, or generating lesson plans.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid focus value not in enum (questioning, feedback, participation, task_clarity) returns validation error
- cycleDays below 3 or above 30 returns out-of-range error
- observationMinutes below 5 or above 60 returns out-of-range error
- Missing required fields returns 400 bad request
- Service unavailable on Vercel cold start returns 503

## How this service works

Build a bounded coaching cycle with a rehearsal, observation focus and follow-up plan from selected focus and timing. No teacher or student records. Original workflow, not a CLASS scoring instrument.

## Output

Returns a structured coaching cycle document containing a rehearsal plan, a scoped observation focus aligned to the chosen instructional area, and a follow-up plan — all bounded to the specified cycle duration and observation window. No teacher or student records are included; this is a planning artifact only.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "focus": {
   "enum": [
    "questioning",
    "feedback",
    "participation",
    "task_clarity"
   ],
   "type": "string"
  },
  "cycleDays": {
   "type": "integer",
   "maximum": 30,
   "minimum": 3
  },
  "observationMinutes": {
   "type": "integer",
   "maximum": 60,
   "minimum": 5
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/novapath-coaching-cycle-builder-bb02fec5/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from instructional-decision-engine-x402.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/instructional-decision-engine-x402.vercel.app/llms.txt)