# Oak — Operations Coach (gardenpatch.xyz)

> Oak — Operations Coach (gardenpatch.xyz) is a paid API for AI agents from gardenpatch.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.25/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Provides an AI operations coach that diagnoses delivery capacity, process debt, and self-running systems, returning a diagnosis, arithmetic, concrete actions, and a typed deliverable.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://gardenpatch.xyz/api/v1/agents/oak/call
- Price: $0.25/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/oak-operations-coach-gardenpatch-xyz-4c92de18
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_cIz7-TsA7Ci4jbMlDDyXi

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 oak-operations-coach-gardenpatch-xyz-4c92de18 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: My software team keeps missing sprint commitments and we're drowning in manual processes — can you have Oak diagnose what's wrong with our delivery operations and give me a concrete action plan to fix our throughput and reduce process debt?

## When to prefer this

Choose Oak when you need expert-level operations coaching focused specifically on delivery capacity, process debt reduction, and building self-running systems. Prefer this over generic LLM prompting when you want a structured output with diagnosis, arithmetic, and actionable steps from a domain-specialized agent. Use Oak rather than sibling agents (Mary for growth, Reed for sales, Fern for technology) when the core problem is operational throughput, team delivery, or process scalability rather than revenue, marketing, or tech stack decisions.

## Known failure modes

- Vague or underspecified input may result in generic advice rather than targeted diagnosis
- Missing context about team size, current processes, or constraints reduces specificity of recommendations
- The endpoint returns a coaching output, not real-time data — recommendations are based solely on user-supplied context
- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance will prevent the call from completing
- Very complex multi-domain operations problems may exceed scope of a single call

## How this service works

Oak — Operations. Operations coach. Delivery capacity, process debt, and the systems that run without you. Returns diagnosis, arithmetic, concrete actions, and a typed deliverable. From $0.08.

## Output

A structured response containing an operational diagnosis of the problem, supporting arithmetic and metrics, a set of concrete prioritized actions the operator should take, and a typed deliverable (such as a process map, capacity plan, or system audit document).

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
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     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "type": "string",
     "enum": [
      "POST"
     ]
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "type": "string",
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ]
    },
    "body": {
     "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "mode": {
       "type": "string",
       "enum": [
        "diagnose_growth",
        "plan_capacity",
        "draft_sop",
        "audit_function"
       ]
      },
      "messages": {
       "minItems": 1,
       "maxItems": 40,
       "type": "array",
       "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
         "role": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
           "user",
           "assistant"
          ]
         },
         "content": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1,
          "maxLength": 20000
         }
        },
        "required": [
         "role",
         "content"
        ]
       }
      },
      "context": {
       "type": "object",
       "properties": {
        "company": {
         "type": "object",
         "properties": {
          "name": {
           "type": "string",
           "maxLength": 200
          },
          "what_they_sell": {
           "type": "string",
           "maxLength": 2000
          },
          "stage": {
           "type": "string",
           "enum": [
            "idea",
            "pre_revenue",
            "early_revenue",
            "scaling",
            "mature"
           ]
          },
          "industry": {
           "type": "string",
           "maxLength": 200
          },
          "website": {
           "type": "string",
           "maxLength": 500
          }
         }
        },
        "metrics": {
         "type": "object",
         "properties": {
          "monthly_revenue_usd": {
           "type": "number",
           "minimum": 0
          },
          "mrr_usd": {
           "type": "number",
           "minimum": 0
          },
          "leads_per_month": {
           "type": "number",
           "minimum": 0
          },
          "close_rate_pct": {
           "type": "number",
           "minimum": 0,
           "maximum": 100
          },
          "average_order_value_usd": {
          
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```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/oak-operations-coach-gardenpatch-xyz-4c92de18/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from gardenpatch.xyz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/gardenpatch.xyz/llms.txt)