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/coach-howto

Task-oriented step-by-step walkthroughs for common Canvas tasks: a numbered list of clicks or commands drawn from the bundled docs snapshot, with a watch-out section for known gotchas.

Get a concrete, numbered walkthrough for a Canvas task. You name the task; the skill dispatches the coach-doc-searcher helper agent to find the most procedural section of the docs snapshot bundled with the plugin and renders it as a numbered How to <task> list where every step is a specific click or command, ending with a source citation and a Watch out note for security-relevant steps. It’s answers-only: it produces the steps for you to follow and never writes to your tenant.

When you want the exact clicks or commands to do something: add a custom field, create an item type, import bulk data, add a user as admin, or configure the MCP connector. For a conceptual “how does this work” question, use /coach-ask; for a single term, use /coach-glossary; when something errored, use /coach-troubleshoot.

Flag Required Notes
--for-role admin|auditor|sox-lead|developer No Bias the walkthrough toward one role’s path through the task.

/coach-howto add a custom field returns a “How to add a custom field” list, open Settings, then Item Types, pick the type, Add field, set its type and flags, followed by a Source citation to the docs section and a Watch out note about the field flags that change list-view and search behavior.

  • Steps are concrete clicks or commands capped at about ten, with a Watch out section on security-relevant tasks like deleting records or exporting confidential data.
  • A task that spans several skills (say, standing up a full SOX cycle) is pointed at the right sibling skill or workflow template instead of crammed into one long list.
  • For a task the docs don’t cover, the skill offers to escalate with /coach-ticket-open under category how-to rather than guessing.