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+title: Shortcut Coach
+visibility: public
+status: hackathon-concept
+date: 2013-01-01
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+# Shortcut Coach
+
+Shortcut Coach is a machine learning tool that observes user behavior and suggests keyboard shortcuts they could be using but are not.
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+## Concept
+
+Most users interact with software using a fraction of available keyboard shortcuts, relying on slower mouse-based workflows for operations that have faster alternatives. Shortcut Coach monitors usage patterns, identifies repetitive mouse actions that have keyboard equivalents, and surfaces contextual suggestions.
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+## Design
+
+The tool runs in the background, tracking which menu items and toolbar buttons the user clicks. When it detects a pattern (e.g., the user repeatedly clicks Edit > Find), it displays a non-intrusive notification showing the keyboard shortcut. Over time, it tracks adoption rates and focuses suggestions on the highest-value shortcuts.
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+## Status
+
+**Hackathon concept** from the MIT era. Elements of this idea have since appeared in various productivity tools, though a comprehensive, cross-application shortcut coach remains uncommon.
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+*Source: Hackathon projects document*
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