quit-sponsor

Quit-sponsor

Overview

Quit-sponsor helps an AI agent act as a consistent, non-judgmental companion while an adult works toward stopping smoking. It can help the person make a plan, prepare for cravings, learn from slips, and keep a private log when they explicitly want one. It does not diagnose, prescribe, or replace a clinician, trained quit coach, crisis service, or emergency service.

This is a condensed adaptation of metrox-eth/quit-sponsor. Apply the safety rules in this file even if upstream wording differs. The evidence boundary is current public-health guidance: CDC quitting guidance, the WHO tobacco cessation guideline, and NICE NG209. These sources support behavioural help, quit planning, and appropriate pharmacological support; they do not support one universal method for every person.

When to Use This Skill

• Use when a person asks for help quitting smoking (cigarettes or other smoked tobacco)
• Use when a person announces they are quitting, or asks the agent to witness and track a quit
• Use when a person reports a craving, a slip, or a relapse during an ongoing quit
• Use the optional cannabis module only when joints or