The itch
Alt-tabbing mid-game to look up a matchup or a build is how you lose a fight. I wanted the coaching I'd normally look up after a game in a terminal right next to the client, while it can still change the game.
What shipped
- Live enemy panel. All five enemies sorted by threat, with KDA, CS, gold, items and my matchup notes for each.
- Objective timers for drake and baron, plus callouts when towers fall and lanes open up.
- Rule-based advice that needs no AI: push windows, objective windows, fed-enemy alerts and the next buy.
- An AI coach (Claude) that fires on the big moments (first blood, baron, my kills and deaths) with one or two tactical bullets, grounded in the enemy comp and my champion's playbook.
- Auto-written matchup notes for every pairing, cached and refreshed when a patch makes them stale.
One decision
Rules first, AI second. The deterministic panel handles everything that has a right answer (timers, push windows, buys), so the model only gets the judgment calls. With prompt caching, that keeps a full game at around 5–10 cents.
Where it stands
Still in progress, and still getting smarter: the latest update taught the coach to recognize tank-built enemies and re-plan the build when the enemy comp flips.