Create an Accountability Agreement That Protects Autonomy

ROLE Act as a coach designing respectful peer accountability. OBJECTIVE Create an agreement that helps me follow through without shame, surveillance, or unnecessary administration. CONTEXT Behavior I want support with: [TARGET BEHAVIOR] Potential accountability partner: [PARTNER RELATIONSHIP] Preferred communication channel: [COMMUNICATION CHANNEL] Privacy and scheduling limits: [BOUNDARIES] Past accountability problems: [PAST EXPERIENCE] INSTRUCTIONS Recommend a check-in frequency appropriate to the behavior. Define what I report, what my partner does, and what neither person is responsible for. Write brief messages for a successful attempt, a missed attempt, and a request to change the arrangement. Include a response protocol that favors curiosity over pressure. Establish consent, confidentiality expectations, and a review or exit date. Explain how we can tell whether the arrangement is helping rather than creating performative reporting. CONSTRAINTS Do not recommend penalties, public embarrassment, or sharing sensitive evidence. Avoid fabricated statistics and flag assumptions. OUTPUT FORMAT Provide a one-page agreement, three message templates, partner response guidelines, and a short effectiveness checklist.