Guides
Everything ProtoHabit can do — taught in minutes.
The app is deeper than it looks. These step-by-step guides cover the features that quietly do the heavy lifting, from forgiving streaks to AI-built plans.
Getting Started with ProtoHabit in 5 Minutes
From download to your first logged habit in five minutes: pick a goal, let Mojo draft your plan, and make day one count. A quick-start walkthrough.
↳ Goals6 min readHow to Create Your First Goal (and When to Add a Deadline)
Set up a Goal in ProtoHabit: name it, pick habits, choose a difficulty from Light to All-in, and decide whether a deadline will help or hurt.
↳ Goals7 min readUsing Challenge Mode to Hit a Deadline
Turn a deadline goal into a finished one: read the countdown, work the checklist, trust the projection graph, and course-correct before it is too late.
↳ Challenge Mode5 min readUnderstanding Your Streaks: Gold Zap vs Fire
ProtoHabit tracks two kinds of streaks — the forgiving gold zap for showing up at all, and per-habit fire streaks for precision. Learn how each works.
↳ Streaks6 min readHow Mojo Builds Your Personalized AI Plan
What happens between the onboarding quiz and your plan reveal: how Mojo, the AI coach, selects habits, sizes your plan, and explains every choice.
↳ AI Coach6 min readOrganizing Habits with Goals and Templates
Keep a growing habit practice tidy: group habits under Goals, pull from 160+ templates, use sub-groups, and archive what no longer serves you.
↳ Templates7 min readReading Your Insights: Adherence, Projections, Best/Worst Days
Turn ProtoHabit's charts into decisions: what adherence really measures, how to read weekly patterns and projections, and what to change based on each.
↳ Insights5 min readSetting Up Smart Reminders That Actually Work
Most habit reminders get swiped away. Learn to anchor reminders to moments, not clock times, and let Mojo tune them until they actually change behavior.
↳ AI Coach4 min readFree vs ProtoHabit+: What You Get on Each Plan
What the free plan includes, what ProtoHabit+ unlocks — unlimited habits, AI plans, deep insights, smart reminders — and how to tell when to upgrade.
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