Sotenbori: Practice the workplace conversation you've been avoiding

Sotenbori offers 200+ AI personas based on tough workplace personalities: the dismissive manager, feedback-resistant colleague, goalpost-moving stakeholder, and more. The AI pushes back like a real person. Finish a session and receive scores across 6 dimensions. Adaptability, Empathy, Authenticity, Emotional Regulation, Progression, Trigger Awareness, plus a coaching note and full transcript. Hiring managers: Send candidates a link before interviews. They complete it and you get the full report.

Sydekiq — Your own AI agent, deployed on a private server, 24/7

Your own AI agent, deployed on a private server, 24/7

Hey Product Hunt 👋 I built Sotenbori because I kept noticing the same problem: difficult workplace conversations, giving hard feedback, pushing back on a dismissive manager, handling someone who deflects everything, happen with zero preparation. The only way to "practice" is in the real situation, when the stakes are highest. So I built AI personas that genuinely push back. They have hidden emotional triggers. They don't respond to scripted answers. The only way to score well is to actually listen and adapt. After each session you get a score across 6 dimensions with a coaching note, not just "good job" but specific feedback on what you did that worked and what didn't. The whole transcript is judged and you get feedback on every message you sent. There's also a hiring side: if you're a manager interviewing candidates, you can send them an assessment link. They complete a scored conversation without creating an account. You get the full report before the first phone screen. Free to start with free credits/month, no credit card. Would love your honest feedback, especially: does the scoring feel fair and useful after your first session? did you genuinely learn from the coaching feedback?

Sydekiq — Your own AI agent, deployed on a private server, 24/7

Your own AI agent, deployed on a private server, 24/7