ICF AI Coaching Standards

Align Your Agents With
the ICF AI Coaching Standards

Magif is designed to extend coaching responsibly: protecting your methodology, supporting clients between sessions, and keeping professional judgment with the coach.

What are the ICF AI coaching standards?

In 2025 the International Coaching Federation (ICF) published its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Coaching Framework and Standards — a guide for using AI in coaching ethically and effectively. Rather than starting from scratch, the framework builds on the ICF Core Competencies, the same foundation used to assess human coaches, and adds guidelines specific to AI and software.

The standards map core AI coaching capabilities such as active listening and goal tracking to specific requirements, organized by domain and by complexity (basic and advanced). They come with complementary resources: worked Examples, and a set of “Questions Stakeholders Should Ask” before trusting an AI coaching system.

Read the official ICF AI Coaching Framework and Standards →

Why This Matters

Coaching depends on trust, confidentiality, and methodology. AI should support that work responsibly, not blur those boundaries.

What Magif Actually Does

Your data is never used to train anyone else’s AI

Each AI stays isolated to your content and instructions

Client conversations stay private

Data is stored in the EU

How Magif Relates to Coaching Standards

We do not position AI as a replacement for the coach. We design it as a responsible extension of your methodology, client support, and offer delivery.

Generic AI Tools

  • General answers with weak methodological boundaries
  • Unclear privacy expectations
  • Little connection to professional coaching standards

MagifBuilt for Coaches

  • Built around your methodology and instructions
  • Explicit privacy and ownership commitments
  • Designed in alignment with professional coaching standards

Founder and Ecosystem Credibility

The trust layer behind Magif comes from research, standards work, and long-term involvement in AI coaching.

PhD in AI Coaching

Built with research leadership in AI coaching and leader development.

Research summary on HAL

ICF AI Coaching Standards Contribution.

Magif.ai's cofounder co-authored ICF AI coaching standards.

AI Coaching: Standards for Ethical and Accessible Coaching

Research and Ecosystem Work

Built within the AI coaching and professional standards ecosystem, not outside it.

Meet the founders
FAQ

ICF AI coaching standards, answered

The questions coaches actually ask before trusting AI in their practice.

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Explore the Right Next Step

Use this page to understand how Magif thinks about standards, privacy, and responsible AI use before launching a client-facing AI agent.