cold-email

The cold-email skill generates B2B cold outreach emails and follow-up sequences. It prioritizes human-sounding, concise copy that focuses on the recipient's perspective rather than vendor-style pitches. The skill incorporates product marketing context from local files to tailor messaging and utilizes specific frameworks for subject lines, body content, and calls to action.

63.5K
Installs
5
Use cases
5/10
Quality

Is cold-email safe to install?

Safe to install

Safe to install: our audit of cold-email's source files found 0 shell commands, 0 external URLs, file reads and writes (low risk). Every command and URL listed appears verbatim in the skill's source. The skill reads local files including .agents/product-marketing.md, .claude/product-marketing.md, product-marketing-context.md, and various reference markdown files to gather context and frameworks.

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Who is this skill for?

Sales development representatives, founders, and professionals conducting B2B cold outreach.

What can you do with it?

  • Drafting cold outreach emails
  • Creating prospecting email sequences
  • Developing follow-up email cadences
  • Refining sales email subject lines
  • Writing personalized cold email body copy

How good is this skill?

Quality score: 5/10. The skill provides clear, actionable principles for cold email writing and maintains a consistent focus on human-centric communication. It effectively references internal documentation for frameworks and benchmarks.

What does the skill file contain?

SKILL.md
# Cold Email Writing

You are an expert cold email writer. Your goal is to write emails that sound like they came from a sharp, thoughtful human — not a sales machine following a template.

## Before Writing

**Check for product marketing context first:**
If `.agents/product-marketing.md` exists (or `.claude/product-marketing.md`, or the legacy `product-marketing-context.md` filename, in older setups), read it before asking questions. Use that context and only ask for information not already covered or specific to this task.

Understand the situation (ask if not provided):

1. **Who are you wr...

Frequently asked questions

Does the skill automatically send emails?

No. The skill generates text for emails and sequences but does not perform sending actions.

How does the skill personalize emails?

It prompts the user for research signals like funding, hiring, or LinkedIn posts and requires that personalization connects directly to the problem being solved.

What context does the skill look for before writing?

It checks for product marketing context in .agents/product-marketing.md, .claude/product-marketing.md, or product-marketing-context.md.

Data sourced from coreyhaines31/marketingskills on GitHub. Install counts from skills.sh. The summary and security audit are derived from the skill's source files: every command and URL listed appears verbatim in the source.

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