AI Cold Email & LinkedIn Outreach Generator

Generates high-reply-rate cold emails, LinkedIn DMs, follow-up sequences, and A/B test variants for B2B sales outreach. Use this skill whenever the user wants to write cold outreach, sales emails, LinkedIn messages, follow-up emails, prospecting copy, or any kind of outbound sales communication. Always trigger for any task involving outbound messaging, SDR/BDR workflows, lead generation copy, or sales prospecting — even when phrased casually, such as "help me reach out to leads", "write me a sales email", "draft a LinkedIn message", or "I need to contact prospects".

Generate complete B2B outreach sequences — personalized, human-sounding, and optimized for reply rate. No templates. No "hope this finds you well." Just copy that actually gets responses.

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What This Skill Does

Given a product, audience, and context, this skill generates:

• Cold Email — two subject line options + body copy under 120 words
• LinkedIn DM — conversational message under 80 words
• Follow-Up #1 — sent 3–5 days after initial outreach, adds new value
• Follow-Up #2 — short final bump at day 7–10, leaves the door open
• A/B Test Variants — two cold email versions with different angles (pain-led vs. outcome/curiosity-led)

All output sounds like a real human wrote it at 8am — not a robot.

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Skill Files

ai-cold-email-linkedin-generator/
├── SKILL.md       ← You are here
├── manifest.json  ← Deployment metadata
├── prompt.txt     ← Core generation logic
├── config.json    ← Input field definitions
└── README.md      ← End-user documentation

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When to Trigger This Skill

Trigger immediately when the user says anything like:

• "write me a cold email" / "sales email" / "outreach email"
• "help me reach out to leads / prospects / clients"
• "draft a LinkedIn message / DM / InMail"
• "I need outreach copy" / "prospecting copy"
• "SDR templates" / "BDR outreach" / "cold outreach sequence"
• "follow up on my cold email" / "write a follow-up"
• "write a breakup email" / "closing the loop email"
• "A/B test my outreach" / "two versions of my email"
• Mentions Apollo, Instantly, Lemlist, Outreach, Salesloft, or LinkedIn Sales Navigator

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Required Inputs

Collect all required fields in a single ask — do not ask one at a time.

Field	Required	Description
product_service	✅	What you sell — be specific
target_audience	✅	Job title, company type, size
pain_points	✅	1–3 real problems the prospect faces
offer	✅	The single CTA (demo, call, question)
sender_name	✅	Your name
sender_role	✅	Your title and company
prospect_name	Optional	Adds personalization
prospect_company	Optional	Adds personalization
personalization_hook	Optional	A recent post, news item, or observation
tone	✅	One of four presets (see below)
output_type	✅	Which formats to generate

Tone Presets

Value	Description
friendly_professional	Warm but credible. Like a trusted advisor. (Default)
direct_confident	No fluff. 3 punchy sentences.
curious_consultative	Question-led. Low pressure.
casual_peer	Founder-to-founder. Very short. Could be from a phone.

Output Type Options

Value	What It Generates
cold_email	Email with two subject line options
linkedin_dm	LinkedIn message under 80 words
followup_1	Follow-Up #1 (day 3–5)
followup_2	Follow-Up #2 / Final Bump (day 7–10)
ab_variants	Two cold email variants for split testing

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Generation Rules (Enforced in prompt.txt)

Hard Word Limits

• Cold emails: 120 words maximum
• LinkedIn DMs: 80 words maximum
• Follow-Up #1: 6 lines maximum
• Follow-Up #2: 4 lines maximum
• One CTA per message only

Banned Phrases (Never Use)

"I hope this email finds you well" · "I wanted to reach out" · "synergy" · "leverage" · "circle back" · "touch base" · "game-changer" · "revolutionary" · "cutting-edge" · "seamlessly" · "disruptive" · "innovative solution"

Spam Filter Rules

• No links in cold emails
• No trigger words: "free", "guarantee", "no obligation", "act now", "limited time"
• Subject lines: 3–7 words, lower-case preferred, no emojis or exclamation marks

Human Tone Rules

• Use contractions: we're, I've, it's, you'll
• Vary sentence length — short punchy lines mixed with longer ones
• Lead with the prospect's world, not your product
• Every message ends with a clear, easy-to-answer question

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Output Format

📧 COLD EMAIL
  Subject Line A: ...
  Subject Line B: ...
  [body — plain text, no bullets, no bold]
  [signature]

💼 LINKEDIN DM
  [conversational message, no formal sign-off]

🔁 FOLLOW-UP #1
  Subject: Re: ...
  [4–6 lines, new value or social proof]
  [signature]

🔁 FOLLOW-UP #2
  Subject: Closing the loop
  [2–4 lines, leave door open]
  [signature]

🧪 A/B TEST VARIANTS
  Version A — Pain-Led Opening
  Version B — Outcome/Curiosity-Led Opening

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Example

Input:

Product: AI scheduling tool that auto-books meetings from email threads
Audience: Chiefs of Staff at 200–1000 person companies
Pain: 2–3 hours/day on scheduling back-and-forth
Offer: 10-minute live demo on their real calendar
Sender: Jordan Kim, Co-founder at ScheduleAI
Prospect: Maria at Vercel
Hook: Saw her LinkedIn post about async work last week
Tone: Friendly & Professional
Output: Cold Email + LinkedIn DM

Cold Email:

Subject Line A: the scheduling tax at vercel Subject Line B: 2 hours a day on calendar back-and-forth?

Maria,

Saw your post about async work last week — completely agree. One async killer that doesn't get enough attention: scheduling. The 6-email thread just to find a 30-min slot.

We built ScheduleAI for that. It reads email threads and books meetings automatically — no back-and-forth, no links, no time zone math. Teams like yours are recovering 2–3 hours a week per person.

Worth a 10-minute look? I can demo it on your actual calendar.

Jordan Kim Co-founder, ScheduleAI

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LinkedIn DM:

Maria — your post about async work resonated. Scheduling is the silent async killer most people don't fix.

We built a tool that books meetings straight from email threads — zero back-and-forth. Teams are saving 2+ hours a week.

Would it be useful to see a quick demo on your actual calendar?

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Compatible Platforms

Apollo.io · Instantly.ai · Lemlist · Smartlead · Outreach.io · Salesloft · HubSpot Sequences · Gmail · Outlook · LinkedIn Sales Navigator

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Limitations

• Generates copy only — does not send emails or connect to platforms
• Personalization quality depends on the hook you provide
• Always review before sending — AI copy is a strong starting draft
• Do not use for bulk unsolicited email in violation of CAN-SPAM, GDPR, or CASL

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Changelog

Version	Date	Notes
1.2.0	2026-03-22	Fixed frontmatter, A/B variants, tone presets, follow-up sequence
1.0.0	2026-01-10	Initial release