Cold Email Sequence

Generate personalized cold email sequences with follow-ups. Supports multiple frameworks (AIDA, PAS, BAB), A/B variants, and merge-field personalization. Pai...

Security Scan

The skill is an instruction-only template for writing cold email sequences; its requirements and instructions align with that purpose and it does not request credentials, install code, or perform unexpected actions.

Purpose & Capability

Name/description (cold email sequences, A/B tests, personalization, deliverability tips) match the included SKILL.md and reference docs. No unrelated credentials, binaries, or capabilities are requested.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md limits itself to generating email content, frameworks, timing, subject/body variants, and deliverability advice. It does not instruct reading local files, environment variables, or sending data to external endpoints; merge fields are placeholders only.

Install Mechanism

No install spec and no code files — this is instruction-only, so nothing is downloaded or written to disk by the skill itself.

Credentials

The skill declares no required env vars, credentials, or config paths and the instructions do not reference secrets. Requested capabilities are proportionate to generating email copy and deliverability guidance.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and the skill has no install step or config mutation. It does not request persistent system presence or modify other skills/configuration.

Assessment

This skill is an offline/template generator for cold emails and appears internally consistent. Before using in production: (1) review generated copy to avoid deceptive subject lines (e.g., fake 'Re:'), spammy language, or claims you can't substantiate; (2) test sequences on a small seed list and monitor bounces/replies; (3) if you implement sending yourself, ensure SPF/DKIM/DMARC, domain warm-up, unsubscribe handling, and legal compliance (CAN-SPAM, GDPR); (4) be cautious if you later pair this with a prospect-research skill or paste scraped lists — verify consent and data-source legitimacy. No red flags were found in the provided files.

Cold Email Sequence Skill

Generate complete cold email campaigns — personalized sequences with follow-ups, A/B variants, and framework options.

What It Does

1. Sequence Generation — Creates 3-5 email sequences with timed follow-ups
2. Framework Selection — AIDA, PAS, BAB, or custom frameworks per email
3. Personalization — Merge fields for prospect-specific details (name, company, trigger event, pain point)
4. A/B Variants — 2 subject line variants + 2 body variants per email
5. Follow-Up Logic — Timed follow-ups with value-add content, not just "bumping this"
6. Deliverability Tips — Spam-trigger warnings, length optimization, formatting guidance

Usage

Generate a Full Sequence

Create a 5-email cold outreach sequence:

Service: AI-powered content production for agencies
Target: Marketing agency owners (10-50 employees)
Price point: $2,000-5,000/month retainer
Unique value: 10x content output without hiring writers
Social proof: Helped 3 agencies scale from 15 to 50+ posts/week

Include:
- Email 1: Cold intro (trigger-based)
- Email 2: Value-add follow-up (case study)
- Email 3: Social proof (results)
- Email 4: Objection handler
- Email 5: Breakup email

Give me 2 subject line variants per email.
Timing: 0, 3, 7, 14, 21 days

Quick Single Email

Write a cold email:
To: [Title] at [Company type]
Offering: [Your service]
Trigger: [Recent event — funding, hire, launch]
Tone: Direct, no fluff
Length: Under 100 words

Personalize for Prospect List

I have these prospects from my research:
1. Sarah Chen, CMO at DataFlow (just raised Series B)
2. Mike Torres, VP Marketing at CloudScale (hiring 3 content writers)
3. Lisa Park, Founder at GrowthLab (competitor just launched similar product)

Write personalized Email 1 for each using the trigger events.
Service: AI content production

Output Format

## Email [#] — [Purpose]
**Timing**: Day [X] after previous email
**Framework**: [AIDA/PAS/BAB]

### Subject Line A:
[Subject]

### Subject Line B:
[Subject]

### Body (Variant A):
Hi {{first_name}},

[Email body with merge fields]

[Signature]

### Body (Variant B):
[Alternative approach]

### Notes:
- Spam check: [Any flags]
- Optimal send time: [Recommendation]
- Expected reply rate: [Benchmark]

Frameworks

AIDA (Attention → Interest → Desire → Action)

Best for: First cold emails to warm prospects

PAS (Problem → Agitate → Solve)

Best for: Pain-point heavy industries, urgent problems

BAB (Before → After → Bridge)

Best for: Transformation-focused services, case study emails

QVC (Question → Value → CTA)

Best for: Short follow-ups, LinkedIn messages

Deliverability Guidelines

• Subject lines: 4-7 words, no ALL CAPS, no excessive punctuation
• Body: Under 150 words for cold emails, under 100 for follow-ups
• No images in first email
• Max 1 link (and not in email 1 if possible)
• Plain text format beats HTML for cold outreach
• Personalize first line — generic openers kill deliverability scores
• Avoid: "just following up", "touching base", "I hope this finds you well"

References

• references/frameworks-detailed.md — Deep dive on each email framework
• references/subject-line-formulas.md — 25 proven subject line patterns
• references/spam-triggers.md — Words and patterns that trigger spam filters