Outbound · outbound SKILL.md
Build a send-voice guide from outbox + Slack, then sample the thread
WhenUse before any outbound draft — agents write like you only after they read you.
StopDraft only. Human sends. Never send external email, customer Slack DMs, purchases, or deletes. Stay quiet unless a send needs you. No 'just checking in.'
Steps
- Point the Chief of Staff (or outbound Bot) at your sent mail and Slack. Prompt: Read my past Slack messages and sent mail and develop a Slack/email style guide for me.
- Save the guide as a skill. Include: greeting, length, when you use bullets vs prose, words you never use, how you ask vs tell, signature.
- Before any draft, require: sample the exact thread (last 5–10 messages) and name the recipient’s last ask.
- Draft only. Human sends. Approval boundary: external email, Slack DMs to customers, purchases, deletes.
- After you edit a draft, tell the Bot what you changed so the style guide updates. Put durable voice rules in the Bot description, not just the thread.
- Stay quiet unless a send needs you. No “just checking in” noise.
LoadSent mail + Slack. Style-guide skill. Sample last 5–10 messages. Draft permission only.
--- name: Build a send-voice guide from outbox + Slack, then sample the thread description: Use before any outbound draft — agents write like you only after they read you. --- # Build a send-voice guide from outbox + Slack, then sample the thread When: Use before any outbound draft — agents write like you only after they read you. Stop: Draft only. Human sends. Never send external email, customer Slack DMs, purchases, or deletes. Stay quiet unless a send needs you. No 'just checking in.' 1. Point the Chief of Staff (or outbound Bot) at your sent mail and Slack. Prompt: Read my past Slack messages and sent mail and develop a Slack/email style guide for me. 2. Save the guide as a skill. Include: greeting, length, when you use bullets vs prose, words you never use, how you ask vs tell, signature. 3. Before any draft, require: sample the exact thread (last 5–10 messages) and name the recipient’s last ask. 4. Draft only. Human sends. Approval boundary: external email, Slack DMs to customers, purchases, deletes. 5. After you edit a draft, tell the Bot what you changed so the style guide updates. Put durable voice rules in the Bot description, not just the thread. 6. Stay quiet unless a send needs you. No “just checking in” noise. Load: Sent mail + Slack. Style-guide skill. Sample last 5–10 messages. Draft permission only.
