cold-email-writer
Write personalized cold outreach emails to hiring managers and founders — specific, human, not a pitch deck
npx skills add Infrasity-Labs/dev-gtm-claude-skills --skill cold-email-writer --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Cold Email Writer ## When to Use This Skill Use this skill when the user wants to: - Write a cold outreach email to a hiring manager, founder, or recruiter - Reach out about a job opening they weren't referred to - Introduce themselves to a company they want to work at - Mentions: "cold email", "reach out", "intro email", "outreach", "contact hiring manager" ## Core Principle Cold emails fail because they sound like cover letters. The goal is to sound like a smart person who genuinely noticed something specific about the company — not a candidate broadcasting their credentials. **The email should feel like:** A colleague mentioning something interesting they read, not a sales pitch. ## The Template Structure ### Subject ``` Quick intro — [First Name Last Name] ``` Simple. No clickbait. No role title. Just a name. ### Opening — The Hook (2-3 sentences) Start with what genuinely pulled the candidate in. Must be specific to this company — not a generic compliment. ``` I just came across [Company] and ended up spending more time on it than I expected. [One specific thing that caught their attention — a stat, a product decision, a market insight from the JD or website] ``` **What make
- When to Use This Skill
- Core Principle
- The Template Structure
- Subject
- Opening — The Hook (2-3 sentences)
- Location Disclosure (if international)
- Experience Gap (if applicable)
- The Body — Who They Are (3-5 sentences)
- The Connection (1-2 sentences)
- Portfolio Link
- Closing
- Research Before Writing
- Length Guidelines
- Output Format
What does the cold-email-writer skill do?
Write personalized cold outreach emails to hiring managers and founders — specific, human, not a pitch deck
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add Infrasity-Labs/dev-gtm-claude-skills --skill cold-email-writer --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From Infrasity-Labs/dev-gtm-claude-skills, a repository with 97 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.