subject-line-lab
Use when the user asks to "generate subject line variants", "pre-score my subject lines", or "will this subject get truncated / trigger spam filters"; produces a labeled subject + preheader variant set and a per-variant heuristic pre-score card — spam-trigger flags, length/truncation across desktop + mobile, emoji-count, and the inbox preview render (from-name + subject + preheader) — before any test is run. Not for the body copy or CTA — use email-creative-builder; not for the A/B test design or significance read — use send-experiment-designer; not for the profile-weighted EQS or the S1/S2/N1
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill subject-line-lab --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.
# Subject Line Lab Generates a labeled subject-line + preheader variant set and **heuristically pre-scores** each variant — spam-trigger flags, desktop + mobile length/truncation, emoji count, and the rendered inbox preview (from-name + subject + preheader) — so weak candidates are cut *before* they burn a test cell. This is the pre-test bench for the SEND **E (Engagement)** lever: it sharpens the subject/preheader unit that `email-creative-builder` drafts and hands the ranked survivors, each with a stable variant id, to `send-experiment-designer`. **Scope guard**: this skill drafts and pre-scores subject + preheader variants only. It does not write the body copy or CTA ([email-creative-builder](../email-creative-builder/SKILL.md)), design the A/B / send-time test or read out significance ([send-experiment-designer](../../deliver/send-experiment-designer/SKILL.md)), run the full deliverability spam-content scan ([deliverability-qa](../../setup/deliverability-qa/SKILL.md)), or compute any SEND dimension score. The heuristic pre-score is a **flag, never a verdict**: [email-quality-auditor](../../deliver/email-quality-auditor/SKILL.md) owns the profile-weighted EQS and all four vetoes
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What does the subject-line-lab skill do?
Use when the user asks to "generate subject line variants", "pre-score my subject lines", or "will this subject get truncated / trigger spam filters"; produces a labeled subject + preheader variant set and a per-variant heuristic pre-score card — spam-trigger flags, length/truncation across desktop + mobile, emoji-count, and the inbox preview render (from-name + subject + preheader) — before any test is run. Not for the body copy or CTA — use email-creative-builder; not for the A/B test design or significance read — use send-experiment-designer; not for the profile-weighted EQS or the S1/S2/N1
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill subject-line-lab --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 aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills, a repository with 2,508 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.