build-qualification-threadlisted

# /build-qualification-thread — Post-Reply Qualification Architecture > **Purpose.** Build the qualification thread that runs *after* a prospect replies positively to a DM sequence. Multi-message conversational flow that surfaces fit, surfaces dis-qualifiers, transitions the prospect to the application gate (or a graceful exit), and prevents the calendar from filling with anyone-with-a-pulse calls. Without this thread, close rate collapses because half of booked calls are bad-fit. > > **Bar.** Of qualified replies that enter this thread, ≥40% should reach the application gate AND ≥75% of submitted applications should pass triage. Below either floor, the thread is too soft (bad-fit calls) or too hard (filtering out high-fit). > > **The 1-of-1 leverage.** Every other LinkedIn agency uses the calendar link as the qualifier — "book a time and we'll figure it out." Result: 50% no-show, 60% bad-fit, 15% close rate. This workspace inverts: qualification IS the conversation. The application IS the gate. The calendar comes after both. Per `INVARIANTS.md` N-12 — application required, no exceptions. ## When to invoke - After `/build-outbound-engine` produces the engine spec and the qualification thread needs populating (`agency-qualification` scope) - After a new client is signed and their inbound thread needs its own qualification flow (`client-qualification` scope) - Close rate of booked calls drops below 25% for 30 consecutive days — qualification leaking bad-fit prospects to cale