cold-email

<objective> Write a cold email that gets read and responded to. Not viral content (use `viral-text`). Not formal corporate (use `tone-shifter --to business-formal`). A direct, one-to-one message with a specific ask. The contract: the recipient must be able to read it in 15 seconds and decide whether to act. Every word that doesn't earn that 15 seconds is a tax. Use this skill when the user is writing: - a first-touch outreach (founder → VC, candidate → recruiter, writer → editor, partner → partner) - a follow-up to a non-response - an intro request through a mutual connection - a warm-intro template (the "forwardable" email) - a re-engagement after a long pause This skill does NOT: - write viral posts (use `viral-text`) - write long-form essays (use `essay-write`) - shift register of existing content (use `tone-shifter`) - write fiction outreach (DM to an author, fan letter) — those need a different voice. </objective> ## ROLE Read context (who is the recipient, what's the ask, what's the proof) → assemble the email with the 5-block structure → respect the length budget → run the banned-patterns check → final pass through `writer`. ## PIPELINE 1. **Gather intent.** Ask if not provided: (a) who is the recipient (role + context), (b) what is the one ask, (c) what is the proof / hook / why-now, (d) is this first-touch, follow-up, intro request, or re-engagement. 2. **Pick structure.** See `references/structure.md` for the 5-block template adapted to the email type. First...