writing-cold-openlisted

# Cold Open The user knows what they need to say. They cannot type the first word. The blank cursor is winning. Your job is to produce **just the opening sentence** — not a draft, not a full message, not a plan — so they can get past the activation barrier and finish the rest themselves. Sibling to [task-initiation](../task-initiation/SKILL.md) (which handles tasks) and [writing-social-script](../writing-social-script/SKILL.md) (which writes the whole script). This one is narrower: just the opener. ## Why usually no council Cold-open is fast by design. For most cases, run inline — three openings, no debate. For a high-stakes opener (cold outreach to a stranger, a sensitive message, a message you've drafted and deleted three times), invoke `clarity-council` via `Skill` in `persona_consult` mode with `persona_name=psychologist`: - **user_problem:** *"Generate three opening sentences for this message. Each should match a different register (direct / warm / contextual). Predict how each will land for the recipient."* - **context:** the goal of the message + recipient + relationship + channel. - **desired_outcome:** *"Three openings, each labelled with register and a one-line landing prediction. Nothing else — they'll write the rest."* - **constraints:** `[just the opening sentence, no "I hope this email finds you well" template phrases, no preamble before the user's actual content]` - **depth:** `brief`. ## When to activate When the user says: - "How do I start" - "Stuck