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What does the Email Template skill do?

Responsive transactional email templates using React Email and Resend. Covers Scientific Luxury dark-theme email design, Australian locale formatting, template composition, preview tooling, and integration with the project's cron jobs and notification flows. It is listed under Web & Frontend on SkillMD.

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Email Template by cleanexpo — Agent Skill

Name: Email Template
Author: cleanexpo

Email Template - Responsive Transactional Emails

Description

Provides responsive transactional email template patterns for NodeJS-Starter-V1 using React Email and Resend. Covers Scientific Luxury dark-theme email design, template composition with shared components, preview tooling, and integration with the project's cron jobs and notification flows using Australian locale formatting.

When to Apply

Positive Triggers

Creating transactional email templates (welcome, password reset, alerts)
Building notification emails for cron job reports or agent alerts
Designing email layouts that match the Scientific Luxury design system
Setting up email delivery infrastructure (Resend, SMTP, SendGrid)
Adding email preview and testing tooling
User mentions: "email", "template", "notification", "transactional", "welcome email"

Negative Triggers

Building in-app toast notifications (use UI component patterns)
Sending Slack or webhook notifications (use webhook-handler patterns)
Generating PDF reports (use pdf-generator patterns)
Handling email as CSV import data (use csv-processor instead)

Core Directives

The Four Rules of Email Templates

Table-based layout: Email clients do not support CSS Grid/Flexbox — use <table> wrappers
Inline styles: Most clients strip <style> blocks — React Email handles this automatically
Dark theme first: Scientific Luxury OLED aesthetic adapted for email (dark background, spectral accents)
Preview before send: Every template must render in the React Email preview before deployment

Recommended Stack

Tool	Purpose	Install
`@react-email/components`	Component library for email templates	`pnpm add @react-email/components`
`react-email`	Dev server for previewing templates	`pnpm add -D react-email`
`resend`	Email delivery API (recommended)	`pnpm add resend`

Alternative Providers

Provider	When to Use
Resend	Recommended — React Email native, simple API
SendGrid	Enterprise — high volume, advanced analytics
AWS SES	Cost-effective — already on AWS infrastructure
SMTP	Self-hosted — full control, no vendor lock-in

File Structure

apps/web/
├── emails/                      # Email templates
│   ├── components/              # Shared email components
│   │   ├── email-header.tsx     # Logo + brand header
│   │   ├── email-footer.tsx     # Unsubscribe + address
│   │   └── email-button.tsx     # CTA button
│   ├── welcome.tsx              # Welcome email
│   ├── password-reset.tsx       # Password reset
│   ├── daily-report.tsx         # Daily agent report
│   └── alert-notification.tsx   # System alert
├── lib/email/
│   ├── send.ts                  # Email sending utility
│   └── config.ts                # Provider configuration

Template Patterns

Base Layout Component

import {
  Body,
  Container,
  Head,
  Html,
  Preview,
  Section,
} from '@react-email/components';

interface EmailLayoutProps {
  preview: string;
  children: React.ReactNode;
}

export function EmailLayout({ preview, children }: EmailLayoutProps) {
  return (
    <Html>
      <Head />
      <Preview>{preview}</Preview>
      <Body style={body}>
        <Container style={container}>
          {children}
        </Container>
      </Body>
    </Html>
  );
}

// Scientific Luxury email styles (inline for compatibility)
const body = {
  backgroundColor: '#050505',
  fontFamily: "'Inter', 'SF Pro Display', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif",
  margin: '0',
  padding: '0',
};

const container = {
  backgroundColor: '#0a0a0a',
  border: '1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06)',
  borderRadius: '2px',  // rounded-sm equivalent
  margin: '40px auto',
  maxWidth: '560px',
  padding: '32px',
};

Shared Components

import { Heading, Hr, Link, Text } from '@react-email/components';

// Header with brand name
export function EmailHeader({ title }: { title: string }) {
  return (
    <>
      <Text style={brandLabel}>NODEJS-STARTER-V1</Text>
      <Heading style={heading}>{title}</Heading>
      <Hr style={divider} />
    </>
  );
}

// CTA Button — spectral cyan accent
export function EmailButton({ href, children }: { href: string; children: string }) {
  return (
    <Link href={href} style={button}>
      {children}
    </Link>
  );
}

// Footer with unsubscribe
export function EmailFooter() {
  return (
    <>
      <Hr style={divider} />
      <Text style={footer}>
        Sent by NodeJS-Starter-V1 — Brisbane, QLD, Australia
      </Text>
    </>
  );
}

const brandLabel = {
  color: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3)',
  fontSize: '10px',
  fontFamily: "'JetBrains Mono', monospace",
  letterSpacing: '0.3em',
  textTransform: 'uppercase' as const,
  margin: '0 0 8px',
};

const heading = {
  color: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9)',
  fontSize: '24px',
  fontWeight: '200',
  letterSpacing: '-0.02em',
  margin: '0 0 24px',
};

const divider = {
  borderColor: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06)',
  borderWidth: '0.5px',
  margin: '24px 0',
};

const button = {
  backgroundColor: '#00F5FF',
  borderRadius: '2px',
  color: '#050505',
  display: 'inline-block',
  fontFamily: "'Inter', Helvetica, sans-serif",
  fontSize: '14px',
  fontWeight: '500',
  padding: '12px 24px',
  textDecoration: 'none',
};

const footer = {
  color: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3)',
  fontSize: '11px',
  margin: '0',
};

Example: Daily Report Email

import { Text } from '@react-email/components';
import { EmailLayout } from './components/email-layout';
import { EmailHeader, EmailFooter } from './components/email-header';

interface DailyReportProps {
  date: string;          // DD/MM/YYYY
  total: number;
  completed: number;
  failed: number;
  successRate: string;
}

export function DailyReportEmail({
  date, total, completed, failed, successRate,
}: DailyReportProps) {
  return (
    <EmailLayout preview={`Agent Report — ${date}`}>
      <EmailHeader title="Daily Agent Report" />
      <Text style={metric}>
        <span style={metricLabel}>DATE</span>
        <br />
        <span style={metricValue}>{date}</span>
      </Text>
      <Text style={metric}>
        <span style={metricLabel}>TOTAL RUNS</span>
        <br />
        <span style={metricValue}>{total}</span>
      </Text>
      <Text style={metric}>
        <span style={metricLabel}>SUCCESS RATE</span>
        <br />
        <span style={{ ...metricValue, color: '#00FF88' }}>{successRate}</span>
      </Text>
      {failed > 0 && (
        <Text style={metric}>
          <span style={metricLabel}>FAILED</span>
          <br />
          <span style={{ ...metricValue, color: '#FF4444' }}>{failed}</span>
        </Text>
      )}
      <EmailFooter />
    </EmailLayout>
  );
}

const metric = { margin: '0 0 16px' };
const metricLabel = {
  color: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3)',
  fontSize: '10px',
  fontFamily: "'JetBrains Mono', monospace",
  letterSpacing: '0.2em',
  textTransform: 'uppercase' as const,
};
const metricValue = {
  color: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9)',
  fontSize: '20px',
  fontFamily: "'JetBrains Mono', monospace",
  fontWeight: '500',
};

Sending Emails

Resend Integration

// apps/web/lib/email/send.ts
import { Resend } from 'resend';

const resend = new Resend(process.env.RESEND_API_KEY);

interface SendEmailOptions {
  to: string | string[];
  subject: string;
  react: React.ReactElement;
}

export async function sendEmail({ to, subject, react }: SendEmailOptions) {
  const { data, error } = await resend.emails.send({
    from: 'NodeJS-Starter-V1 <noreply@yourdomain.com.au>',
    to,
    subject,
    react,
  });

  if (error) {
    throw new Error(`Email send failed: ${error.message}`);
  }

  return data;
}

Cron Job Integration

Wire into the existing daily report cron:

// apps/web/app/api/cron/daily-report/route.ts
import { sendEmail } from '@/lib/email/send';
import { DailyReportEmail } from '@/emails/daily-report';

// After generating the report...
if (process.env.REPORT_EMAIL_RECIPIENTS) {
  const recipients = process.env.REPORT_EMAIL_RECIPIENTS.split(',');
  await sendEmail({
    to: recipients,
    subject: `Agent Report — ${report.date}`,
    react: DailyReportEmail({
      date: new Date(report.date).toLocaleDateString('en-AU'),
      total: report.summary.total,
      completed: report.summary.completed,
      failed: report.summary.failed,
      successRate: report.summary.successRate,
    }),
  });
}

Scientific Luxury Email Palette

Adapted from the project's design tokens for email client compatibility:

Token	Value	Usage
Background	`#050505`	Email body
Container	`#0a0a0a`	Content area
Border	`rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06)`	Dividers, container
Text primary	`rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9)`	Headings, values
Text secondary	`rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7)`	Body text
Text muted	`rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3)`	Labels, footer
Cyan accent	`#00F5FF`	CTA buttons, links
Emerald	`#00FF88`	Success metrics
Red	`#FF4444`	Failure metrics
Amber	`#FFB800`	Warning states

Email Client Dark Mode Considerations

Some email clients force light mode. Add fallback:

const container = {
  backgroundColor: '#0a0a0a',
  // Outlook forces white — use border as visual anchor
  border: '1px solid #1a1a1a',
};

Preview and Testing

React Email Dev Server

# Add script to package.json
# "email:dev": "email dev --dir apps/web/emails --port 3001"

pnpm email:dev
# Opens http://localhost:3001 with live preview

Programmatic Rendering (For Tests)

import { render } from '@react-email/render';
import { DailyReportEmail } from '@/emails/daily-report';

const html = await render(
  DailyReportEmail({
    date: '23/01/2026',
    total: 42,
    completed: 38,
    failed: 4,
    successRate: '90.5%',
  })
);
// html is a string of rendered HTML — can be used in tests or SMTP

Anti-Patterns

Anti-Pattern	Why It Fails	Correct Approach
CSS Grid/Flexbox in emails	Not supported in Outlook, Gmail	Table-based layout via React Email
External `<style>` blocks	Stripped by most clients	Inline styles (React Email default)
Light theme email from dark app	Inconsistent brand experience	Dark theme email matching Scientific Luxury
`<img>` without `alt` text	Accessibility failure	Always include descriptive `alt`
Hardcoded recipient addresses	Breaks across environments	Use `REPORT_EMAIL_RECIPIENTS` env var
Sending without preview	Rendering bugs in production	Always preview in React Email dev server

Checklist for New Email Templates

Design

Uses Scientific Luxury palette (dark background, spectral accents)
Table-based layout (no CSS Grid/Flexbox)
rounded-sm equivalent (2px border-radius) — no large radii
JetBrains Mono for data values, Inter for editorial text
Single pixel borders (rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06))

Implementation

Extends EmailLayout base component
Includes <Preview> text for inbox snippet
Uses EmailHeader and EmailFooter shared components
All images have alt attributes
Props typed with TypeScript interface

Delivery

sendEmail() utility used (not direct Resend/SMTP calls)
Recipient from environment variable (not hardcoded)
Error handling with structured logging
Tested in React Email dev server

Australian Locale

Dates formatted as DD/MM/YYYY
Currency as AUD ($X,XXX.XX)
Footer references Australian location
Spelling: colour, behaviour, analyse, organise

Response Format

[AGENT_ACTIVATED]: Email Template
[PHASE]: {Design | Implementation | Review}
[STATUS]: {in_progress | complete}

{email template analysis or implementation guidance}

[NEXT_ACTION]: {what to do next}

Integration Points

Scientific Luxury

Email palette derived from apps/web/lib/design-tokens.ts
Dark background, spectral accents, sharp corners, monospace data values
No standard Bootstrap/Tailwind email themes

Cron Scheduler

Daily report email wired into /api/cron/daily-report route
Alert emails triggered by cron health check failures
cron-scheduler patterns for scheduling digest emails

Structured Logging

Log email_sent, email_failed events with recipient count and template name
Include correlation_id for tracing email delivery through the pipeline

Error Taxonomy

Email delivery failures: SYS_EXTERNAL_EMAIL_PROVIDER (503)
Invalid recipient: DATA_VALIDATION_INVALID_EMAIL (422)
Template rendering errors: SYS_RUNTIME_EMAIL_RENDER (500)

Australian Localisation (en-AU)

Date Format: DD/MM/YYYY in email body
Currency: AUD ($) — formatted as $X,XXX.XX
Timezone: AEST/AEDT — timestamps display Australian time
Spelling: colour, behaviour, analyse, organise, centre
Footer: Australian business address (Brisbane, QLD)

Email Template

File contents

Email Template - Responsive Transactional Emails

Description

When to Apply

Positive Triggers

Negative Triggers

Core Directives

The Four Rules of Email Templates

Recommended Stack

Alternative Providers

File Structure

Template Patterns

Base Layout Component

Shared Components

Example: Daily Report Email

Sending Emails

Resend Integration

Cron Job Integration

Scientific Luxury Email Palette

Email Client Dark Mode Considerations

Preview and Testing

React Email Dev Server

Programmatic Rendering (For Tests)

Anti-Patterns

Checklist for New Email Templates

Design

Implementation

Delivery

Australian Locale

Response Format

Integration Points

Scientific Luxury

Cron Scheduler

Structured Logging

Error Taxonomy

Australian Localisation (en-AU)

Frequently asked questions

Email Template

File contents

Email Template - Responsive Transactional Emails

Description

When to Apply

Positive Triggers

Negative Triggers

Core Directives

The Four Rules of Email Templates

Recommended Stack

Alternative Providers

File Structure

Template Patterns

Base Layout Component

Shared Components

Example: Daily Report Email

Sending Emails

Resend Integration

Cron Job Integration

Scientific Luxury Email Palette

Email Client Dark Mode Considerations

Preview and Testing

React Email Dev Server

Programmatic Rendering (For Tests)

Anti-Patterns

Checklist for New Email Templates

Design

Implementation

Delivery

Australian Locale

Response Format

Integration Points

Scientific Luxury

Cron Scheduler

Structured Logging

Error Taxonomy

Australian Localisation (en-AU)

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