# Cold Email Outreach

> Run a cold email outreach campaign via Gmail. Use when the user wants to send personalized cold emails to a list of prospects, draft outbound sequences, or launch a small outreach batch from a CSV/sheet of leads. Proactively invoke when the user mentions "send cold emails", "outreach campaign", or "blast my leads".

- Skill: `composio-community/cold-email-outreach` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add composio-community/cold-email-outreach`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/composio-community/cold-email-outreach/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Marketing & Growth
- Author: composio-community (https://skillmd.com/u/composio-community)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/composio-community/cold-email-outreach

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# Cold Email Outreach (Gmail via Composio)

Send personalized 1:1 cold emails to a prospect list using `composio execute` with Gmail.

## Workflow

1. **Collect inputs.** Ask the user for: (a) path to the prospect CSV/list (name, email, company, hook), (b) the offer/angle in one sentence, (c) sender's name and calendar link.
2. **Check Gmail connection:**
   ```bash
   composio execute GMAIL_SEND_EMAIL --get-schema
   ```
   If it reports the toolkit is not connected, run:
   ```bash
   composio link gmail
   ```
3. **Draft a template** with 3-4 sentence body: personalized opener referencing the hook, one-line problem, one-line proof, soft CTA. Keep subject under 45 chars.
4. **Dry-run the first recipient** before sending anything real:
   ```bash
   composio execute GMAIL_SEND_EMAIL --dry-run -d '{
     "recipient_email": "jane@acme.com",
     "subject": "Quick idea for Acme",
     "body": "Hi Jane, noticed Acme just ..."
   }'
   ```
5. **Send the batch.** Loop the CSV in `composio run` or call `composio execute` per row. Pause 5–15s between sends to avoid Gmail rate limits.
   ```bash
   composio run --file ./outreach.ts -- --csv ./prospects.csv
   ```
6. **Log sent** to a local `sent.csv` (email, timestamp, message_id) so follow-ups can reference it.

## Guardrails

- Never send to more than 50 recipients per day from a single Gmail account without warning the user about deliverability risk.
- Each email must reference something specific from the prospect row — no generic spray.
- Include an opt-out line ("Happy to stop if not relevant").
- Show the user the final template and ask for approval before sending batch > 5.

## Related Composio slugs

- `GMAIL_SEND_EMAIL` — send single email
- `GMAIL_CREATE_EMAIL_DRAFT` — save drafts for manual review
- `GMAIL_REPLY_TO_THREAD` — follow-ups on existing thread
- If a slug is unclear, run: `composio search "send personalized email" --toolkits gmail`