Connections Optimizer

Connections Optimizer

Reorganize the user's network instead of treating outbound as a one-way prospecting list.

This skill handles:

• X following cleanup and expansion
• LinkedIn follow and connection analysis
• review-first prune queues
• add and follow recommendations
• warm-path identification
• Apple Mail, X DM, and LinkedIn draft generation in the user's real voice

When to Activate

• the user wants to prune their X following
• the user wants to rebalance who they follow or stay connected to
• the user says "clean up my network", "who should I unfollow", "who should I follow", "who should I reconnect with"
• outreach quality depends on network structure, not just cold list generation

Required Inputs

Collect or infer:

• current priorities and active work
• target roles, industries, geos, or ecosystems
• platform selection: X, LinkedIn, or both
• do-not-touch list
• mode: light-pass, default, or aggressive

If the user does not specify a mode, use default.

Tool Requirements

Preferred

• x-api for X graph inspection and recent activity
• lead-intelligence for target discovery and warm-path ranking
• social-graph-ranker when the user wants bridge value scored independently of the broader lead workflow
• Exa / deep research for person and company enrichment
• brand-voice before drafting outbound

Fallbacks

• browser control for LinkedIn analysis and drafting
• browser control for X if API coverage is constrained
• Apple Mail or Mail.app drafting via desktop automation when email is the right channel

Safety Defaults

• default is review-first, never blind auto-pruning
• X: prune only accounts the user follows, never followers
• LinkedIn: treat 1st-degree connection removal as manual-review-first
• do not auto-send DMs, invites, or emails
• emit a ranked action plan and drafts before any apply step

Platform Rules

X

• mutuals are stickier than one-way follows
• non-follow-backs can be pruned more aggressively
• heavily inactive or disappeared accounts should surface quickly
• engagement, signal quality, and bridge value matter more than raw follower count

LinkedIn

• API-first if the user actually has LinkedIn API access
• browser workflow must work when API access is missing
• distinguish outbound follows from accepted 1st-degree connections
• outbound follows can be pruned more freely
• accepted 1st-degree connections should default to review, not auto-remove

Modes

light-pass

• prune only high-confidence low-value one-way follows
• surface the rest for review
• generate a small add/follow list

default

• balanced prune queue
• balanced keep list
• ranked add/follow queue
• draft warm intros or direct outreach where useful

aggressive

• larger prune queue
• lower tolerance for stale non-follow-backs
• still review-gated before apply

Scoring Model

Use these positive signals:

• reciprocity
• recent activity
• alignment to current priorities
• network bridge value
• role relevance
• real engagement history
• recent presence and responsiveness

Use these negative signals:

• disappeared or abandoned account
• stale one-way follow
• off-priority topic cluster
• low-value noise
• repeated non-response
• no follow-back when many better replacements exist

Mutuals and real warm-path bridges should be penalized less aggressively than one-way follows.

Workflow

1. Capture priorities, do-not-touch constraints, and selected platforms.
2. Pull the current following / connection inventory.
3. Score prune candidates with explicit reasons.
4. Score keep candidates with explicit reasons.
5. Use lead-intelligence plus research surfaces to rank expansion candidates.
6. Match the right channel:
   • X DM for warm, fast social touch points
   • LinkedIn message for professional graph adjacency
   • Apple Mail draft for higher-context intros or outreach
7. Run brand-voice before drafting messages.
8. Return a review pack before any apply step.

Review Pack Format

CONNECTIONS OPTIMIZER REPORT
============================

Mode:
Platforms:
Priority Set:

Prune Queue
- handle / profile
  reason:
  confidence:
  action:

Review Queue
- handle / profile
  reason:
  risk:

Keep / Protect
- handle / profile
  bridge value:

Add / Follow Targets
- person
  why now:
  warm path:
  preferred channel:

Drafts
- X DM:
- LinkedIn:
- Apple Mail:

Outbound Rules

• Default email path is Apple Mail / Mail.app draft creation.
• Do not send automatically.
• Choose the channel based on warmth, relevance, and context depth.
• Do not force a DM when an email or no outreach is the right move.
• Drafts should sound like the user, not like automated sales copy.

Related Skills

• brand-voice for the reusable voice profile
• social-graph-ranker for the standalone bridge-scoring and warm-path math
• lead-intelligence for weighted target and warm-path discovery
• x-api for X graph access, drafting, and optional apply flows
• content-engine when the user also wants public launch content around network moves

Source: affaan-m/ECC → skills/connections-optimizer/SKILL.md