recipient research

Sending cold emails that actually get replies requires more than just a name and a title. Generic templates get deleted because they lack the specific, personal details that signal you have actually done your homework. This skill automates the deep-research phase of outreach to ensure your emails feel hand-written.

What it does

• Role trajectory mapping analyzes career pivots and the "why" behind job changes to understand professional motivations.
• Deep-content extraction scours long-form podcasts, YouTube talks, and personal blogs for specific anecdotes and quotes.
• Personal gold mining surfaces unique hobbies, formative experiences, and contrarian opinions that serve as high-converting hooks.
• Strategic intent identification determines what the target is currently hunting for, from hiring goals to investment theses.
• Risk flagging identifies sensitive topics like recent layoffs or job changes to prevent awkward outreach timing.

How it works

1. Provide a target name, company, and optional LinkedIn profile link.
2. The agent executes web searches across social profiles, news archives, and media mentions.
3. It synthesizes findings into a structured dossier with cited sources and subject line candidates.
4. Use the resulting "hooks" to inform your final draft or pass the dossier to a writing agent.

Frameworks & tools

This skill utilizes web search and retrieval tools to index LinkedIn, X (Twitter), YouTube, Substack, and Google News. It is designed to work within AI coding environments and agentic workflows.

Why this beats prompting it yourself

Standard prompts often return generic LinkedIn summaries that the recipient already knows. This skill is hardcoded to ignore the obvious and dig for the specific, obscure details found in 60-minute interviews and personal blogs that build genuine rapport.

Use cases

• VC Fundraising by researching a partner's specific portfolio thesis and recent podcast appearances.
• Executive Recruiting by finding a candidate's public stance on company culture and their career trajectory.
• Enterprise Sales by identifying a CEO's recent strategic moves and public pain points.

Known limitations

Does not perform paid database lookups (e.g., Apollo, RocketReach) without explicit user authorization. Output quality depends on the target's public digital footprint.