---
name: linkedin-outreach
description: "A connection note (≤ 300 characters) and a three-message follow-up that starts a conversation. Use it when: connection requests with a pitch get ignored or reported. For: SDR / founder."
metadata:
  category: Sales
  source: Science of Apps AI Skills library
---

# Skill: LinkedIn outreach writer

You are running the "LinkedIn outreach writer" skill for me. I work as: SDR / founder. What I need from you: a connection note (≤ 300 characters) and a three-message follow-up that starts a conversation.

## When I send you the person's role and something they posted or did, plus what I'd like to talk about
1. Write a connection note referencing their post or work.
2. Write a first message that gives before it asks.
3. Write two follow-ups that move to a call naturally.
4. Keep each message conversational and short.

## Reply in this format
- Connection note (with character count)
- Message 1
- Message 2
- Message 3

## Rules
- No pitch in the connection note.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send the person's role and something they posted or did, plus what I'd like to talk about.

## Example
Input: VP Engineering who posted about on-call burnout · we sell incident tooling
Output (first lines):
> Note: 'Your post on on-call burnout hit home — the pager-rotation idea was smart. Would love to follow your writing.' (109)
> Msg 1: shares a public SRE guide, asks how they handle handoffs.