What This Is and How to Install It
Source: github.com/growthenginenowoslawski/coldoutboundskills
Built by GrowthEngineX from patterns across 1,000+ real B2B campaigns
License: MIT
29 skills. 5 tracks. Clone the repo, bring your API keys, point Claude Code at it, go from zero to a running campaign.
New here? Start with /cold-email-kickoff. It orchestrates ICP, lead magnet, strategy, and plan in one guided flow.
What this is
Most cold email skill packs give you copy templates. This gives you the full infrastructure: domain setup, inbox warmup, list building, copy, deliverability auditing, and automated campaign launching.
The patterns come from 1,000+ real B2B campaigns run through GrowthEngineX. Every skill encodes a lesson learned the expensive way.
The minimum viable setup for your first campaign: Dynadot + Zapmail + Prospeo + Smartlead.
The 5 tracks
| Track | Skills | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Track 1: Strategy | 5 | ICP, lead magnet, campaign strategy, copy |
| Track 2: Infrastructure | 4 | Domain setup, inbox warmup, deliverability audit, incident response |
| Track 3: List Building | 7 | Prospeo, domain-first discovery, Google Maps, lookalikes, competitor engagers |
| Track 4: Copy and Send | 5 | Spam checking, spintax, campaign upload, starter kit |
| Track 5: Iterate and Automate | 6 | Positive reply scoring, experiment design, autonomous launcher, weekly rhythm |
Install
git clone https://github.com/growthenginenowoslawski/coldoutboundskills ~/cold-email-ai-skills
cd ~/cold-email-ai-skills
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your API keys
npm install -g tsx
cd skills/cold-email-starter-kit && npm install
npx tsx skills/cold-email-starter-kit/scripts/verify-credentials.ts
Then open Claude Code and run:
/cold-email-kickoff
API keys you need
Minimum viable for first campaign: Dynadot + Zapmail + Prospeo + Smartlead
| Service | What it does | Skills that use it |
|---|---|---|
| Smartlead | Send emails, manage inboxes | inbox-manager, starter-kit, auto-research, audit, scoring |
| Prospeo | List building title-first | prospeo-*, auto-research |
| Dynadot | Buy domains | zapmail-setup |
| Zapmail | Create inboxes | zapmail-setup |
| MillionVerifier | Validate emails before sending | waterfall, auto-research |
| Blitz | Domain-to-contacts lookup | blitz-list-builder |
| RapidAPI | Google Maps scraping, LinkedIn data | google-maps-*, competitor-engagers |
| Instantly | Alternative sending platform | starter-kit |
| OpenRouter | AI company analysis enrichment | starter-kit, competitor-engagers |
Cost for your first campaign
First campaign at 2,000 leads, 20 domains, 40 inboxes:
- Domains: $240 one-time (20 x $12 .com)
- Zapmail: $60/month for 40 inboxes
- Prospeo: $20 for 2,000-lead export
- Smartlead: $39/month starter plan
- MillionVerifier: $5 for 2,000 validations
- Month 1 total: approximately $360. Recurring: approximately $130/month.
Recommended path
If you have never run cold email
If you have experience but no automation
If you are debugging a broken campaign
Track 1: Strategy (5 Skills Before You Send Anything)
Track 1 of 5. Strategy skills run before you write a single email. Start with /cold-email-kickoff as the orchestrator.
Built from patterns across 1,000+ real B2B campaigns by GrowthEngineX.
/cold-email-kickoff
What it does
Copy-paste prompt
/icp-onboarding
What it does
Copy-paste prompt
/lead-magnet-brainstorm
What it does
Copy-paste prompt
/campaign-strategy
What it does
Copy-paste prompt
/campaign-copywriting
What it does
Copy-paste prompt
Track 2: Infrastructure (4 Skills for Domain Setup, Warmup, and Deliverability)
Track 2 of 5. Infrastructure skills. Set these up once before running any campaign. Getting infrastructure wrong kills deliverability before the first send.
Minimum viable: Dynadot + Zapmail.
/zapmail-domain-setup-public
What it does
Copy-paste prompt
/smartlead-inbox-manager
What it does
Copy-paste prompt
/email-deliverability-audit
What it does
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/deliverability-incident-response
What it does
Copy-paste prompt
Track 3: List Building (7 Skills for Prospeo, Google Maps, Lookalikes, and Competitor Engagers)
Track 3 of 5. List building skills. The quality of your list determines the ceiling on your results. Run /icp-prompt-builder before any other list building skill.
/icp-prompt-builder
What it does
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/prospeo-full-export
What it does
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/blitz-list-builder
What it does
Copy-paste prompt
/google-maps-list-builder
What it does
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/disco-like
What it does
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/competitor-engagers
What it does
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/list-quality-scorecard
What it does
Copy-paste prompt
Track 4: Copy and Send (5 Skills for Writing, Checking, and Uploading Campaigns)
Track 4 of 5. Copy and send skills. Write, check, and upload campaigns to Smartlead. Everything always uploads as DRAFT. You hit Start manually.
/spam-word-checker
What it does
Copy-paste prompt
/smartlead-spintax
What it does
Copy-paste prompt
/smartlead-campaign-upload-public
What it does
Copy-paste prompt
/cold-email-starter-kit
What it does
Copy-paste prompt
Track 5: Iterate and Automate (6 Skills for Scoring, Testing, and Autonomous Launching)
Track 5 of 5. Iterate and automate. Run these after your first campaign launches. The skills that separate hobbyist senders from top 1% operators.
/positive-reply-scoring
What it does
Copy-paste prompt
/experiment-design
What it does
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/auto-research-public
What it does
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/personalization-subagent-pattern
What it does
Copy-paste prompt
/deliverability-test-public
What it does
Copy-paste prompt
/cold-email-weekly-rhythm
What it does
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