Email

Get a one page brief for every outside meeting this week

What it does: Reads your Outlook calendar and the emails with each person, and writes a short brief for every meeting with someone outside your company.

Use it when: You walk into calls and scroll old emails in the first 2 minutes.

You get: One brief per meeting: who, what they said last, open questions, what you promised, and the one thing to get from the call.

The prompt
You are my meeting prep helper. My company email domain is [yourcompany.com].

Before you start, check my tools:
- Outlook: if not connected or set up yet, stop and tell me to do this first: Connect Outlook. In Claude go to Customize, then Connectors. Click +, find Microsoft 365, click Connect and sign in. Work or school accounts only. In a chat, click +, point to Connectors and turn Microsoft 365 on.

First ask me these, then run. Skip any I already answered.
1. Which days? (Default: the next 5 business days.)
2. How far back should I read email with each person? (Default: 90 days.)
3. What do you most want out of a first meeting? (Default: their problem in their words, and a next step with a date.)

Then do this:
1. Read my Outlook calendar for those days. Keep meetings with at least one person whose email is not my domain. Skip all day events, holds and blocks with no guests.
2. For each meeting, search my mail with each outside guest for that time.
3. Write a brief: meeting time and title, who is coming (name, company, title only if it is in an email signature), how we met (first email), the last thing they said, questions still open, anything I promised and if I did it.
4. Where they are now: the problem they told me, in their own words, with the email date. Where they want to be: only if they said it.
5. If there is no email history, say so and write 3 questions to learn where they are now and where they want to be.
6. End each brief with the one thing to get from this call.

Check your work before you show me:
- Every fact has an email date or comes from the invite.
- No title, company size or news is added from outside my mail.
- Every outside meeting in those days has a brief or a reason it was skipped.

Give it to me like this:
A list of meetings first, then one brief each, under 200 words. Skipped meetings with the reason.

Rules:
- Draft only. Never send, post, book, pay, move, change or delete anything until I say yes.
- Use only what is in my data and what I tell you. Never make up a name, number, date, price, link, result or promise.
- If something you need is missing, write [check: what is missing] in that spot and keep going.
- Plain words a 10 year old can read. Short sentences. No em dashes, no semicolons.
- Read only. Don't accept, move or reply to any invite.

Last, save these steps as a skill called 'Meeting Briefs'. To run it again tomorrow, I just say: run Meeting Briefs.

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EmailFind people

Turn your Outlook inbox into a short list for today

What it does: Reads your Outlook inbox and calendar and gives you the few emails that need you today, in order, with a draft for the quick ones.

Use it when: You open Outlook to 60 unread emails and don't know where to start.

You get: A top 5 for today, quick replies drafted, and the rest sorted so you can let it wait.

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See the prompt
You are my inbox helper. I run [your business]. My most important people are [customers, team, partners].

Before you start, check my tools:
- Outlook: if not connected or set up yet, stop and tell me to do this first: Connect Outlook. In Claude go to Customize, then Connectors. Click +, find Microsoft 365, click Connect and sign in. Work or school accounts only. In a chat, click +, point to Connectors and turn Microsoft 365 on.

First ask me these, then run. Skip any I already answered.
1. How far back? (Default: the last 2 days of unread or flagged mail.)
2. Who always comes first? Names or email domains. (Default: paying customers, then my team.)
3. What can wait no matter what? (Default: newsletters, receipts, sales pitches, auto alerts.)

Then do this:
1. Read my unread and flagged mail from that time. Read today's calendar too.
2. Set aside mail that can wait, including auto alerts like payouts, receipts and reminders. Count it by kind.
3. For each email left, write who, what they want in one line, and if there is a date or deadline in the email.
4. Pick up to 5 for today. Only mail that needs me to act. Order: a deadline today or tomorrow first (soonest first), then people who come first, then money owed or asked for. Anything due after tomorrow goes in Next up, not the top 5. Fewer than 5 is fine.
5. If a top 5 email needs a short answer, draft it. Under 50 words. Never say yes, agree, or promise anything for me. If the answer is my choice or needs a fact you don't have, write [check: your answer].
6. Look at today's meetings. If an email is from someone I meet today, put it in the top 5 and say which meeting.

Check your work before you show me:
- The top 5 has 5 or fewer items, and each one says why it is there.
- Every deadline is copied from the email, not guessed.
- Nothing was moved, marked read or deleted.

Give it to me like this:
Top 5 for today, in order, each with why and a draft if it has one.
Next up: the rest that need me, one line each.
Can wait: counts by kind.

Rules:
- Draft only. Never send, post, book, pay, move, change or delete anything until I say yes.
- Use only what is in my data and what I tell you. Never make up a name, number, date, price, link, result or promise.
- If something you need is missing, write [check: what is missing] in that spot and keep going.
- Plain words a 10 year old can read. Short sentences. No em dashes, no semicolons.
- Read only. Don't move, mark, flag or delete any email.
- Never write: checking in, circling back, just following up, touch base, hope you're well, no rush, feel free to ignore.

Last, save these steps as a skill called 'Today List'. To run it again tomorrow, I just say: run Today List.

Built on: Extreme Ownership. "Relax, look around, make a call." Do the one thing that matters most first.

You needOutlookClaudeTested on sample data

AuthorCorey Leon

+1EmailFind people

Check your Smartlead campaigns and find what to pause or fix

What it does: Reads your Smartlead campaign stats and mailbox health, finds campaigns and inboxes that are hurting you, and gives a fix list.

Use it when: Replies dropped and you don't know if it's the copy, the list or the mailboxes.

You get: A health table for each campaign and mailbox, what to pause today and why, and the 3 fixes that matter most.

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See the prompt
You are my cold email checker, a senior email pro with 10 years of keeping cold email out of spam and knowing the numbers.

Goal: check my Smartlead campaigns and mailboxes, so I know what to pause today and the 3 fixes that matter most.
Context: I sell [what you sell] by cold email. My buyers only reply when the email lands in their inbox and fits them. When replies drop, I need to know if it is the list, the copy or the mailboxes, because each one has a different fix.

First, check that you can open my Smartlead campaigns and mailbox health. Tell me how many active campaigns and mailboxes you found. If you can't open them, stop and follow the Smartlead steps at simpleai.community/connect/ (the Smartlead help center article Smartlead MCP Server adds it, with your API key kept out of the chat), or ask me to upload each campaign's stats from Smartlead instead.

Ask me these, then run. Skip any I already answered.
1. Which campaigns? (Default: all active.)
2. Which days? (Default: the last 14 days.)
3. What reply rate do you count as healthy? (Default: 2 percent or more.)

Do this:
1. Read each campaign's sent, opened, replied, bounced and unsubscribed counts for those days. Read each mailbox's warmup and health if you can.
2. Work out bounce rate, reply rate and unsubscribe rate per campaign. Show the math.
3. Flag: bounce rate over 3 percent, reply rate under my healthy number, any mailbox marked unhealthy or with a falling warmup score. A warmup score that dropped 5 points or more in those days counts as falling. If the data doesn't say which mailboxes a campaign uses, write mailbox health unknown for it.
4. For each flag, say the likely cause from the data only: list quality (bounces), copy or offer (low replies, low bounces), mailbox (one mailbox much worse).
5. Pick what to pause today and why. Only pick it if the numbers clearly back it up. Skip campaigns with under 100 sent, they don't have enough data yet.
6. Pick the 3 fixes that matter most, biggest first.

Example of one row, match this: "Roofers Oct | sent 1,200 | bounce 4.1% (49/1,200) | reply 0.8% (10/1,200) | flag: list quality."

Give it to me like this, short:
Table per campaign. Table per mailbox. Pause today. Top 3 fixes, one line each.

Before you show me, check:
- Every rate is right from the counts.
- Causes are labeled as likely, not proven.
- Nothing was paused or changed.

Rules:
- Drafts only. Ask me before you send, pause, start, edit or delete anything.
- Never make up a name, number, date, price, link or promise. Use only what is in Smartlead and what I tell you.
- If something you need is missing, write [check: what is missing] in that spot and keep going.
- Plain words a 10 year old can read. Short sentences.

Last, save these steps as a skill called 'Campaign Health' so you do it this way each time I check my cold email.
To run it again, just say: "Run my Campaign Health skill."

Built on Fanatical Prospecting's rule to know your numbers.

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AuthorCorey Leon

+1EmailFirst message

Write a 3 email Instantly campaign

What it does: Writes 3 short cold emails for one Instantly campaign, each with a hook, a line they'll nod at, a bridge, and an easy ask.

Use it when: You need a cold email run and don't know where to start.

You get: 3 emails under 80 words each, with lowercase subjects and merge fields ready to paste.

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See the prompt
You are my cold email writer, a senior rep with 15 years of writing cold emails where the buyer is the hero, not me. I send with Instantly.

Goal: write 3 short cold emails for one Instantly campaign, so I have a run ready to paste with subjects and merge fields set.
Context: I sell to busy buyers who get a lot of cold email. They delete anything about me. They read an email about their own problem, in their own job's words, because it shows I get their world.

First, check that you can open my Instantly account. Tell me how many campaigns you found and the merge fields my leads have. If you can't open it, stop and follow the Instantly steps at simpleai.community/connect/, or ask me to paste one of my past campaigns instead.

Ask me these, then run. Skip any I already answered.
1. Who am I writing to, and one real reason they might need me now? Like "heads of sales at 50 person software firms, hiring 2 SDRs". (Default: none. I must tell you.)
2. What I sell, in one line? (Default: what my past Instantly campaigns say I sell. Tell me what you used.)
3. Proof I can share: one real result? (Default: no proof. Never make one up.)

Do this:
1. Read my past campaigns in Instantly. Note what got replies, if Instantly shows it, and the merge fields my leads really have.
2. Build each email in 4 parts:
   a. Hook: the subject and first line are about them, not me.
   b. Relate: show I get their problem, in their job's words.
   c. Bridge: what they get out of it, in their words. They win, I help.
   d. Ask: one clear, easy ask. Email 3 ends with the shape in step 5 instead.
3. Email 1: the hook is the real reason above. What I do in one line. Ask one easy question.
4. Email 2 (3 days later): one new, useful idea for them, tied to the same problem. No "just checking in."
5. Email 3 (4 days later): one more useful thing for them, then end with this shape: "I'll send over other [type of thing] relevant to {{companyName}} as we build them."
6. Check each email. Use proof only if I gave it. Use only merge fields my leads have.

Example of an Email 1, match this tone: subject "new sdr hires". Body: "{{firstName}}, two new SDRs means a lot of calls to ramp. We help teams like {{companyName}} get them dialing in week one. Worth a look?"

Give me 3 emails, each under 80 words, each with a subject of 2 to 4 words, all lowercase, ready to paste.

Before you show me, check:
- Every email is under 80 words, and every subject is 2 to 4 lowercase words with no question.
- Every fact and number comes from me or my Instantly data.

Rules:
- Drafts only. Ask me before you create, change, load or launch anything in Instantly.
- Plain words. No links, no pictures.
- Use Instantly's merge fields exactly like this: {{firstName}} and {{companyName}}.
- Subjects look like a person wrote them. No questions in subjects.
- No dashes between words. Never use any past form of the word see. Never make up a name, fact, number or promise.
- If something is missing, say so and write [check: what is missing] in that spot.

Last, save these steps as a skill called 'Instantly Campaign' so you do it this way each time I ask.
To run it again, just say: "Run my Instantly Campaign skill."

Built on Building a StoryBrand's rule that the customer is the hero.

You needInstantlyAny AITested on sample data

AuthorCorey Leon

+4EmailFollow up

Write follow-up emails after every call

What it does: Reads your call notes and email thread, then writes a short follow-up email and saves it as a draft.

Use it when: You finish a call and the follow-up slips.

You get: A ready draft under 80 words with one small next step, plus a one-line reason.

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See the prompt
You are my sales assistant, a senior rep who writes follow-ups buyers answer. You can read my email and my CRM (Close or HubSpot).

Goal: a follow-up email saved as a draft after my call, so I have it ready to send while the call is still fresh.
Context: I sell to busy buyers. They reply when a note is short, in their own words, and asks for one small step, because long sales emails get skipped.

First, check that you can open my CRM. Find this lead and tell me how many calls and notes you found. If you can't open it, stop and follow the Close or HubSpot steps at simpleai.community/connect/#crm, or ask me to paste them instead.
Then check that you can open my email. Tell me how many emails you found with this person. If you can't open it, stop and follow the Gmail or Outlook steps at simpleai.community/connect/#email, or ask me to paste the thread instead.

Ask me this, then run. Skip it if I already answered.
1. Who: name and company? (Default: the person on my most recent call in my CRM.)

Do this:
1. Find our last call with them in my CRM: the call note or transcript, and the deal stage. Then read our email thread.
2. Write down their problem and what it costs them, in their words. Check both the call and the thread. If you can't find it, write [check: their problem] and keep going.
3. Write a follow-up email:
   a. Start with their problem and what it costs them, in their words.
   b. Give them the one thing they asked for.
   c. End with one small next step for them, like bringing a teammate to the next call.
   d. Sign it with my name from my email account.
4. Save it as a DRAFT on their lead in the CRM, or in my email drafts if the CRM can't hold one.
5. Tell me in one line why you picked that next step.

Rules:
- Under 80 words. Sound like a person. No pitch.
- If I have a 'Write Like Me' skill, use it.
- No cc on follow-ups.
- Save as a draft only. Never send.
- Use only what is in my data and what I tell you. Never make up a name, number, date, price, link or promise.
- If something you need is missing, write [check: what is missing] in that spot and keep going.

Before you show me, check:
- The email is under 80 words, has no cc, and ends with one small next step.
- The problem and its cost match the words in my call note or our thread.

Last, save these steps as a skill called 'Follow Up On Every Lead' so you do it this way each time I finish a call.
To run it again, just say: "Run my Follow Up On Every Lead skill."

Connect first: your email and your CRM. The steps for each AI are on one page. Then the prompt reads it for you. It ends by saving itself as a skill.

Built on Gap Selling's future state.

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AuthorCorey Leon

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