/linkedin-outreach

name: linkedin-outreach
description: >
  End-to-end LinkedIn outreach campaign builder. Takes leads from Supabase,
  upstream skills, or CSV. Aligns on campaign goal and tone, writes personalized
  LinkedIn message sequences (connection request + follow-ups + optional InMail),
  presents for review, and exports for the user's outreach tool (Dripify, Botdog,
  Expandi, or manual CSV). Logs to Supabase outreach_log.
tags: [outreach]

LinkedIn Outreach

The LinkedIn counterpart to `cold-email-outreach`. Takes qualified leads from Supabase, builds personalized LinkedIn message sequences, exports for the user's LinkedIn outreach tool, and logs everything back to Supabase.

**Tool-agnostic:** Asks the user which LinkedIn tool they use. All tools are CSV-import based — no API/MCP automation for LinkedIn tools (they're browser-based). Adapters handle column mapping and format differences per tool.

When to Auto-Load

Load this skill when:

• User says "LinkedIn outreach", "connect with these leads on LinkedIn", "send LinkedIn messages", "set up a LinkedIn campaign"
• An upstream skill connects with "create LinkedIn campaign" or "passes: supabase-eligible-leads" and user specifies LinkedIn
• User completes `lead-qualification` and wants to reach out via LinkedIn

Supported Outreach Tools

This skill does NOT assume a specific tool. It asks first, then adapts.

| Tool | Integration | How It Works | |------|------------|--------------| | **Dripify** | CSV import | Generate CSV matching Dripify's import format, user uploads manually | | **Botdog** | CSV import | Generate CSV with Botdog-compatible columns | | **Expandi** | CSV import | Generate CSV matching Expandi import format | | **PhantomBuster** | CSV import | Generate CSV for PhantomBuster LinkedIn sequences | | **Manual / Other** | CSV + instructions | Export leads + messages as generic CSV, provide setup instructions |

**Tool selection logic:** 1. Ask user in Phase 0: "Which LinkedIn outreach tool do you use?" 2. Generate tool-specific import CSV based on selection 3. If **Other or unknown** → generate generic CSV (`linkedin_url`, `first_name`, `last_name`, `company`, `title`, `connection_request`, `followup_1`, `followup_2`, `followup_3`, `inmail_subject`, `inmail_body`) and ask user for their tool's import requirements

Prerequisites

Supabase

People must be stored in Supabase with the schema from `tools/supabase/schema.sql`. The `people` and `outreach_log` tables must exist. Run `python3 tools/supabase/setup_database.py` if setting up fresh.

Environment variables in `.env`:

SUPABASE_URL=https://xxx.supabase.co
SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY=eyJ...

LinkedIn Tool

Just need CSV export — no API keys required. The user imports the CSV into their tool manually.

Character Limits

LinkedIn enforces strict character limits. **All generated messages must respect these.**

| Message Type | Limit | Notes | |-------------|-------|-------| | Connection request note | 300 characters | Hard limit. Every character counts. | | Regular message | 8,000 characters | Sent after connection accepted | | InMail subject | 200 characters | Only for InMail (premium feature) | | InMail body | 1,900 characters | Only for InMail |

**Enforcement:** After generating any message, count characters. If over the limit, rewrite — do not truncate. Truncated messages look broken.

Phase 0: Intake

Ask all questions at once. Organize by category. Skip any already answered by an upstream skill.

Campaign Goal

1. What's the objective? (book meetings, drive demo requests, get replies, build relationships, nurture) 2. What's the outreach angle or hook? (hiring signal, competitor displacement, event-based, pain-based, cold database, KOL engagement, mutual connection) 3. What should we name this campaign?

Outreach Tool

4. Which LinkedIn outreach tool do you use? (Dripify / Botdog / Expandi / PhantomBuster / Other / Just give me a CSV)

Lead Selection

5. Which leads should we target? Options:

• All leads for a specific `client_name`
• Specific `icp_segment`
• Title patterns (e.g., "VP Operations", "Director of Sales")
• Industry or location filters
• `qualification_score` above a threshold
• Specific `source` (crustdata, apollo, linkedin, etc.)
• Custom filter (describe what you want)

6. Any exclusions? (specific companies, recently contacted leads, certain titles) 7. Max campaign size? (default: 100 — LinkedIn tools have lower daily limits than email)

Tone & Style

8. Which tone preset? Present these options:

• **Casual Professional** — Friendly, human, slightly informal. Like messaging a peer. (default)
• **Thought Leader** — Lead with insight or a contrarian take. Position sender as an expert.
• **Provocative** — Challenge assumptions, pattern-interrupt. Higher risk, higher reward.
• **Enterprise Formal** — Polished, structured. For regulated industries or C-suite targets.
• **Custom** — Paste reference messages that worked before, or describe the vibe.

9. Any reference messages that have worked well? (paste examples — these override tone presets)

Sequence Structure

10. How many follow-ups after connection? (default: 3) 11. Timing between messages? (default: Day 0 connection / Day 3 FU1 / Day 7 FU2 / Day 14 FU3) 12. Include InMail as a separate step for leads who don't accept the connection? (default: yes)

Personalization

13. What signal data is available for these leads? (comment text, post they engaged with, mutual connections, hiring signals, event attendance) 14. Any proof points or case studies to reference? (customer names, metrics, testimonials)

Phase 1: Lead Selection from Supabase

Connect

Use the shared Supabase client:

import sys, os
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join("tools", "supabase"))
from supabase_client import SupabaseClient

client = SupabaseClient(os.environ["SUPABASE_URL"], os.environ["SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY"])

Build Filters

Map