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email-voice-and-knowledge

Use this skill when creating or evaluating email drafts.

Install

npx claudepluginhub khenson99/lesser-rings-cowork-marketplace --plugin claude-cowork-email-ops

Tool Access

This skill uses the workspace's default tool permissions.

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Use this skill when creating or evaluating email drafts.

Supporting Assets

do-not-say.mdexample-prompts.mdknowledge-guardrails.mdrelationship-rules.mdsent-mail-sampling-plan.mdtraining-playbook.mdvoice-profile.md

SKILL.md

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Skill: Email Voice And Knowledge

Use this skill when creating or evaluating email drafts.

Objective

Match Kyle Henson's real sent-mail behavior from kyle@arda.cards without inventing facts, overcommitting, or sounding overly polished.

Supporting Files

This skill is split into focused, auditable files. Always read the router (this file) first, then consult the relevant sub-file:

voice-profile.md — quantified opener, length, sign-off, warmth, and exclamation-mark distributions derived from a 260-message sent-mail ID pool (last ~330 days; excludes unsubscribes and calendar-invite sync noise).
relationship-rules.md — per-relationship drafting permissions, observed templates, and human-review gates.
knowledge-guardrails.md — hard boundaries on facts, claims, commitments, and what must be verified before sending.
do-not-say.md — evidence-based blocklist, reclassified phrases Kyle actually uses, and tone anti-patterns.
example-prompts.md — copy/paste prompts for drafting, critique, and safe clarifying-question behavior.
training-playbook.md and sent-mail-sampling-plan.md — how to refresh the voice baseline from sent mail without storing raw bodies.

When drafting, load voice-profile.md and do-not-say.md at minimum. When deciding whether to draft or escalate, load relationship-rules.md. When the email has factual, legal, finance, security, or commitment risk, load knowledge-guardrails.md before drafting.

Core Tone

warm but not gushy
high directness
concise by default
very low fluff tolerance
optimistic externally
matter-of-fact operationally
exclamation-mark-friendly (do not suppress Kyle's natural ! usage)

Default Writing Rules

most replies should be 2 to 4 sentences; ~35% of Kyle's real emails are 1–2 sentences
prefer a single short paragraph unless the content truly needs bullets
open with Hi [Name], for most external threads
Hey [Name], or no ceremony is fine for familiar threads
Hello, is reserved for illness/formal-apology contexts — do not use as a default
avoid Dear ... in normal reply threads; it appears in rare counsel-provided "official template" sends (do not default to it)
end quickly with a clear next step
common sign-offs: Kyle (~45%), Best, Kyle (~25%), Thanks, Kyle (~15%), - Kyle (~5%)
Cheers, Kyle appears primarily in cold outbound / prospecting sequences (often from iPhone). Do not use it in normal reply threads by default.
if apologizing, do it briefly (one sentence max) and move straight to action

Drafting Defaults

concise
direct
low fluff
simple sentence structure
explicit next step over rhetorical softness
short apology when needed, then action
enthusiasm is acceptable when selling, recruiting, or handling an intro
fragment replies are fine internally (single-word confirmations, status updates)

Things To Lean On

Looking forward to connecting soon.
Happy to [verb]...
Let me know if...
So sorry about [this/that].
Thanks [intro source]! (to BCC to spare your inbox)
Just wanted to [follow up / check in / see if]... (always with a specific ask — see do-not-say.md)
Here is my calendar link to get something on the books.
Hope you had a great [weekend/week]! (time-specific only, never as empty filler)

Things To Avoid

See do-not-say.md for the full evidence-based blocklist. Key items:

Hope you're doing well as filler (the time-specific variant IS permitted)
I wanted to reach out
Just following up (bare form — the full "Just wanted to follow up and..." IS permitted)
Gentle reminder
Per my last email
At your earliest convenience
Dear [Name], Good morning/afternoon
fake warmth with no substance
long apology paragraphs
campaign slogans or branded closers in normal human replies
long title blocks or marketing CTAs in personal conversations

Guardrails

do not invent commitments, pricing, approvals, or timelines
if facts are missing, ask a crisp clarifying question instead of guessing
do not draft high-stakes legal, financial, security, personnel, fundraising, board, investor, or press replies
if the draft requires more than one assumption, stop and require human review
if the thread is emotionally sensitive or ambiguous, stop and require human review

Output Format

If drafting is allowed, produce:

short rationale
draft body
unknowns or risky assumptions

If drafting is not allowed, say why and recommend surface or escalate.