opencode-skills-collection 4.1.0 → 4.1.2
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- package/README.md +46 -42
- package/bundled-skills/.antigravity-install-manifest.json +127 -1
- package/bundled-skills/360-feedback-system/SKILL.md +481 -0
- package/bundled-skills/access-matrix/SKILL.md +338 -0
- package/bundled-skills/accounting-audit-system-builder/SKILL.md +302 -0
- package/bundled-skills/accounting-audit-system-builder/references/catalog.md +114 -0
- package/bundled-skills/accounting-software-selection/SKILL.md +427 -0
- package/bundled-skills/accounting-software-selection/references/build-artifacts.md +362 -0
- package/bundled-skills/accounting-software-selection/references/common-pitfalls.md +44 -0
- package/bundled-skills/accounting-software-selection/references/field-reference.md +93 -0
- package/bundled-skills/accounting-software-selection/references/select-options.md +202 -0
- package/bundled-skills/admin-access-register/SKILL.md +381 -0
- package/bundled-skills/advanced-analytics-dashboard/SKILL.md +318 -0
- package/bundled-skills/ai-image-generation-studio/SKILL.md +259 -0
- package/bundled-skills/ai-logo-maker/SKILL.md +259 -0
- package/bundled-skills/ai-multilingual-dubbing/SKILL.md +259 -0
- package/bundled-skills/ai-photo-restyler/SKILL.md +259 -0
- package/bundled-skills/ai-podcast-voiceover/SKILL.md +259 -0
- package/bundled-skills/alumni-re-hire-tracker/SKILL.md +314 -0
- package/bundled-skills/announcement-board/SKILL.md +336 -0
- package/bundled-skills/antigravity-maintainer-batch-release/SKILL.md +48 -3
- package/bundled-skills/asset-it-management/SKILL.md +407 -0
- package/bundled-skills/attendance/SKILL.md +331 -0
- package/bundled-skills/audit-log/SKILL.md +314 -0
- package/bundled-skills/audit-preparation/SKILL.md +416 -0
- package/bundled-skills/beatra/SKILL.md +260 -0
- package/bundled-skills/board-governance/SKILL.md +360 -0
- package/bundled-skills/brand-growth-system-builder/SKILL.md +360 -0
- package/bundled-skills/brand-kit-print-collateral/SKILL.md +498 -0
- package/bundled-skills/buddy-program-manager/SKILL.md +329 -0
- package/bundled-skills/budget-cash-flow/SKILL.md +352 -0
- package/bundled-skills/busabase/SKILL.md +118 -0
- package/bundled-skills/business-email-template/SKILL.md +480 -0
- package/bundled-skills/business-email-template/references/common-pitfalls.md +30 -0
- package/bundled-skills/business-website-setup/SKILL.md +489 -0
- package/bundled-skills/business-website-setup/references/common-pitfalls.md +32 -0
- package/bundled-skills/candidate-talent-pool/SKILL.md +359 -0
- package/bundled-skills/capacity-workload-planner/SKILL.md +354 -0
- package/bundled-skills/changelog-entry/SKILL.md +141 -0
- package/bundled-skills/clients-accounts/SKILL.md +398 -0
- package/bundled-skills/code-of-conduct/SKILL.md +488 -0
- package/bundled-skills/code-of-conduct/references/common-pitfalls.md +31 -0
- package/bundled-skills/company-email-accounts/SKILL.md +404 -0
- package/bundled-skills/competency-matrix/SKILL.md +335 -0
- package/bundled-skills/contract-document-renewal/SKILL.md +396 -0
- package/bundled-skills/course-upskilling-requests/SKILL.md +354 -0
- package/bundled-skills/credit-cycle-analysis/SKILL.md +303 -0
- package/bundled-skills/credit-cycle-analysis/references/best-practices.md +35 -0
- package/bundled-skills/credit-cycle-analysis/references/common-pitfalls.md +5 -0
- package/bundled-skills/credit-cycle-analysis/references/examples.md +34 -0
- package/bundled-skills/credit-cycle-analysis/references/field-reference.md +47 -0
- package/bundled-skills/credit-cycle-analysis/references/how-it-works.md +494 -0
- package/bundled-skills/credit-cycle-analysis/references/security-notes.md +16 -0
- package/bundled-skills/credit-cycle-analysis/references/select-options.md +32 -0
- package/bundled-skills/csv-manual-export/SKILL.md +499 -0
- package/bundled-skills/csv-manual-export/references/common-pitfalls.md +19 -0
- package/bundled-skills/culture-retention/SKILL.md +346 -0
- package/bundled-skills/data-export-engine/SKILL.md +308 -0
- package/bundled-skills/data-privacy-controls/SKILL.md +317 -0
- package/bundled-skills/day-book/SKILL.md +499 -0
- package/bundled-skills/day-book/references/best-practices.md +32 -0
- package/bundled-skills/day-book/references/common-pitfalls.md +58 -0
- package/bundled-skills/day-book/references/field-reference.md +45 -0
- package/bundled-skills/day-book/references/how-it-works.md +7 -0
- package/bundled-skills/day-book/references/related-skills.md +18 -0
- package/bundled-skills/day-book/references/relations.md +14 -0
- package/bundled-skills/day-book/references/reusable-prompt.md +50 -0
- package/bundled-skills/day-book/references/security-safety-notes.md +19 -0
- package/bundled-skills/day-book/references/select-options.md +38 -0
- package/bundled-skills/dei-dashboard/SKILL.md +307 -0
- package/bundled-skills/design-theme-guide/SKILL.md +472 -0
- package/bundled-skills/disciplinary-pip-tracker/SKILL.md +345 -0
- package/bundled-skills/document-management-system/SKILL.md +328 -0
- package/bundled-skills/ecommerce-listing-image-set/SKILL.md +259 -0
- package/bundled-skills/employee-suggestion-hub/SKILL.md +322 -0
- package/bundled-skills/esop-equity-tracker/SKILL.md +331 -0
- package/bundled-skills/events-activities/SKILL.md +355 -0
- package/bundled-skills/expense-accounting/SKILL.md +496 -0
- package/bundled-skills/expense-accounting/references/common-pitfalls.md +41 -0
- package/bundled-skills/expense-accounting/references/related-skills.md +11 -0
- package/bundled-skills/expense-accounting/references/reusable-prompt.md +36 -0
- package/bundled-skills/expense-management/SKILL.md +351 -0
- package/bundled-skills/free-design-resources/SKILL.md +480 -0
- package/bundled-skills/free-design-resources/references/common-pitfalls.md +44 -0
- package/bundled-skills/free-design-resources/references/related-skills.md +24 -0
- package/bundled-skills/free-design-resources/references/reusable-prompt.md +12 -0
- package/bundled-skills/gamification-engine/SKILL.md +307 -0
- package/bundled-skills/gbp-local-seo-intent/SKILL.md +466 -0
- package/bundled-skills/gbp-local-seo-intent/references/best-practices.md +41 -0
- package/bundled-skills/gbp-local-seo-intent/references/common-pitfalls.md +40 -0
- package/bundled-skills/gbp-local-seo-intent/references/related-skills.md +17 -0
- package/bundled-skills/gbp-local-seo-intent/references/reusable-prompt.md +11 -0
- package/bundled-skills/gbp-local-seo-intent/references/security-safety-notes.md +27 -0
- package/bundled-skills/health-wellness/SKILL.md +334 -0
- package/bundled-skills/intern-program/SKILL.md +354 -0
- package/bundled-skills/internal-communication/SKILL.md +318 -0
- package/bundled-skills/inventory-stock-reconciliation/SKILL.md +470 -0
- package/bundled-skills/inventory-stock-reconciliation/references/best-practices.md +18 -0
- package/bundled-skills/inventory-stock-reconciliation/references/common-pitfalls.md +42 -0
- package/bundled-skills/inventory-stock-reconciliation/references/related-skills.md +13 -0
- package/bundled-skills/inventory-stock-reconciliation/references/relations.md +8 -0
- package/bundled-skills/inventory-stock-reconciliation/references/reusable-prompt.md +31 -0
- package/bundled-skills/inventory-stock-reconciliation/references/security-safety-notes.md +17 -0
- package/bundled-skills/inventory-stock-reconciliation/references/select-options.md +45 -0
- package/bundled-skills/invoices-billing/SKILL.md +385 -0
- package/bundled-skills/issue-grievance-tracker/SKILL.md +400 -0
- package/bundled-skills/json-schema-manual/SKILL.md +309 -0
- package/bundled-skills/json-schema-manual/references/best-practices.md +9 -0
- package/bundled-skills/json-schema-manual/references/common-pitfalls.md +25 -0
- package/bundled-skills/json-schema-manual/references/input-modules.md +203 -0
- package/bundled-skills/json-schema-manual/references/related-skills.md +8 -0
- package/bundled-skills/json-schema-manual/references/reusable-prompt.md +10 -0
- package/bundled-skills/json-schema-manual/references/security-safety-notes.md +13 -0
- package/bundled-skills/knowledge-base/SKILL.md +318 -0
- package/bundled-skills/kpi-tracker/SKILL.md +345 -0
- package/bundled-skills/learning-career-development/SKILL.md +349 -0
- package/bundled-skills/leave-management/SKILL.md +341 -0
- package/bundled-skills/legal-compliance-vault/SKILL.md +324 -0
- package/bundled-skills/linktree-link-hub/SKILL.md +453 -0
- package/bundled-skills/logo-image-design/SKILL.md +459 -0
- package/bundled-skills/loki-mode/examples/todo-app-generated/backend/package-lock.json +3 -3
- package/bundled-skills/loki-mode/examples/todo-app-generated/backend/package.json +2 -1
- package/bundled-skills/mentorship-program/SKILL.md +332 -0
- package/bundled-skills/mirrord/SKILL.md +90 -0
- package/bundled-skills/monthly-closing-statements/SKILL.md +488 -0
- package/bundled-skills/monthly-closing-statements/references/related-skills.md +17 -0
- package/bundled-skills/monthly-closing-statements/references/reusable-prompt.md +8 -0
- package/bundled-skills/music-generation-studio/SKILL.md +259 -0
- package/bundled-skills/notification-reminder-hub/SKILL.md +324 -0
- package/bundled-skills/notion-manual-import/SKILL.md +376 -0
- package/bundled-skills/notion-manual-import/references/best-practices.md +10 -0
- package/bundled-skills/notion-manual-import/references/common-pitfalls.md +26 -0
- package/bundled-skills/notion-manual-import/references/input-modules.md +203 -0
- package/bundled-skills/notion-manual-import/references/related-skills.md +7 -0
- package/bundled-skills/notion-manual-import/references/reusable-prompt.md +8 -0
- package/bundled-skills/notion-manual-import/references/security-safety-notes.md +15 -0
- package/bundled-skills/observability-cloud-planning/SKILL.md +487 -0
- package/bundled-skills/observability-cloud-planning/references/common-pitfalls.md +39 -0
- package/bundled-skills/observability-cloud-planning/references/related-skills.md +20 -0
- package/bundled-skills/observability-cloud-planning/references/reusable-prompt.md +12 -0
- package/bundled-skills/observability-cloud-planning/references/security-safety-notes.md +30 -0
- package/bundled-skills/offboarding-exit/SKILL.md +343 -0
- package/bundled-skills/offer-appointment/SKILL.md +351 -0
- package/bundled-skills/okr-system/SKILL.md +355 -0
- package/bundled-skills/omentir-linkedin-outreach/SKILL.md +96 -0
- package/bundled-skills/onboarding-playbook/SKILL.md +292 -0
- package/bundled-skills/organization-design/SKILL.md +324 -0
- package/bundled-skills/party-ledger-reconciliation/SKILL.md +411 -0
- package/bundled-skills/payment-accounting/SKILL.md +421 -0
- package/bundled-skills/payments-received/SKILL.md +315 -0
- package/bundled-skills/payroll-finance/SKILL.md +351 -0
- package/bundled-skills/people-directory/SKILL.md +459 -0
- package/bundled-skills/performance-management/SKILL.md +367 -0
- package/bundled-skills/petty-cash-management/SKILL.md +448 -0
- package/bundled-skills/policy-acknowledgement/SKILL.md +314 -0
- package/bundled-skills/policy-library/SKILL.md +327 -0
- package/bundled-skills/poster-design-studio/SKILL.md +259 -0
- package/bundled-skills/pre-boarding/SKILL.md +326 -0
- package/bundled-skills/presentation-deck/SKILL.md +491 -0
- package/bundled-skills/presentation-deck/references/related-skills.md +19 -0
- package/bundled-skills/presentation-deck/references/reusable-prompt.md +11 -0
- package/bundled-skills/probation-tracker/SKILL.md +347 -0
- package/bundled-skills/product-photo-studio/SKILL.md +259 -0
- package/bundled-skills/project-based-performance/SKILL.md +323 -0
- package/bundled-skills/projects-work-management/SKILL.md +368 -0
- package/bundled-skills/promotion-upgrade-requests/SKILL.md +377 -0
- package/bundled-skills/purchase-accounting/SKILL.md +414 -0
- package/bundled-skills/receipt-accounting/SKILL.md +424 -0
- package/bundled-skills/recognition-rewards/SKILL.md +324 -0
- package/bundled-skills/recruitment-pipeline/SKILL.md +399 -0
- package/bundled-skills/remote-work-tracker/SKILL.md +306 -0
- package/bundled-skills/reports-analytics/SKILL.md +320 -0
- package/bundled-skills/salary-benchmarking/SKILL.md +318 -0
- package/bundled-skills/salary-wage-accounting/SKILL.md +412 -0
- package/bundled-skills/sales-accounting/SKILL.md +494 -0
- package/bundled-skills/sales-accounting/references/common-pitfalls.md +28 -0
- package/bundled-skills/sales-accounting/references/related-skills.md +13 -0
- package/bundled-skills/sales-accounting/references/reusable-prompt.md +8 -0
- package/bundled-skills/seo-directory-backlinks/SKILL.md +484 -0
- package/bundled-skills/seo-directory-backlinks/references/common-pitfalls.md +36 -0
- package/bundled-skills/seo-directory-backlinks/references/related-skills.md +15 -0
- package/bundled-skills/seo-directory-backlinks/references/reusable-prompt.md +11 -0
- package/bundled-skills/since-cutoff/SKILL.md +68 -0
- package/bundled-skills/skill-gap-analysis/SKILL.md +338 -0
- package/bundled-skills/social-media-setup/SKILL.md +477 -0
- package/bundled-skills/social-media-setup/references/common-pitfalls.md +34 -0
- package/bundled-skills/social-media-setup/references/related-skills.md +19 -0
- package/bundled-skills/social-media-setup/references/reusable-prompt.md +11 -0
- package/bundled-skills/social-media-setup/references/security-safety-notes.md +27 -0
- package/bundled-skills/sop-company-wiki/SKILL.md +324 -0
- package/bundled-skills/source-document-filing/SKILL.md +368 -0
- package/bundled-skills/spreadsheet-manual-build/SKILL.md +493 -0
- package/bundled-skills/spreadsheet-manual-build/references/best-practices.md +9 -0
- package/bundled-skills/spreadsheet-manual-build/references/common-pitfalls.md +22 -0
- package/bundled-skills/spreadsheet-manual-build/references/related-skills.md +8 -0
- package/bundled-skills/spreadsheet-manual-build/references/reusable-prompt.md +9 -0
- package/bundled-skills/spreadsheet-manual-build/references/security-safety-notes.md +16 -0
- package/bundled-skills/stakeholder-investor-reports/SKILL.md +303 -0
- package/bundled-skills/suno-lyrics-to-song/SKILL.md +259 -0
- package/bundled-skills/talking-avatar-video/SKILL.md +260 -0
- package/bundled-skills/tax-register/SKILL.md +363 -0
- package/bundled-skills/tds-booking-payment/SKILL.md +405 -0
- package/bundled-skills/team-calendar/SKILL.md +312 -0
- package/bundled-skills/telegram/assets/boilerplate/nodejs/package-lock.json +3 -3
- package/bundled-skills/telegram/assets/boilerplate/nodejs/package.json +1 -0
- package/bundled-skills/template-library/SKILL.md +304 -0
- package/bundled-skills/time-tracking/SKILL.md +353 -0
- package/bundled-skills/vendor-contractor-management/SKILL.md +327 -0
- package/bundled-skills/viral-video-teardown-remake/SKILL.md +260 -0
- package/bundled-skills/voice-cloning-studio/SKILL.md +260 -0
- package/bundled-skills/voiceover-narration-studio/SKILL.md +259 -0
- package/bundled-skills/whatsapp-cloud-api/assets/boilerplate/nodejs/package-lock.json +3 -3
- package/bundled-skills/whatsapp-cloud-api/assets/boilerplate/nodejs/package.json +1 -0
- package/dist/skill-pointer/index.d.ts +2 -1
- package/dist/skill-pointer/index.js +2 -1
- package/dist/skill-pointer/pointer-generator.d.ts +4 -2
- package/dist/skill-pointer/pointer-generator.js +4 -2
- package/package.json +1 -1
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Template ID,Template Name,Template Type,Trigger,Sender Role,Recipient Type,Subject Line Pattern,Preview Text,Body Structure,Tone,Call To Action,Required Fields,Personalisation Tokens,Signature Block,Unsubscribe Required,Spam Risk Notes,Test Status,Mobile Checked,Accessibility Checked,Version,Status,Notes
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- Build when requested; recommend and offer a build for advice-only requests.
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- The subject pattern is the single highest-leverage line. Put the service or the reference
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number in it, keep it under about 60 characters, and never use all caps or repeated
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- One action per email. Two calls to action means neither happens.
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|
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spam filter trigger.
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|
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They are the same email.
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|
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record with Google's Admin Toolbox and MXToolbox rather than trusting the setup screen.
|
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- Check the spam score on a real draft. Mail Tester is free and names the exact trigger.
|
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- Check on a phone first. Most business email is read on a phone before a desktop.
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- Keep the signature block in one place, centrally managed, so a role change is a one-line
|
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edit rather than 400 stale signatures in inboxes.
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|
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plain text. Unsubscribe, where it applies, must be a working link and not a tiny grey one.
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## Limitations
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- This is a register of templates and their envelope. It does not contain the HTML, and it
|
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cannot render or send a message.
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- It cannot set up SPF, DKIM or DMARC. Those are DNS records on the domain, and this skill
|
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records that they must exist; it does not create them.
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|
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quality and the receiving provider. A perfect template on a domain with a bad reputation
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still lands in spam.
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named in `Test Status` and left for the business to do.
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- "Do not use" wording, sector tone requirements and regulatory language are jurisdiction
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specific. This skill asks what applies and never supplies legal text.
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- Marketing email additionally needs a lawful basis for the list, a consent record, an
|
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unsubscribe and a preference centre. None of that is modelled here.
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- Accessibility in email is genuinely hard: images may be blocked, colour may be lost, and
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screen reader behaviour varies by client. This table records that a check was done; it
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does not certify conformance.
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- Bounce and complaint handling, list hygiene and sunset policy are out of scope.
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- Dark mode in email clients is inconsistent and cannot be reliably themed.
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## Security & Safety Notes
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- Never invent a domain, a DNS record, a DKIM selector, a legal disclaimer, a tax
|
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registration number or a sender identity. `Unknown` and blank are correct.
|
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- Authentication records are security configuration. Do not publish SPF, DKIM or DMARC
|
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values into a shared document; they are not secrets, but they are configuration that
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should be changed by the domain owner and verified after the change.
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with placeholder tokens.
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refer the lawful basis to the business's data-protection position.
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- Local reads, generation commands, and validation are part of a requested artifact build.
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External writes, messages, provisioning, and publication require authorization for that
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action and target; existing explicit authorization does not need to be repeated.
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- Phishing awareness: if the business reports suspicious email, that is a security
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incident, not a template question. Route it to the security owner.
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## Common Pitfalls
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See the [bundled common-pitfalls reference](references/common-pitfalls.md) for review and troubleshooting guidance.
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## Related Skills
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- `brand-growth-system-builder` - routes to this skill and the other 12 brand and growth modules.
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- `brand-kit-print-collateral` - the printed signature block on letterhead and cards; the
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email signature must match it.
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- @design-theme-guide - the colour and type tokens; email needs its own type scale because
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web tokens do not survive every mail client.
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- @social-media-setup - message discipline is shared; the platforms are not.
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- `invoices-billing` (operational pack) - the invoice data this template sends.
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- `company-email-accounts` (operational pack) - the mailbox register behind the senders.
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- `data-privacy-controls` (operational pack) - the lawful basis for any recipient list.
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- @free-design-resources - Litmus, Mail Tester, MXToolbox, MJML and the rest.
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## Reusable Prompt
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a consistent structure and signature, and we also have deliverability problems.
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Ask me one short question at a time, and only about what I have not already told you.
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before you build it.
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- **Problem:** the template looks great and the mail still goes to spam.
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history on the sending domain.
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- **Problem:** a `Dear {First Name}` token survived into a send because the sender forgot
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- **Problem:** four people write the same email four ways.
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- **Problem:** the invoice email has no attachment path that works on mobile.
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- **Problem:** the unsubscribe link is 6px grey text at the bottom.
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22
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**Solution:** a working, visible, plain-text-legible link. This is a legal requirement, not
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23
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a design preference.
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24
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- **Problem:** marketing email was sent to a list that was never consented.
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25
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**Solution:** that is a compliance incident, not a template defect. Stop the send and
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refer it.
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27
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- **Problem:** all four artifacts drift apart.
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28
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**Solution:** derive all four from the field list in this file, never by hand.
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29
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- **Problem:** Notion import shows every column as Text.
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30
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**Solution:** that is expected. Apply the property mapping table once, after import.
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