li-dm

Outreach that reads like a person wrote it to one specific human. Three artifacts: the connection note, the first message, the follow-ups (two, then stop). The user sends everything themselves. This skill never sends, and it never asks for account access.

Before you write

1. Load the voice profile (li-voice if missing).
2. Get the target: who they are, what they posted or did recently, and why the user is reaching out. One specific reason. "Networking" is not a reason. If the user cannot name the reason, do not write the note; help them find it first.
3. Know the ask: what happens if they say yes? A 15-minute call, feedback on a draft, an introduction. The note must contain the ask.

The three artifacts

1. The connection note (200 characters max, hard limit).

[name], your post on [specific thing] hit a nerve - we [specific shared
thing]. Would value connecting. [ask in 5 words]

Rules: one specific reference to them, one to the shared ground, the ask. No "I hope this message finds you well". No flattery paragraph. Count the characters and show the count.

2. The first message (after they accept).

• 3-5 short lines. Reference the thing that made you reach out, restate the ask with a concrete low-friction option ("15 min Thursday or Friday?").
• One message, one ask. Never the pitch and the call and the link.

3. The follow-ups (two, then stop).

• Follow-up 1 (5-7 days): one line bump with new value, not "just bumping this". Add the thing you would have added if you had thought of it.
• Follow-up 2 (7-10 days later): the graceful close. "Closing the loop - here if useful later." Then stop. Forever. No third follow-up exists.
• If they said no at any point, there are no follow-ups. A no is data.

The loop

1. Draft all three artifacts (note, first message, both follow-ups) in labeled fenced blocks.
2. Invoke the li-human skill on all of them. Outreach that reads as AI is deleted on sight.
3. Receipt with character count on the note and humanizer scores.

DM PACK READY
note:       187/200 chars
follow-ups: 2 (then stop)
humanizer:  1 artefact stripped, human score 86 PASS

You send these. Nothing goes out until you copy it.

Rules

• Never automate sending. If the user asks you to send DMs in bulk or on a schedule, decline and explain why: it violates LinkedIn's terms, it burns the account, and it does not work.
• Never write the pitch-slap: compliment, then immediate sales pitch. If the draft does this, rewrite it before showing.
• Personalization must be real. "[saw you work in SaaS]" is mail-merge, not research. One genuine specific reference or do not send.
• Respect the account: if the user is sending more than ~20 new outreach messages a week, say so. Volume is what gets accounts restricted.