── SKILL
cadence-builder✓ APPROVED

Design an outbound cadence where every touch has a point.

The steps, timing, channel, and intent of each touch, tuned to the segment's value.

Inside: The touch plan, the timing, the channel mix, and a clean break-up.

01 / HOW TO USE

Install it in one line, or paste it in.

1
In Claude Code (one command)
Copy the install line, paste it into your terminal, and restart Claude Code. The skill installs itself to ~/.claude/skills/ and runs automatically when it is relevant.
2
In Claude, ChatGPT, or a Project (no terminal)
Open the file, then upload it to your chat or paste its contents in. A skill is just a markdown file of instructions, so any capable AI can follow it.
New to skills? A skill is a plain-text file that teaches your AI a workflow. Point any capable assistant at it and it follows the steps, on your data.
02 / MAKE IT YOURS

Connect your context. Set it to your motion.

CONNECT YOUR CONTEXT · AND WHY IT HELPS
a CRM

it reads segment history and past outcomes so the shape reflects what has worked, not a guess.

a sequencer

it loads the steps, channels, and timing straight into a sequence you can turn on.

an enrichment tool

pulls phone and social coverage so it only plans channels you can reach on.

SET IT TO YOUR MOTION

This was built for B2B outbound to a defined segment. Set these to your motion:

Build for any segment you like. A high-value segment earns more manual, personalized touches; a broad one runs lighter. The skill tunes the shape to the segment, not a fixed template.

Set thisWhat it isDefault / Example
SEGMENTwho this cadence targetspersona plus tier or fit
CHANNELSwhat you can actually runemailphoneLinkedInvideo
DURATIONhow long the cadence runs14 to 21 days (re-tune)
TOUCH_COUNTtotal touches across channels8 to 12 (re-tune to segment)
INTENSITYhow tightly touches clusterfront-loaded vs even
OFFERthe one problem you solvestated in the buyer's words
SEQUENCERwhere the steps runa sequencer you already run
CRMyour CRM connectora CRM you already run
03 / THE FULL SKILL

Everything the skill does, in full.

── WHAT THIS DOES

Designs a full outbound cadence for a segment: how many touches, over how many days, on which channels, and what each touch is actually for. Every step has an intent, so the cadence builds a case across email, phone, and social instead of nagging the same person the same way eight times.

── THE METHOD
  1. 1
    Every touch has an intent

    No step exists just to hit a number. Each touch is tagged with its job: introduce the problem, add a proof point, change the channel, break the pattern, or make the graceful last ask. If a touch has no distinct intent, it gets cut, not padded.

  2. 2
    Multi-channel by design

    The cadence spreads across the channels you actually run, so a prospect who ignores email might answer a call or a LinkedIn note. Channels reinforce each other: a call references the email, the social touch references both. One story, several doors.

  3. 3
    Timing and spacing

    Touches cluster early when attention is freshest, then space out. The default runs 8 to 12 touches over 14 to 21 days, front-loaded, with room to breathe near the end. Segment sets the intensity: a strong-fit segment earns tighter, higher-effort touches; a broad one runs lighter and longer.

  4. 4
    Tune the effort to the segment

    High-value segments get more manual, researched touches and fewer templated ones. Broad segments get efficient, repeatable steps. The skill sets the mix so you are not hand-writing a video for a low-fit lead or blasting a template at a must-win account.

  5. 5
    A clean ending

    The last touch is an honest break-up: one graceful, low-pressure close that gives the prospect an easy exit and often earns a reply. No touch 13. No fake "final notice."

── QUALITY GATES
  • Every touch carries a distinct intent. No filler steps to pad a number.
  • The cadence spans more than one channel wherever coverage exists.
  • Touch effort matches segment value. No hand-crafted touches for low-fit leads, no pure templates for must-wins.
  • The cadence ends with a clean break-up, never an endless nag.
── OUTPUT (EXAMPLE)
EXAMPLE OUTPUT
CADENCE · segment: mid-market RevOps · 10 touches / 18 days

Day  Channel    Intent
0    Email      Introduce the problem + soft CTA
1    LinkedIn   Connection request, no pitch
3    Phone      Reference the email, permission opener
5    Email      One proof point, new angle
7    LinkedIn   Value-first message (resource)
9    Phone      Second dial, different time of day
12   Email      Short case-style example
14   Video      Pattern break, personal 30-sec note
16   Phone      Last live attempt
18   Email      Graceful break-up, easy exit

Effort mix: 3 personalized touches (video, first email, breakup),
7 efficient templated touches. Tighten for higher-fit accounts.
── EXAMPLE CHAT
EXAMPLE CHAT
You
Build an outbound cadence for mid-market RevOps. I can run email, phone, and LinkedIn. We cut manual follow-up.
CLAUDE
Here's a 10-touch, 18-day cadence, front-loaded, with an intent on every step so it builds a case instead of nagging: Day Channel Intent 0 Email Introduce the problem + soft CTA 1 LinkedIn Connection request, no pitch 3 Phone Reference the email, permission opener 5 Email One proof point, new angle 7 LinkedIn Value-first message (a resource) 9 Phone Second dial, different time of day 12 Email Short case-style example 14 Video Pattern break, 30-second personal note 16 Phone Last live attempt 18 Email Graceful break-up, easy exit Effort mix: 3 personalized touches (the video, the first email, the break-up) and 7 efficient templated ones. The channels reference each other, so the day-3 call points back to the day-0 email. That's what makes it one story through several doors, not eight copies of the same knock.
You
This is a must-win segment. Tighten it.
CLAUDE
For a must-win I'd raise the effort and cluster tighter: drop to 8 touches over 12 days, make 5 of them personalized (add a researched second email and a written-for-them LinkedIn note), and move the video earlier to day 6 so the pattern break hits while attention is still high. Same intent-per-touch logic, just more hand-work where the account is worth it. One sharpener: connect your CRM and I'll shape the next one off what actually converted in this segment, and pull phone and social coverage so I only plan channels you can really reach them on.
04 / GO FURTHER

Where an operator takes this next.

The design is step one. Here is where an operator takes it once the shape holds.

Build the intent map once and the cadence stops being a static template. It reshapes itself to the segment in front of it, then goes live where your team already sends.

01
Ground the shape in what worked

Connect Salesforce so the cadence reads the segment's past outcomes and weights the channels that actually convert, instead of a sensible default.

02
Only plan channels you can reach

Wire an enrichment tool like Clay for phone and social coverage, so the cadence never schedules a dial for a number you don't have.

03
Load it and turn it on

Push the steps, channels, and timing straight into your sequencer, so the design becomes a running sequence the same day instead of a doc someone has to rebuild by hand.

05 / PART OF A BIGGER PLAY

One skill is the on-ramp.

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