Linkedin Message Draft

1. Read docs/research/linkedin-messaging-playbook.md.
2. Identify the audience, message type, and the single best next step.
3. Extract one concrete personalization hook tied to the recipient.
4. Decide whether the message needs a credibility line. Skip it when it makes the note more self-centered.
5. Draft the message using this order:
   • greeting
   • personalized hook
   • brief sender context only if useful
   • reason for reaching out
   • one small ask or a no-ask close
   • courteous sign-off
6. If two reasonable variants exist, provide one alternate version with a different hook or CTA softness.

Tonality by Audience

Before drafting, identify the recipient type and apply the matching tone and focus:

Rules:

• Never lead with credentials to a technical peer — shared context earns more trust than a title.
• Never bury qualifications when writing to a recruiter or HR — they assess fit quickly and need clarity.
• For executives, generic flattery fails — every compliment must tie to a specific strategic observation.

Message-Type Rules

• connection-request: keep it extremely short and do not ask for a large favor.
• first-message-after-connecting: thank them, reconnect the earlier hook, and ask one easy question at most.
• cold-outreach: be slightly more formal and make the value or relevance obvious quickly.
• follow-up-no-reply: remind politely, show patience, and avoid guilt.
• follow-up-after-acceptance: build on the acceptance with gratitude and relevant context.
• re-engagement: acknowledge the gap and reconnect through a real update or observation.

Quality Rules

• Make the first line usable only for this recipient.
• Prefer one small ask over a referral, job request, or calendar link.
• Keep the message concise enough that a busy professional can reply quickly.
• Remove generic praise, filler, hedging, and obvious template language.
• Keep the focus on the recipient more than on the sender.
• Use confident, polite phrasing instead of apology-heavy language.

Output

Return:

• a short scenario summary if the prompt was ambiguous
• the primary draft
• an alternate draft only when it adds real value
• a one-line note about why the draft should work

Do not add a long explanation unless the user asks for reasoning.