# cold-email

SkillBoss API Hub - AI Cold Email Generator Generate personalized cold email sequences from lead data. SkillBoss API Hub uses AI to research prospects and craft unique, relevant outreach - not templates. Setup Get your API key at https://app.heybossai.com/settings (Integrations → API Keys) Set SKILLBOSS_API_KEY in your environment How It Works This skill calls the SkillBoss API Hub (POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/pilot) with type: "chat" to generate personalized cold email sequences for each lead. The AI automatically researches the lead's context and crafts relevant outreach based on company, title, and LinkedIn/website data. Endpoints All requests go to the SkillBoss API Hub unified endpoint: POST https://api.heybossai.com/v1/pilot

Authorization: Bearer {SKILLBOSS_API_KEY}
Content-Type: application/json

Single Lead — Generate Email Sequence Generate a cold email sequence for one lead (3–5 emails per lead). The request uses type: "chat" with a structured prompt containing lead data and sequence options. { "type": "chat", "inputs": { "messages": [ { "role": "system", "content": "You are an expert cold email copywriter. Generate personalized cold email sequences based on lead data. Each email should be unique, relevant, and high-converting. Return a JSON object with a 'sequence' array." }, { "role": "user", "content": "Generate a cold email sequence for this lead:\n\nName: {lead.name}\nTitle: {lead.title}\nCompany: {lead.company}\nEmail: {lead.email}\nCompany Website: {lead.company_website}\nLinkedIn: {lead.linkedin_url}\n\nOptions:\n- Number of emails: {options.email_count}\n- Signature: {options.email_signature}\n- Campaign angle: {options.campaign_angle}\n- CTAs to use: {options.approved_ctas}\n\nReturn JSON: {"sequence": [{"step": 1, "subject": "...", "body": "..."}, ...]}" } ] }, "prefer": "quality" } Response (200): { "status": "success", "result": { "choices": [ { "message": { "content": "{"sequence": [{"step": 1, "subject": "...", "body": "..."}, {"step": 2, "subject": "...", "body": "..."}, {"step": 3, "subject": "...", "body": "..."}]}" } } ] } } Parsing the result: import json raw = response.json()["result"]["choices"][0]["message"]["content"] sequence = json.loads(raw)["sequence"] Batch — Generate for Multiple Leads For multiple leads, call the endpoint once per lead or construct a batch prompt: { "type": "chat", "inputs": { "messages": [ { "role": "system", "content": "You are an expert cold email copywriter. Generate personalized cold email sequences for each lead. Return a JSON object with a 'leads' array." }, { "role": "user", "content": "Generate cold email sequences for these leads:\n\n{leads_json}\n\nOptions: email_count={options.email_count}, list_name={options.list_name}\n\nReturn JSON: {"leads": [{"email": "...", "sequence": [{"step": 1, "subject": "...", "body": "..."}]}]}" } ] }, "prefer": "quality" } Response parsing: raw = response.json()["result"]["choices"][0]["message"]["content"] result = json.loads(raw) leads_with_sequences = result["leads"] Python Code Example import requests, os, json SKILLBOSS_API_KEY = os.environ["SKILLBOSS_API_KEY"] API_BASE = "https://api.heybossai.com/v1" def pilot(body: dict) -> dict: r = requests.post( f"{API_BASE}/pilot", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {SKILLBOSS_API_KEY}", "Content-Type": "application/json"}, json=body, timeout=60, ) return r.json() def generate_cold_email_sequence(lead: dict, options: dict = None) -> list: """Generate a personalized cold email sequence for one lead.""" if options is None: options = {} email_count = options.get("email_count", 3) signature = options.get("email_signature", "") angle = options.get("campaign_angle", "") ctas = options.get("approved_ctas", []) user_content = ( f"Generate a cold email sequence for this lead:\n\n" f"Name: {lead.get('name', '')}\n" f"Title: {lead.get('title', '')}\n" f"Company: {lead.get('company', '')}\n" f"Email: {lead.get('email', '')}\n" f"Company Website: {lead.get('company_website', '')}\n" f"LinkedIn: {lead.get('linkedin_url', '')}\n\n" f"Options:\n" f"- Number of emails: {email_count}\n" f"- Signature: {signature}\n" f"- Campaign angle: {angle}\n" f"- CTAs to use: {ctas}\n\n" f'Return JSON: {{"sequence": [{{"step": 1, "subject": "...", "body": "..."}}, ...]}}' ) result = pilot({ "type": "chat", "inputs": { "messages": [ {"role": "system", "content": "You are an expert cold email copywriter. Generate personalized cold email sequences based on lead data. Each email should be unique, relevant, and high-converting. Return a JSON object with a 'sequence' array."}, {"role": "user", "content": user_content} ] }, "prefer": "quality" }) raw = result["result"]["choices"][0]["message"]["content"] return json.loads(raw)["sequence"] Lead Fields Each lead must include a valid email; it is used to map the lead through processing. All other fields are optional but improve personalization. FieldRequiredDescriptionemailYesLead's email addressnameNoFull name or first name (improves personalization)companyNoCompany name (improves personalization)titleNoJob title (improves personalization)company_websiteNoCompany URL for researchlinkedin_urlNoLinkedIn profile for deeper personalization Options OptionTypeDefaultDescriptionlist_namestringAutoDisplay name for this listemail_countnumber3Emails per lead (1-5)email_signaturestringNoneSignature appended to emailscampaign_anglestringNoneContext for personalizationapproved_ctasarrayNoneCTAs to use in emails Response Format (SkillBoss API Hub) 能力pilot type结果路径Cold email generationchatresult.choices[0].message.content (JSON string, parse with json.loads) Errors CodeDescription400Invalid request body401Invalid or missing SKILLBOSS_API_KEY429Rate limit exceeded; retry later Usage Examples "Generate a cold email for the VP of Sales at Stripe" "Create outreach sequences for these 10 leads" "Write a 3-email sequence targeting marketing directors at SaaS companies"