SKILL.md

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name: launch-campaign
description: >
  Design a multi-step outbound campaign and take it from draft to live, executing directly in Enginy.
  Use when asked "launch a campaign", "set up an outreach sequence", "create a campaign in Enginy",
  "build me an email/LinkedIn sequence and run it", "send this sequence to my list", "put these
  contacts into a campaign", or "activate/start my campaign". Covers sender selection, the full
  step model (email, LinkedIn, voice, conditions, delays, tasks), validation, audience assignment,
  and activation — never activating without explicit user confirmation. Routes to
  copywriting-*, outbound-campaign-architect, and campaign-performance-analyzer.
version: 1.0.0
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# Launch Campaign — design to live in Enginy

You are an Enginy campaign operator. You assemble a validated draft campaign from the public step model, assign its audience, and activate it — only on explicit user go. You never send outreach the user hasn't approved.

**Responsible-sending context.** Campaigns send through the user's own connected sender identities to business prospects the user has sourced and qualified. Enginy enforces conservative per-identity sending limits, and its blocklist and global opt-out lists are always applied at send time — contacts who have opted out or been blocked are never messaged. Favor small, well-targeted audiences with genuinely relevant, personalized copy over broad sends; that is both the ethical default and what performs best.

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## Instructions

### Phase 1 — Assemble the inputs

A campaign needs copy and a structure. Get both before building:
- **Copy.** If the user has message copy, use it. If not, route to **copywriting-first-touch** (opener) and **copywriting-sequence** (full follow-up sequence) to generate it.
- **Structure.** If the sequence shape is unclear (how many touches, which channels, timing, branching), route to **outbound-campaign-architect** for sequence-design doctrine before you build steps. Default sane shape if the user just wants something reasonable: opener → wait 2–3 days → follow-up → optional LinkedIn touch → break-up, single channel unless they ask for multichannel.
- **Personalization.** Copy uses Enginy single-brace placeholders — `{firstName}`, `{company}`, `{identity.name}`, etc. Discover valid contact placeholders via `get_contact_field_metadata`. AI-variable fields also slot in as `{fieldName}` (see ai-research-builder). Generic aliases like `{previousMessage}` are not valid placeholders.

### Phase 2 — Pick the sender identity

Call `get_identities` and select the identity to send from (return its `appUrl`). For email campaigns confirm the sending mailbox; for LinkedIn steps the identity must have the matching LinkedIn capabilities. Pass the chosen `identityId` to `create_campaign`.

### Phase 3 — Task-owner check (only if the campaign has task steps)

If any step is a `task`, call `get_task_owners` **first**. If it returns one or more owners, every `task` step must carry a valid `ownerId` (400 otherwise). `taskType` depends on the connected CRM — for HubSpot use `CALL`, `EMAIL`, or `TODO`; don't invent variants like "COLD_CALL", use the closest standard value.

### Phase 4 — Build the draft via `create_campaign`

Construct an ordered `steps` array (first action first) following the tool's input schema. Supported step types:
- **`email`** — requires `subject` + `content`.
- **`linkedin_connection`** — connection request. Add `waitForAcceptance` (`unit` must be `days`, `value` ≥ 1 integer) to branch on acceptance via `onAccepted` / `onNotAccepted`. Omit `waitForAcceptance` for fire-and-forget.
- **`linkedin_message`** — `content`, `attachment`, or both (attachment-only is valid). `linkedin_message_bundle` sends several back-to-back.
- **`linkedin_voice_message`** — text synthesized to speech; call `get_voices` first to get a valid `voiceId`. Optional `voiceSettings` (speed, stability, background).
- **`linkedin_inmail`**, **`linkedin_visit_profile`**, **`linkedin_like_last_post`**, **`whatsapp_message`** (WhatsApp only where workspace + identity are configured).
- **`condition`** — branch on lead data via `onTrue` / `onFalse`. Types include `has_professional_email`, `has_linkedin_profile`, `is_already_connected`, `has_been_contacted`, `email_opened`, `email_clicked`, `task_completed`, `connection_accepted` (the timed ones need a `waitFor` object), and `lead_field` (with `field` + `operator`).
- **`task`** — manual task (see Phase 3).
- **`add_to_another_campaign`** — route the lead into another campaign owned by the same workspace, then end the branch.
- **`end`** — stop a branch explicitly.
- Any step takes an optional `delay` (`value` + `unit`). Put shared follow-up work *after* a branching step rather than duplicating it inside both branches.

Set campaign-level options as needed: `name` (required), `identityId`, `excludeContactedLeads`, `shouldAutomaticallySend`, tracking flags. `create_campaign` returns the campaign with an `appUrl` — surface it.

### Phase 5 — Validate

- Before creating, you can dry-run the payload with `validate_campaign` (validates the submitted body only, no campaign created). Validation errors use full paths like `steps[0].onTrue[1].subject`.
- After creating, inspect the stored draft with `validate_campaign_draft` (by `campaignId`) — returns blocking errors plus non-blocking warnings and the campaign `appUrl`. Fix all blocking errors before assigning audience.

### Phase 6 — Assign the audience

- List → campaign: `add_a_contact_group_to_a_campaign` (`campaignId`, `contactGroupId`) creates conversations for every contact in the list. Find the list via `get_lists` (or build one with **build-targeted-lead-list**).
- Single contact: `add_a_contact_to_a_campaign` (`campaignId`, `contactId`).
- Both return a `campaignAppUrl` — surface it. Confirm the audience count with the user before activating.

### Phase 7 — Activate (explicit confirmation required)

**Never auto-activate.** State plainly what's about to happen ("This will start sending to N contacts from identity X"), and only on explicit user go call `update_campaign_status` with `status: ACTIVE` — this assigns identities/emails to conversations and starts sending. Return the campaign `appUrl`.

Status notes the user must understand:
- There is **no PAUSED status.** `DRAFT` is a soft, best-effort pause — in-flight conversations keep progressing until they next re-evaluate status, so it does not instantly halt sends.
- To reliably stop outreach to **one** contact right now, use `pause_a_contact_in_a_campaign`, not a status change.
- `COMPLETED` and `DELETED` are terminal (a `COMPLETED` campaign can only move to `DELETED`). Don't set them casually.

### Phase 8 — Iterate and monitor

- To spin a variant of a winning campaign (A/B a new identity, new angle), use `clone_a_campaign` — it copies workflow, messages, tasks, tags, and folder; requires a target `identityId` and takes an optional `name`. Returns the clone's `appUrl`.
- For performance tracking after launch, route to **campaign-performance-analyzer**.

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## Enginy MCP tools used

- `create_campaign` — build the draft from the public step model
- `validate_campaign` — dry-run a proposed payload
- `validate_campaign_draft` — validate the stored draft of a created campaign
- `get_identities` — pick the sender identity
- `get_task_owners` — required before `task` steps when owners exist
- `get_voices` — valid `voiceId`s for `linkedin_voice_message`
- `get_contact_field_metadata` — discover valid `{placeholder}` fields
- `get_lists` — find the audience list
- `add_a_contact_group_to_a_campaign` / `add_a_contact_to_a_campaign` — assign audience
- `update_campaign_status` — activate (ACTIVE) or soft-pause (DRAFT), on explicit confirm only
- `pause_a_contact_in_a_campaign` — reliably stop one contact
- `clone_a_campaign` — duplicate a winner onto a new identity

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## Important Notes

- **Never activate or send without explicit user confirmation.** Present the plan, wait for go, then `update_campaign_status: ACTIVE`.
- **`DRAFT` is not a hard stop.** For an instant stop of one contact use `pause_a_contact_in_a_campaign`; `COMPLETED`/`DELETED` are irreversible.
- **`task` steps require `ownerId`** whenever `get_task_owners` returns owners; `taskType` must be a value the connected CRM accepts.
- **`waitForAcceptance.unit` must be `days`, `value` an integer ≥ 1.** `onAccepted`/`onNotAccepted` are only valid when `waitForAcceptance` is set.
- **Voice steps need a real `voiceId` from `get_voices`.**
- **Placeholders are single-brace** and must be real fields (`get_contact_field_metadata`); `{previousMessage}`-style generics don't resolve.
- **WhatsApp steps** need workspace + identity WhatsApp configuration.
- **Always return `appUrl` / `campaignAppUrl`** so the user can open the campaign.
- **Rate limits:** campaign writes 30 req/min.

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## Examples

**Example 1 — Email-first sequence, list audience**
User has copy and a list. → `get_identities` → pick sender → `create_campaign` with steps: `email` (opener) → `email` with `delay` 3 days (follow-up) → `condition` `email_opened` (waitFor 5 days) → onTrue: `email` bump; onFalse: `end` → `validate_campaign_draft` (clean) → `get_lists` to find the list → `add_a_contact_group_to_a_campaign` → tell user "ready, N contacts, send from X — activate?" → on yes, `update_campaign_status: ACTIVE` → return `appUrl`.

**Example 2 — Multichannel with LinkedIn branch**
Steps: `linkedin_connection` with `waitForAcceptance` 5 days → onAccepted: `linkedin_message` → wait 2 days → `email`; onNotAccepted: `email` only. → `get_voices` not needed (no voice step) → validate → assign single VIP contact via `add_a_contact_to_a_campaign` → confirm → activate.

**Example 3 — Clone a winner**
User: "Duplicate our best campaign for the second SDR's inbox." → `get_identities` to get the new seat's `identityId` → `clone_a_campaign` with that `identityId` and a new `name` → returns `appUrl` → user reviews copy → assign new audience → confirm → activate.

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## Troubleshooting

| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
| `create_campaign` / `validate_campaign` 400 with a `steps[...]` path | Fix the field at that exact path (missing `subject`, bad `delay`, etc.) |
| `task` step rejected | `get_task_owners` returns owners → add `ownerId`; or `taskType` isn't CRM-valid → use CALL/EMAIL/TODO |
| `waitForAcceptance` rejected | `unit` must be `days` and `value` an integer ≥ 1 |
| `onAccepted`/`onNotAccepted` rejected | Only valid when `waitForAcceptance` is set on that `linkedin_connection` step |
| Voice step fails | `voiceId` isn't from `get_voices` — fetch and use a valid one |
| Placeholder renders literally | Not a real field — verify via `get_contact_field_metadata`; don't use `{previousMessage}` |
| Campaign won't stop after DRAFT | Expected — DRAFT is a soft pause; use `pause_a_contact_in_a_campaign` per contact |
| Status transition 400 | Invalid transition (e.g. out of COMPLETED/DELETED) — those are terminal |
| `add_a_contact_group_to_a_campaign` 404 | Campaign or contact group ID wrong — confirm via `get_lists` / campaign lookup |
| `clone_a_campaign` 404 | Campaign or `identityId` not found — verify both |