| name | outbound |
| description | Outbound dispatch — campaign drafting, drip-sequence drafting, social queue
management, and outbound-channel send dispatch. Reads `ikenga.db` via
`host.dbQuery` (SELECT-only on read actions); commits delivery status
transitions via `host.dbExec` on the approved `send` action only.
DISPATCH-ONLY: outbound CRUD belongs to the outbound pkg
(`com.ikenga.outbound`), not here.
TRIGGER when the user asks to draft a newsletter/campaign, author a sequence
step, schedule a social post, or dispatch the outbound send queue. Runs as a
Chi conversation in the dock.
DO NOT TRIGGER for outbound CRUD (create/edit/delete sequences, contacts,
campaigns). Route those to the outbound pkg. Do NOT use this skill for
mail-reply dispatch — that belongs to `skill-pa send` (non-outbound queue).
|
| depends_on | ["skill-core"] |
| allowed-tools | Read, Bash, Skill |
outbound — dispatch-only outbound surface
This file is a router. Each action lives in its own file under actions/;
load on demand. The state contract (which ikenga.db tables are touched,
read-vs-write boundary, dispatch-only scope) is in lib/state.md — read it
before building any action.
skill-core note: depends_on: ['skill-core'] is declared above.
skill-core is on ikenga-pkgs main (WP-15 done). skill-outbound declares
the dependency edge here (per the G-04 contract and the lint spec in
06-skill-action-contract.md §5) so the graph is correct from day one.
The shell resolver installs the skill-core closure at enable time.
R22 send boundary: skill-outbound send is the outbound-channel send
owner. skill-pa send handles only non-outbound approved-drafts (mail
replies). See packages/skills/pa/skills/pa/actions/send.md and
packages/skills/pa/README.md for the matching cross-notes.
Purpose (one line)
Draft outbound campaigns, sequence steps, and social posts for operator
approval — and own the outbound-channel approved-drafts commit — reading
ikenga.db state, never owning CRUD.
Dispatch actions
| Action | File | Mode | One-liner |
|---|
setup | actions/setup.md | streaming | Configure channel identities (royalti.io=Listmonk/SMTP, getroyalti.com=Resend cold-outreach, social creds). Writes .atelier/skill-outbound/manifest.json. |
draft-campaign | actions/draft-campaign.md | approve | Draft newsletter / email campaigns with quality scorecard + cooling-period check; pause for operator approval. Zero writes. |
draft-sequence | actions/draft-sequence.md | approve | Draft drip / cold-outreach step content following 06 §Pipeline-stages; pause for operator approval. Zero writes. |
draft-social | actions/draft-social.md | confirm | Draft social_queue post candidates; operator confirms before the outbound pkg inserts the row. Zero writes. |
send | actions/send.md | approve | R22 outbound-send owner. Surface approved outbound drafts across all channels; commit delivery status on approval via host.dbExec; 10s undo; transport runs via host dispatch path. |
All five actions conform to the locked ActionFrontmatter Zod schema in
plans/atelier/drafts/action-frontmatter.ts.
Routing
| If the user says… | Load | Then |
|---|
| "draft a newsletter", "write a campaign email", "new campaign" | actions/draft-campaign.md | Read newsletter_sends history + contacts segments; draft copy + quality scorecard; pause for approval |
| "draft a sequence step", "write a drip email", "author cold outreach" | actions/draft-sequence.md | Read email_sequences + outbound_sequences; draft step content; pause for approval |
| "draft a social post", "schedule a tweet", "LinkedIn post" | actions/draft-social.md | Read social_queue context; draft post candidates; confirm before outbound pkg inserts |
| "send outbound queue", "dispatch outbound drafts", "approve sends" | actions/send.md | Read approved outbound drafts across all channels; surface send-list; pause for approval; commit on confirm |
| "setup outbound", "configure skill-outbound", "set up channels" | actions/setup.md | interview mode; walks channel identity config; writes .atelier/skill-outbound/manifest.json |
What skill-outbound does NOT do
- No outbound CRUD — create/edit/delete sequences, campaigns, contacts belongs
to the outbound pkg (
com.ikenga.outbound).
- No mail-reply dispatch —
skill-pa send owns the non-outbound approved-drafts
queue (mail replies queued in email_drafts from the mail flow).
- No direct transport — the skill commits a DB delivery-status transition;
the shell host dispatch path (approve-gate, 10s undo) executes the actual send.
- No query actions — R-03 deferred; dispatch-only in wave-2.
- No Supabase — state is local
ikenga.db via host.dbQuery/host.dbExec only.
- No editorial / long-form content authoring — content creation belongs to the
content domain (wave-3).
draft-campaign and draft-sequence produce draft
artifacts for operator review, not polished editorial output.
Critical files
outbound/
├── SKILL.md ← you are here (router only)
├── lib/state.md ← table-scope contract + read/write boundary
└── actions/
├── setup.md ← WP-19a body
├── draft-campaign.md ← WP-19a body
├── draft-sequence.md ← WP-19a body
├── draft-social.md ← WP-19a body
└── send.md ← WP-19a body (R22 outbound-send owner)
