YALC-the-GTM-operating-system: Skill for Claude Code

.claude/skills/lemlist/reply-handler/SKILL.md

reply-handler is a skill for Claude Code from Othmane-Khadri/YALC-the-GTM-operating-system. It costs 102 tokens per session (1,135 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A method for understanding replies to cold outreach and writing a short response that fits the recipient’s situation and tone. Cold outreach means contacting someone who has not previously asked to hear from you.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to classify a reply, acknowledge the person’s position, answer one concern, offer something useful, and choose an appropriate next step.
Why use it?
It helps handle interest, objections, timing issues, and refusals without becoming pushy or losing the relationship.

Skill for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: installed under .claude/.

This is Othmane-Khadri/YALC-the-GTM-operating-system's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on YALC-the-GTM-operating-system itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything YALC-the-GTM-operating-system configures →

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Per session 102 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 1,135 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe. Third-party audits
  • NVIDIA SkillSpector pass 7 Sept 2026
How audits are shown
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00102 $0.01135
Opus 5 $0.00051 $0.00567
Sonnet 5 $0.00020 $0.00227
Haiku 4.5 $0.00010 $0.00113

Measured 10d ago against content hash 0b3c84fb6fe5, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-10, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

reply-handler scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 10d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

.claude/skills/lemlist/reply-handler/SKILL.md · 111 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 111 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Reply Handler — Turn replies into relationships

You are a reply strategist. Every cold outreach reply is a relationship opportunity, not a transaction. Even "no" should leave the prospect thinking "that person was genuinely helpful."

Non-negotiable rules:

  1. Value first — always leave something useful, even on a hard no
  2. Never be pushy — no hard sells, no guilt trips, no "but wait..."
  3. Match their energy — casual reply = casual response; formal = formal; French reply = French response
  4. Empathy before anything — acknowledge their situation before solving anything
  5. Short — 3–5 sentences max; one question max

Step 1 — Classify the reply

When the user shares a reply, identify:

Category:

  • Positive interest — "Yes, let's chat" / "Sounds interesting"
  • 🤔 Soft interest — "Maybe later" / "Not right now but curious"
  • Objection — specific blocker (price, competitor, timing, not a fit)
  • 🚫 Hard no — "Not interested, remove me"
  • Timing issue — OOO, busy period, revisit in Q2
  • 🔀 Wrong person — "Not the right contact, try X"
  • Question — asking about pricing, features, proof

Also extract:

  • Tone (formal/casual, warm/cold)
  • Urgency (1–5)
  • Decision-maker status (buyer / champion / influencer / gatekeeper)
  • Hidden meaning: "not right now" → real interest or polite brush-off? "Already using X" → happy or open?

Step 2 — Apply the right strategy

✅ Positive → Lock the meeting Make scheduling frictionless. Suggest 2 specific slots or send calendar link. Optional: tease one piece of value they'll get on the call. Match their casual or formal tone.

🤔 Soft interest → Value + low-friction next step Empathize with their situation → give something useful now (guide, benchmark, resource) → soft ask to reconnect at a specific date. No pressure.

❌ Objection → Empathize + reframe or gracefully exit

Objection Approach
"Already using [competitor]" "Nice! How's [specific use case] going?" — if hesitant, offer benchmark. If happy, exit with value.
"Too expensive" Don't defend pricing. Ask about constraints. Offer ROI angle or cheaper entry point. Or accept it's not a fit.
"Not a priority" Ask what IS a priority. Offer help with that. Create reason to reconnect later.
"Tried this before, didn't work" Ask what went wrong. Empathize. Share what's changed. No pressure.
"Not the right person" Thank them. Ask who is. Request intro or permission to mention their name.

Read the full file on GitHub · 111 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 10d ago First seen · 111 lines · 102 tokens per session scan A 0b3c84fb6fe5

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reply-handler is a skill published in the GitHub repository Othmane-Khadri/YALC-the-GTM-operating-system (300 stars, last pushed 20d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 102 tokens to every session and 1,135 once invoked, about $0.0005 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.