YC Cold Outreach skill for OpenClaw

What this skill does

Expert in Y Combinator (YC) cold email outreach techniques based on Startup School principles. Use to draft, critique, or iterate on cold emails to potential customers, partners, or investors. Based on Aaron Epstein's methodology for high-conversion outreach.

The YC Cold Outreach skill is part of the Creative & Writing category — creative and writing skills for content, social posts, and media. You can install it on its own or alongside other creative & writing skills from the OpenClaw catalog.

How to install the YC Cold Outreach skill

The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:

1. Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
2. Open the in-app Skills panel.
3. Search for yc-cold-outreach and click Install.
4. The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.

Install from the command line

If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add the YC Cold Outreach skill with a single command:

openclaw skills add yc-cold-outreach

This pulls yc-cold-outreach from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/yc-cold-outreach/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.

How to use the YC Cold Outreach skill

Once installed, the YC Cold Outreach skill activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.

Manual install (advanced)

If you prefer manual installation:

1. Click the Download skill .zip button above to grab yc-cold-outreach-1.0.1.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/yc-cold-outreach/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.

Frequently asked questions

How do I install YC Cold Outreach?

Install YC Cold Outreach in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for yc-cold-outreach, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add yc-cold-outreach. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/yc-cold-outreach/.

Is the YC Cold Outreach skill free?

Yes. It is free to download and run through ClawHub, with no account or payment required. Each skill is published by its own author under its own licence — see its ClawHub page for the licence and source.

What does YC Cold Outreach do?

Expert in Y Combinator (YC) cold email outreach techniques based on Startup School principles. Use to draft, critique, or iterate on cold emails to potential customers, partners, or investors. Based on Aaron Epstein's methodology for high-conversion outreach.

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