Message

What This Skill Does

The Message skill is a sophisticated communication engine designed to act as your digital deputy while strictly adhering to human social norms. Unlike basic automation, it intelligently navigates the nuances of professional interaction by calibrating tone, platform-specific formatting, and escalation protocols. Its primary mission is to protect your professional reputation by preventing common pitfalls like accidental over-commitment, tone-deaf responses, and improper channel selection. It functions as a meta-layer over your existing communication platforms, ensuring that every message sent on your behalf aligns with your unique historical style.

Installation

To integrate the Message skill into your OpenClaw environment, execute the following command in your terminal:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/ivangdavila/message

Ensure you have configured your environment credentials in your config.yaml file to allow the skill to interface with your communication providers.

Use Cases

• Client Relationship Management: Managing routine check-ins and project updates without manual drafting.
• Team Coordination: Orchestrating Slack responses within technical teams while adhering to existing channel etiquette.
• Internal Communication: Filtering through high-volume email threads and drafting summaries for human review.
• Strategic Outreach: Crafting initial cold-outreach emails that mimic your personal voice to increase response rates.

Example Prompts

1. "Message Sarah on Slack: Let her know I've reviewed the PR, I'm happy with the logic, and we can merge it once the CI/CD passes. Keep it short and match my typical casual tone."
2. "Draft an email to the client regarding the delay in the API migration. Do not send this yet; save it for my review. Ensure the tone is empathetic but professional, and do not offer any specific compensation dates."
3. "Check the last 5 messages with John in Marketing and confirm if he's waiting on a response. If he is, draft a quick reply acknowledging his request and setting a deadline of Thursday for completion."

Tips & Limitations

• Safety First: The skill is hard-coded to require human approval for all high-stakes communications, including legal or financial commitments. Do not attempt to bypass this feature.
• Timing Intelligence: The skill observes recipient time zones. If you instruct it to send a message to someone in a different time zone at an odd hour, it will automatically schedule it for the next business morning.
• Context is King: Always verify the intended recipient before authorizing a draft. If you are uncertain about the sensitivity of a conversation, rely on the Escalation Matrix provided in the documentation to ensure human oversight.
• Avoid Over-Automation: Use the skill to handle heavy lifting, but review every message until you have fine-tuned its ability to mirror your personal cadence.