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Agent skill

Referral Request

by mohitagw15856 in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills

Write a short message asking someone at a target company for a referral or a conversation, sized to how well the person knows them, with an easy way to say no.

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Install Referral Request

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill referral-request -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills referral-request --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/referral-request .claude/skills/referral-request && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
referral-request
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~759 tokens
SKILL.md length
390 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,348
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Write a short message asking someone at a target company for a referral or a conversation, sized to how well the person knows them, with an easy way to say no.

  • Works in 5 steps: One line on the connection ("We worked… → The role, with the link or ID. → One line on fit, with a fact. → …
  • Asked how do I ask for a referral
  • SKILL.md covers What This Skill Produces, Required Inputs, Framework and Output Format, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Referral Request is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Write a short message asking someone at a target company for a referral or a conversation, sized to how well the person knows them, with an easy way to say no. Use when asked how do I ask for a referral, message someone at Google about a job, ask a former colleague to refer me, or write a LinkedIn message to an employee. Produces the message for the right channel and relationship strength, a ready-to-forward blurb the referrer can paste, and a single follow-up. For general networking, see networking-outreach.

Its SKILL.md is about 760 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It works with LinkedIn. The repository describes itself as: 1255 professional Agent Skills for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor & Codex — PRDs, postmortems, leases, medical bills, layoffs, go-bags, new countries. Plain markdown, MIT, in… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked how do I ask for a referral
  • Message someone at Google about a job
  • Ask a former colleague to refer me
  • Write a LinkedIn message to an employee

Example prompts

  • “/referral-request”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. One line on the connection ("We worked together on the payments launch at Acme").
  2. The role, with the link or ID.
  3. One line on fit, with a fact.
  4. The ask, sized as above.
  5. An easy out ("No worries at all if it's not a good time").

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1cbf1f0. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Referral Request loads about 759 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 133 tokens; SKILL.md has 390 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~133
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~759

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills at commit 1cbf1f0, republished under its MIT licence (© mohitagw15856). 390 words, ~759 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/referral-request/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
referral-request
description
Write a short message asking someone at a target company for a referral or a conversation, sized to how well the person knows them, with an easy way to say no. Use when asked how do I ask for a referral, message someone at Google about a job, ask a former colleague to refer me, or write a LinkedIn message to an employee. Produces the message for the right channel and relationship strength, a ready-to-forward blurb the referrer can paste, and a single follow-up. For general networking, see networking-outreach.
version
1.0.0

Referral Request

A referral often beats any CV improvement, and the ask is small if it is easy to say yes to. This skill writes a short message sized to the relationship, attaches a blurb the referrer can forward without rewriting, and makes saying no painless.

Part of the pm-cv bundle. For broader networking messages, see networking-outreach.

What This Skill Produces

  • The message, for the channel (email, LinkedIn, WeChat, text) and the relationship
  • A forwardable blurb: three lines the referrer can paste into an internal referral form
  • One follow-up, for a week later

Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:

  • Who the person is and how well the sender knows them: close, former colleague, alumni or loose connection, or stranger
  • The role, with the link or job ID
  • The sender's one-line fit: why they are a strong candidate
  • The channel

Framework

Size the ask to the relationship:

  • Close or former colleague: ask for the referral directly.
  • Alumni or loose connection: ask for fifteen minutes about the team first; the referral comes after.
  • Stranger: ask one specific question about the role or team. Do not ask for a referral in the first message.

Every message:

  1. One line on the connection ("We worked together on the payments launch at Acme").
  2. The role, with the link or ID.
  3. One line on fit, with a fact.
  4. The ask, sized as above.
  5. An easy out ("No worries at all if it's not a good time").

Under 120 words. No CV attached unless it is a close contact; offer it instead.

Show full SKILL.md (129 more words)Show less

Output Format

Referral request: [contact], [company], [role]

1. Message ([channel], [relationship]) 2. Forwardable blurb (three lines: who, fit, link) 3. Follow-up (one, a week later, two lines)

Quality Checks

  • The ask matches the relationship strength
  • Under 120 words
  • The role link or ID is included
  • The easy out is present
  • The blurb can be pasted without editing

Anti-Patterns

  • Asking a stranger for a referral in the first message.
  • Long life stories. The reader decides in a few seconds.
  • Attaching a CV unasked to a loose connection.
  • More than one follow-up.

Example Trigger Phrases

  • "Help me ask a former colleague at Stripe for a referral."
  • "Write a LinkedIn message to someone on the team I'm applying to."
  • "How do I ask my university alumni at Tencent for a referral?"
  • "帮我写一条内推请求的微信消息。"

© mohitagw15856, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/referral-request of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0

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Questions about Referral Request

What does Referral Request do?

Write a short message asking someone at a target company for a referral or a conversation, sized to how well the person knows them, with an easy way to say no. Referral Request is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Write a short message asking someone at a target company for a referral or a conversation, sized to how well the person knows them, with an easy way to say no.

When should I use Referral Request?

Referral Request fits situations like: asked how do I ask for a referral; message someone at Google about a job; ask a former colleague to refer me; write a LinkedIn message to an employee.

How do I install Referral Request in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill referral-request -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/referral-request in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/referral-request in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Referral Request in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill referral-request -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/referral-request in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/referral-request in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Referral Request in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill referral-request -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/referral-request, .gemini/skills/referral-request, .github/skills/referral-request and .opencode/skills/referral-request in your project.

What does Referral Request need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Referral Request is instructions for the agent only.

Does Referral Request access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Referral Request safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Referral Request use?

Referral Request is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Referral Request use?

About 759 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Referral Request?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Referral Request: Social (coreyhaines31/marketingskills, 54k stars), Banner Design System (nextlevelbuilder/ui-ux-pro-max-skill, 134k stars), Agent Reach (Panniantong/Agent-Reach, 95k stars) and Ad Creative (LeoYeAI/openclaw-marketing-skills, 1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Referral Request?

mohitagw15856 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, which has 1,434 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,348 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.