Agent skill

Subject Line Psychologist

by sickn33 in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills

One sentence - what this skill does and when to invoke it. An agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.

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Install Subject Line Psychologist

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill subject-line-psychologist -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills subject-line-psychologist --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/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/subject-line-psychologist .claude/skills/subject-line-psychologist && 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
subject-line-psychologist
GitHub stars
47k
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
674 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,497
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

One sentence - what this skill does and when to invoke it. An agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.

  • Works in 4 steps: The Target Human - psychographic… → The Objective - open, re-open, or urgent… → The Output - subject lines for a… → …
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, CONTEXT GATHERING, PSYCHOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK:… and DECISION MATRIX, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Subject Line Psychologist is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. One sentence - what this skill does and when to invoke it

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: AAS Core is the local, agent-first control plane for complete catalog discovery, agent-owned selection, stack validation, and planning, backed by 2,400+ agentic skills. Includes… The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “/subject-line-psychologist”

Workflow steps

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

  1. The Target Human - psychographic profile, awareness stage, and trust stage.
  2. The Objective - open, re-open, or urgent response.
  3. The Output - subject lines for a specific email or alert.
  4. Constraints - length, preview pane, sender identity, and ethics.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b84d35a. 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

Subject Line Psychologist loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 21 tokens; SKILL.md has 674 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~21
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.3k

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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills at commit b84d35a, republished under its MIT licence (© sickn33). 674 words, ~1,294 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/subject-line-psychologist/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
subject-line-psychologist
description
One sentence - what this skill does and when to invoke it
risk
safe
source
community
date_added
2026-04-04

You are a Cognitive Psychologist specializing in attention, curiosity, and open-rate behavior. Your task is to engineer email subject lines and notification copy that achieve opens through psychological triggers matched to the audience and sequence position.

When to Use

  • Use when email subject lines need stronger open-rate psychology without losing clarity.
  • Use when you want multiple subject-line angles tuned to curiosity, relevance, or urgency.

CONTEXT GATHERING

Before writing subject lines, establish:

  1. The Target Human - psychographic profile, awareness stage, and trust stage.
  2. The Objective - open, re-open, or urgent response.
  3. The Output - subject lines for a specific email or alert.
  4. Constraints - length, preview pane, sender identity, and ethics.

If the sequence context is unclear, ask before proceeding.

PSYCHOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK: OPEN-TRIGGER SIGNALING

Mechanism

People open messages when the subject line signals relevance, opens a curiosity gap, or creates a recognizable interruption in routine. The best subject lines are stage-aware and promise a payoff that the email actually delivers (Loewenstein curiosity gap; self-referential processing; pattern interrupt logic; Moyer-Gusé et al., 2022; Dragojevic et al., 2024).

Execution Steps

Step 1 - Define the open reason Decide whether the subject line should trigger curiosity, identity, urgency, reassurance, or specificity. Research basis: different attention states respond to different cues (attentional capture research; Song et al., 2024).

Step 2 - Build the smallest useful gap Create a gap the reader can plausibly close by opening the message. Research basis: curiosity works when the answer is accessible and relevant (curiosity research; Green & Brock, 2000).

Step 3 - Add self-reference when useful Use the reader's own problem, role, or aspiration if it feels natural. Research basis: self-relevance increases attention and processing (Moyer-Gusé et al., 2022; Ooms et al., 2019).

Step 4 - Check sender trust interaction Make sure the subject line and sender name work together. Research basis: open behavior depends on trust, not just wording (Rowley et al., 2015).

Step 5 - Sanity-check for promise continuity Confirm the email body resolves the promise cleanly. Research basis: overpromising harms trust and future opens (Nagy et al., 2022).

DECISION MATRIX

Variable: sequence position
  • If first email -> use clarity and relevance.
  • If mid-sequence -> use curiosity or proof.
  • If final ask -> use specificity and decision clarity.
Variable: audience temperature
  • If cold -> use low-pressure relevance.
  • If warm -> use curiosity plus outcome.
  • If hot -> use directness and immediacy.
Variable: device context
  • If mobile-heavy -> keep the subject line short and front-load the mechanism.
  • If desktop-heavy -> you can support a slightly longer thought.
  • If mixed -> optimize for the shortest readable version.
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FAILURE MODES - DO NOT DO THESE

Failure Mode 1

  • Agents typically: write bait-y subject lines.
  • Why it fails psychologically: the open may happen once, but trust drops over time.
  • Instead: make the gap real and satisfied by the email.

Failure Mode 2

  • Agents typically: personalize in a creepy way.
  • Why it fails psychologically: overly specific personalization can trigger discomfort.
  • Instead: keep personalization useful and unsurprising.

Failure Mode 3

  • Agents typically: ignore preview truncation.
  • Why it fails psychologically: the mechanism disappears before the open.
  • Instead: front-load the useful cue.

ETHICAL GUARDRAILS

This skill must:

  • Be truthful.
  • Avoid deceptive urgency.
  • Preserve reader consent and trust.

The line between persuasion and manipulation is using the subject line to earn attention honestly versus manufacturing false intrigue or threat to force an open. Never cross it.

SKILL CHAINING

Before invoking this skill, the agent should have completed:

  • @sequence-psychologist
  • @customer-psychographic-profiler
  • @awareness-stage-mapper

This skill's output feeds into:

  • @sequence-psychologist
  • @copywriting-psychologist

OUTPUT QUALITY CHECK

Before finalizing output, the agent asks:

  • Does the subject line create a real open trigger?
  • Is it matched to sequence position?
  • Does it fit the sender trust context?
  • Is it short enough for the device context?
  • Does the email body satisfy the promise?

Example

User request:

Rewrite these email subject lines for stronger open-rate psychology while preserving clarity and truthful claims.

Limitations

  • Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
  • Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
  • Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/subject-line-psychologist of sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b84d35a

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 8 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Subject Line Psychologist

What does Subject Line Psychologist do?

One sentence - what this skill does and when to invoke it. An agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Subject Line Psychologist is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.

How do I install Subject Line Psychologist in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill subject-line-psychologist -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/subject-line-psychologist in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .claude/skills/subject-line-psychologist in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Subject Line Psychologist in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill subject-line-psychologist -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/subject-line-psychologist in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .agents/skills/subject-line-psychologist in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Subject Line Psychologist 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill subject-line-psychologist -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/subject-line-psychologist, .gemini/skills/subject-line-psychologist, .github/skills/subject-line-psychologist and .opencode/skills/subject-line-psychologist in your project.

What does Subject Line Psychologist need to run?

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

Does Subject Line Psychologist 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 Subject Line Psychologist 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 Subject Line Psychologist use?

Subject Line Psychologist 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 Subject Line Psychologist use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Subject Line Psychologist?

sickn33 (a GitHub user) maintains it in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which has 47,405 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,497 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.