Agent skill

Reject

by yc-software in yc-software/recruiting

Draft a personalized rejection email for a candidate, with tone calibrated to how far they got in the process.

No licenceAuto-check: notesBusiness, Finance & HR

Install Reject

skills CLI
$ npx skills add yc-software/recruiting --skill reject -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install yc-software/recruiting reject --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/yc-software/recruiting.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/reject .claude/skills/reject && 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
reject
GitHub stars
116
Token cost
~2.8k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,277 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
12
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Draft a personalized rejection email for a candidate, with tone calibrated to how far they got in the process.

  • Works in 6 steps: Gather context → Pick tone from the ladder → Draft the rejection → …
  • The user says reject X
  • SKILL.md covers Input, Procedure, Choosing the channel: Gmail vs… and Application Review Rejections…, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Reject is an agent skill from yc-software/recruiting. Draft a personalized rejection email for a candidate, with tone calibrated to how far they got in the process. Archives in Ashby after approval. Use when the user says "reject X", "pass on X", "not moving forward with X", or any variation of declining a candidate.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Business, Finance & HR. It works with Gmail and Slack.

When your agent uses it

  • The user says reject X
  • Not moving forward with X
  • Any variation of declining a candidate

Example prompts

  • “reject X”
  • “pass on X”
  • “not moving forward with X”
  • “/reject”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_query_emails, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_get_email, mcp__claude_ai_Gmail__gmail_create_draft, mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_send_draft, mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_list_drafts, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_archive, mcp__ashby__candidate_search, mcp__ashby__candidate_info, mcp__ashby__application_info, mcp__ashby__application_change_stage, mcp__ashby__archive_reason_list, mcp__waas__candidate_show, mcp__waas__candidate_status_show, mcp__waas__candidate_status_update, mcp__waas__candidate_messages_list, mcp__waas__candidate_message_send

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Gather context
  2. Pick tone from the ladder
  3. Draft the rejection
  4. Present for approval — DO NOT CREATE YET
  5. Wait for approval
  6. Execute (only after approval)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d2d6543. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash
    • Read
    • mcp__google-workspace__gmail_query_emails
    • mcp__google-workspace__gmail_get_email
    • mcp__claude_ai_Gmail__gmail_create_draft
    • mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_send_draft
    • mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_list_drafts
    • mcp__google-workspace__gmail_archive
    • mcp__ashby__candidate_search
    • mcp__ashby__candidate_info

    …and 8 more on the same allowed-tools line.

    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

Reject loads about 2.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 68 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,277 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~68
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.8k

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Bash, Read, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_query_emails, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_get_email, mcp__

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,277 words (~2,786 tokens).

“Config: Read these files before executing — they contain all IDs, tokens, templates, and rules:”

— opening of SKILL.md by yc-software
name
reject
allowed-tools
Bash, Read, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_query_emails, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_get_email, mcp__claude_ai_Gmail__gmail_create_draft, mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_send_draft, mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_list_drafts, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_archive, mcp__ashby__candidate_search, mcp__ashby__candidate_info, mcp__ashby__application_info, mcp__ashby__application_change_stage, mcp__ashby__archive_reason_list, mcp__waas__candidate_show, mcp__waas__candidate_status_show, mcp__waas__candidate_status_update, mcp__waas__candidate_messages_list, mcp__waas__candidate_message_send

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/reject of yc-software/recruiting.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d2d6543

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Ak Dev New Messaging Integrationyaalalabs/agent-kernel191—~4.2kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
ConnectComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills77k3 repos~987Automated safety check: PassNone

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Works with

Questions about Reject

What does Reject do?

Draft a personalized rejection email for a candidate, with tone calibrated to how far they got in the process. Reject is an agent skill from yc-software/recruiting. Draft a personalized rejection email for a candidate, with tone calibrated to how far they got in the process.

When should I use Reject?

Reject fits situations like: the user says reject X; not moving forward with X; any variation of declining a candidate.

How do I install Reject in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add yc-software/recruiting --skill reject -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/reject in yc-software/recruiting) into .claude/skills/reject in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Reject in Codex?

Run `npx skills add yc-software/recruiting --skill reject -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/reject in yc-software/recruiting) into .agents/skills/reject in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Reject 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 yc-software/recruiting --skill reject -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/reject, .gemini/skills/reject, .github/skills/reject and .opencode/skills/reject in your project.

What does Reject need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Reject is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_query_emails, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_get_email, mcp__claude_ai_Gmail__gmail_create_draft, mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_send_draft, mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_list_drafts, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_archive, mcp__ashby__candidate_search, mcp__ashby__candidate_info, mcp__ashby__application_info, mcp__ashby__application_change_stage, mcp__ashby__archive_reason_list, mcp__waas__candidate_show, mcp__waas__candidate_status_show, mcp__waas__candidate_status_update, mcp__waas__candidate_messages_list, mcp__waas__candidate_message_send.

Does Reject 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 Reject safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Reject use?

No licence was found for Reject or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Reject use?

About 2.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 11k 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 Reject?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Reject: Connect Apps with Composio (ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills, 77k stars), Composio Cloud Tools (quarqlabs/argus, 277 stars), Company Brain Follow Up Agent (topoteretes/cognee, 32k stars) and Ak Dev New Messaging Integration (yaalalabs/agent-kernel, 191 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Reject?

yc-software (a GitHub organization) maintains it in yc-software/recruiting, which has 116 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 23, 2026.

Source: yc-software/recruiting on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.