# list-hygiene-monitor

Cohorts email subscribers by activity recency, monitors bounce and spam trends, and produces actionable re-permission and prune lists between campaign sends.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1000 installs · ★ 3013
- Author: aaron-he-zhu
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/email/setup/list-hygiene-monitor/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/list-hygiene-monitor

## What it does

The skill handles recurring subscriber hygiene audits between campaigns. It groups contacts into recency cohorts across 30, 90, 180, and 365-day intervals based on last opens or clicks. It also evaluates hard-bounce rates and spam complaints against benchmarks and tracks suppression-list leakage.

Analysis relies on standard manual exports from your ESP, joined via opaque `subject_ref` identifiers without storing raw email addresses. Optional MCP integrations with platforms like Mailchimp, Klaviyo, or HubSpot can pull data automatically, but API keys are never required. Structured audit reports and segmented worklists are saved directly to `memory/email/list-hygiene-monitor/`.

This tool does not handle pre-send email authentication or compute EQS veto scores. If you need a pre-flight domain check before hitting send, run `deliverability-qa` instead.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill list-hygiene-monitor -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/list-hygiene-monitor/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/list-hygiene-monitor/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill list-hygiene-monitor -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/list-hygiene-monitor/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill list-hygiene-monitor -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/list-hygiene-monitor/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills list-hygiene-monitor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/list-hygiene-monitor/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill list-hygiene-monitor -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --path email/setup/list-hygiene-monitor
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/list-hygiene-monitor/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill list-hygiene-monitor -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/email/setup/list-hygiene-monitor/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Cohort subscriber lists into 30, 90, 180, and 365-day engagement buckets
- Track hard-bounce and spam-complaint drift against past baselines
- Detect suppression-list growth and identify unhonored opt-outs
- Generate segmented worklists for win-back campaigns and subscriber pruning

## Example prompts
- Watch my list health for retention. Here is my ESP engagement export and bounce report; build the decay cohorts and prune worklist.
- My open rate is drifting down and bounces are creeping up. Trend this against last quarter's baseline and segment who to sunset.
- Run the scheduled hygiene check: recency cohorts, suppression-list growth, and an actionable re-permission worklist.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: list-hygiene-monitor
slug: aaron-list-hygiene-monitor
displayName: "List Hygiene Monitor · 邮件列表健康度监控"
summary: "邮件列表健康度监控/退订漂移/沉睡用户清理"
description: 'Use when the user asks to "watch my list health over time", "flag decaying / unengaged subscribers on a schedule", "why is my open rate drifting down / bounces creeping up", or "build me a re-permission and prune worklist"; runs the scheduled SEND list-decay + suppression-drift watch — an engagement-recency cohort read (30/90/180/365-day), hard-bounce and spam-complaint trend vs benchmark, suppression-list growth/leakage check, and a segmented re-permission / sunset / prune worklist tied to SEND S (list hygiene) and E (engagement-decay) sub-items. Not for the one-time pre-send authentication pre-flight — use deliverability-qa; not for the consent/suppression record itself — use consent-registry; not for computing the EQS or enforcing vetoes — use email-quality-auditor. 邮件列表健康度监控/退订漂移/沉睡用户清理'
version: "20.1.0"
license: Apache-2.0
compatibility: "Claude Code and compatible agent-skill hosts"
homepage: "https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills"
when_to_use: "Use as the recurring hygiene watch between sends — not the pre-flight — when the list is aging and the sending signal is drifting: engagement-recency cohorts sliding toward dormant, hard-bounce or spam-complaint trend creeping up, or the suppression list growing/leaking. Run it on a schedule to BUILD the re-permission / sunset / prune worklist that keeps SEND S (list hygiene) and E (engagement-decay) healthy; run deliverability-qa for the one-time auth pre-flight and email-quality-auditor to SCORE the full EQS and enforce S1/S2/N1/D1."
argument-hint: "<program / list> [ESP engagement + bounce/complaint export] [prior baseline] [watch cadence]"
metadata: {"author": "aaron-he-zhu", "version": "20.1.0", "discipline": "email", "phase": "setup", "geo-relevance": "low", "hermes": {"tags": ["marketing", "email", "setup"], "category": "email"}, "openclaw": {"emoji": "✉️", "homepage": "https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills"}}
---

# List Hygiene Monitor
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