# subject-line-lab

Drafts subject line and preheader variants for a campaign and pre-scores each one: spam triggers, desktop and mobile truncation, emoji count, inbox preview.

- 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/engage/subject-line-lab/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/subject-line-lab

## What it does

The skill takes your subject candidates or a brief and returns 3–8 variants, each with an angle label and a stable id like `SUBJ-A`. Every variant gets a pre-score card: which spam patterns fired, character length and truncation on desktop and mobile separately, emoji count, and the rendered inbox preview built from from-name, subject and preheader. Weak candidates get cut before they take up a test cell.

Three modes are covered: B2C promo and lifecycle, B2B cold outbound, and newsletter. Character counts are computed locally with no external service. Render limits and spam-pattern lists are heuristics, and the skill labels them Estimated rather than measured.

Scope is subject and preheader only. Body copy and CTA belong to another skill, A/B test design and significance readout to a third, and the profile-weighted EQS with the S1/S2/N1/D1 vetoes stays with `email-quality-auditor`. A pre-score here is a flag, not a verdict. If you have an export of past campaigns with opens, the skill checks which angles and lengths already worked for that list; without it, it asks for candidates, from-name and mode.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill subject-line-lab -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill subject-line-lab -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill subject-line-lab -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/subject-line-lab/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 subject-line-lab
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/subject-line-lab/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill subject-line-lab -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --path email/engage/subject-line-lab
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill subject-line-lab -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/engage/subject-line-lab/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate subject line and preheader variants for an offer
- check whether a subject gets cut off on mobile
- catch spam-trigger words before sending
- see how the whole email renders in the inbox
- cut weak subjects before an A/B test

## Example prompts
- Pre-score these 6 subject lines for truncation and spam triggers, from-name [Sender], promo mode: [paste]
- Generate 5 subject-line variants + preheaders for [offer], cold-outbound mode, and rank them by pre-score
- Show the inbox preview for my top 3 on desktop and mobile, and cut anything that truncates the promise

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

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---
name: subject-line-lab
slug: aaron-subject-line-lab
displayName: "Subject Line Lab · 邮件主题行生成"
summary: "邮件主题行生成/主题行预打分/截断与垃圾词检查"
description: 'Use when the user asks to "generate subject line variants", "pre-score my subject lines", or "will this subject get truncated / trigger spam filters"; produces a labeled subject + preheader variant set and a per-variant heuristic pre-score card — spam-trigger flags, length/truncation across desktop + mobile, emoji-count, and the inbox preview render (from-name + subject + preheader) — before any test is run. Not for the body copy or CTA — use email-creative-builder; not for the A/B test design or significance read — use send-experiment-designer; not for the profile-weighted EQS or the S1/S2/N1/D1 vetoes — use email-quality-auditor. 邮件主题行生成/主题行预打分/截断与垃圾词检查'
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 when generating or pre-screening a subject-line + preheader variant set before a test: draft 3-8 angle-labeled variants and heuristically pre-score each on spam-trigger patterns, desktop + mobile length/truncation, emoji count, and the rendered inbox preview (from-name + subject + preheader). Covers B2C promo/lifecycle, B2B cold-outbound, and newsletter modes. Use to rank candidates and cut the weak ones before handing survivors to the A/B test — not to write the body, design the test, or compute the EQS."
argument-hint: "<subject candidates or angle> [from-name] [mode: promo|cold|newsletter]"
metadata: {"author": "aaron-he-zhu", "version": "20.1.0", "discipline": "email", "phase": "engage", "geo-relevance": "low", "hermes": {"tags": ["marketing", "email", "engage"], "category": "email"}, "openclaw": {"emoji": "✉️", "homepage": "https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills"}}
---

# Subject Line Lab
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