follow-up

Follow-up Automation

Identify applications that need follow-up and draft personalized emails for each scenario.

Step 0 — Generate drafts

node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/draft-followups.js

This identifies three scenarios:

• Post-apply silence — Applied 7+ days ago, status still Applied
• Post-interview silence — Completed interview 3+ days ago, no next round scheduled
• Offer deadline — Status = Offer for 2+ days with no action

Step 1 — Present drafts

For each draft, show it with context and action options:

### 1. Acme Corp — Senior Engineer · POST-APPLY SILENCE (9 days)

To: [email protected]
Subject: Following up — Senior Engineer application

---
Hi Jane,

I wanted to follow up on my application for the Senior Engineer role submitted on
2026-05-25. I remain very interested in Acme and the position. Please let me know
if you need any additional information or have any questions.

Thank you for your time.

Best regards
---

Actions: [Send via Gmail MCP] [Edit draft] [Add contact email] [Skip]

If the contact email is missing, note: "No recruiter email on file — add via /headhunter:contacts or manually."

Step 2 — Personalize if requested

When the user asks to "make it more specific" or "add a personal touch" for a draft:

• Add a reference to the specific role/team (use job_url or job_description from the application)
• Add a company-specific detail (WebSearch one recent news item or product if needed)
• Keep it to 3–4 sentences total — recruiters don't read long follow-ups

Step 3 — Send via Gmail MCP (if connected)

If the Gmail MCP is connected and the user confirms sending:

"Send follow-up to {email}? (This will send from your connected Gmail account.)"

Use the Gmail MCP to send the email. Record the send:

node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/crud.js add notes \
  '{"application_id":"<id>","content":"Follow-up sent to {email} on {date}: {subject}","note_type":"Follow-Up"}'

If Gmail MCP is not connected, show the draft formatted for manual copy-paste and suggest:

"Copy the email above and send it from your email client. Run /headhunter:add-task to set a reminder for the response."

Step 4 — Create follow-up tasks

For each follow-up sent or skipped, offer:

"Add a task to check for response in 5 days?" → /headhunter:add-task