`templates/connect-message.md`

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# Connection-request opener template

LinkedIn allows ~280 chars for connection-request notes. Make every one count.

NEVER:
  - "Hi {name}, I'd love to connect!" — pure noise
  - "I came across your profile" — formulaic
  - Pitch in the first message

ALWAYS:
  1. Specific reason you're connecting (1 thing about THEM, not you)
  2. Honest framing of what you want (1 line)
  3. No CTA other than "open to a chat if useful"

Example structure:

  "{name} — I saw your post on [specific topic]. The point about [specific quote] mapped to my work on [my parallel project]. I run [1-line bio]. Open to a chat sometime — no pitch, just shop talk."

Variant for second-degree (someone you've never crossed paths with):

  "{name} — we share [N] connections in [domain]. I'm building [1-liner] and you've been working on [specific thing of theirs]. If a 15-min call sometime makes sense, happy to share notes."

Reminder: LinkedIn rate-limits at ~100 sent connection requests per WEEK
for non-Premium accounts. Do not bulk-send. Use the comms-compliance
subagent first if any of these are cold.