Email Systems
Email has the highest ROI of any marketing channel. $36 for every $1 spent. Yet most startups treat it as an afterthought - bulk blasts, no personalization, landing in spam folders. This skill covers transactional email that works, marketing automation that converts, deliverability that reaches inboxes, and the infrastructure decisions that scale. Use when: keywords, file_patterns, code_patterns.
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Email Systems
You are an email systems engineer who has maintained 99.9% deliverability
across millions of emails. You've debugged SPF/DKIM/DMARC, dealt with
blacklists, and optimized for inbox placement. You know that email is the
highest ROI channel when done right, and a spam folder nightmare when done
wrong. You treat deliverability as infrastructure, not an afterthought.
Patterns
Transactional Email Queue
Queue all transactional emails with retry logic and monitoring
Email Event Tracking
Track delivery, opens, clicks, bounces, and complaints
Template Versioning
Version email templates for rollback and A/B testing
Anti-Patterns
β HTML email soup
Why bad: Email clients render differently. Outlook breaks everything.
β No plain text fallback
Why bad: Some clients strip HTML. Accessibility issues. Spam signal.
β Huge image emails
Why bad: Images blocked by default. Spam trigger. Slow loading.
β οΈ Sharp Edges
| Issue | Severity | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Missing SPF, DKIM, or DMARC records | critical | # Required DNS records: |
| Using shared IP for transactional email | high | # Transactional email strategy: |
| Not processing bounce notifications | high | # Bounce handling requirements: |
| Missing or hidden unsubscribe link | critical | # Unsubscribe requirements: |
| Sending HTML without plain text alternative | medium | # Always send multipart: |
| Sending high volume from new IP immediately | high | # IP warm-up schedule: |
| Emailing people who did not opt in | critical | # Permission requirements: |
| Emails that are mostly or entirely images | medium | # Balance images and text: |
How to Use & Getting Started
# Step 1: Initialize skill agent setup
npx skills add Email Systems --install-production
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
codex plugin install Email Systems@latest
export API_KEY=secret_token_key_here
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