ai-sdr-setup

# AI SDR Setup ## Overview Most AI SDR deployments fail because the team treats the agent like a fully autonomous rep instead of a constrained workflow engine. The mistake is giving the agent a list, a writing prompt, and send access before defining quality gates, source-of-truth data, suppression logic, and human handoff rules. This skill builds an AI SDR launch program that starts narrow, validates message quality, routes the right signals to the right action, and keeps humans in control of anything that can affect brand, compliance, or customer relationships. ## When to Use Use this skill when the user asks to: - "set up an AI SDR" - "automate outbound prospecting" - "deploy 11x / Artisan / AiSDR / Jason AI" - "build an AI sales agent" - "replace manual SDR research" - "automate prospect research and email drafting" - "create AI-powered sales development" - "route buying signals into outbound" - "design human handoff for AI replies" Do not use this for generic outbound strategy. Use `cold-email-strategy` first if the user has no ICP, segment, offer, or sequence design. ## Authoritative Foundations ### Anthropic — Tool Use and Human-in-the-Loop Patterns AI agents should be given constrained tools, clear success criteria, and explicit approval gates for external actions. For SDR work, drafts can be automated, but sending, CRM mutation, and sequence enrollment need controls. ### ColdIQ — Signal-to-Action Routing ColdIQ's automation patterns map observed signals to d...