hermes-skills/skills/email/email-workflows/references/welcome-email-pattern.md

Welcome Email Pattern (Germaine's style)

When drafting a welcome/onboarding email for a new Hermes user (like Tony):

1. Open with ## Title + ---
2. Use ### sections with bold lead-in paragraphs
3. "What We've Built" uses an ordered list (1., 2., 3.) — not unordered bullets
4. Include explicit "Permission required" section
5. "Getting Started" uses Step 1, Step 2, Step 3 with bold lead-ins
6. Commands section: bold command + hyphen + description
7. Server Details section is minimal — no IP addresses, no SSH info. Just "Primary model provided by [user]" and "Backup model built in"
8. Send from shonuff@germainebrown.com, BCC g@germainebrown.com
9. Strip all IPs, SSH commands, and server-specific connection details from the email body
10. Close with random Sho'Nuff closing quote (no "Thanks" or "Regards")
11. Use full forms ("I am", "I will", "do not") — no contractions

Style Rules Applied

• Ordered lists (1., 2., 3.) for the "What We've Built" section
• Unordered lists (hyphens) for commands and feature lists
• Bold lead-ins for every paragraph start
• No em dashes (—) anywhere — use hyphens (-)
• Full forms — "I am" not "I'm", "I will" not "I'll", "do not" not "don't"
• "example:" not "e.g."
• No SSH IPs, server addresses, or connection details
• Both text/plain and text/html MIME alternatives