Disqualification Handling
Handles disqualified and near-miss inbound leads gracefully.
npx goose-skills installDescription
Handles disqualified and near-miss inbound leads gracefully. Drafts polite rejection emails, referral requests (right company wrong person), and nurture routing (future fit). Ensures no inbound lead gets ignored and every disqualification preserves the relationship. Tool-agnostic.
What this skill does
- 1Categorize each disqualified lead into one of four handling paths: referral request, nurture, polite decline, or special flag (competitor employee or existing customer).
- 2Draft referral request emails that ask the wrong person to introduce you to the right one, framed as maximizing their value rather than correcting a mistake.
- 3Write nurture emails that stay honest about timing without using words like 'disqualified', and offer a genuinely relevant resource for the lead's current stage.
- 4Generate polite decline emails under 80 words that redirect to an alternative tool where one exists.
- 5Route competitor employees to competitive intel logging with no outreach, and route existing customers to CS with an inbound signal note.
When to use
- Your inbound qualification flow has just processed a batch of leads and the disqualified ones need responses rather than silence.
- A demo request came in from someone at a perfect-fit company but the wrong role, and you need to get to the right person without being awkward.
- You want to set up a nurture drip for near-miss leads — companies that are almost ICP but not yet — with trigger-based re-evaluation.
- A competitor employee filled out your form and you need to log it for intel without sending them a sales email.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Disqualification Handling?
Disqualification Handling is a Claude Code skill for sourcing by GooseWorks AI. Handles disqualified and near-miss inbound leads gracefully.
When should I use Disqualification Handling?
Your inbound qualification flow has just processed a batch of leads and the disqualified ones need responses rather than silence. A demo request came in from someone at a perfect-fit company but the wrong role, and you need to get to the right person without being awkward.
How do I install Disqualification Handling?
Run the install command (npx goose-skills install). Once the skill is in place, Claude Code loads it automatically whenever a task matches what it does.
Is Disqualification Handling free to use?
The author distributes it as MIT, but the repository has no LICENSE file. The source is public on GitHub (gooseworks-ai/goose-skills).