academic-cold-email

Extract publication details from professor homepages and draft bilingual cold emails.

68|3|Updated Mar 26, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/sonnygin/japan-university-exam-guide --skill academic-cold-email
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Skill: academic-cold-email
Source: https://github.com/sonnygin/japan-university-exam-guide/tree/main/skills/academic-cold-email
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/sonnygin/japan-university-exam-guide --skill academic-cold-email

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill removes the manual, error-prone work of researching Japanese university professors and drafting appropriate, source-accurate cold emails for graduate admission inquiries, while providing structured archiving for multi-target outreach.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Deep web intelligence: Automatically traverse professor homepages and subpages (publications, research, members, contact, prospective student pages) and extract emails, recent papers, projects, and contact rules with source URLs.
  • Topic matching: Generate one concrete, feasible research direction that aligns the professor's recent work with the applicant's documented strengths.
  • Bilingual email drafting: Produce natural English and formal Chinese cold-email drafts that reference specific papers and respect any professorial contact requirements.
  • Notion archiving: Create a Notion page (via MCP) containing the collected intelligence, status tracking, and both email drafts for ongoing outreach management.
  • Safety & traceability: Enforce zero-fabrication, red-line checks for contact rules, and source attribution for every factual claim.

Quick Start

In Manus, invoke the academic-cold-email skill and paste the professor homepage URL plus your name, current institution, and key strengths to run the full research → draft → Notion archive workflow.

Frequently Asked Questions about academic-cold-email

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I write a cold email to a Japanese professor for graduate admission?

To write a cold email to a Japanese professor, this Skill scrapes their homepage to extract recent papers and contact rules, then drafts a bilingual email matching your research profile to their work. It ensures zero fabrication by attributing all factual claims to source URLs.

Can I automatically archive academic outreach emails to Notion?

Yes, you can automatically archive academic outreach emails to Notion. The Skill calls the Notion MCP to create a page containing the professor's research intelligence, contact status tracking, and both English and Chinese email drafts for ongoing management.

How do I find a professor's research topic for my cold email application?

To find a research topic for your cold email, the Skill traverses professor webpages to extract publication details and generates a concrete, feasible research direction. This topic aligns the professor's recent academic work with the applicant's documented strengths.

Does this cold email tool respect specific contact requirements from professor websites?

Yes, this cold email tool detects and respects specific contact requirements. It enforces red-line checks for professorial contact rules found on their webpages and ensures the drafted English and Chinese emails adhere to these specified guidelines.

What information do I need to provide to generate a tailored academic outreach email?

To generate a tailored academic outreach email, you need to provide the professor's homepage URL, your name, your current institution, and your key strengths. The tool uses these inputs to run the full research, draft, and Notion archiving workflow.

What is the best way to gather research intelligence from a professor's homepage?

The best way to gather research intelligence from a professor's homepage is using automated web scraping. This Skill traverses subpages like publications and member lists to extract emails, projects, and contact rules while preserving source URLs for traceability.