Cold Outreach — Free Instantly Alternative

Run personalized cold email campaigns for free using KeyID.ai — no Instantly, Lemlist, or Mailshake subscription needed.

Works with any AI coding tool: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, or anything that reads project instructions.

How It Works

1. Open this folder in your AI coding tool (VS Code + Claude Code, Cursor, etc.)
2. Say "setup" — the AI walks you through configuration
3. Say "import" — load your leads from a CSV
4. Say "send" — your AI sends today's batch with personalized emails
5. Say "status" — see your campaign dashboard

Replies are automatically forwarded to your real email.

What You Get

• Multiple sender accounts — automatic rotation for better deliverability
• 3-step sequences — initial + 2 follow-ups with configurable delays
• Auto-pause on reply — stops follow-ups when someone responds
• Bounce detection — marks undeliverable addresses
• Unsubscribe handling — respects opt-out requests
• Crash-safe — can stop and resume anytime, nothing is lost
• 100% free — KeyID.ai provides free email infrastructure (up to 1,000 accounts)

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18+)
• An AI coding tool (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, etc.)

Quick Start

# 1. Install dependencies
npm install

# 2. Open this folder in your AI tool and say "setup"
# The AI will walk you through everything

Manual Usage (Without AI Tool)

You can also run commands directly:

node outreach.js setup     # Provision sender accounts
node outreach.js import    # Load leads from leads.csv
node outreach.js send      # Send today's batch
node outreach.js check     # Check for replies
node outreach.js status    # Campaign dashboard
node outreach.js daily     # Check + status combined
node outreach.js pause     # Pause all (or: pause [email protected])
node outreach.js resume    # Resume all (or: resume [email protected])

CSV Format

Place your leads in leads.csv. Required columns: name, email. Everything else is optional and can be used in templates.

name,email,company,role,painPoint
Jane Smith,[email protected],Acme Corp,VP Engineering,manual deployments

Email Templates

Templates live in templates/ and use {{variable}} placeholders:

• {{firstName}} — first name from CSV
• {{name}}, {{email}}, {{company}}, {{role}} — CSV fields
• {{senderName}}, {{senderEmail}} — sender identity
• {{product}}, {{valueProposition}} — from your campaign config
• Any custom CSV column (e.g., {{painPoint}})

Templates can include a subject line:

Subject: Quick question, {{firstName}}

Hi {{firstName}},

Your email body here...

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