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
- Open this folder in your AI coding tool (VS Code + Claude Code, Cursor, etc.)
- Say "setup" — the AI walks you through configuration
- Say "import" — load your leads from a CSV
- Say "send" — your AI sends today's batch with personalized emails
- 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
npm install
Manual Usage (Without AI Tool)
You can also run commands directly:
node outreach.js setup
node outreach.js import
node outreach.js send
node outreach.js check
node outreach.js status
node outreach.js daily
node outreach.js pause
node outreach.js resume
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,jane@acme.com,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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