Build OutFriend
KINDAreplaces $29/mosaves $348/yrback to the verdict
Before step 1
you will need
- a Google Cloud project with Gmail API access and OAuth consent configured
- an OpenAI or Anthropic API key
- a leads CSV you sourced yourself
- a scheduler that survives your laptop sleeping
- your own read of CAN-SPAM and GDPR before you send anything
Delivery order
Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands.
done whenThe project starts from a documented command in a clean checkout.
Implement the primary data model and core workflow.
done whenThe main object can be created, read and changed end to end.
Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence.
done whenBad input is refused with a readable message and nothing is left corrupted.
Cover the critical path with automated tests.
done whenThe highest-risk behavior fails the suite when it breaks.
Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step.
done whenA fresh clone reaches the first successful workflow using only the README.
That is the whole plan for OutFriend. What it deliberately does not cover is below · check the gaps before you call it a replacement.
- reply detection that is thread-based rather than naive, so out-of-office replies do not count as interest and a reply from a different address still stops the sequence
- verification and suppression, meaning unverified, bounced and opted-out addresses filtered before anything queues
- a review surface where every draft is readable and editable before it goes, instead of trusting a script with your inbox
- lead generation, which the paid tiers include and your CSV does not
- the Google OAuth verification process, which you will meet the moment you want this on more than your own account
Need the files? The project pack on the verdict page hands your agent the whole brief · more sales outreach.