Summary: Provide user-controlled “hooks” and/or guided prompt input instead of fully auto-generated outreach copy.

Problem / User Feedback

Users perceive the current auto-generated outreach message suggestions as overly familiar and uncomfortable—especially for long-dormant relationships (e.g., no interaction in 25 years).

Proposed Solution

Add one (or both) of the following options in the reconnect flow:

1. Selectable hooks list

• Show a short list of suggested conversation hooks as checkboxes (e.g., shared context, mutual connections, last known location/company, general “catch up” prompt).

• User selects which hooks to include (or none).

2. User prompt textbox

• Provide a short input field: “What do you want to say / what’s the intent?”

• AI generates a message only based on explicit user intent and selected hooks.