Agent-Skills.md

Agent Skills: handle-complaint

Handles an incoming customer complaint end-to-end — pulls context, drafts a response, and suggests an operational fix. Accepts optional email or ticket ID argument.

UncategorizedID: anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/handle-complaint

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anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
anthropicsLicense: Apache-2.0
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pnpm dlx add-skill https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/tree/HEAD/small-business/skills/handle-complaint

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Skill Metadata

Name
handle-complaint
Description
Handles an incoming customer complaint end-to-end — pulls context, drafts a response, and suggests an operational fix. Accepts optional email or ticket ID argument.

Run the complaint resolution workflow by chaining two skills. Read the complaint, gather context, draft a response, and suggest a fix so it doesn't happen again.

Parse arguments:

  • EMAIL_OR_TICKET_ID (optional) — Gmail thread ID, HubSpot ticket ID, or "latest" to pull the most recent unresolved complaint. If omitted, ask the owner to paste the complaint text.

Step 1 — Load the complaint (ticket-deflector)

Using the ticket-deflector skill workflow:

  1. If an ID was given: pull the full thread from Gmail or HubSpot.
  2. If "latest": pull the most recent unresolved HubSpot ticket or Gmail thread tagged as complaint/support.
  3. If neither: ask the owner to paste the complaint text directly.
  4. Identify: customer name, order/account info, what they're upset about, what they're asking for.

Step 2 — Pull context

  1. Search HubSpot for the customer's history: past purchases, prior complaints, deal stage, lifetime value.
  2. Search PayPal for relevant transaction: order status, refund history, dispute status.
  3. Summarize: "This is a {new/returning} customer, ${lifetime_value} in purchases, {0/N} prior complaints. Their current issue is {one sentence}."

Step 3 — Draft response (ticket-deflector)

Using the ticket-deflector skill workflow for tone-matched response:

  1. Draft a reply matched to the severity and the customer's history:
    • First-time complainers with high LTV → empathetic, generous
    • Repeat complainers → professional, firm, solution-focused
    • Abusive tone → professional, brief, boundary-setting
  2. Include: acknowledgment, explanation (if known), resolution offer, next step.
  3. Present the draft to the owner. Do NOT send.

Step 4 — Suggest operational fix (customer-pulse)

  1. Check if this complaint matches a known theme (from prior /customer-pulse-check runs or similar complaints in HubSpot).
  2. If it's a pattern: "This is the {Nth} complaint about {issue} this month. Consider: {specific operational change}."
  3. If it's isolated: "This looks like a one-off. No pattern detected."

Connector failures

If Gmail and HubSpot are both unreachable, ask the owner to paste the complaint text — the skill works with manual input. If PayPal is missing, skip transaction lookup and note "PayPal not connected — order status unavailable, working from complaint text only."

Approval gates

  • Never send a response without explicit owner approval. Drafts only.
  • Never issue refunds or credits automatically. Present the option; the owner decides.
  • Never close tickets or resolve disputes without owner confirmation.

Output

Present the customer context summary, the drafted response, and any pattern-based operational suggestion. Ask: "Want to send this response, edit it, or handle it differently?"