Write LinkedIn invitations and messages with AI
Let the AI write a different connection note or LinkedIn message for each lead, from their profile, your pitch and your prompt. How to set it up and control it.
Updated October 13, 2026
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Turn on Write notes with AI on a connection request, or Write message with AI on a LinkedIn message, and the AI writes a different text for each lead when the step is sent. It uses the lead's LinkedIn profile, your offer and the prompt you give the step.
How AI writing works
When a lead reaches an AI step, the AI writes their note or message on the spot. It uses:
- The lead's LinkedIn profile, read with your LinkedIn account: headline, location, about section, recent positions and education.
- Your offer, from the campaign settings: company name, website, pitch and goal, plus the name of the sending LinkedIn account.
- The prompt of the step (AI prompt).
- The campaign language, set in the campaign settings.
- For messages, the conversation so far with the lead, so a follow-up doesn't repeat the first message.
The AI writes like a person: short, specific, no buzzwords, no emojis unless your prompt asks for them, and no placeholders like [Name]. Connection notes are one to three short sentences within LinkedIn's limit (300 characters with Premium, 200 without). Messages stay under 600 characters unless your prompt asks for more.
Note: AI writing is available on connection requests and LinkedIn messages. Email steps are written by you, with variables. See Personalization variables.
Turn on AI for a step
Connection request
- Open the Sequence tab and click a Connection request step.
- Select the LinkedIn account under Select an account.
- Turn on Write notes with AI.
- Edit the AI prompt. New invite steps start with a ready-made prompt: a short, friendly note that mentions something specific from the profile and doesn't pitch yet.

LinkedIn message
- Click a Message step and select the account.
- Turn on Write message with AI.
- Write the AI prompt, or click Generate prompt with AI to get one based on your pitch, your goal and the position of the step in the sequence. "Brief is missing." shows while the prompt is empty.

Campaigns created with Write it with AI already have AI turned on for the connection request and both messages, with prompts written from your offer and goal.
Write a good prompt
The AI already knows the lead's profile and your offer, so the prompt should say what this particular step must do. For example:
- "Thank them for connecting, mention one thing from their current role, and ask whether outbound is a priority for their team this quarter."
- "Short follow-up: share one concrete result we got for a company like theirs and propose a 15-minute call with this link: …"
Tips:
- Say where the step sits: first touch, message right after they accept, follow-up without a reply.
- Put your call-to-action link in the prompt or in the campaign goal.
- You don't need variables like
{firstname}in a prompt: the AI reads the profile. - Ask for the tone and length you want ("two sentences", "informal").
Give the AI your offer
Open Campaign settings (the gear icon on the campaign page) and fill in:
- Website, then Company name.
- What is your pitch?: what you sell and to whom. Click Generate pitch with AI (shown once a website is filled in) to draft a one-sentence pitch from your site.
- What is your goal?: what you want leads to do, with your link.
- Language: the language of the AI-written texts.

Click Save settings. The next AI texts use the new values.
Preview an AI message
On a Message step with AI on, open the Preview tab and pick a contact under Select an existing conversation (conversations of the selected LinkedIn account). AI Message preview shows what the AI could write in that conversation. It's an example: the real message is written again for each lead when the step is sent.

If the AI can't write a text
useArtemis never sends an invitation without its note or an empty message because the AI failed. The step is retried a few times. If it still fails, the step is marked as failed with "AI could not write this message" and the lead moves on. See Queue and failed actions.
AI elsewhere in campaigns
- AI message analysis: a step that reads the lead's reply and answers a yes/no question, such as "Is the lead interested?". See Sequence steps.
- AI auto-reply: a step that lets the AI answer the lead's next messages for you.
- Inbox: draft replies with AI. See Reply with AI.
FAQ
Can I mix my own text and AI on the same step?
No. A step either sends your text (with variables) or an AI-written text. You can mix them across steps: for example, your own invitation note and AI-written follow-ups.
Will every lead get a different note?
Yes. The AI writes each note separately, from that lead's own profile, instead of filling in a template.
Which languages can the AI write in?
The campaign wizard offers English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch. Campaign settings › Language also offers Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic.
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