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Cease-and-Desist Letter

🔵 Stable🕐 updated 2026-08-05 🔷 SkillSpec L3 pm-legal

Draft a firm, professional cease-and-desist letter to stop harassment, defamation, IP misuse, or unwanted contact — clear about what must stop and what happens if it doesn't. Use when asked to write a cease and desist, make someone stop [harassing/using my work/defaming me], or send a formal letter to stop. Produces a structured letter stating the conduct, why it's wrongful, the specific demand and deadline, and the consequence, plus guidance on delivery and records — flagging when the matter needs a real lawyer. Not legal advice.

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🗣 Say this to your agent

“Write a cease and desist to someone using my photos without permission.”“Make a formal letter telling my ex to stop contacting me.”“Someone's posting defamatory reviews about my business — draft a C&D.”“A competitor copied my content — cease and desist letter, please.”“Draft a letter demanding a harasser stop, with a deadline.”

What to give it

The conduct — what's happening (harassment, defamation, copyright/trademark misuse, breach, unwanted contact) and by whom
The evidence — dates, examples, and what you can document
What you want — stop, take down, retract, return, or no further contact
Relationship & history — prior warnings, any agreement/contract involved
Region & stakes — for tone and whether a lawyer is warranted

✅ The bar it holds itself to

Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.

Names the specific conduct with dates/examples
States why it's wrongful without overstating the law
Makes a clear, bounded demand with a deadline
States only a consequence the sender would actually pursue
Advises trackable delivery and record-keeping
Flags when a lawyer/authorities are the right route
Tone is firm and factual, not abusive

⚠️ What it refuses to do

**Vague accusations** with no specific conduct or dates.
**Empty threats** the sender won't carry out.
**Overstating legal claims** that can't be backed.
**Abusive or threatening language** that undermines the sender.
**Sending with no proof of delivery or records.**

Install

npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude   # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y pm-claude-skills-mcp

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