# W1 | anthropic/claude-opus-5 | run 1

## Prompt

Rewrite the following email to sound warm and human while staying professional. Keep it under 120 words.

Dear Mr. Johnson, Per my previous correspondence dated the 14th instant, I am writing to inform you that the deliverables enumerated in our agreement have not yet been received by our department. Kindly be advised that failure to remit said materials by the end of the current business week may result in the imposition of penalties as stipulated in section 4.2 of the executed contract. Your immediate attention to this matter would be greatly appreciated. Regards, A. Smith

## Response

Here's a warmer version that keeps the deadline and contract reference intact:

## Rewritten Email

Hi Mr. Johnson,

I hope you're doing well. Following up on my note from the 14th — we still haven't received the deliverables outlined in our agreement, and I wanted to check in before the week wraps up.

Is anything holding things up on your end? If you've hit a snag, let me know and we can work out a path forward together.

I do want to flag that if the materials don't reach us by Friday, section 4.2 of the contract allows for penalties — something I'd much rather avoid.

Thanks so much for helping get this over the line.

Best,
A. Smith

## What Changed

- **Legalese removed**: "per my previous correspondence dated the 14th instant" became plain follow-up language; "kindly be advised" and "remit said materials" are gone.
- **Deadline made concrete**: "end of the current business week" became "Friday."
- **Tone shifted from threat to partnership**: offering help first makes the penalty mention read as a heads-up rather than an ultimatum.
- **Contract citation kept**: section 4.2 stays, since that's the substantive leverage.

Word count: 106.

Want a firmer escalation version in case this follow-up also goes unanswered?
