* **Build from scratch** - Build your own Sequence, starting from our available templates. To do so, click **+ New sequence** on the top right corner of the Sequences tab. 
### **How to create a Sequence from scratch**
The beta supports these templates, available as both recommended Sequences and build-from-scratch templates:
| Template | Requires | Setup |
| ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Job Changes** | A Job Changes Bridge | Choose which job change types to include (default: new hires and promotions). Messaging adapts to the change type. |
| **Outbound to Conference Lead List** | A Contacts Bridge | Optionally select a conference to make messaging contextual. |
| **Rip & Replace** | A Buyer Bridge with a vendor presence column and a contact column | Select the competitor(s) to target. |
| **Whitespace Expansion** | A Buyer Bridge with a vendor presence column and a contact column | Targets buyers with none of your vendors present. |
| **1:1 Personalized Outbound** | A Contacts Bridge or Buyer Bridge with ≥1 contact column | None |
| **Outbound to a Lead List** | A Contacts Bridge or Buyer Bridge with ≥1 contact column | None |
* **Build steps manually** - Add each step manually, and select your wait period. For each step you add manually, you can choose to either write content by hand, or write a short prompt so Starbridge can generate that step's messaging for you.
When you're satisfied, generate the Sequence for all contacts.
## Sending sequences
There are 3 options for sending Sequences generated in Starbridge:
1. Option 1 **(recommended)**: Sending directly from Starbridge (see section below)
2. Option 2: Exporting as a CSV, and importing into an existing Sequencer. You can select which contacts you want to export by contact status.
3. Option 3: Send each message via Starbridge's "Open in mail" functionality
## Sending directly from Starbridge
The beta sends Sequence emails from your own connected inboxes - no separate sequencer required. There's no managed-domain or warm-up infrastructure yet, so sending is currently built for targeted, throttled volume.
### How to connect inboxes
There are two ways of connecting inboxes for Sequences:
1. Connecting inboxes via Integration Settings: Set up inboxes that are available for use across all Sequences
2. Connecting inboxes via a specific Sequence: Set up an inbox to send a specific Sequence from. Inboxes configured in the Sequence flow will then be available to use for other Sequences as well
We currently supporting connecting Gmail or Outlook inboxes.
You can either connect an existing inbox that was configured in Settings -> Integrations, or one that was previously used in another Sequence. You can also connect multiple inboxes per Sequence, with send volume distributed across the inboxes pool.
### Configure send settings
After you've connected an inbox and chosen a sending inbox for a Sequence, you need to configure the **Send settings** for the Sequence in the Settings tab.
| Setting | Default | Notes |
| ----------------------- | --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Sender inboxes** | — | Select one or more connected inboxes. Starbridge rotates across them and distributes the daily limit. |
| **Max emails per day** | 50 | The cap for the Sequence overall. |
| **Days of week** | Mon–Fri | |
| **Time of day** | 8am–5pm | |
| **Timezone** | US ET | |
| **Step prioritization** | Prioritize follow-ups | Or prioritize new leads. |
| **Unsubscribe link** | Off | Better for deliverability to leave off and add opt-out text in the email instead. |
| **Plain text emails** | On | Removes HTML (images, links, tracking) to improve deliverability. |
* **Manual exclusions** - Builders and admins can manually exclude specific contacts or accounts before or after activation by changing contact statuses in Sequences to "Removed".
* **Auto-pause on reply** - A contact who replies to any email stops receiving further automated sends for that Sequence.
* **Bounce handling** - A hard-bouncing contact is automatically removed from that Sequence to protect the sending inbox. They can still be enrolled in other Sequences.
* **Inbox daily send limits** - Starbridge enforces a daily limit of 50 emails sent per inbox to protect your sender reputation and avoid spam filters.
### Managing an active Sequence
While a Sequence is active you can **pause** it (pending sends held without losing progress), **resume** it (contacts pick up where they left off, with previously scheduled sends queued to go out immediately), and see the **send status of each message** (scheduled, queued, sent, stopped). If every assigned inbox disconnects, the Sequence automatically moves to **Paused**.
You can also manually mark each contact as **Removed** to prevent further messages in the Sequence from being sent to the contact.
### Manage replies
Open the **Replies** tab on a Sequence to see contacts' replies, each identifying the recipient with the reply and thread context, so your team can follow up in the connected inbox without monitoring it manually.
## Pricing and early access
At general availability, Sequences will be a paid add-on module with usage tiers based on concurrently enrolled contacts. As an early-access partner, you get complimentary access during the beta period, with usage limits of up to 25,000 concurrently enrolled contacts.
Early access runs through GA + 60 days. Before early access ends, we'll review your usage together and recommend the tier that best fits your team's usage - with discounted pricing for early-access customers who convert.
## Next steps