lead-research-assistant

name	lead-research-assistant
description	Apply — Identifies high-quality leads for your product or service by analyzing your business, searching for target companies, and providing actionable contact strategies. Perfect for sales
executor	LLM_BEHAVIOR
skill_id	anthropic-skills.lead-research-assistant
status	ADOPTED
security	{"level":"standard","pii":false,"approval_required":false}
anchors	["sales","research"]
tier	2
input_schema	[{"name":"code_or_task","type":"string","description":"Code snippet, script, or task description to process","required":true}]
output_schema	[{"name":"result","type":"string","description":"Primary output from lead research assistant"}]

Lead Research Assistant

This skill helps you identify and qualify potential leads for your business by analyzing your product/service, understanding your ideal customer profile, and providing actionable outreach strategies.

When to Use This Skill

• Finding potential customers or clients for your product/service
• Building a list of companies to reach out to for partnerships
• Identifying target accounts for sales outreach
• Researching companies that match your ideal customer profile
• Preparing for business development activities

What This Skill Does

1. Understands Your Business: Analyzes your product/service, value proposition, and target market
2. Identifies Target Companies: Finds companies that match your ideal customer profile based on:
   • Industry and sector
   • Company size and location
   • Technology stack and tools they use
   • Growth stage and funding
   • Pain points your product solves
3. Prioritizes Leads: Ranks companies based on fit score and relevance
4. Provides Contact Strategies: Suggests how to approach each lead with personalized messaging
5. Enriches Data: Gathers relevant information about decision-makers and company context

How to Use

Basic Usage

Simply describe your product/service and what you're looking for:

I'm building [product description]. Find me 10 companies in [location/industry] 
that would be good leads for this.

With Your Codebase

For even better results, run this from your product's source code directory:

Look at what I'm building in this repository and identify the top 10 companies 
in [location/industry] that would benefit from this product.

Advanced Usage

For more targeted research:

My product: [description]
Ideal customer profile:
- Industry: [industry]
- Company size: [size range]
- Location: [location]
- Current pain points: [pain points]
- Technologies they use: [tech stack]

Find me 20 qualified leads with contact strategies for each.

Instructions

When a user requests lead research:

1. Understand the Product/Service

   • If in a code directory, analyze the codebase to understand the product
   • Ask clarifying questions about the value proposition
   • Identify key features and benefits