recoup-research-find-talent

name	recoup-research-find-talent
description	Find emerging or unsigned artists you don't already track — A&R scouting that fans out from an anchor artist and sizes candidates, plus "why did this song go viral". Use for "find emerging artists", "A&R scouting", "who should we sign", "scout new talent in [genre]", or "why did [song] go viral". For research on an artist you already have, use recoup-research-artist-overview.

Recoup Research — Find Talent

A&R discovery of artists you don't already track.

export RECOUP_API="https://api.recoupable.dev/api"   # auth header: x-api-key: $RECOUP_API_KEY

Discovery starts from a known anchor artist and fans out through /similar, validated with /metrics. Use web/deep research to find anchors or scan a scene. Full chains in references/workflows.md (A&R Discovery, Viral Song Autopsy).

Procedure

1. Pick an anchor in the target sound (or scout candidate names via recoup-research-the-web).
2. Fan out: /similar?artist={ANCHOR}&musicality=high&genre=high&limit=50 (musicality=high surfaces smaller, undiscovered acts).
3. Size each candidate with /metrics (emerging = real growth, modest absolute); /similar has no scores, so rank candidates yourself.
4. Editorial pickup (playlists_editorial_current) = label-interest signal.
5. For "why did [song] go viral": /track + /milestones + web.

Return ranked candidates with the signal that flagged each (e.g. low monthly listeners + rising editorial pickup = the breakout window).

Guardrails

• No invented numbers. Missing metric → —.
• Rank by the metrics snapshot, not by /similar order (it has no stage/score).
• Credits: surface checkoutUrl on insufficient_credits.

References

• references/workflows.md — A&R discovery + viral-autopsy chains.