# Lead Research Assistant > 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, business development, and marketing professionals. - **Type:** Skill - **Install:** `agentstack add skill-commandcodeai-agent-skills-lead-research-assistant` - **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior - **Seller:** [CommandCodeAI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/commandcodeai) - **Installs:** 0 - **Category:** [Agent Skills](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/agent-skills) - **Latest version:** 0.1.0 - **License:** MIT - **Upstream author:** [CommandCodeAI](https://github.com/CommandCodeAI) - **Source:** https://github.com/CommandCodeAI/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/lead-research-assistant ## Install ```sh agentstack add skill-commandcodeai-agent-skills-lead-research-assistant ``` Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent. ## About # 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 - Understand what problems it solves 2. **Define Ideal Customer Profile** - Determine target industries and sectors - Identify company size ranges - Consider geographic preferences - Understand relevant pain points - Note any technology requirements 3. **Research and Identify Leads** - Search for companies matching the criteria - Look for signals of need (job postings, tech stack, recent news) - Consider growth indicators (funding, expansion, hiring) - Identify companies with complementary products/services - Check for budget indicators 4. **Prioritize and Score** - Create a fit score (1-10) for each lead - Consider factors like: - Alignment with ICP - Signals of immediate need - Budget availability - Competitive landscape - Timing indicators 5. **Provide Actionable Output** For each lead, provide: - **Company Name** and website - **Why They're a Good Fit**: Specific reasons based on their business - **Priority Score**: 1-10 with explanation - **Decision Maker**: Role/title to target (e.g., "VP of Engineering") - **Contact Strategy**: Personalized approach suggestions - **Value Proposition**: How your product solves their specific problem - **Conversation Starters**: Specific points to mention in outreach - **LinkedIn URL**: If available, for easy connection 6. **Format the Output** Present results in a clear, scannable format: ```markdown # Lead Research Results ## Summary - Total leads found: [X] - High priority (8-10): [X] - Medium priority (5-7): [X] - Average fit score: [X] --- ## Lead 1: [Company Name] **Website**: [URL] **Priority Score**: [X/10] **Industry**: [Industry] **Size**: [Employee count/revenue range] **Why They're a Good Fit**: [2-3 specific reasons based on their business] **Target Decision Maker**: [Role/Title] **LinkedIn**: [URL if available] **Value Proposition for Them**: [Specific benefit for this company] **Outreach Strategy**: [Personalized approach - mention specific pain points, recent company news, or relevant context] **Conversation Starters**: - [Specific point 1] - [Specific point 2] --- [Repeat for each lead] ``` 7. **Offer Next Steps** - Suggest saving results to a CSV for CRM import - Offer to draft personalized outreach messages - Recommend prioritization based on timing - Suggest follow-up research for top leads ## Examples ### Example 1: From Lenny's Newsletter **User**: "I'm building a tool that masks sensitive data in AI coding assistant queries. Find potential leads." **Output**: Creates a prioritized list of companies that: - Use AI coding assistants (Copilot, Cursor, etc.) - Handle sensitive data (fintech, healthcare, legal) - Have evidence in their GitHub repos of using coding agents - May have accidentally exposed sensitive data in code - Includes LinkedIn URLs of relevant decision-makers ### Example 2: Local Business **User**: "I run a consulting practice for remote team productivity. Find me 10 companies in the Bay Area that recently went remote." **Output**: Identifies companies that: - Recently posted remote job listings - Announced remote-first policies - Are hiring distributed teams - Show signs of remote work challenges - Provides personalized outreach strategies for each ## Tips for Best Results - **Be specific** about your product and its unique value - **Run from your codebase** if applicable for automatic context - **Provide context** about your ideal customer profile - **Specify constraints** like industry, location, or company size - **Request follow-up** research on promising leads for deeper insights ## Related Use Cases - Drafting personalized outreach emails after identifying leads - Building a CRM-ready CSV of qualified prospects - Researching specific companies in detail - Analyzing competitor customer bases - Identifying partnership opportunities ## Source & license This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code. - **Author:** [CommandCodeAI](https://github.com/CommandCodeAI) - **Source:** [CommandCodeAI/agent-skills](https://github.com/CommandCodeAI/agent-skills) - **License:** MIT Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above. ## Pricing - **Free** — Free ## Security capabilities Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access: - **Network access:** no - **Filesystem access:** no - **Shell / process execution:** no - **Environment & secrets:** no - **Dynamic code execution:** no *"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.* ## Versions - **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source. ## Links - Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-commandcodeai-agent-skills-lead-research-assistant - Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/commandcodeai - Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse --- Listed on AgentStack — the marketplace for AI agent skills and MCP servers. 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