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name: prospector description: | This skill should be used when the user wants to find leads, prospects, or contacts matching their ICP (Ideal Customer Profile). It searches for companies via Exa and enriches contacts via Apollo, outputting to CSV and optionally syncing to Attio CRM.

MANDATORY TRIGGERS: "find leads", "prospecting", "ICP search", "find contacts", "lead generation", "/prospector" version: 1.0.0

Prospector

Find leads matching your ICP via Exa company search + Apollo contact enrichment.

Prerequisites

Run /prospector:setup first to configure your API keys:

• Exa (required): https://exa.ai - company discovery
• Apollo (required): https://apollo.io - contact enrichment
• Attio (optional): https://attio.com - CRM sync

You can also set keys via environment variables:

• PROSPECTOR_EXA_API_KEY
• PROSPECTOR_APOLLO_API_KEY
• PROSPECTOR_ATTIO_API_KEY (optional)

Usage

Setup (one-time)

/prospector:setup

Collects and validates API keys, stores securely in ~/.config/prospector/config.json.

Find Leads

/prospector

Asks ICP questions, searches Exa, enriches via Apollo, outputs CSV to Desktop.

Main Command: /prospector

When the user invokes /prospector, follow this workflow:

Step 1: Check Config or Env Vars

First, verify env vars or config exist:

python3 -c "
import json
import os
from pathlib import Path
config_path = Path.home() / '.config' / 'prospector' / 'config.json'
env_exa = bool(os.getenv('PROSPECTOR_EXA_API_KEY'))
env_apollo = bool(os.getenv('PROSPECTOR_APOLLO_API_KEY'))
env_attio = bool(os.getenv('PROSPECTOR_ATTIO_API_KEY'))
if not config_path.exists():
    print('NOT_FOUND')
else:
    with open(config_path) as f:
        config = json.load(f)
    print('FOUND')
    print(f'exa: {bool(config.get(\"exa_api_key\"))}')
    print(f'apollo: {bool(config.get(\"apollo_api_key\"))}')
    print(f'attio: {bool(config.get(\"attio_api_key\"))}')
print(f'env_exa: {env_exa}')
print(f'env_apollo: {env_apollo}')
print(f'env_attio: {env_attio}')
"

If NOT_FOUND and env vars are not set, tell user to run /prospector:setup first.

Step 2: Ask ICP Questions

Use AskUserQuestion to collect ICP criteria in order:

Question 1: Industry

header: "Industry"
question: "What industry are you targeting?"
options:
  - label: "SaaS"
    description: "Software as a Service companies"
  - label: "Fintech"
    description: "Financial technology companies"
  - label: "Healthcare"
    description: "Healthcare and health tech"
  - label: "E-commerce"
    description: "Online retail and marketplaces"
  - label: "AI/ML"
    description: "Artificial intelligence and machine learning"
  - label: "Any"
    description: "No industry filter"
multiSelect: false

Question 2: Company Size

header: "Size"
question: "What company size are you targeting?"
options:
  - label: "1-10"
    description: "Early stage startups"
  - label: "11-50"
    description: "Seed to Series A"
  - label: "51-200"
    description: "Series A to B"
  - label: "201-500"
    description: "Growth stage"
  - label: "500+"
    description: "Enterprise"
  - label: "Any"
    description: "No size filter"
multiSelect: false

Question 3: Funding Stage

header: "Funding"
question: "What funding stage are you targeting?"
options:
  - label: "Pre-seed"
    description: "Pre-product market fit"
  - label: "Seed"
    description: "Building initial product"
  - label: "Series A"
    description: "Scaling product"
  - label: "Series B+"
    description: "Growth and expansion"
  - label: "Any"
    description: "No funding filter"
multiSelect: false

Question 4: Geography

header: "Geography"
question: "What geography are you targeting?"
options:
  - label: "United States"
    description: "US-based companies"
  - label: "Europe"
    description: "European companies"
  - label: "Global"
    description: "Worldwide"
  - label: "Any"
    description: "No geography filter"
multiSelect: false

Question 5: Keywords (optional)

header: "Keywords"
question: "Any specific keywords that should appear in company descriptions? (optional)"
options:
  - label: "Skip"
    description: "No keyword filter"
  - label: "Enter keywords"
    description: "I'll type specific keywords"
multiSelect: false

If "Enter keywords", ask for the text input.

Question 6: Contact Count

header: "Count"
question: "How many contacts do you want to find?"
options:
  - label: "25"
    description: "Quick search, lower API usage"
  - label: "50"
    description: "Balanced (recommended)"
  - label: "100"
    description: "Larger batch, more API usage"
multiSelect: false

Step 3: Run Search

Execute the Python script with the collected ICP:

cd [skill_directory]/scripts
python3 -c "
from prospector import run_search, export_csv, Config

icp = {
    'industry': '[INDUSTRY]',
    'company_size': '[SIZE]',
    'funding_stage': '[FUNDING]',
    'geography': '[GEOGRAPHY]',
    'keywords': '[KEYWORDS or empty string]'
}

leads = run_search(icp, num_contacts=[COUNT])
if leads:
    path = export_csv(leads)
    print(f'SUCCESS: {len(leads)} leads saved to {path}')
else:
    print('NO_RESULTS: No leads found matching criteria')
"

Replace placeholders with actual values from questions.

Step 4: Attio Sync (if configured)

If Attio is configured and leads were found, ask:

header: "Attio"
question: "Sync leads to Attio CRM?"
options:
  - label: "Yes"
    description: "Sync companies and contacts to Attio"
  - label: "No"
    description: "Just keep the CSV"
multiSelect: false

If yes:

cd [skill_directory]/scripts
python3 -c "
from prospector import sync_to_attio, Config, Lead
import json

# Load leads from the CSV we just created (or pass them directly)
# For simplicity, re-run with sync
leads = [...]  # Pass leads from previous step

companies, people = sync_to_attio(leads)
print(f'SYNCED: {companies} companies, {people} contacts')
"

Step 5: Report Results

Tell the user:

• How many leads were found
• Where the CSV was saved
• If Attio sync was done, how many records were synced

Error Handling

• Config not found: Tell user to run /prospector:setup
• Invalid API key: Tell user which key failed, suggest re-running setup
• No results: Suggest broadening ICP criteria
• Partial failures: Report what succeeded, warn about failures