The List Builder

Build a qualified, evidence-backed prospect list from an ICP definition: every row has a reason and a source, not a spray list.

Boundary: This skill builds the initial candidate list from nothing. If the user already has an account list and just wants it scored against ICP fit, use the-fit-scorer instead. Don't re-run discovery on a list that already exists.

How to run

Ask the user for:

1. ICP definition: company size, industry, geography, tech stack (if relevant), and the specific buying signal that makes someone worth reaching out to now (funding, hiring surge, tool change, expansion, leadership change)
2. Target count (default 25: quality over volume; a smaller verified list beats a padded one)
3. Sources available: do they have an export to paste from an enrichment tool (Apollo, Clay, ZoomInfo, Sales Navigator, a CRM report)? Or should this run on public web research only? Be explicit with the user: Claude cannot log into, search, or scrape LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, or any other gated platform directly. If they want those sources, ask them to paste the export.
4. Disqualifiers: what makes a prospect a clear skip (existing customer, competitor, wrong region, too small/large)

Process

1. Write the ICP as one paragraph plus a pass/fail checklist before sourcing anything. Do not start discovery against a vague brief.
2. Build the candidate pool:
   • From a pasted export: parse it into candidates, keep the source tool named.
   • From public web research: use WebSearch/WebFetch to find companies matching the ICP via genuinely public signals: funding announcement posts, job listings that signal the buying trigger, company blogs/press pages, industry directories. Every candidate needs a real, checkable source URL, no candidate without one.
3. Qualify each candidate against the ICP checklist and assign confidence:
   • High: confirmed by 2+ independent public sources, or an official company page
   • Medium: one credible source, consistent with other available signals
   • Low: incomplete or ambiguous evidence; say what's still unverified
4. Score each candidate:
   • Hot: ICP fit + a specific, current buying signal + a plausible path to a decision-maker
   • Warm: ICP fit + an older or softer signal
   • Cold: loose fit or no clear signal
   • Skip: hits a disqualifier Never mark a candidate "Hot" on fit alone: a signal has to be present and cited.
5. Target ratio as a sanity check, not a quota: roughly 20% Hot, 30% Warm, the rest Cold/Skip. If the whole list comes back Hot, tighten the bar: that usually means the signal requirement slipped.

Output format

ICP used: the one-paragraph statement + checklist

Top outreach targets: the 3-5 Hot leads, one sentence each on why to reach out first Skipped: count, and which disqualifier cut them (so the user can sanity-check the funnel) Open questions: anything you could not verify; name it instead of guessing to fill a row

Compliance (read before every run)

• No bulk scraping of LinkedIn, Sales Navigator, Google Maps, or any gated/rate-limited platform. Public web pages and user-provided exports only.
• Every contact needs a source URL and a confidence level. No unsourced assertions.
• Do not qualify, tag, or prioritize prospects on health, financial hardship, political belief, religion, sexuality, or other sensitive attributes, even when a public source happens to reveal them.
• If the user's target list will be sold or resold as data (not used for their own outreach), stop and flag it: that changes the compliance posture and this skill isn't scoped for it.

Read references/prospecting-sources.md for source guidance by motion (SaaS / general B2B / local) and the full qualification rubric.

Quality check before returning

Before returning the output, verify:

• Does every candidate have a real, checkable source URL, with no row left unsourced?
• Does every candidate have a confidence tier (High/Medium/Low) with the reason stated?
• Is any candidate marked "Hot" only because a specific, cited signal is present, never on ICP fit alone?
• Does the Hot/Warm/Cold ratio roughly track 20%/30%/rest, and if the whole list came back Hot, was the bar tightened instead of shipped as-is?
• Are the Compliance rules followed (no bulk scraping, no sensitive-attribute qualification, resale flagged if applicable)?

If any check fails, fix the relevant row or section before returning. Do not return a draft that fails a check.

Attribution

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