people-search
LinkedIn Finder
Find the right people at target companies via Extruct. Produces a people table with LinkedIn profiles — no external API credits needed.
Related Skills
list-segmentation → people-search → email-search → email-generation → email-response-simulation → campaign-sending
After you know WHICH companies to target, this skill finds WHO to contact. The next step (email-search) gets their verified emails and phones.
Extruct API Operations
This skill delegates all Extruct API calls to the extruct-api skill.
For all Extruct API operations, read and follow the instructions in skills/extruct-api/SKILL.md.
All table reads, column creation (including company_people_finder), enrichment runs, child table discovery, and data fetching are handled by the extruct-api skill. This skill focuses on who to search for and role strategy — the extruct-api skill handles the API execution.
Inputs
| Input | Source | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Extruct table ID | Company table from list-building or list-enrichment |
yes |
| Target roles | User input or context file ICP | yes |
| Max results per company | User preference (default: 5) | no |
Workflow
Step 1: Confirm the table
Use the extruct-api skill to fetch table metadata. Show the user: table name, kind, row count.
Step 2: Define roles
Ask the user: "Who are we trying to reach at these companies?"
Then expand into a role list. Use broad role descriptions, not exact titles — Extruct's people finder matches on role semantics, not exact title strings.
Role list guidelines:
- 3-7 roles is the sweet spot
- Use broad terms: "VP Sales" not "Vice President of Enterprise Sales"
- Cover the decision maker + influencer + champion if possible
- Include department variations
Role expansion examples:
User says: "Sales and ops leaders"
→ Roles: ["VP Sales", "Head of Sales", "Sales Operations", "RevOps", "Business Development", "CRO"]
User says: "People who buy data tools"
→ Roles: ["Revenue Operations", "Sales Operations", "Data Operations", "Business Intelligence", "CRM Admin"]
User says: "Innovation and strategy at corporates"
→ Roles: ["Head of Innovation", "VP Strategy", "Corporate Development", "Ventures", "Technology Scouting"]
Read context file for ICP role targets if available:
claude-code-gtm/context/{company}_context.md → ## ICP → Roles column
Step 3: Add company_people_finder column
Delegate to the extruct-api skill to add a company_people_finder column to the table with:
- roles — the expanded role list from Step 2
- provider —
research_pro(always) - max_results — 3-5 per company (more = slower + noisier)
Step 4: Trigger enrichment run
Delegate to the extruct-api skill to run the new column.
Step 5: Monitor and discover child table
The company_people_finder column auto-creates a child people table. Use the extruct-api skill to fetch the parent table metadata and discover the child people table via child_relationships.
Step 6: Optionally add LinkedIn data column
For richer profile data (experience, education, skills), use the extruct-api skill to add a linkedin agent column to the people table. This is optional — skip if you only need name + role + LinkedIn URL for the email-search step.
Step 7: Fetch and review people data
Use the extruct-api skill to fetch data from the people table.
Present summary:
- Total companies in table: N
- People found: N
- Avg people per company: N
- Companies with 0 people: N
Show a sample of 10 people for spot-checking:
| Name | Role | LinkedIn URL | Parent Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ask:
- "Does the role mix look right?"
- "Any roles missing? Want to add more?"
- "Ready to proceed to
email-searchfor verified emails?"
Step 8: Export for email-search
Save the people list as CSV at claude-code-gtm/csv/input/{campaign}/people_linkedin.csv with columns: full_name, role, profile_url, parent_row_id.
The email-search skill takes this CSV (or reads the people table directly) and enriches with verified emails via contact enrichment providers (e.g. Prospeo, Fullenrich).
Output
| Output | Format | Location |
|---|---|---|
| People table | Extruct child table | Auto-created, linked to parent |
| People CSV | CSV with name, role, LinkedIn URL | claude-code-gtm/csv/input/{campaign}/people_linkedin.csv |
Key Table IDs to Pass Forward
After this skill completes, pass these to email-search:
- People table ID — for direct access to people data
- Parent table ID — for cross-referencing company data
- Campaign slug — for file paths