ProspectorX
AI-mined B2B prospects, scored and ready
Overview
- What it does
- ProspectorX builds your Ideal Customer Profile from your website, searches Apollo.io for matching prospects using your own Apollo API key, scores each for fit, and delivers 50 to 200 verified leads with email and LinkedIn data on your schedule.
- Who it's for
- Small B2B sales teams who need a daily flow of scored, ready-to-outreach prospects without manually filtering thousands of records.
- What it replaces
- Manual Apollo searches, spreadsheet-based ICP scoring, and toggling between tools to enrich and prioritize leads.
How it works
- 1Define your Ideal Customer Profile
Describe your ICP in plain language, or let ProspectorX infer it from your Brand DNA and website.
- 2Search Apollo.io
ProspectorX runs searches in Apollo.io using your own API key, pulling contacts that match your ICP criteria.
- 3Score and filter
Each prospect is scored for fit against your ICP. Low-fit contacts are dropped. You see an explanation for every score.
- 4Deliver enriched prospects
You receive 50 to 200 top-scored prospects daily, enriched with verified email and LinkedIn profile, ready for outreach or handoff to ColdReach.
What you'll need
ProspectorX is available starting on the Growth tier.
How to get it
- Sign up or upgrade to the Growth plan at hi5agents.com/pricing.
Powers the ICP extraction, fit scoring, and scoring explanations.
How to get it
- Sign up at console.anthropic.com.
- Create an API key under Account Settings.
- Add credits to your Anthropic account; you pay Anthropic directly.
Searches Apollo's database for prospects and enriches contacts with email and LinkedIn data.
How to get it
- Sign up at apollo.io.
- Subscribe to a plan that includes API access (typically Apollo's paid tiers).
- Generate an API key in Settings > Integrations.
If you want ProspectorX to hand off scored prospects directly to automated outreach, ColdReach is the receiving agent.
How to get it
- Enable the ColdReach agent in your Hi5Agents dashboard.
- ProspectorX will send prospects to ColdReach on your schedule.
Connections used
From the canonical matrix. Each key links to its full setup guide and shows how many other agents share it.
Core reasoning model.
Sources and enriches B2B leads.
Simple setup
What this does for you
ProspectorX finds businesses that look like your best customers, scores how well each one fits, and hands you a list ready to contact.
What you need first
- An Anthropic API key (5 min, ~$4–12/month)
- An Apollo.io account — the database it searches (10 min. Apollo has a free tier that's fine to start. You pay Apollo directly if you need more.)
- A clear idea of who your best customer is — industry, size, country, job title
Flowchart
Step by step
- 1
Anthropic key (5 min)
Settings → API Keys → paste → Test.
- 2
Apollo account (10 min)
apollo.io → sign up → find your API key in settings → copy → paste into ProspectorX → Requirements.
- 3
Describe your ideal customer (5 min)
ProspectorX → Settings. Be specific: "Dental clinics in Bangalore with 5–30 staff, contact the practice owner or office manager." Vague descriptions produce vague lists.
- 4
Run your first search (2 min)
Click find prospects. It searches, scores each one for fit, and explains why it scored them that way.
- 5
Read the reasons, not just the names (5 min)
Open a few and read the scoring reason. If the reasoning is wrong, your description needs work. Fix it and search again — this is much cheaper than emailing the wrong people.
- 6
Send them onward (1 min)
Select the good ones → push to ColdReach.
Your first real result
Twenty businesses that genuinely match your best customers, with names and roles, without an afternoon of manual searching.
How to get the best out of it
- →Refine the description two or three times before you contact anyone. Every improvement multiplies down the line.
- →Be honest about who your best customers actually are — look at your last ten happy clients, not who you wish you sold to.
- →Small and precise beats large and loose.
- →Check Apollo's free-tier limits so you're not surprised.
- →This is for business-to-business only. If you sell to the general public, it isn't the right agent for you.
If something goes wrong
| Problem | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Irrelevant results | Description too broad | Add industry, size, location, job title |
| Very few results | Description too narrow | Widen one thing at a time |
| Missing emails | Apollo doesn't hold that data | Normal — coverage varies by region |
| Ran out of credits | Apollo's limit, not ours | Upgrade with Apollo if it's worth it |
Setup guide
- 1Upgrade to the Growth plan if you are not already on it.
- 2Sign up for Anthropic and create an API key. Add credits to your Anthropic account.
- 3Sign up for Apollo.io on a plan that includes API access. Generate an API key in Settings > Integrations.
- 4In the Hi5Agents dashboard, go to ProspectorX settings. Paste your Anthropic and Apollo API keys.
- 5Enter your Ideal Customer Profile criteria, or let ProspectorX infer it from your Brand DNA.
- 6Set your delivery schedule (daily, every other day, etc.) and the number of prospects you want (50 to 200).
- 7Optional: enable ColdReach if you want prospects sent directly to automated outreach.
- 8Click Save. ProspectorX will run its first search on the schedule you chose.
Daily usage
- Review delivered prospects
Open your Hi5Agents dashboard. ProspectorX lists new prospects with fit score, email, LinkedIn, and scoring explanation.
- Export or hand off
Download the list as CSV, or let ColdReach begin outreach automatically if you enabled it.
- Refine your ICP
Adjust ICP criteria in ProspectorX settings. The next run will reflect your changes.
- Monitor usage
Check your Apollo.io dashboard for search credit usage. Check your Anthropic dashboard for API spend.
The productivity layer — what to configure, which workflows pull maximum value, and which seam agents multiply it.
Best for
- →Finding lookalike companies matching your best customers
- →Enriching leads with role, seniority, tech stack, and buying-signal triggers
- →Building an outbound-ready list your reps don't have to clean
Setup for success
- •Define your ICP by real customer examples, not adjectives — upload 20 accounts you love
- •Set enrichment fields to only what you'll actually use in sequences — extra fields cost credits without lift
- •Filter out existing customers/opps automatically so reps never get a 'that's my account' complaint
Power moves
- 1Push enriched leads to ColdReach with the warm first-line pre-generated from the trigger — highest-conversion outbound
- 2Feed MarketSense signals (funding, hiring, launch) as trigger events for outbound windows
- 3Sync accounts into CRMTidy so the CRM is clean when reps take the handoff
- 4Send the best-fit new logos into CreatorBridge as potential partnership targets, not just prospects
Pair with
Watch for
- Chasing lookalikes that don't actually convert
Avoid: Re-train the ICP quarterly from won deals, not from wish lists
- Duplicating leads across sequences
Avoid: De-dupe against ColdReach's contact table before every push
Costs
- Apollo.io subscription and search credits (billed by Apollo.io directly).
- Anthropic API usage (billed by Anthropic directly).
Honest limitations
- •Requires your own Apollo.io account and API key. Hi5Agents does not resell Apollo credits.
- •Data freshness and coverage depend entirely on Apollo.io. ProspectorX does not augment with third-party enrichment.
- •Email deliverability of Apollo's contact data varies. Validate email addresses before high-volume outreach to avoid bounces.
- •Not a substitute for a licensed sales database in regulated verticals such as healthcare or finance.
- •ProspectorX does not buy or scrape contacts outside Apollo's Terms of Service.
Safety & approvals
ProspectorX uses only the contacts returned by your Apollo.io API key, under Apollo's Terms of Service. You are responsible for compliance with anti-spam laws (CAN-SPAM, GDPR, CASL) when you contact these prospects. Do not use ProspectorX to build lists for unsolicited bulk email in regulated industries without legal review.
FAQs
The key features mention BYO Apollo, Clay, or PDL keys are supported. Check the ProspectorX settings page for the current list of supported providers.
You choose between 50 and 200 prospects per delivery. ProspectorX scores all matches and delivers the top N.
ProspectorX will stop searching and show an error in your dashboard. Add credits in your Apollo.io account, and the next scheduled run will resume.
Yes. Edit your ICP in ProspectorX settings anytime. The next run will use the new criteria.
No. ProspectorX delivers the email data Apollo.io returns. If you need validation, use a third-party email verification service before outreach.
The fit score measures how closely a prospect matches your ICP. Each score includes an explanation of which criteria matched or missed.
Troubleshooting
Likely cause: Apollo API key is invalid, expired, or out of credits.
Fix: Check your Apollo.io account for credit balance and API key status. Re-enter the key in ProspectorX settings if needed.
Likely cause: Apollo.io did not have that data for those contacts.
Fix: This is normal. Apollo's coverage varies by industry and geography. Consider adding a second enrichment step with another provider if you need higher coverage.
Likely cause: Your ICP criteria are too narrow or do not match the contacts Apollo is returning.
Fix: Review and broaden your ICP criteria in ProspectorX settings. Run a test search in Apollo.io directly to confirm contacts exist.
Likely cause: Your Anthropic account hit its rate limit during scoring.
Fix: Add more credits or request a rate limit increase in your Anthropic console. ProspectorX will retry on the next scheduled run.
Likely cause: Apollo search returned the same contacts because your ICP and Apollo filters have not changed.
Fix: Refine your ICP or ask ProspectorX to exclude previously delivered contacts (check settings for a 'deduplicate' option).