Lead Scout

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lead-scout

How to find and VERIFY business leads (any niche, any city) — especially "businesses without a website" prospecting. Decides "no website" by SEARCHING the business name, not by a map button. Use whenever the user asks to find businesses, shops, vendors, professionals, or sales leads in a location. No API key needed — web_search + the browser do everything.

Overview

Publisher	spinabot
Repository	`brigade`
Skill name	`lead-scout`
Stars	4.4K
Forks	50
Bundled files	Instructions only
License	MIT
Links	Skill source Repository Homepage

Markdown instructions
A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.
Works with any LLM
AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.
Self-contained
Everything the model needs lives in the instructions — no extra files to sync.
Open source
Published by spinabot on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Lead Scout AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
Choose "Install from GitHub".
Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.

Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/spinabot/brigade.git /tmp/brigade
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/brigade/skills/lead-scout .claude/skills/lead-scout

Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Lead Scout in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Lead Scout on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Lead Scout is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

Loaded only when it is needed
The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.
Switch models mid-chat
Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Lead Scout

Goal: a verified lead = a business that has NO website of its own, confirmed by searching for it — the use case is selling websites to businesses that don't have one. Keyless: web_search + the browser do all the work, no API key.

The rule — what counts as "having a website"

A business has a website only if it has its own site: an official domain (e.g. cafeborkar.com, artjuna.in). These do NOT count as a website:

Social pages — instagram.com, facebook.com
Aggregators / directories — zomato, swiggy, justdial, tripadvisor, magicpin, dineout
Its Google Maps / Google Business listing

So if searching for the business surfaces only those, it has no website → it's a lead.

Method — decide by SEARCH, never by a map button

Get candidate names — web_search FIRST (don't drive Maps unless search is unavailable):
- web_search "<niche> in <city>" returns businesses + their domains. Often this single search already answers it — a business appearing only on aggregators/social with no own domain is your lead.
- ONLY if web_search is down/rate-limited: browser navigate to https://www.google.com/maps/search/<niche>+in+<city>, then one snapshot (snapshotFormat:"text")/evaluate to read the whole list at once (never screenshot or click each listing). scroll (to:"bottom") + snapshot again for more.
Decide per business with a search — THIS is the step that determines "no website":
- web_search "<business name> <city>". (If web_search is rate-limited, run the same query in the browser: navigate to a Bing / DuckDuckGo-html / Google results URL, then snapshot.)
- Scan the results: is any result the business's own domain (per the rule above)?
  - Yes → it HAS a website — skip it, not a lead.
  - Only social / aggregator / Maps results → no website → it's a lead.
- Not sure which result is theirs? Open the top non-social hit and snapshot to confirm whose site it is.
Report each lead with the evidence: name, area/address + phone if found, and why it's a lead — e.g. "searched 'Cafe Borkar Panaji' — only an Instagram page and a Zomato listing came up, no own website."

Phone / address

Read them from the search results or the business's own social page. Google Maps hides the phone behind a sign-in in its UI — don't fight that panel; the number is usually right there in the search results or on their Instagram/Facebook.

Anti-patterns

NEVER decide "no website" from a missing Google Maps "Website" button. That only means nobody linked a site to Google — the business may well have one. The ONLY valid way to decide is to search the business name and see whether its own site appears.
Don't screenshot a listing and read it visually, and don't click into each listing one-by-one — read a list with ONE snapshot/evaluate, then decide by search.
Don't spawn a sub-agent just to look up or verify a list — do it inline; a lookup doesn't need a crew.
Don't report a lead you haven't actually searched for; never invent phone numbers from memory.
If you find yourself repeating the same action without new results, STOP and report what you have so far.
Don't treat an aggregator/directory page as the business's website or as the source of truth.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Lead Scout AI skill do?

Why use Lead Scout on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Lead Scout is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Lead Scout in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/spinabot/brigade/tree/main/skills/lead-scout. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Lead Scout?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Lead Scout?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Lead Scout with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Lead Scout AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by spinabot under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Lead Scout

The rule — what counts as "having a website"

Method — decide by SEARCH, never by a map button

Phone / address

Anti-patterns

Frequently asked questions

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