apollo-lead-finder
Two-phase Apollo.io prospecting: free People Search to discover ICP-matching leads, then selective enrichment to reveal emails/phones (credits per contact). Creates Apollo lists. Deduplicates against existing contacts by LinkedIn URL.
npx skills add gooseworks-ai/goose-skills --skill apollo-lead-finder --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Apollo Lead Finder Two-phase Apollo.io prospecting: **free** People Search for lead discovery, then selective **paid** enrichment to reveal emails and phone numbers. Creates Apollo lists and contacts. **Key advantage:** Apollo People Search is free (no credits consumed). Credits are only spent when enriching contacts to reveal email/phone. This lets you search tens of thousands of leads at zero cost, review results, then selectively enrich only the best matches. ## Prerequisites ### Apollo API Key Get your API key from Apollo.io Settings > Integrations > API. Add to `.env`: ``` APOLLO_API_KEY=your-api-key-here ``` That's it — one env var. ## Phase 0: Intake Ask the user these questions to build the Apollo filter config: ### ICP Criteria 1. What **job titles** are you targeting? (e.g., "VP of Sales", "Head of Growth") 2. What **seniority levels**? Options: owner, founder, c_suite, partner, vp, director, manager, senior, entry 3. **Company size** (employee range)? Format: "51,200" "201,500" "501,1000" "1001,5000" 4. **Geographic regions**? (e.g., "United States", "San Francisco, California") 5. **Industry/keyword tags**? (e.g., "SaaS", "Software", "FinTech") 6. Any titles to **excl
- Prerequisites
- Apollo API Key
- Phase 0: Intake
- ICP Criteria
- Map Answers to Config
- Phase 1: Search (FREE)
- What the free search returns
- Pipeline Steps
- Mode Caps
- Database Write Policy
- Phase 2: Enrich (COSTS CREDITS)
- Phase 3: Review & Refine
- Example Usage
- Apollo API Reference
What does the apollo-lead-finder skill do?
Two-phase Apollo.io prospecting: free People Search to discover ICP-matching leads, then selective enrichment to reveal emails/phones (credits per contact). Creates Apollo lists. Deduplicates against existing contacts by LinkedIn URL.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add gooseworks-ai/goose-skills --skill apollo-lead-finder --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From gooseworks-ai/goose-skills, a repository with 1,091 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.