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MCP lead generation: give your AI agent real buying signals

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor to LeadSleuth over the Model Context Protocol and ask for leads in plain language — intent-scored posts from Hacker News and Bluesky, with cited dossiers behind each one. Free while in beta.

What is MCP lead generation?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard for connecting AI agents to external tools. Instead of exporting CSVs or writing API glue, your agent connects to an MCP server, discovers its tools automatically, and calls them when you ask things like "show me this week's high-intent leads" — the answers land directly in your chat, ready for follow-up questions.

Most MCP lead tools are wrappers around static contact databases. LeadSleuth's server is different: it exposes live buying signals — real public posts where someone describes a problem you solve, asks for recommendations, or complains about a competitor — each scored 0–100 for intent and, for high-intent leads, backed by an AI-built dossier with cited sources.

What the LeadSleuth MCP server exposes

ToolWhat it does
list_leadsYour leads, newest first, filterable by status, minimum intent score or watchlist.
get_leadOne lead in full — identity, career, ICP match reasoning, contact paths and the latest dossier.
list_icpsYour ideal-customer-profile definitions with parsed criteria, keywords and competitors.
search_signalsKeyword search across signal quotes, names and handles, ordered by intent score.

Endpoint: https://leads.zalize.com/api/mcp (Streamable HTTP). Auth: OAuth 2.1 with dynamic client registration, or an API key from Settings. Listed in the official MCP Registry as com.zalize.leads/leadsleuth.

Honest scope — what it is and isn't

  • Sources today: Hacker News and Bluesky, plus GitHub/Dev.to enrichment. Reddit is planned, pending API approval — we don't scrape around Reddit's blocks.
  • No contact database. We don't sell 50M emails. Leads are people who publicly posted a buying signal matching your ICP; you'll typically have dozens of qualified leads, not thousands of rows.
  • Nothing is auto-sent. Dossiers include a draft reply quoting the person's own words, but outreach is always yours to review and send.
  • Every claim cited. Dossier facts carry sources and confidence levels — your agent can quote them without hallucinating.

Connect in two minutes

Claude (custom connector)

  1. Sign up free and finish onboarding (describe your product once — that's your ICP).
  2. In Claude, go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector and enter https://leads.zalize.com/api/mcp.
  3. Approve the OAuth consent screen. Done — ask Claude: "List my leads with intent above 70."

ChatGPT (Apps & Connectors)

  1. In ChatGPT Settings → Apps & Connectors → Create, add the same endpoint URL with OAuth.
  2. Approve consent, then ask: "Search my signals for 'migrating off Salesforce'."

Cursor / any MCP client (API key)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "leadsleuth": {
      "url": "https://leads.zalize.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer lsk_your_api_key" }
    }
  }
}

Create the key under Settings → API keys in the app. Full step-by-step setup for every client is in the MCP docs.

Example agent workflows

  • "List this week's leads above 70 intent and summarize why each matched my ICP."
  • "Get the dossier for lead X and draft three opening lines based on the cited evidence."
  • "Search my signals for competitor complaints and rank by intent."
  • "Which of my ICPs is producing the most qualified leads?"

Pricing

Free while in beta — full MCP access, unlimited ICP keywords, daily scans and dossiers, no credit card (see pricing). MCP calls share the same rate budget as the REST API (60 req/min).

Give your agent real leads. Sign up, describe your ICP once, then connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor to https://leads.zalize.com/api/mcp. Start free →

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