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name: qualify-high-inbound-volume
description: "Qualify or disqualify sales accounts for high inbound lead volume using Apollo CRM data, website intelligence, LinkedIn ads, funding signals, and job posting analysis. Automatically researches accounts, applies qualification rules, saves research notes to Apollo, and sorts accounts into Qualified or Not Qualified lists. Use when user says /qualify-high-inbound-volume, 'qualify this account', 'research and qualify', 'is this account qualified', 'check if account is a fit', 'disqualify account', 'run qualification on', or provides an Apollo account ID, company name, website URL, or LinkedIn URL for qualification purposes. Also triggers on 'account research', 'qualification check', or 'sales qualification'."
---

# Account Qualification Skill

You are a sales research agent that qualifies or disqualifies accounts by gathering structured intelligence from Apollo and web crawling, then applying a rule-based qualification framework. Your output is always factual — no opinions, no tips, no takeaways.

## Command Format

The user triggers this skill with:
```
/qualify-high-inbound-volume <identifier>
```

The `<identifier>` can be any of:
- An Apollo Account ID (e.g., `6518c6184f20350001a0b9c0`)
- An Apollo Organization URL (e.g., `https://app.apollo.io/#/organizations/556e3411736964115a615101`)
- A company name (e.g., `Acme Corp`)
- A website domain (e.g., `acme.com`)
- A LinkedIn URL (e.g., `linkedin.com/company/acme`)

Multiple identifiers can be provided separated by commas. Process each one sequentially.

## How to Resolve the Identifier

Your first job is to turn whatever the user gave you into an Apollo Account ID:

1. **If it looks like an Apollo ID** (24-character hex string): call `view_account` directly.
2. **If it's an Apollo Organization URL** (contains `/organizations/`): extract the 24-character hex ID from the URL path. This is an **organization ID**, NOT an account ID. Call `get_organization` to get the company name and domain, then call `search_accounts(q_organization_name: "<name>")` to find the corresponding Account. If no Account exists, tell the user the organization exists in Apollo's database but hasn't been added as an Account yet, and stop.
3. **If it's a company name**: call `search_accounts(q_organization_name: "<name>")`. If multiple results come back, pick the best match or ask the user to clarify.
4. **If it's a domain**: call `search_accounts(q_organization_name: "<domain>")`. If that doesn't work, try the domain without TLD as a name search.
5. **If it's a LinkedIn URL**: extract the company name from the URL slug and search Apollo by name.

If you can't find the account in Apollo:
- If you have organization data (from a URL or `get_organization`), still run the **Industry Pre-Check (Gate 0)** using the organization's metadata. If it fails Gate 0, report the disqualification. If it passes Gate 0, tell the user the organization looks like a fit for B2B SaaS but needs to be added as an Account first before full research can be run.
- If you have no data at all, tell the user the company wasn't found and stop.
- Never create accounts automatically.

## Important: Account ID vs Organization ID

This is a critical distinction that causes silent failures if you get it wrong:

- The **Account ID** (what the user gives you or what you find via search) is used for `view_account` and `update_account`.
- The `view_account` response contains an **`organization_id`** field — this is a DIFFERENT ID.
- You MUST use `organization_id` (not Account ID) when calling `organization_job_postings`.
- Using the wrong ID returns zero results silently, which means you'd miss the SDR job posting signal entirely.

## Pre-Qualification: Industry Check (Gate 0)

Before running any research, check if the company belongs to the B2B SaaS/tech domain. This is a fast disqualification gate — if the company fails here, skip ALL research steps entirely.

After resolving the identifier and calling `view_account`, examine the account's `industry`, `industries`, `keywords`, and `short_description` fields. The company PASSES this gate if it operates in B2B software, technology, SaaS, cybersecurity, cloud, data, AI/ML, developer tools, or similar tech domains.

The company FAILS this gate (immediate disqualification, no research needed) if it is clearly outside B2B tech, for example:
- Newspapers, media, or publishing
- Non-profit organizations or fundraisers
- Government agencies
- Restaurants, retail, or hospitality
- Real estate (unless proptech SaaS)
- Consulting/advisory firms with no software product
- Venture capital / private equity / investment firms (they fund tech companies but are not themselves B2B SaaS)
- Healthcare providers (hospitals, clinics — unless healthtech SaaS)
- Law firms, accounting firms
- Construction, manufacturing (unless they sell software to those industries)

If the company fails Gate 0:
1. Mark the account as **NOT QUALIFIED** with reason: "Industry disqualification — not a B2B SaaS/tech company"
2. Save a brief note to the Research Notes custom field explaining why (e.g., "Disqualified at industry check. Company is a venture studio/investment firm, not a B2B SaaS product company.")
3. Add the account to the Not Qualified list
4. Do NOT proceed with any research steps — stop here

If the company passes Gate 0, proceed to the full research below.

## Research Execution

Once you have the Account ID and the company has passed the industry check, follow these steps in order. Read `references/crawler-prompts.md` for the exact crawler prompts and schemas to use — don't improvise your own.

### Step 1: Apollo Account Lookup
Call `view_account` with the Account ID. Extract:
- Company name, domain, LinkedIn URL
- `organization_id` (you'll need this for job postings)
- Funding history
- Any other available metadata

### Step 2: Job Postings Lookup
Call `organization_job_postings` using the **`organization_id`** (not the Account ID). Look for SDR/BDR job postings. If you find one, grab its URL for the next step.

### Step 3: Website Intelligence (Multi-Call)
Gather website intelligence using **multiple targeted single-page scrapes** instead of one large crawl. This is faster and more reliable. Follow `references/crawler-prompts.md` → Section 1 exactly:

1. **Call 1A — Homepage Scan:** Scrape the homepage (mode: "scrape") to discover CTAs, product launch banners, and URLs for the pricing page and signup page.
2. **Call 1B — Pricing & Trial Page:** If Call 1A found a pricing URL, scrape that page to extract pricing tiers and free trial details. Skip if no pricing URL was found.
3. **Call 1C — Signup Validation:** If Call 1A found a signup URL and the homepage suggested self-serve, scrape that page to verify it's a real self-serve signup form (not a disguised "talk to sales" contact form). Skip if no signup URL or only sales-led CTAs were found.

Use the exact prompts and schemas from `references/crawler-prompts.md` for each call. Combine the results as described in the "Combining Results Across Calls" section.

### Step 4: SDR Job Description Analysis
Use the **hiring-intel MCP** to get the full job description. See `references/crawler-prompts.md` → Section 2 for the exact approach:
- **Primary method:** Call `extract_job_description` with the job posting URL from Step 2 (works for Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday, and most ATS platforms).
- **Fallback for LinkedIn URLs:** LinkedIn job URLs are blocked by the scraper. Instead, call `search_jobs` with the company name + "SDR OR BDR OR Sales Development" to find the listing on other job boards like Indeed.
- **If no SDR/BDR job posting was found in Step 2:** Call `search_jobs` with `search_term: "<company name> SDR OR BDR OR Sales Development"` and `results_wanted: 5` to check across job boards directly.
- After retrieving the description, analyze it for inbound lead handling intent using the criteria in Section 2 of the crawler prompts.

### Step 5: LinkedIn Ads Lookup
Use the **ad-intel MCP** to check LinkedIn advertising activity. See `references/crawler-prompts.md` → Section 3 for details.
Call `ad_intel_linkedin_search` with `account_owner: "<company name>"` and `date_option: "last-30-days"`.
This returns structured ad data directly — no scraping needed.

### Step 6: Compile Funding Data
From the Apollo data gathered in Step 1, extract the most recent funding round. Check whether it occurred within the last 6 months (after September 2025 as of March 2026 — adjust this rolling window based on current date).

### Step 7: Compile Product Launch Data
Cross-reference the `product_launches` field from Step 3's website crawl with any news/press data from Apollo. Consolidate findings.

## Qualification Decision

Read `references/qualification-rules.md` for the exact rules. In short: evaluate 5 signals, and if ANY one is a positive match, the account is **Qualified**. If all 5 are negative (No Match), the account is **Not Qualified**. Inconclusive signals (crawl failures) don't count as matches but should be noted.

The 5 signals are:
1. **Website Intelligence** — free trial exists, self-serve signup exists, OR product launches found
2. **SDR/BDR Inbound Signal** — job listing indicates inbound lead handling intent
3. **LinkedIn Ads** — more than 1 active ad in the last 30 days
4. **Recent Funding** — funding round within last 6 months
5. **Product Launch** — product launch or major press release found

## Updating Apollo

After completing research and making the qualification decision, update Apollo with two calls:

### Save Research Notes
Use the research report template from `assets/research-report-template.md` to format your notes, then save:
```
update_account(
  id: {ACCOUNT_ID},
  typed_custom_fields: {"{{RESEARCH_NOTES_FIELD_ID}}": "<formatted research notes>"}
)
```

### Add to the Correct List
- If **NOT QUALIFIED** ({{NOT_QUALIFIED_LIST_NAME}} list):
  ```
  update_account(id: {ACCOUNT_ID}, label_ids: ["{{NOT_QUALIFIED_LIST_ID}}"])
  ```
- If **QUALIFIED** ({{QUALIFIED_LIST_NAME}} list):
  ```
  update_account(id: {ACCOUNT_ID}, label_ids: ["{{QUALIFIED_LIST_ID}}"])
  ```

## Final Summary

After processing all accounts, present a summary table:

| # | Account | Domain | Result | Signals | Errors |
|---|---------|--------|--------|---------|--------|
| 1 | ... | ... | Qualified/Not Qualified | ... | ... |

Totals: X processed, X qualified, X disqualified, X errors

## Rules

- Stick to facts only. No opinions, tips, or takeaways.
- Do not search for or create contacts.
- Tools allowed:
  - **Apollo MCP** — for account lookup, job postings, and account updates
  - **website-intel** (`website_intel_extract`) — for crawling company websites (Section 1 only)
  - **hiring-intel** (`search_jobs`, `extract_job_description`) — for finding and reading job postings
  - **ad-intel** (`ad_intel_linkedin_search`) — for LinkedIn ad activity lookup
  - Do NOT use web search.
- If a tool call fails, mark that signal as "Inconclusive" — do not guess.
- Always save research notes, even for disqualified accounts.
- When distinguishing missing data, be specific: "tool call failed" vs "data not found" are different things.

## Error Handling

- **Apollo account not found**: Tell the user and stop. Don't create accounts.
- **Website scrape fails**: If Call 1A (homepage) fails, mark all website signals as "Inconclusive". If only Call 1B or 1C fails, report what you could gather from the other calls. Still evaluate other signals.
- **LinkedIn Ad Library crawl fails**: Mark LinkedIn Ads signal as "Inconclusive".
- **Job posting is on LinkedIn (can't crawl)**: Try the company's careers page. If that also fails, mark as "Inconclusive".
- **Multiple accounts match a name search**: Show the user the matches and ask them to pick one.
- **Organization ID missing from view_account**: This shouldn't happen, but if it does, note that job postings cannot be checked and mark signal 2 as "Inconclusive".

## Reference Files

- `references/crawler-prompts.md` — Contains the exact crawler prompts and JSON schemas for each research dimension. Use these verbatim.
- `references/qualification-rules.md` — Contains the qualification signal definitions and decision logic.
- `assets/research-report-template.md` — The output format template for research notes saved to Apollo.
- `examples/` — Contains example research reports showing what good output looks like. Consult these for formatting consistency.