Prospect Research

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Prospect Research skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Prospect Research is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Sales category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Sales · Sub-category: prospecting · Last updated: 2026-05-21

Creates comprehensive prospect profiles and knowledge capsules for sales preparation. Use this skill when researching new prospects, preparing for calls, onboarding to new accounts, or updating prospect intelligence.

From the source SKILL.md

This skill creates comprehensive prospect profiles ("knowledge capsules") that give you everything you need to have relevant, personalized sales conversations.

What this skill does

Prospect Research is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the prospecting sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/prospect-research/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Prospect Research Claude Code skill is built for sales development reps, account executives, revenue operations teams, and customer success managers. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 77,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/prospect-research
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/prospect-research/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/prospect-research/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/prospect-research/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/prospect-research/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\prospect-research\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

Pro

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Prospect Research Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/prospect-research/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Prospect Research skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Prospect Research skill?

Use Prospect Research when your Claude Code task falls under the Sales category — specifically in the prospecting area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Prospect Research" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/sales/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Prospect Research skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Prospect Research is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Sales category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

ClaudSkills. (2026). Prospect Research [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/prospect-research/

BibTeX

@misc{prospect-research-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Prospect Research [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/prospect-research/}
}

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