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scoutLeads

Scout Leads

Scout net-new business leads via the Google Places API and land them as pending lead cards in the caller's CRM.

writeexternal

Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "find businesses in a city", and it calls scoutLeads.

Example call

The MCP tools/call params, with the required arguments only.

{
  "arguments": {
    "query": "<query>"
  },
  "name": "scoutLeads"
}

Arguments

• querystringrequiredWhat kind of business to find, e.g. "independent retailer", "dentist", "coffee shop".
• geostringoptionalWhere to search, e.g. "Essex County MA", "Austin TX". Scopes the query geographically.
• limitintegeroptionalMax leads to scout (default 25, max 60).

Returns

Give a query (what to find) and a geo (where); returns freshly created, deduped cards stamped with provenance and a run tag.

Declared limits

• query: minimum length 1
• limit: greater than 0
• limit: maximum 60

Ask for it

The Cloud routes these requests to this verb.

• find businesses in a city
• scout local leads
• find shops near me

Pair it with

The verbs that finish the job.

• verifyScoutLeads

Questions

• What does scoutLeads do?

  Scout net-new business leads via the Google Places API and land them as pending lead cards in the caller's CRM. It is one of the tools The Cloud MCP server gives every connected AI.

• How do I use scoutLeads from Claude or ChatGPT?

  Connect your AI to The Cloud at https://mcp.thecloud.so/mcp and sign in once. Then ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI connected to The Cloud "find businesses in a city", and it calls scoutLeads.

• Is scoutLeads safe to let an AI call?

  scoutLeads changes your workspace. What an AI creates is Private until you share it. It reaches a system outside The Cloud on your behalf.

Connect

One endpoint gives your AI this tool and every other one: connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Gemini, read what The Cloud is, or see pricing.