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title: "AI Research Agent for B2B Prospecting | Prosyo"
description: "An AI prospecting agent that searches LinkedIn, Intent and your lead data, checks every match against your ideal customer and saves a sourced list. On demand or on schedule."
url: "https://prosyo.com/nl/ai-agents/research-agent/"
image: "https://prosyo.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/cropped-Prosyo-Icon-Transparent-1.png"
language: "nl"
---

**Research Agent***On*

# The AI research agent that finds buyers who fit, and shows where it found them

Describe who you sell to. The Research Agent searches LinkedIn, your Intent signals and the lead databases you connect, checks every match against your ideal customer and saves the best ones to a list, each with the source it came from. Run it on demand or on a schedule, and open a ready list instead of a blank spreadsheet.

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- 7 days free
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- Nothing sends without your yes

Loved by founders, agencies and sales teams

Describe who *fits*.It searches, *checks*,and saves the *list*.

Prospecting is the job nobody has time for and everybody depends on. The Research Agent does it the way your best SDR would: one clear brief, the right sources, a check against your ideal customer, and a list you can trust because every person carries the place they were found.

How it works

## What the Research Agent does, step by step

The same steps your best teammate would take, written down once and run every time.

1. 01
   ### Write the brief once
   Tell it who to look for the way you would brief a new hire: titles, industries, company size, regions and who to leave out. Help me write this turns a rough note into a full brief from what your workspace already knows.
2. 02
   ### It searches where your buyers are
   LinkedIn, the people Intent surfaced for you, and every lead data or web research app you tick, such as Apollo, Lusha, ZoomInfo or Exa.
3. 03
   ### Every match meets your ideal customer
   Each candidate is checked against the ideal customer you saved in Prosyo, so the list holds people you would actually want to talk to, not everyone with the right keyword.
4. 04
   ### A clean list, with sources
   People land on the list you chose with where each one came from. Anyone already in your workspace is added to the list, not created twice.

What it hands you

## A list you can trust, before a single message goes out

The Research Agent hands you people, not a pile of rows. Every person comes with the evidence you need to decide in seconds.

- **Where they were found**LinkedIn, Intent or the app that returned them, saved with the person.
- **Why they fit**Checked against the same ideal customer every agent uses.
- **No duplicates**People already in Prosyo join the list instead of being created again.

When it runs

## On your schedule, or the moment something happens

Runs when you click Run now, or on a schedule: every day, on weekdays, or one day a week at the time you choose.

- When you run it*Default*
- On a schedule
- When people are added to a list
- When a labelled reply comes in
- When someone turns high intent
- When an import finishes

Up to two runs are active at a time in a workspace; others wait their turn. A run pauses at its step or credit limit until you continue it.

Works with your apps

## The Research Agent uses the tools you already pay for

Tick the connected apps it may use. Reads run straight away; anything that changes data in another app waits for your yes.

[**Apify**Research/Web](https://prosyo.com/nl/integration/apify/)[**Apollo.io**Data](https://prosyo.com/nl/integration/apollo-io/)[**Bright Data**Research/Web](https://prosyo.com/nl/integration/bright-data/)[**Clay**Data](https://prosyo.com/nl/integration/clay/)[**Exa**Research/Web](https://prosyo.com/nl/integration/exa/)[**Firecrawl**Research/Web](https://prosyo.com/nl/integration/firecrawl/)[**Hunter.io**Data](https://prosyo.com/nl/integration/hunter-io/)[**Lusha**Data](https://prosyo.com/nl/integration/lusha/)[**Parallel Research**Research/Web](https://prosyo.com/nl/integration/parallel-research/)[**Parallel Search**Research/Web](https://prosyo.com/nl/integration/parallel-search/)[**Tavily**Research/Web](https://prosyo.com/nl/integration/tavily/)[**ZoomInfo**Data](https://prosyo.com/nl/integration/zoominfo/)[**Chrome Extension**Research/Web](https://prosyo.com/nl/integration/chrome-extension/)[**Your own tools**Any MCP server or REST API](https://prosyo.com/nl/integrations/)

[See all 48 integrations](https://prosyo.com/nl/integrations/)

You stay in control

## Research Agent asks before it acts

You choose how much it does alone. Reading and research always run straight away; anything that sends, spends or changes another app waits as a card you approve, unless you allowed it.

- **Review each step**It asks before every step, unless you allowed that action to run on its own.
- **Review changes**It reads and researches freely, then brings every change back to you.
- **Run routine work**Saving people, tagging and preparing drafts run on their own. Sending, paid actions and other apps still wait.

Use cases

## Put the Research Agent to work

Real jobs, with the request, the steps and the result. Open one and copy it into your workspace.

[On demandBuild Apollo prospect lists that only hold people who fitPoint the Research Agent at Apollo with a plain-language brief. It finds the people, checks each one against your ideal customer and saves the fits to a Prosyo list, ready for outreach.Research Agent](https://prosyo.com/nl/ai-agents/use-cases/apollo-prospect-lists/)[On demandFind local business leads on Google Maps with ApifyThe Research Agent runs an Apify scraper on Google Maps for your category and city, checks each business against your ideal customer and saves the fits to a list.Research Agent](https://prosyo.com/nl/ai-agents/use-cases/local-business-leads-google-maps/)[On demandAI ABM: reach the whole buying committee of every target accountFor each target account, the Research Agent maps the buying committee by role, finds the people with your lead data apps and saves one list per role, ready for coordinated outreach.Research Agent](https://prosyo.com/nl/ai-agents/use-cases/ai-abm-buying-committee/)[High intentReach former champions the moment they change jobsWhen Intent spots a past champion at a new company, the Research Agent finds their new details with Apollo and saves them to a list, so you are first to say congratulations.Research Agent](https://prosyo.com/nl/ai-agents/use-cases/job-change-champions/)[ScheduledFind companies hiring for the problem you solveEvery week the Research Agent scans job boards with Apify and company news with Exa for teams hiring for work you help with, and saves the right person at each company.Research Agent](https://prosyo.com/nl/ai-agents/use-cases/hiring-signal-outreach/)[ScheduledMulti-agent sales workflow: from first search to a booked meetingChain the Research, Qualifier, Writer and Reply agents through your lists and inbox, so finding, scoring, writing and answering run as one relay with your approval at the key moments.Research Agent](https://prosyo.com/nl/ai-agents/use-cases/multi-agent-sales-workflow/)

[Browse every use case](https://prosyo.com/nl/ai-agents/#use-cases)

Better together

## One agent per job, handing work to the next

Agents start each other through your lists and your inbox. Each one leaves a result you can check, and the launch waits for you.

1. **Research Agent**Saves people who fit to a list*On your schedule**You are here*
2. [**Qualifier Agent**Tags Fit, Maybe or No*People added to a list*](https://prosyo.com/nl/ai-agents/lead-qualification-agent/)
3. [**Writer Agent**Writes each first line*Fit people reach its list*](https://prosyo.com/nl/ai-agents/personalization-agent/)
4. **Your campaign**LinkedIn + email, stops on reply*You approve the launch*
5. [**Reply Agent**Drafts the answer for you*A labelled reply comes in*](https://prosyo.com/nl/ai-agents/reply-agent/)

The difference

## By hand, or with the Research Agent

| The job | By hand | Research Agent |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Building a list of 50 fits | An afternoon of searches and open tabs | One brief, one run |
| Checking who fits | Gut feel, profile by profile | Every match checked against your ideal customer |
| Knowing where a lead came from | Lost somewhere in a spreadsheet | Saved with the person |
| Duplicates | Cleaned up later, if ever | Existing people join the list, never created twice |
| Next week’s list | Start again from zero | Runs again on your schedule |

Related: [Prospecting](https://prosyo.com/nl/product/prospecting/) [Intent signals](https://prosyo.com/nl/product/intent-signals/) [Lead enrichment](https://prosyo.com/nl/product/lead-enrichment/)

Try it

## Briefs that put the Research Agent to work today

Copy one into Penny, or use it as the agent’s instructions. Plain words are all it needs.

> Find 30 heads of sales at B2B SaaS companies with 50–200 people in the UK, check them against my ideal customer and save the fits to “UK SaaS sales leaders”.

> Every Monday at 8, find new founders of seed-stage fintech startups in Germany and add the ones who fit to “DE fintech founders”.

> @Apollo find VPs of operations at logistics companies in the Netherlands and save the ones who fit my ideal customer.

> Go through this week’s Intent people and save everyone who fits my ideal customer to “Warm this week”.

Plans

## Agents come with every Penny plan

Pick how much of the outbound day you want to hand over. AI work uses credits separately from the subscription, with a limit you set per run.

**Penny Agents**$99/monthAdded to any paid plan

- 5 agents
- 5 connected apps
- Knowledge and skills
- Approvals and run limits

Most complete add-on**Penny SDR**$299/monthAdded to Multichannel or Agency / Team

- 10 agents
- 10 connected apps
- Penny runs your outreach day
- Uses your own sending accounts

**Penny SDR All-in**$599/monthOne bill, everything included

- 20 agents
- 25 connected apps
- Everything in Penny SDR
- One LinkedIn account and one mailbox included

[See Penny pricing](https://prosyo.com/nl/pricing/#penny)

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FAQ

## The Research Agent, answered

Straight answers on what the agents do, what they cost and how you stay in control.

**Want to see it on your market?** Book a short demo. A real person runs the agents on your own ideal customer.

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**What does the Research Agent search?**

LinkedIn, the people Prosyo Intent surfaced for you, and any lead data or web research app you connect and tick for the agent, such as Apollo, ZoomInfo, Lusha, Hunter.io, Clay, Exa or Parallel. Lookups in another app use your account there, and any credits that app charges are billed by it.

**How does it decide who fits?**

It checks every match against the ideal customer you describe in Prosyo: titles, industries, company size, regions and the people to leave out. Pair it with the Qualifier when you want a Fit, Maybe or No score with a reason on every person.

**Will it message anyone?**

No. The Research Agent saves people to a list. Outreach starts only when you enroll them in a campaign, or when Penny SDR does so with the permission you gave her.

**Can it run on a schedule?**

Yes. Run it whenever you like with Run now, or schedule it every day, on weekdays, or one day each week at a time you choose.

**Does it create duplicate prospects?**

No. People already in your workspace are added to the list instead of being created again.

**How is it different from a lead database?**

A database returns rows that match a filter. The Research Agent works from a brief, searches several sources at once, checks every match against your ideal customer, records where each person came from and runs again on its own schedule. It also uses the databases you already pay for, so you keep your data and gain the judgement.

**Can it find work emails and phone numbers too?**

Yes, through enrichment. Prosyo saves a work email only when it was verified with at least 85% confidence, and never guesses an address. Enrichment is a paid step, so the agent shows the credit cost and waits for your approval before it runs.

**How many people can it find in one run?**

As many as your brief asks for, within the step and credit limit you set for the run and the limits of the apps it uses. Most teams get better results from focused runs of 20 to 50 people they will actually contact.

**Can it use a data source that is not in the directory?**

Yes. Owners and admins on Penny plans can add a custom connector: an MCP server, or a REST API from its OpenAPI description. Reads run straight away, and anything that changes data waits for approval.

**What does it cost?**

Agents come with the Penny Agents, Penny SDR and Penny SDR All-in plans. Each run uses AI credits like any Penny request, and you set a credit and step limit per run. Paid actions such as enrichment are separate.

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