talent-scout

A Claude Code plugin that discovers, scores, and tracks pre-founders using LinkedIn intelligence and OSINT enrichment. Built for seed-stage cybersecurity funds focused on Israeli pre-founders.

What It Does

• Scout -- Search LinkedIn for pre-founder signals: post-exit cooldown, vesting cliffs, stealth founding activity.
• Assess -- Enrich candidates across OSINT sources, score them on 8 dimensions, assign tiers (T1/T2/T3)
• Track -- Manage your pipeline with deep-dive reports, network expansion, and a React dashboard

Install

Requirements: Claude Code with plugin support, Node.js 18+, LinkdAPI key

claude plugin marketplace add https://github.com/matantsach/talent-scout.git
claude plugin install talent-scout@talent-scout

Restart Claude Code after installing.

On first launch, the talent-scout init wizard prompts for your LinkdAPI key in chat -- paste it when asked. The key is stored locally at ~/.talent-scout/.env (chmod 600). See Set Up below, then verify:

> run doctor

Set Up

On first use, a setup wizard walks you through your investment thesis, scoring persona, rubric weights, and search vectors. Takes 2-3 minutes. Nothing writes to disk until you confirm.

This creates ~/.talent-scout/ with your pipeline data, git-versioned locally.

See the full Getting Started guide for details.

Use It

Talk to Talent Scout in natural language:

| What you want | What to say | |---|---| | Run a scouting session | start scouting | | Find specific candidates | find 8200 alumni at acquired companies | | Check pipeline status | what's the status | | Deep-dive a candidate | deep dive Idan Ninyo | | Reach out | contact Assaf Rappaport | | Research a market | research cloud security in Israel | | Run diagnostics | run doctor |

Every command also has a direct skill: /talent-scout:orchestrator, /talent-scout:scout, etc.

Dashboard

Browse your pipeline, compare candidates, and manage outreach in the React dashboard:

cd /path/to/talent-scout/dashboard
npm run start

Open localhost:3847. The dashboard reads live from ~/.talent-scout/.

See the Dashboard Guide for a full walkthrough.

Architecture

| Component | Purpose | |---|---| | Skills (11) | orchestrator, scout, debrief, init, ts-interview, outreach, research, doctor, deep-dive, expand, manage | | Agents (5) | assess, deep-dive, enrich, expand, research-companies | | MCP Servers (2) | Pipeline (data persistence) + LinkdAPI (LinkedIn data) | | Dashboard | React 19 + Express + Tailwind v4 |

Documentation

• Getting Started -- Install, configure, run your first session
• Running Sessions -- Session workflow, approval gates, status checks
• Finding Candidates -- Search strategies, network expansion, enrichment
• Understanding Scores -- The 8 dimensions, tiers, archetypes
• The Dashboard -- Navigate the UI, review candidates, take action
• Reaching Out -- Draft messages, track outreach, follow up
• Troubleshooting -- Health checks, common fixes, resets

Troubleshooting

> run doctor

Checks dependencies, MCP servers, data directory, and API connectivity. Auto-fixes what it can.

See Troubleshooting for common issues.

License

MIT