• DATA
  • CRM
  • OUTREACH
  • HUMAN

How to research prospect profiles with your AI

Connect Clearbit to your AI client to turn email addresses into professional profiles. Your agent handles the lookup while you focus on the outreach.

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Short answer

How can I use my AI to find job titles and social profiles from an email?

Your AI uses the find_person tool to query Clearbit for specific contact details. You'll get exact job titles and social media links for any email address you provide. This breakdown shows how the data flows from your chat to your CRM.

Where the data lands

Research outcomes

The AI processes the email and organizes the results into these specific outcomes.

DATA

Enriched contact profiles

The AI pulls job titles and social links. You get a clean summary of who the person is and where they work.

CRM

Updated contact records

Once the AI finds the data, you can move those details directly into HubSpot. This keeps your lead information current without manual typing.

OUTREACH

Personalized talking points

With specific job titles and social profiles in hand, your AI can suggest relevant icebreakers. You'll know exactly what to mention in your first message.

HUMAN

Final profile review

The AI presents the gathered social links and titles for you to check. You decide if the profile is accurate enough for your campaign.

The workflow

What your AI does when an email is provided.

The AI acts as a bridge between your chat interface and the Clearbit database.

  1. Identify the contact

    The AI takes the email address you provide and prepares a search request. It identifies the specific person needed for the lookup.

    find_person

  2. Retrieve profile data

    The agent queries Clearbit to pull professional details. It looks for the most recent job titles and social media handles.

    find_person

  3. Format the findings

    The AI organizes the raw data into a readable format. It presents the job title, company, and social links clearly in your chat.

    find_person

  4. Prepare for HubSpot

    The AI structures the information so it's ready to be sent to your CRM. This makes the transition from research to record-keeping easy.

    find_person

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger the research process.

Starting points

These are basic requests. Swap out the email addresses and company names with your actual targets.

Clearbit (HubSpot) Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_KhYktT7J5uO5M1PmJVpNRaxNaTOCrnNslKgipMEs/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Clearbit (HubSpot) capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
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  "mcpServers": {
    "clearbit-hubspot-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_KhYktT7J5uO5M1PmJVpNRaxNaTOCrnNslKgipMEs/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Find the job title and LinkedIn profile for sarah.jones@techcorp.com.

  • Use Clearbit to get the social media profiles for any contact at Acme Inc.

  • Research the person behind the email mike.smith@startup.io and tell me their current role.

  • Look up the professional details for the contact in my HubSpot list using their email.

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Start here

Connect Clearbit once, then ask.

Just link your Clearbit account through the Vinkius dashboard. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start asking your AI to find people.

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI update my HubSpot records automatically?

    No. The AI retrieves the data and presents it to you, but you must trigger the final update to your CRM.

  • 02

    Does the AI search for any person on the internet?

    No. The AI is limited to the data available through the Clearbit find_person tool.

  • 03

    Can I use this to find personal phone numbers?

    No. The tool is designed to retrieve professional job titles and social media profiles.

  • 04

    Will the AI delete any contacts in my HubSpot?

    No. The AI only has the capability to find and read data; it cannot delete your existing records.

  • 05

    What happens if the email address isn't in Clearbit?

    If the tool cannot find a match, the AI will simply tell you that no profile was found for that email.

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