# assign-unowned-contacts

Gives every ownerless marketing contact in HubSpot an owner. Useful when owner-based reports and the actual contact list disagree.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 78
- Author: tomgranot
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/assign-unowned-contacts/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/assign-unowned-contacts

## What it does

Marketing contacts with no owner sit outside the pipeline: campaigns reach them, replies go unseen, and owner dashboards leave them out. This skill counts those contacts, lists the owners available in the account, and assigns one.

Three scripts do the work. `before.py` reports the ownerless count and prints owner IDs, `execute.py` writes `HUBSPOT_TARGET_OWNER_ID` from `.env` onto the contacts in batches, and `after.py` re-runs the count to confirm it hit zero. The safety threshold in `execute.py` is 50,000, set high because owner assignment can be undone. Run the scripts from your project directory so `.env`, `data/` and `reports/` resolve there.

You need a HubSpot key (`HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN` in `.env`; a legacy private app token also works) with contact read/write and owners read scopes, plus Python 3.10+ and `uv`. Bulk assignment is a business call, not a technical one — without sign-off from team leads on the strategy, `execute.py` should stay unrun.

## Requirements
- Works with: HubSpot

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill assign-unowned-contacts -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/assign-unowned-contacts/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/assign-unowned-contacts/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill assign-unowned-contacts -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/assign-unowned-contacts/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill assign-unowned-contacts -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/assign-unowned-contacts/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills assign-unowned-contacts
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/assign-unowned-contacts/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill assign-unowned-contacts -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --path skills/assign-unowned-contacts
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/assign-unowned-contacts/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill assign-unowned-contacts -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/assign-unowned-contacts/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find marketing contacts in HubSpot that have no owner
- assign one owner to a whole batch of contacts
- split contacts across territories or round-robin among reps
- confirm no ownerless marketing contacts remain after the bulk edit
- fix owner reports that skip contacts without an owner

## Example prompts
- Count the marketing contacts in HubSpot with no owner and list the available owners
- Assign every ownerless contact to `HUBSPOT_TARGET_OWNER_ID` from `.env`
- Verify that no marketing contacts are left without an owner

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: assign-unowned-contacts
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  author: tomgranot
  version: "1.1"
  category: data-enrichment
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# Assign Unowned Marketing Contacts

Assign an owner to all marketing contacts that currently have no owner. Unowned contacts create gaps in reporting, prevent proper lead routing, and mean no one is accountable for follow-up on marketing-generated responses.

## Why This Matters

Marketing contacts without an owner are a blind spot. They receive campaigns but no one sees their responses. They appear in aggregate metrics but not in individual pipeline views. In owner-based dashboards and reports, they simply do not exist. For teams using round-robin or territory-based routing, unowned contacts bypass the entire system.

## Prerequisites

- Phase 1 hygiene and earlier Phase 3 enrichment processes completed
- A HubSpot service key (`HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN` in `.env`; an existing legacy private app token also works) with contact read/write and owners read scopes
- Python 3.10+ with [`uv`](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv)
- Access to Contacts with permission to bulk edit owner assignments
- **Approval from team leads before bulk assignment.** This is a business decision, not just a technical one. Get sign-off on the assignment strategy before proceeding.

## Scripts

Script paths are relative to this skill's directory. Run them from your project directory so `.env`, `data/`, and `reports/` resolve there: prefix each path with wherever this skill is installed (`skills/assign-unowned-contacts/` in a clone of the repo).

| Stage | Script | Run with |
|-------|--------|----------|
| Before | [`scripts/before.py`](./scripts/before.py) | `uv run scripts/before.py` |
| Execute | [`scripts/execute.py`](./scripts/execute.py) | `uv run scripts/execute.py` |
| After | [`scripts/after.py`](./scripts/after.py) | `uv run scripts/after.py` |

`before.py` counts unowned marketing contacts and lists available owners. `execute.py` batch-assigns them to `HUBSPOT_TARGET_OWNER_ID` (set in `.env`; safety threshold 50,000 — high because owner assignment is fully reversible). `after.py` verifies the count dropped to zero.

## Interview: Gather Requirements

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