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data-enrichment — Claude Code skill: what it does, how to install

Matches CSV or JSONL records to HubSpot contacts or companies and updates CRM records in batches without search-before-create loops.

Install into Claude Code · Skills CLI (Vercel) All methods and platforms ↓
npx skills add HubSpot/agent-cli-skills --skill data-enrichment -a claude-code
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What data-enrichment does

This skill streamlines bulk write-backs to HubSpot. Instead of checking whether an object exists and then creating it, it pipes reshaped JSONL directly into hubspot objects upsert. The CLI processes batches of 100 records per API call, using the email address for contacts or the domain for companies. Lowercasing the natural key is required because CRM matching is case-exact.

Safety relies on a two-step routine. A preview command runs with --dry-run to output a digest and confirm count. Rerunning the exact same input stream with --digest and --confirm executes the write. The CLI outputs per-line status objects, letting you split successes and errors with jq.

For lookups without write-backs, the skill handles multi-property queries with repeated --filter flags. The HubSpot search API limits this to 5 OR groups per request; sending 6 or more returns a 400 error.

What it helps with

  • match and update HubSpot contacts from external CSV files by email
  • enrich HubSpot companies in batches using domain names as keys
  • preview bulk CRM mutations safely using --dry-run and digests
  • isolate and retry failed records from JSONL batch outputs

Example prompts for the agent

  • Run a dry-run upsert for contacts from external.jsonl matching on email
  • Enrich HubSpot companies from leads.csv keyed by domain
  • Split results.jsonl into successful records and errors using jq

How to install data-enrichment

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add HubSpot/agent-cli-skills --skill data-enrichment -a claude-code

2Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/data-enrichment/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/data-enrichment/

Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways

Questions about data-enrichment

How to install data-enrichment in Claude Code?

Run npx skills add HubSpot/agent-cli-skills --skill data-enrichment -a claude-code in your terminal. Alternatively, place the file directly at ~/.claude/skills/data-enrichment/SKILL.md.

What does the data-enrichment skill do?

It merges CSV and JSONL datasets into HubSpot CRM contacts or companies in a single CLI pass. The command sends batches of 100 items via hubspot objects upsert, avoiding race conditions and separate search calls.

Why does the skill batch OR-search filters by 5?

HubSpot search API limits filter groups to a maximum of 5 OR conditions per request. Adding 6 or more triggers a 400 error, so the workflow chunks inputs with xargs -n5.

Source text

SKILL.md · Apache-2.0
---
name: data-enrichment
description: Match external CSV/JSONL records to CRM contacts (by email) or companies (by domain) and write enriched data back in one pass using `hubspot objects upsert`.
triggers:
  - "spreadsheet to CRM"
  - "match contacts by email"
  - "match companies by domain"
  - "enrich CRM from CSV"
  - "CRM write-back"
  - "create or update by email"
---

Prereq: read `bulk-operations/SKILL.md` first — JSONL piping, dry-run/digest, history, and rate-limit hygiene live there. This skill is the upsert-by-natural-key workflow on top.

## The core move: upsert, not search-then-create

`hubspot objects upsert --type X --id-property <natural-key>` reads JSONL on stdin and creates-or-updates each row in **one CLI call** (the CLI batches 100 rows per API request), keyed by a property (email for contacts, domain for companies). No race window, no branching. Do not loop `search` → empty? → `create`.

Per line in: `{"id":"[email protected]","properties":{"firstname":"Jane","jobtitle":"VP"}}`
Per line out: `{"id":"123","ok":true,"data":{...}}` or `{"ok":false,"error":{...}}`. Order matches input. The CLI adds no fields of its own — `data` is the raw batch-upsert API result row.

## CSV/JSONL → upsert stream

Reshape with `jq`, preview with `--dry-run`, then execute. `upsert` is irreversible, so the execute step re-pipes the SAME inputs plus the `--digest`/`--confirm` lifted from the preview line (upsert confirm = the row count, always). Always lowercase the natural key — CRM match is exact. Confirm available property names with `hubspot properties list --type contacts`; never hard-code a list. See `bulk-operations/resources/json-patterns.md` for reshape idioms.

```bash
# CSV → JSONL (any tool); example using csvkit
csvjson external.csv | jq -c '.[]' > external.jsonl

# Preview
cat external.jsonl \
| jq -c '{id:(.email|ascii_downcase), properties:{firstname:.first, lastname:.last, jobtitle:.title, company:.company}}' \
| hubspot objects upsert --type contacts --id-property email --dry-run \
| tee /tmp/upsert.preview.jsonl

# Lift the digest + confirm (present at every row count; upsert confirm = the row count)
digest=$(jq -r 'select(.digest != null) | .digest' /tmp/upsert.preview.jsonl)
confirm=$(jq -r 'select(.digest != null) | .target.id' /tmp/upsert.preview.jsonl)

# Execute — same pipeline, plus --digest/--confirm, capture results
cat external.jsonl \
| jq -c '{id:(.email|ascii_downcase), properties:{firstname:.first, lastname:.last, jobtitle:.title, company:.company}}' \
| hubspot objects upsert --type contacts --id-property email --digest "$digest" --confirm "$confirm" \
| tee /tmp/upsert.results.jsonl
```

Companies: swap `--type companies --id-property domain` and reshape with `.domain|ascii_downcase` as `id`.

## Handle per-record OK / error output

Split with `jq`, inspect failure modes, retry just the failures after fixing the inputs:

```bash
jq -c 'select(.ok==true)'  /tmp/upsert.results.jsonl > /tmp/upsert.ok.jsonl
jq -c 'select(.ok==false)' /tmp/upsert.results.jsonl > /tmp/upsert.failed.jsonl
jq -r '.error.status' /tmp/upsert.failed.jsonl | sort | uniq -c   # status → count
```

The CLI does not tag rows as created-vs-updated. If the batch-upsert API result row carries a `new` boolean, `jq -r '.data.new' /tmp/upsert.ok.jsonl | sort | uniq -c` splits them; otherwise compare `.data.createdAt` against `.data.updatedAt`.

429s: split the input and rerun smaller chunks (see `bulk-operations` rate-limit notes). 400s usually mean a bad property name or invalid enum value — fix the reshape, rerun the failed inputs.

## Destructive-op safety

`upsert` itself is non-destructive, but write-back can clobber populated fields. Always `--dry-run` first and spot-check. For bulk delete or overwrite of existing data, follow the dry-run → digest → confirm flow in `bulk-operations/SKILL.md`. Recovery: `hubspot history --since 1h`.

## Match without upsert: OR-search → update

When you only want to read matches (no write-back), or the natural key isn't a CRM property, use repeated `--filter` flags — each flag is one OR group.

Verified cap: **5 OR groups per call**. 6+ returns `400 too many filterGroups (count: N, max allowed: 5)`. Chunk 5 at a time:

```bash
# emails.txt: one lowercased email per line
xargs -n5 < emails.txt | while read -r e1 e2 e3 e4 e5; do
  args=()
  for e in "$e1" "$e2" "$e3" "$e4" "$e5"; do [ -n "$e" ] && args+=(--filter "email=$e"); done
  hubspot objects search --type contacts "${args[@]}" --properties email,firstname,company
done > /tmp/matches.jsonl

jq -c '{id, properties:{lifecyclestage:"marketingqualifiedlead"}}' /tmp/matches.jsonl \
| hubspot objects update --type contacts --dry-run
```

For larger keyed enrichments, prefer `upsert` — one pipeline, no chunking math.

© HubSpot · Apache-2.0 · HubSpot/agent-cli-skills

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