# merge-duplicate-companies

Flags duplicate HubSpot company records by domain and name, exports CSV audits, and structures the manual cleanup workflow.

- 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/merge-duplicate-companies/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/merge-duplicate-companies

## What it does

Duplicate company entities scatter deal history, contacts, and logged activities across disjointed records. This skill scans HubSpot through its standard API, groups accounts sharing identical normalized names or web domains, and writes structured review files to `data/audit-logs/duplicate-companies-by-domain.csv`.

The process follows four explicit stages: Plan, Before, Execute, and After. During planning, it verifies intentional regional duplicates and suggests resolving Customer-tier records before moving to Opportunity entries. Because HubSpot does not provide an API endpoint for bulk merging, all consolidation must be performed record-by-record in the web interface or via third-party tooling.

Running the inventory script requires Python 3.10+ alongside the `uv` tool. You must supply a valid `HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN` in `.env` configured with the `crm.objects.companies.read` permission. Merging accounts inside the HubSpot portal demands Super Admin privileges.

## Requirements
- Works with: HubSpot

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill merge-duplicate-companies -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill merge-duplicate-companies -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill merge-duplicate-companies -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills merge-duplicate-companies
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/merge-duplicate-companies/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill merge-duplicate-companies -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --path skills/merge-duplicate-companies
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill merge-duplicate-companies -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/merge-duplicate-companies/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- discover duplicate company profiles by domain and company name
- generate CSV logs to inspect duplicate account clusters
- prioritize records for manual cleanup using lifecycle stages
- stop contact and deal associations from fragmenting

## Example prompts
- Scan HubSpot for duplicate companies using `scripts/before.py`
- Export duplicate domain audit logs to CSV for review
- Organize the company merge priority list starting with Customers

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: merge-duplicate-companies
description: "Identify duplicate company records by domain and name, export audit CSVs for review, and guide merging. API for discovery, third-party tools or manual UI for merging (HubSpot has no bulk merge API)."
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: tomgranot
  version: "1.1"
  category: database-hygiene
---

# Merge Duplicate Companies

## Purpose

Duplicate company records fragment contacts, deals, and engagement history across multiple records for the same real-world company. This leads to inaccurate reporting, broken associations, sales confusion, and workflow failures. This skill identifies duplicates by domain and by name, exports prioritized audit CSVs, and guides the user through merging.

## Prerequisites

- A HubSpot service key (`HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN` in `.env`; an existing legacy private app token also works) with `crm.objects.companies.read` scope
- Python 3.10+ with `uv` for package management
- A `.env` file containing `HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN`
- Super Admin permissions for merging in the HubSpot UI

## 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/merge-duplicate-companies/` in a clone of the repo).

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

Only the detection stage is scripted: `before.py` inventories companies and flags duplicate candidates by domain and normalized name. Merging itself happens one pair at a time in the UI (see Key Constraint).

## Key Constraint

**HubSpot has no bulk merge API.** Merging must happen one pair at a time through the HubSpot UI or via third-party tools. The API is used for discovery, analysis, and audit trail generation.

**HubSpot's built-in Duplicates tool is NOT available on all plan tiers.** Check whether the account has access to Settings > Data Management > Duplicates before relying on it.

## Execution Pattern

This skill follows a 4-stage execution pattern: **Plan -> Before -> Execute -> After**.

### Stage 1: Plan

Before writing any code, confirm with the user:

1. **Confirm intentional duplicates**: Ask whether separate records for regional offices of the same company are intentional. If so, exclude those from merging.
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