# parallel-findall

Discovers companies, people, and products matching a natural-language description into a structured list. Useful when you need concrete entities rather than web pages or reports.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 12300 installs · ★ 91
- Author: parallel
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/parallel-findall/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/parallel-findall

## What it does

The skill orchestrates entity discovery using the `parallel-cli` tool. Instead of returning raw links or narrative text, it compiles a structured dataset of target entities such as companies, individuals, or software products. By default, it executes an asynchronous `parallel-cli findall run` with the `core` generator and a match limit of 10 items, supporting bounds between 5 and 1000. You can filter out specific records using `--exclude` or switch to the `pro` generator for wider coverage.

Operating this skill requires `parallel-cli` version 0.6.0 or newer and an active internet connection. Merely mentioning desired attributes in the search prompt is not enough; populating specific fields like employee count or founder names requires an explicit JSON Schema submitted via `parallel-cli findall enrich`. Results should always be checked for `match_status: "matched"` before export.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills --skill parallel-findall -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills --skill parallel-findall -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills --skill parallel-findall -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills parallel-findall
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/parallel-findall/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills --skill parallel-findall -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills --path skills/parallel-findall
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills --skill parallel-findall -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/parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/parallel-findall/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Discover companies or startups matching specific funding and sector criteria
- Generate structured lists of people or organizations filtered by location
- Exclude known competitors or domains from the discovery run
- Enrich discovered entity records with structured schema properties

## Example prompts
- Find AI startups that raised Series A in 2026
- List roofing companies in Charlotte NC and exclude national chains
- Show me YC W24 dev tools companies and enrich them with CEO names

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: parallel-findall
description: "Discover entities (companies, people, products, etc.) matching a natural-language description. Use when the user asks to 'find all X' or 'list every Y that…' — e.g., 'Find AI startups that raised Series A in 2026', 'List roofing companies in Charlotte NC', 'Show me YC W24 dev tools companies'. Different from web-search (which returns webpages) and deep-research (which returns a narrative report). Use this when the user wants a structured list of entities."
user-invocable: true
argument-hint: <objective describing entities to find>
compatibility: Requires parallel-cli >= 0.6.0 and internet access.
allowed-tools: Bash(parallel-cli:*)
metadata:
  author: parallel
---

# FindAll: Entity Discovery

Find: $ARGUMENTS

> Full FindAll requires `parallel-cli` ≥ 0.3.0; the optional `entity-search` path requires ≥ 0.6.0. If a documented command or option is missing, update through the installation method used for this CLI, then retry. See <https://docs.parallel.ai/integrations/cli>.

## When to use this skill

Use FindAll for a structured list of entities matching a description. Use parallel-web-search for webpages or quick answers, parallel-deep-research for narrative analysis, and parallel-data-enrichment to add fields to a list the user already has.

Default to the comprehensive, asynchronous `findall run`. It supports match conditions, exclusions, enrichment, evidence, and entity types beyond companies and people. “Find all” does not guarantee exhaustive internet coverage.

Use the synchronous `entity-search` path only when the user explicitly wants a quick or rough list of companies or people and accepts results without individual verification. Do not choose it just because the entity type is supported. It has no exclusions, generator selection, enrichment, or FindAll condition/enrichment citations.

## Step 1: Start and retain the run

Choose an unused, descriptive, run-specific `$FILENAME` for the saved JSON files. Pass the user's objective as one quoted argument, without shell evaluation.

```bash
parallel-cli findall run "$ARGUMENTS" --no-wait --json -o "/tmp/$FILENAME-create.json"
```

Defaults are generator `core` and match limit `10`. Use `-n 50` for up to 50 matched entities; the allowed limit is 5–1000. Stay with `core` unless the user requests a different tradeoff. `pro` searches a larger pool and is slower/costlier; `base` is a faster, lower-quality option for an explicitly requested rough scan. Spot-check specific claims such as batch, year, and geography against available evidence, especially for `base`.

For requested exclusions:

```bash
````
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