# pp-contact-goat

Terminal-based prospecting, warm-intro mapping, and profile enrichment across LinkedIn, Happenstance, and Deepline.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 747 installs · ★ 2076
- Author: Matt Van Horn
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/HEAD/cli-skills/pp-contact-goat/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/pp-contact-goat

## What it does

This skill directs the `contact-goat-pp-cli` binary to discover and map professional relationships inside your coding agent. It checks relationship coverage across target companies, discovers mutual connections to build warm-intro paths, and aggregates records from LinkedIn, Happenstance, and Deepline into a single dossier.

Happenstance integration combines two authentication paths. The CLI auto-prefers Chrome session cookies to consume free monthly allocations first. When that quota runs out, it falls back to the REST API via `HAPPENSTANCE_API_KEY`, spending 2 credits per search and 1 credit per research dossier. Supplying the `--agent` flag formats output into compact JSON without ANSI coloring or prompts.

Commands stop working if `contact-goat-pp-cli` is missing from `$PATH`. Running Deepline waterfall enrichment or email lookups also strictly requires setting `DEEPLINE_API_KEY`.

## Requirements
- Works with: Chrome, LinkedIn

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-contact-goat -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-contact-goat -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-contact-goat -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library pp-contact-goat
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/pp-contact-goat/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-contact-goat -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library --path cli-skills/pp-contact-goat
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-contact-goat -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/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/HEAD/cli-skills/pp-contact-goat/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- map warm-intro paths to target executives through mutual connections
- inspect company relationship coverage ranked by connection strength
- compile dossiers across LinkedIn, Happenstance, and Deepline profiles
- run waterfall enrichment that checks free quotas before paid APIs

## Example prompts
- Who do I know at Stripe, and what is the best warm-intro path to their VP of Eng?
- Build a dossier on Alex Smith at Acme Corp using LinkedIn and Happenstance
- Run waterfall enrichment on this prospect list using free sources first

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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author: "Matt Van Horn"
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# Contact Goat - Printing Press CLI

## Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the `contact-goat-pp-cli` binary. **You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill.** If it is missing, install it first:

1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to `$HOME/.local/bin` on macOS/Linux and `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin` on Windows:
   ```bash
   npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install contact-goat --cli-only
   ```
2. Verify: `contact-goat-pp-cli --version`
3. Ensure the reported install directory is on `$PATH` for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

If the `npx` install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer):

```bash
go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/sales-and-crm/contact-goat/cmd/contact-goat-pp-cli@latest
```

If `--version` reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on `$PATH`. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

## When to Use This CLI

Reach for this when the user wants:

- coverage of a company (who you already know there, ranked by relationship strength)
- a warm-intro path to a target person (mutual connections across sources)
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