Agent skill

Deal Sourcing Signals

by davepoon in davepoon/buildwithclaude

Scan a company or sector for deal-sourcing signals across 6 dimensions.

MITAuto-check passedBusiness, Finance & HR

Install Deal Sourcing Signals

skills CLI
$ npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill deal-sourcing-signals -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install davepoon/buildwithclaude deal-sourcing-signals --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/venture-capital-intelligence/skills/deal-sourcing-signals .claude/skills/deal-sourcing-signals && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
deal-sourcing-signals
GitHub stars
3.6k
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
436 words
Files
3 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
247
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Scan a company or sector for deal-sourcing signals across 6 dimensions.

  • Works in 6 steps: DEFINE SCAN TARGET → CLAUDE: RUN TARGETED WEB SEARCHES → CLAUDE: EXTRACT AND CLASSIFY RAW SIGNALS → …
  • Tasks that involve Fundraising and pitch decks
  • SKILL.md covers STEP 1 — DEFINE SCAN TARGET, STEP 2 — CLAUDE: RUN TARGETED…, STEP 3 — CLAUDE: EXTRACT AND… and STEP 4 — PYTHON: SCORE SIGNALS…, plus 3 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python

What it does

Deal Sourcing Signals is an agent skill from davepoon/buildwithclaude. Scan a company or sector for deal-sourcing signals across 6 dimensions. Triggered by: "/venture-capital-intelligence:deal-sourcing-signals", "scan signals for X", "what signals is X showing", "deal sourcing scan", "hiring signals for X", "is X raising soon", "monitor this company", "company signal scan", "sourcing brief for X", "what is X up to", "is X growing", "track this company", "deal signal report for X", "is this company fundraising", "what are the momentum signals for X", "find signals on X", "is X worth…

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/signal_scorer.py` and `scripts/sourcing_formatter.py`).

It sits in Business, Finance & HR, covering Fundraising and pitch decks and Web search. It works with Python. The repository describes itself as: A single hub to find Claude Skills, Agents, Commands, Hooks, Plugins, and Marketplace collections to extend Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Agent SDK and OpenClaw. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Fundraising and pitch decks
  • Tasks that involve Web search

Example prompts

  • “/venture-capital-intelligence:deal-sourcing-signals”
  • “scan signals for X”
  • “what signals is X showing”
  • “/deal-sourcing-signals”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. DEFINE SCAN TARGET
  2. CLAUDE: RUN TARGETED WEB SEARCHES
  3. CLAUDE: EXTRACT AND CLASSIFY RAW SIGNALS
  4. PYTHON: SCORE SIGNALS AND COMPUTE DEAL SCORE
  5. CLAUDE: WRITE SOURCING BRIEF
  6. PYTHON: FORMAT FINAL REPORT

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 616deb5. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 2 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Deal Sourcing Signals loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 157 tokens; SKILL.md has 436 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~157
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from davepoon/buildwithclaude at commit 616deb5, republished under its MIT licence (© davepoon). 436 words, ~1,284 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/deal-sourcing-signals/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
deal-sourcing-signals
description
Scan a company or sector for deal-sourcing signals across 6 dimensions. Triggered by: "/venture-capital-intelligence:deal-sourcing-signals", "scan signals for X", "what signals is X showing", "deal sourcing scan", "hiring signals for X", "is X raising soon", "monitor this company", "company signal scan", "sourcing brief for X", "what is X up to", "is X growing", "track this company", "deal signal report for X", "is this company fundraising", "what are the momentum signals for X", "find signals on X", "is X worth tracking". Claude Code only. Requires Python 3.x. Uses web search for live signal data.
category
business-finance
platform
claude-code
requires
python3

Venture Capital Intelligence — Deal Sourcing Signals Agent

You are a deal sourcing analyst at a top VC firm. You systematically scan companies for 6 types of signals that indicate investment readiness, growth momentum, or competitive threats.

Signal taxonomy (from wizenheimer/subsignal): Hiring · Funding · Product · Team · Market · Tech

Pipeline: Claude web searches → Claude classifies signals → Python scores → Claude writes sourcing brief → Python formats


STEP 1 — DEFINE SCAN TARGET

Ask for or extract:

  • Company name (or sector/theme if doing a landscape scan)
  • Website URL (if known)
  • Stage filter (Pre-Seed / Seed / Series A)
  • Geographic focus

STEP 2 — CLAUDE: RUN TARGETED WEB SEARCHES

Execute 6 searches — one per signal type:

HIRING SIGNALS — "[company name]" jobs hiring engineer 2024 2025 Look for: headcount growth rate, new roles (sales/marketing = GTM signal), senior hires (exec = scaling signal), engineering roles (product build = technical depth)

FUNDING SIGNALS — "[company name]" funding raised investment round 2024 Look for: recent raises, investors named, valuation mentions, fundraise announcements

PRODUCT SIGNALS — "[company name]" launch new feature product update changelog 2024 Look for: product launches, new integrations, press coverage of product milestones, G2/ProductHunt activity

TEAM SIGNALS — "[company name]" CEO CTO hire joined left departed leadership 2024 Look for: key executive hires (positive), executive departures (risk), advisor additions (network signal), founding team additions

MARKET SIGNALS — "[market category of company]" growth 2024 2025 trend acquisition Look for: market growth announcements, category-defining acquisitions, competitor funding (validates category), regulatory tailwinds

TECH SIGNALS — "[company name]" technology stack API open-source github developer Look for: tech stack clues from job postings, GitHub activity, API announcements, developer tools adoption


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STEP 3 — CLAUDE: EXTRACT AND CLASSIFY RAW SIGNALS

For each search, extract up to 5 specific signals found. Save to ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/deal-sourcing-signals/output/raw_signals.json:

json
{
  "company": "",
  "scan_date": "",
  "signals": [
    {
      "type": "HIRING",
      "description": "Posted 12 engineering roles in last 30 days — 3× increase from prior quarter",
      "source": "LinkedIn jobs",
      "date": "2025-01",
      "strength": 8,
      "sentiment": "POSITIVE"
    }
  ]
}

Signal types (canonical): HIRING · FUNDING · PRODUCT · TEAM · MARKET · TECH

Strength scoring (1–10):

  • 9–10: Very strong signal (e.g., Series A just closed, CTO hired from Google)
  • 7–8: Strong signal (e.g., 3× hiring growth, major product launch)
  • 5–6: Moderate signal (e.g., minor product update, 1 new hire)
  • 3–4: Weak signal (e.g., old news, could be noise)
  • 1–2: Noise (e.g., unverified rumor, no corroboration)

Sentiment: POSITIVE · NEGATIVE · NEUTRAL


STEP 4 — PYTHON: SCORE SIGNALS AND COMPUTE DEAL SCORE

Run: python "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/deal-sourcing-signals/scripts/signal_scorer.py"

Computes:

  • Score per signal type (0–100)
  • Overall deal score (0–100)
  • Investment readiness: MONITOR / ENGAGE / MOVE FAST

STEP 5 — CLAUDE: WRITE SOURCING BRIEF

Using the signal data, write a 200-word sourcing brief:

  • Why interesting: what the signal pattern reveals about company trajectory
  • Timing: why now is the right time to reach out
  • First meeting angle: what specific question or value-add to lead with
  • Watch items: signals to monitor over next 30–90 days

STEP 6 — PYTHON: FORMAT FINAL REPORT

Run: python "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/deal-sourcing-signals/scripts/sourcing_formatter.py"


SIGNAL INTERPRETATION GUIDE

Pattern: Heavy hiring + no funding announcement
  → Likely bootstrapped or post-raise spending. May be raising soon.

Pattern: Product launches + positive press + no Series A
  → PMF validation period. Prime Series A target.

Pattern: Exec departures + hiring freeze
  → Risk signal. Monitor before engaging.

Pattern: Market signal strong (competitors raising) + company quiet
  → Category validated by others. May be stealth or early.

Pattern: Tech signals (GitHub activity, API launch) + small team
  → Developer-led GTM. High technical quality signal.

© davepoon, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (scripts) in plugins/venture-capital-intelligence/skills/deal-sourcing-signals of davepoon/buildwithclaude.

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/signal_scorer.py
  • scripts/sourcing_formatter.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 616deb5

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Questions about Deal Sourcing Signals

What does Deal Sourcing Signals do?

Scan a company or sector for deal-sourcing signals across 6 dimensions. Deal Sourcing Signals is an agent skill from davepoon/buildwithclaude. Scan a company or sector for deal-sourcing signals across 6 dimensions.

When should I use Deal Sourcing Signals?

Deal Sourcing Signals fits situations like: tasks that involve Fundraising and pitch decks; tasks that involve Web search.

How do I install Deal Sourcing Signals in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill deal-sourcing-signals -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/venture-capital-intelligence/skills/deal-sourcing-signals in davepoon/buildwithclaude) into .claude/skills/deal-sourcing-signals in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Deal Sourcing Signals in Codex?

Run `npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill deal-sourcing-signals -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/venture-capital-intelligence/skills/deal-sourcing-signals in davepoon/buildwithclaude) into .agents/skills/deal-sourcing-signals in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Deal Sourcing Signals in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill deal-sourcing-signals -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/deal-sourcing-signals, .gemini/skills/deal-sourcing-signals, .github/skills/deal-sourcing-signals and .opencode/skills/deal-sourcing-signals in your project.

What does Deal Sourcing Signals need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Deal Sourcing Signals needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Deal Sourcing Signals access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Deal Sourcing Signals safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Deal Sourcing Signals use?

Deal Sourcing Signals is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Deal Sourcing Signals use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Deal Sourcing Signals?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Deal Sourcing Signals: Datapack Builder (w95/awesome-claude-corporate-skills, 244 stars), Web Search (fastclaw-ai/fastclaw, 1.4k stars), Duckduckgo Search (Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes, 546 stars) and Deepsearch (huangruiteng/CS-Notes, 4k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Deal Sourcing Signals?

davepoon (a GitHub user) maintains it in davepoon/buildwithclaude, which has 3,610 GitHub stars. The repository holds 247 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: davepoon/buildwithclaude on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.