Needle

Needle is an outbound engine that connects to AI agents to find leads and run campaigns across LinkedIn, Instagram, and email.

Needle is an agent-native outbound engine designed for go-to-market teams, founders, and sales professionals. It operates as an MCP server, allowing users to connect it directly to AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, and Cursor to manage outreach. The platform finds target leads using buying signals from LinkedIn, Instagram, and Places without requiring credit meters or per-lead charges. It features built-in safety guardrails, daily limits, account warm-ups, and suppression lists to prevent contacting existing customers or recent deals. Users can draft personalized messages grounded in lead profiles and conversation history while managing everything through their preferred AI interface.

Needle at a glance

Best for: Founder, Marketer, Sales
Runs on: Web, iOS, API, Slack, Chrome extension
Pricing: 7-day free trial; $69 a month per connected account with lead lists included
Released: January 2026
Category: AI agent tool
Website: needle.app

Key features

Finds target lead lists from LinkedIn, Instagram, and Places
Integrates as an MCP server with Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, and Cursor
Enforces daily sending limits and account warm-up schedules
Automatically skips existing customers and recent contacts
Drafts personalized messages using lead profiles and signals
Supports multi-channel campaigns across LinkedIn, Instagram, and email

Use it for

Building precise ICP lead lists for sales outreach
Sourcing and reaching out to recruiting candidates
Finding investors and getting warm introductions for fundraising
Turning competitor post engagers into new lead lists

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