Overview
Clay pulls data from over 100 enrichment providers in a waterfall — so if LinkedIn doesn't have a field, it tries Clearbit, then Apollo, then the next source — and only charges you when a provider returns a hit. Its Claygent AI agent can browse the web, read PDFs, and write personalized copy based on enriched data, turning a raw list of domains into a scored, messaged outreach sequence. For content marketers running account-based campaigns or newsletter sponsorship outreach, Clay replaces the manual tab-switching between research, enrichment, and message writing.
Key Features
- ✓Waterfall enrichment across 100+ data providers with pay-per-hit credits
- ✓Claygent AI agent for web research and personalized copy generation
- ✓MCP server so AI assistants can query and trigger Clay workflows
- ✓ICP scoring and conditional logic built into table columns
- ✓Native integrations with HubSpot, Salesforce, and outreach tools
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