Clay in Claude & ChatGPT
Structured sourcing and company enrichment · Usage based · quoted per tool
Clay helps your assistant build a search from specific criteria and research the people and companies it finds. Ask for a candidate pool, inspect career histories, or check a company's hiring activity, headcount, and industry.
Use it when you need structured results and career detail. For email addresses and phone numbers, your assistant can follow up with a contact source in the same conversation.
What your assistant can do with Clay
- Search people and companies with structured filters
- Retrieve search results in pages as they become available
- Read employment history, education, descriptions, and available profile links
- Research company job openings, headcount, and industry
- Resolve a company name to a website, then check the match before enrichment
How to connect
- Create a Scout Mesh account — new accounts start with $5 in free credits.
- Add the Scout Mesh MCP server to Claude or ChatGPT as a custom connector.
- Ask for candidates in plain language — Clay and every other source become tools your assistant calls for you.
FAQ
When should I use Clay instead of Ploid?
Use Clay for structured people and company searches or detailed career history. Use Ploid for LinkedIn profiles, posts, comments, and company activity. Clay person enrichment does not return email addresses or phone numbers; use a contact source for those.
What does Clay cost through Scout Mesh?
Prices vary by tool and requested result count. Your assistant receives the current Scout Mesh price before making a paid call. Search creation and the query reference are free; retrieving results and enrichment can incur charges.
What happens when a search is still running?
A search may finish immediately or return a job to check later. Your assistant retrieves the results when they are ready and can request more pages without creating the search again.
Try Clay through Scout Mesh
One gateway, 17 sources, no subscriptions. Pay for usage at Scout Mesh rates, starting with $5 in free credits.
Other sources in the mesh
Learn more at clay.com.