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Buying Signals

buying-signals

Detect B2B buying signals for prospect companies. Analyzes companies across web/news, landing pages, social media and scores them by buying intent (HOT/WARM/COOL/COLD). Use for: prospect scoring, lead qualification, outbound sales research, GTM signal detection. Triggers: buying signals, analyze ...

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Buying Signals

Detect B2B buying signals for prospect companies via the Alavida CLI.

Quick Start

npm install -g @alavida/​cli && alavida auth

# Analyze a company
alavida run buying-signals --input '{
  "companies": [{"company_id": "acme-1", "company_name": "Acme Corp", "domain": "acme.com"}]
}' --poll

Setup

Install the CLI and authenticate:

npm install -g @alavida/​cli
alavida auth

Verify you're connected:

alavida auth status
alavida credits

Running Analysis

Single Company

alavida run buying-signals --input '{
  "companies": [{
    "company_id": "stripe-1",
    "company_name": "Stripe",
    "domain": "stripe.com"
  }]
}' --poll

Multiple Companies

alavida run buying-signals --input '{
  "companies": [
    {"company_id": "stripe-1", "company_name": "Stripe", "domain": "stripe.com"},
    {"company_id": "vercel-1", "company_name": "Vercel", "domain": "vercel.com"},
    {"company_id": "linear-1", "company_name": "Linear", "domain": "linear.app"}
  ]
}' --poll

With People (Better Signal Detection)

Adding key people improves social signal detection (founder pain posts, conference speaking):

alavida run buying-signals --input '{
  "companies": [{
    "company_id": "acme-1",
    "company_name": "Acme Corp",
    "domain": "acme.com",
    "website_url": "https://acme.com",
    "people": [
      {
        "full_name": "Jane Doe",
        "job_title": "CEO & Founder",
        "role_type": "decision_maker",
        "twitter_handle": "@janedoe",
        "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/​in/​janedoe"
      }
    ]
  }]
}' --poll

From a JSON File

alavida run buying-signals --input companies.json --poll

Submit and Check Later

Jobs run asynchronously. Submit without --poll and check back:

# Submit
alavida run buying-signals --input '{"companies": [...]}'
# => Job submitted: 550e8400-...

# Do other work, then check
alavida jobs status 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

# Or list all jobs
alavida jobs

Input Schema

View the full input/​output schema anytime:

alavida schema buying-signals

Company Fields

FieldRequiredDescription
company_idYesUnique identifier
company_nameYesCompany name
domainNoDomain (e.g., "acme.com")
website_urlNoFull website URL
peopleNoKey people for social signal detection

Person Fields

FieldRequiredDescription
full_nameYesPerson's full name
job_titleYesJob title
role_typeNodecision_maker or champion
twitter_handleNoTwitter handle with @
linkedin_urlNoLinkedIn profile URL

Signal Types

Signal TypeWeightDescription
founder_pain_post100Founder expressing need for creative/​marketing help
job_post_creative90Hiring designer, video editor, creative director
funding_announcement80Recent funding round (seed through Series C+)
yc_batch80Y Combinator company preparing for Demo Day
stealth_launch75Company coming out of stealth or launching
job_post_marketing60Hiring marketing roles (CMO, growth, demand gen)
partnership_announced50New partnership or integration
conference_speaking40Founder/​exec speaking at conference

Tier System

TierScoreAction
HOT150+Prioritize immediately
WARM80-149Good outreach candidates
COOL40-79Monitor for more signals
COLD<40Lowest priority

CLI Reference

CommandDescription
alavida authAuthenticate with API key
alavida auth statusShow auth status and credit balance
alavida creditsView credit balance and usage
alavida run buying-signals --input '<json>' --pollRun analysis and wait for results
alavida run buying-signals --input file.jsonSubmit from file
alavida jobsList all jobs
alavida jobs status <job_id>Check job status and results
alavida schema buying-signalsView input/​output schema
alavida registryBrowse all available components

Pricing

  • Base cost: 500 credits per run
  • Typical range: 400-800 credits depending on signal density
  • Credits are deducted after job completion

Check your balance: alavida credits

Error Handling

ErrorFix
Not authenticatedRun alavida auth
Invalid API key (401)Get a new key from the dashboard
Insufficient credits (402)Top up at the dashboard
Service unavailable (503)Try again in a few minutes
Job failedRun alavida jobs status <job_id> for details

Other Components

Browse the full registry:

alavida registry
ComponentTypeDescription
buying-signalsworkflowB2B buying signal detection
echotoolTest component for sync calls
echo-workflowworkflowTest component for async flows

Install and run any component the same way:

alavida schema <slug>
alavida run <slug> --input '{...}' --poll

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