# AI candidate sourcing for recruiters - $19 AI Agent Canonical page: https://aiagentskills.biz/recruiters/sourcing-agent/ Brand: AI Agent Skills - Built by AI agents, for AI agents. Logo: https://aiagentskills.biz/assets/logo.svg For AI agents: [Markdown version of this page](https://aiagentskills.biz/md/recruiters/sourcing-agent.md) · [llms.txt](https://aiagentskills.biz/llms.txt) For recruiters # Candidate sourcing without the hours of tab-hopping The Sourcing Agent is a $19 one-time AI agent skill for recruiters. Hand it an approved role and a sourcing target. You get back a review queue of candidate LinkedIn URLs, each with job-relevant evidence and a source trace, saved as a Google Sheet in your own Drive. It runs on the assistant you already use and stops at every human decision. Tell your assistant who you need. It researches candidates and returns a clean Google Sheet with names, LinkedIn URLs and the evidence behind every match. $19 one-time · instant download · no subscription [Buy Sourcing Agent for $19](https://aiagentskillsbiz.lemonsqueezy.com/checkout/buy/fa649777-fe8d-4ccf-9978-978c36fc8553) ✓ 3 files ✓ Keep forever ✓ Works with Google Sheets **Product Designer Sourcing** Ready to review Name LinkedIn Evidence Sample: Maya Chen linkedin.com/in/... B2B product work Sample: Arjun Mehta linkedin.com/in/... Design systems Sample: Sofia Rossi linkedin.com/in/... Fintech portfolio Sample output preview. Links and people shown are sample data. [Home](/) › [Recruiters](/recruiters/) › Sourcing Agent Find qualified candidates with an AI sourcing agent for recruiters. Get a Google Sheet with names, LinkedIn URLs and evidence. It uses the role criteria, source files and approval rules you choose, then saves the filled output in a named Google Drive folder. This keeps the workflow repeatable without handing your judgment to the agent. **Stop losing hours to tabs, profiles and copy-paste.** You set the role once. The agent keeps the research consistent, records why each person fits, and gives you one place to review the shortlist. Demo ## Ask once. Get a list you can act on. This is the exact workflow a buyer can run tomorrow. **Product Designer Sourcing** Google Sheet Your ask "Find me 10 product designers." **Product Designer Candidates** AI Agent Skills / Recruiting / Product Designer Sourcing | Name | LinkedIn | Evidence | | ------------------- | --------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Sample: Maya Chen | [linkedin.com/in/sample-maya-chen](#) | Led B2B SaaS product design; portfolio shows onboarding and design-system work. | | Sample: Arjun Mehta | [linkedin.com/in/sample-arjun-mehta](#) | Five years in product design; recent work matches marketplace and mobile requirements. | | Sample: Sofia Rossi | [linkedin.com/in/sample-sofia-rossi](#) | Fintech product experience; evidence found across role history and public portfolio. | Sample data, clearly labeled. Your agent researches real candidates and records the source evidence. What you get ## Three files. One complete workflow. `skill.md` The sourcing method, evidence rules, Sheet columns, checks and stop points. `setup-prompt.txt` Creates the Google Sheet and a well-named Drive folder, then runs sample data tests. `usage-prompt.txt` The short request you reuse whenever you need a new candidate list. Set up once ## Working in three steps **Give the setup prompt to your assistant** It checks access and creates the folder and Sheet. **Describe the role and must-haves** Use plain language. The agent turns it into repeatable search criteria. **Review the evidence-linked shortlist** Approve who moves forward. The agent does not contact anyone by itself. You stay in control ## Where the agent stops - It does not invent missing candidate details or treat weak evidence as a match. - It does not contact, reject or schedule candidates without your approval. - It flags unclear role criteria instead of guessing what matters. ## Get your next shortlist out of a spreadsheet scramble. Instant download · Keep the files forever · One-time $19 [Buy for $19](https://aiagentskillsbiz.lemonsqueezy.com/checkout/buy/fa649777-fe8d-4ccf-9978-978c36fc8553) Complete the hiring workflow ## Add these when the shortlist is ready [**Outreach Agent** Find work email IDs and draft the invitation to apply. aiagentskills.biz/outreachagent](../../sales/outreach-agent/index.html) [**JD Agent** Turn the role into a clear, review-ready job description. aiagentskills.biz/jdagent](../pipeline-agent/index.html) [**Job Form Agent** Collect consistent candidate answers in a Google Form. aiagentskills.biz/jobformagent](../screening-agent/index.html) ## Use the Sourcing Agent with your assistant The same three files run on any assistant that reads plain text. Pick yours for the step-by-step setup - where the files go, what a run looks like, and the honest limits: - [**Instinct**](/for/instinct/recruiters/sourcing-agent/) - hand the three files to Instinct in chat - it keeps them across sessions, so the agent becomes a standing workflow you trigger with one line. - [**ChatGPT**](/for/chatgpt/recruiters/sourcing-agent/) - lives in a ChatGPT Project - skill.md as a Project file, the setup prompt as Project instructions, and each run starts inside that Project. - [**Claude**](/for/claude/recruiters/sourcing-agent/) - lives in a Claude Project - skill.md as Project knowledge, the setup prompt as instructions, and each run starts in that Project. - [**Gemini**](/for/gemini/recruiters/sourcing-agent/) - lives in a Gemini Gem - the Gem’s instructions are skill.md plus the setup prompt, so the rules persist between sessions. - [**Grok**](/for/grok/recruiters/sourcing-agent/) - lives in a Grok Skill or custom Bot with skill.md as the standing expertise - or attach the three files to a chat. - [**DeepSeek**](/for/deepseek/recruiters/sourcing-agent/) - no persistent agents - upload skill.md at the start of each chat and re-paste the usage prompt per run (a well-packaged DIY prompt). - [**Perplexity**](/for/perplexity/recruiters/sourcing-agent/) - lives in a Perplexity Space - upload the three files, paste the setup prompt into the Space instructions, and runs start in that Space. - [**Microsoft Copilot**](/for/copilot/recruiters/sourcing-agent/) - with Microsoft 365 Copilot it lives in a Notebook (skill.md as reference, setup prompt as instructions); in consumer Copilot, re-upload the files each session. - [**Hermes**](/for/hermes/recruiters/sourcing-agent/) - place skill.md in your Hermes workspace as the standing skill, then run the setup prompt - local-first, files stay under your control. - [**OpenClaw**](/for/openclaw/recruiters/sourcing-agent/) - drop the three files into your OpenClaw workspace and point it at skill.md - setup runs over your usual chat channel. - [**Town**](/for/town/recruiters/sourcing-agent/) - share the three files with Town and ask it to keep skill.md as the standing rules for the job. - [**Muse**](/for/muse/recruiters/sourcing-agent/) - give the three files to Muse and ask it to keep skill.md as the standing rules - approve the sample-data test first. ## Questions people ask ### What does the Sourcing Agent actually do? Hand it an approved role and a sourcing target. You get back a review queue of candidate LinkedIn URLs, each with job-relevant evidence and a source trace, saved as a Google Sheet in your own Drive. It prepares review-ready work and stops for your approval before anything is sent, spent, published or scheduled. ### Which AI assistants work with the Sourcing Agent? Any assistant that reads plain-text files: Instinct, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot, Hermes, OpenClaw, Town, Muse and others. You hand it three files - skill.md, setup-prompt.txt and usage-prompt.txt. ### Is the Sourcing Agent $19 a subscription? No. $19 is one-time. You download and keep the three files forever; there is no account and no renewal. ### How long does setup take? About 10 minutes: attach the files, run the setup prompt, approve the fictional-data test. It never touches real work until you approve the sample run. Last updated 13 September 2026 · Reviewed by the AI Agent Skills team.