> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.intentleads.si/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> People researching what you sell, this week, with contact details you can use today.

Intent Leads finds the people at your target companies who are researching your topics right now, and hands them to you with a business email, phone numbers and LinkedIn. You pick who you sell to and what they'd be researching; we watch for that research every day; you export new people whenever you want.

Everything you can do in the [dashboard](https://intentleads.si/dash) you can also do over the [REST API](/api-reference/introduction), the [CLI](/cli) or an AI agent through [MCP](/mcp-setup).

## How it works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Describe who you sell to" icon="target">
    A **lane** is one audience: the companies and roles you want (country, size, industry, seniority, job titles) plus the keywords they'd be researching. Most customers run a handful of lanes, one per offer or segment. See [Lanes](/guides/lanes).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add the keywords they research" icon="search">
    Each keyword, like "outsourced SDR team" or "warehouse robotics", becomes an intent topic. New keywords are approved in about a day and start finding people two to four days later. See [Keywords](/guides/keywords).
  </Step>

  <Step title="See who's available, for free" icon="chart-column">
    Every lane is checked daily: how many people match each filter, and how many new people you could export now, by intent strength. Counts, funnels and samples are free. See [Checks](/guides/checks).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export new people" icon="download">
    Ask for a quote (free), then confirm. You get only people you haven't exported this billing period, strongest intent first. Each person uses one contact from your plan. See [Exports](/guides/exports).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Use the leads" icon="send">
    Download a CSV, pull JSON into your CRM or sequencer, and re-download any export for free. See [Leads](/guides/leads).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Ways to use it

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    From an API key to your first CSV of leads in five calls.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API reference" icon="square-terminal" href="/api-reference/introduction">
    Every endpoint, with request and response examples you can run.
  </Card>

  <Card title="CLI" icon="terminal" href="/cli">
    `intentleads export --lane all --max 100 --format csv` from your terminal or a cron job.
  </Card>

  <Card title="MCP for AI agents" icon="bot" href="/mcp-setup">
    Let Claude, Cursor or your own agent check lanes, quote and run exports.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Good to know

* **You only pay for exports.** Lanes, keywords, checks, samples, quotes and re-downloads are free. See [Billing](/guides/billing).
* **Nobody is billed twice in a billing period**, even if two lanes find the same person or you export again later in the period.
* **Intent is fresh.** Signals cover a rolling 14-day window, so people who aren't exported within about two weeks of researching drop out.
* **People can ask to be removed.** When that happens we tell you, and you delete them within 10 business days. See [Suppressions](/guides/suppressions).


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