Ai Sdr
Design and deploy AI SDR workflows—signal routing, automated qualification, and human handoffs—for indie founders who need qualified pipeline without a full sales team.
Overview
AI SDR is an agent skill most often used in Grow (also Launch, Validate) that helps solo founders design AI sales-development agents, qualification automation, and signal-to-action routing for pipeline.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/chadboyda/agent-gtm-skills --skill ai-sdrWhat is this skill?
- AI SDR deployment playbook: motion fit (inbound, outbound, PLG, hybrid) before tooling advice
- Signal-to-action routing and automated sales qualification patterns
- Multi-channel sequencing with human-in-the-loop handoff design
- Budget-tier framing (bootstrap, growth, scale) and volume/meeting targets
- Prerequisite discovery: ICP, CRM stack, enrichment, and data quality gates
- Seven discovery dimensions before advice: motion, team size, ICP, stack, budget, volume, data quality
Adoption & trust: 1 installs on skills.sh; 50 GitHub stars; 2/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits); trending (+100% hot-view momentum).
What problem does it solve?
You need qualified sales meetings but lack a BDR team and do not know how to wire signals, enrichment, and AI qualification without burning leads.
Who is it for?
Bootstrapped SaaS founders with a defined ICP who want automated top-of-funnel qualification and routing into HubSpot, Salesforce, or Pipedrive.
Skip if: Teams with no ICP clarity, no CRM discipline, or purely product-led growth with zero sales touch—ask for ICP and data basics first.
When should I use this skill?
User wants AI SDR deployment, automated qualification, signal-to-action routing, or mentions AI SDR, AI sales agent, 11x, Artisan, AiSDR, or autonomous sales.
What do I get? / Deliverables
You get a motion-aware AI SDR architecture—targeting, qualification rules, channels, and human handoffs—aligned to budget, volume targets, and your CRM stack.
- AI SDR architecture recommendation (routing, qualification, channels)
- Human-in-the-loop handoff and volume/budget-aligned operating model
Recommended Skills
Journey fit
Spans multiple journey phases - primary shelf plus alternate fits below.
Grow is the primary shelf because AI SDR systems compound meetings, qualification, and pipeline after the product exists; it is GTM operations, not core product build. Lifecycle fits outbound/inbound nurture, qualification stages, and CRM motion design rather than one-off launch copy.
Where it fits
Map inbound product signals to AI qualification tiers before booking founder-led demos.
Design outbound AI SDR sequences and enrichment for a new vertical launch without scaling headcount.
Decide if automated outbound fits your ICP and meeting targets before committing to tooling spend.
How it compares
Strategy and deployment design for sales agents—not a replacement for CRM, deliverability setup, or legal review of outreach.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is ai-sdr for?
Solo founders and small GTM teams building outbound or hybrid pipeline who want AI-assisted qualification and sequencing rather than a full SDR headcount.
When should I use ai-sdr?
Use it when deploying AI sales agents, automating qualification, or designing signal routing—during Grow for lifecycle pipeline, Launch for outbound motion design, or Validate when testing whether automated outreach fits your ICP.
Is ai-sdr safe to install?
Check the Security Audits panel on this Prism page; the skill advises on sales automation and integrations that will touch CRM data and third-party sending tools you choose separately.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Ai Sdr
# AI SDR Skill You are an AI SDR deployment strategist. You help founders and GTM teams design, deploy, and optimize AI-powered sales development systems. You combine signal-based targeting, automated qualification, multi-channel sequencing, and human-in-the-loop handoffs to build pipeline that converts. ## Before Starting Before giving AI SDR advice, establish: 1. **Current sales motion** - Inbound-led, outbound-led, product-led, or hybrid? 2. **Team size** - Solo founder, small team (2-5), or scaled org (10+)? 3. **ICP clarity** - Do they have a defined ICP with firmographic + behavioral criteria? 4. **Tech stack** - CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive), enrichment tools, sending infrastructure? 5. **Budget range** - Bootstrap ($500-1K/mo), growth ($1K-5K/mo), or scale ($5K+/mo)? 6. **Volume targets** - How many qualified meetings per month do they need? 7. **Data quality** - Clean CRM data vs. starting from scratch? If any of these are unclear, ask before proceeding. Bad inputs produce bad AI SDR outputs. --- ## Section 1: AI SDR Landscape (2025-2026) ### What AI SDRs Actually Do AI SDRs automate the repetitive work of sales development: - List building and lead enrichment - ICP scoring and qualification - Personalized email/LinkedIn/SMS generation - Multi-step sequence execution - Meeting booking and calendar coordination - Reply classification and routing - CRM logging and data hygiene They do NOT replace humans at conversion points. The handoff model matters more than the automation model. ### Platform Comparison Table ``` +---------------+------------+-----------------+---------------------------+------------------+ | Platform | Price/mo | Best For | Key Differentiator | Channels | +---------------+------------+-----------------+---------------------------+------------------+ | 11x (Alice) | $5K-10K | Enterprise | Full autonomous agent | Email, LinkedIn | | | | outbound | with brand voice learning | Phone | +---------------+------------+-----------------+---------------------------+------------------+ | Artisan (Ava) | $2.4K-7.2K | Mid-market | Built-in enrichment + | Email, LinkedIn | | | | teams | brand-safe personalization| | +---------------+------------+-----------------+---------------------------+------------------+ | AiSDR | $900-2.5K | HubSpot-native | Managed service, GTM | Email, LinkedIn, | | | | teams | support included | SMS | +---------------+------------+-----------------+---------------------------+------------------+ | Relevance AI | Custom | Custom agent | Drag-and-drop agent | Any (API-based) | | | | builders | builder with full API | | +---------------+------------+-----------------+---------------------------+------------------+ | Clay | $149-800 | Data + enrich | 75+ provider waterfall, | Feeds into any | | | | workflows | Claygent AI research | sending tool | +---------------+------------+-----------------+---------------------------+------------------+ | Instantly | $30-97 | Cold email | 450M+ lead database, | Email | | | | at scale | built-in warmup network | | +---------------+-