Paste one prompt into Claude with LeadOcean connected and size a press list of reporters and editors before you spend a single record. It works in any MCP client. Connect the server at https://api.leadocean.io/mcp first. Setup is on the MCP page.
The prompt
Find journalists in the United States who might cover cybersecurity.
1. Call leadocean_list_enum_values for industry and pick the news and
newspaper values.
2. Call leadocean_count_leads with those industries, title Reporter,
Journalist and Editor, and country US.
3. Call it again with keywords cybersecurity added.
4. Tell me both counts and the filters you used.
5. Do not call leadocean_search_leads until I say go.Swap "cybersecurity" for your own topic.
What it resolves to
| Filter | Value |
|---|---|
| industry | Internet News, Newspaper Publishing, Newspapers, Online Media |
| title | Reporter, Journalist, Editor |
| country | US |
| keywords | cybersecurity (second count only) |
Enum values are exact strings, which is why step 1 looks them up. The job function filter Writing/Editing returned no people on 2 October 2026, so the prompt filters on title instead.
How many match
19,513 mailable people matched on 2 October 2026. Filters: industry Internet News, Newspaper Publishing, Newspapers or Online Media, title Reporter, Journalist or Editor, country US.
Mailable means verified, catch_all_valid or catch_all, the count_leads default. With keywords cybersecurity added, the same count was 5. Keywords match the person's own profile text, so most reporters never match a topic word. Treat the wide list as the pool and filter by topic from their headlines.
What you get back
Search rows carry the fields below. These are placeholder values, not real records.
| Title | Company size | Industry | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff Reporter | 51-200 | Online Media | US |
| Senior Editor | 201-500 | Newspapers | US |
| Journalist | 11-50 | Internet News | US |
Variations
- Change country to GB and ask Claude to count again before searching.
- Swap title for "Podcast Producer" and add the Online Audio and Video Media industry to reach audio shows.
- Replace Reporter with "Editor in Chief" to reach the person who approves the story.
Records it spends
The count and enum lookups are free. leadocean_search_leads costs 1 record per person returned, so a limit of 25 costs 25 records. Free gives you 1,000 records one-off with no card. Pro is $499 a month. See pricing.
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