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How the Connections Agent Works

Learn how to use your LinkedIn Connections as the audience for an Outreach Agent and how this targeting type behaves over time.

Updated over 2 weeks ago

Available only on paid CallSine plans.

Overview

A Connections Agent uses your existing LinkedIn network as its lead source. Instead of pulling from a database or imported CSV, it identifies relevant people you already know and sends personalized outreach. The Agent starts slowly due to LinkedIn profile view limits, but becomes more efficient over time as more of your network is researched and ready for outreach.


Create a Connections Agent

Create a new Outreach Agent in the Campaign Wizard.


On the Targeting screen, choose Connections.

On the Instructions page, describe who the Agent should contact. This prevents outreach from going to irrelevant personal contacts (family, friends, etc.). Examples of useful details include:

  • Titles

  • Industries

  • Geography

  • Company size

Once the Agent is created, it will begin reviewing your network and pulling qualified prospects into the campaign.


How Targeting Works Inside a Connections Agent

The Agent applies two layers of filtering:

  1. ICP Fit
    It only selects people who match the audience description you entered during setup.

  2. Messaging History
    If you have already exchanged messages with a Connection, the Agent factors that into whether outreach is appropriate and how the message should be written.

This allows the Agent to send personalized, context-aware outreach instead of generic first-touch messages.


Personalized Outreach

When writing outreach, the Agent uses:

  • Your Instructions and Style Guide

  • Prospect research (LinkedIn profile and company details)

  • Any past conversation history

Outreach is tailored for each prospect. If you have never spoken before, the Agent writes a first-touch message. If you have, the Agent adapts tone and content to match the prior interaction.


What to Expect Over Time

At the start, volume is low. The Agent can only view and research a limited number of profiles per day, and not every LinkedIn Connection will match your ICP. That means some days fewer prospects will qualify.

As more of your network is researched:

  • Follow-up messages no longer require profile views

  • Outreach volume increases

  • New Connections are added continuously

Once your full network has been processed, future Connections campaigns start faster because research has already been completed.

If you want to see how many of your LinkedIn Connections are ready for outreach, open the LinkedIn Connections page in the left menu.


What’s Next

If you are ready to create a Connections Agent, open the Campaign Wizard and select Connections as your targeting type.


To learn more about reviewing the people brought in from LinkedIn, see the article on reviewing prospects in the People tab.

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