Discover Builders

DeepCurrent offers three packages for finding the right people to build with or amplify your project. Use the tabs below to explore each one.

Active builders
Hackathon builders
KOL Discovery

Active Builder Discovery

The builder-discovery-v1 package finds Web3 builders by role category, skills, and ecosystem context — returning person-first profiles ready for outreach.Required slots: category, limitOptional slots: ecosystem, location, skills_focusTier 1 returns: name, category, skills, person_role, company_name, location, description, intelligence_blurb, challenge_name, rationaleTier 2 expansion (contact unlock): email, X_URL, LinkedIn_URL, Telegram_URL, telegram_handle, Github_URL, phone

Full workflow

Resolve

curl -X POST https://api.deepcurrent.app/api/v1/intelligence/resolve \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "package_id": "builder-discovery-v1",
    "request_text": "Find 15 smart contract developers on Ethereum with Solidity and DeFi experience",
    "slots": {}
  }'

{
  "intent_status": "ready_for_quote",
  "package_id": "builder-discovery-v1",
  "filled_slots": {
    "category": "smart contract devs",
    "ecosystem": "Ethereum",
    "skills_focus": "Solidity, DeFi",
    "limit": 15
  },
  "missing_slots": []
}

Quote

curl -X POST https://api.deepcurrent.app/api/v1/intelligence/quote \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "package_id": "builder-discovery-v1",
    "slots": {
      "category": "smart contract devs",
      "ecosystem": "Ethereum",
      "skills_focus": "Solidity, DeFi",
      "limit": 15
    },
    "output_fields": [
      "name", "category", "skills", "person_role",
      "company_name", "location", "intelligence_blurb", "rationale"
    ]
  }'

The response includes credits, quote_token, and expiry.

Execute

curl -X POST https://api.deepcurrent.app/api/v1/intelligence/execute \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "package_id": "builder-discovery-v1",
    "slots": {
      "category": "smart contract devs",
      "ecosystem": "Ethereum",
      "skills_focus": "Solidity, DeFi",
      "limit": 15
    },
    "output_fields": [
      "name", "category", "skills", "person_role",
      "company_name", "location", "intelligence_blurb", "rationale"
    ],
    "quote_token": "eyJ..."
  }'

{
  "result_id": "3fa85f64-...",
  "summary": "15 Ethereum smart contract developers with Solidity and DeFi skills.",
  "records_count": 15
}

Expand contact details (optional)

Use POST /api/v1/intelligence/expand with expansion_type: "contact_unlock" to unlock email, LinkedIn, Telegram, GitHub, or phone for any subset of your results.Contact tiers — social, email, telegram, phone — are additive. You are never charged twice for the same person at the same tier.

Hackathon Builder Discovery

The hackathon-builder-v1 package finds builders with a verifiable hackathon track record — wins, prizes, and project history — filtered by ecosystem.Required slots: ecosystem, limitOptional slots: skills, hackathon_name, locationTier 1 returns: name, category, skills, challenge_name, project_names, total_hackathons_attended, total_hackathons_won, wins, total_winnings, location, description, intelligence_blurb, rationaleTier 2 expansion (contact unlock): email, X_URL, LinkedIn_URL, Github_URL, Telegram_URL, telegram_handle

Example resolve request

{
  "package_id": "hackathon-builder-v1",
  "slots": {
    "ecosystem": "Solana",
    "skills": "Rust, smart contracts",
    "limit": 20
  }
}

Example Tier 1 record

{
  "name": "Alex Chen",
  "category": "Smart Contract Developer",
  "skills": ["Rust", "Anchor", "TypeScript"],
  "challenge_name": "Solana Breakpoint 2024",
  "total_hackathons_attended": 8,
  "total_hackathons_won": 3,
  "wins": ["1st Place — DeFi Track", "Runner-up — Infrastructure Track"],
  "total_winnings": 18500,
  "location": "Singapore",
  "intelligence_blurb": "Consistent top performer in Solana ecosystem hackathons...",
  "rationale": "Strong Rust + Anchor background, 3 wins in relevant DeFi/infra challenges."
}

Use the same resolve → quote → execute flow as Active Builder Discovery. Unlock contact details at Tier 2 with contact_unlock expansion.

KOL Discovery

The kol-discovery-v1 package finds Key Opinion Leaders by sector, reach, and relevance — scored by follower count and GM Score.Required slots: sector_focus, limitOptional slots: min_followers, min_gm_score, platform, locationTier 1 returns: name, category, followers_count, GM Score, Smarts, X_URL, X_BIO_label, X_BIO_reason, description, intelligence_blurb, rationaleTier 2 expansion (contact unlock): email, LinkedIn_URL, Telegram_URL, telegram_handle, phone

Example resolve request

{
  "package_id": "kol-discovery-v1",
  "slots": {
    "sector_focus": "DeFi",
    "min_followers": 10000,
    "limit": 25
  }
}

Example Tier 1 record

{
  "name": "DeFi_Researcher",
  "category": "KOL / Analyst",
  "followers_count": 84200,
  "GM Score": 87,
  "X_URL": "https://x.com/defi_researcher",
  "X_BIO_label": "DeFi Protocol Analyst",
  "X_BIO_reason": "Bio explicitly references DeFi analysis, yield strategies, and protocol reviews.",
  "intelligence_blurb": "Consistently produces long-form DeFi research with high engagement rates...",
  "rationale": "High GM Score, 84K followers, strong DeFi content focus aligns with sector."
}

Use the same resolve → quote → execute flow. Unlock contact details at Tier 2 with contact_unlock expansion.

Unlocking contact details

All three packages support Tier 2 contact expansion. After executing a search, call POST /api/v1/intelligence/expand with:

{
  "parent_result_id": "YOUR_RESULT_ID",
  "expansion_type": "contact_unlock",
  "expansion_params": {
    "selection": {
      "mode": "top_n",
      "n": 10
    },
    "contact_tier": "email"
  },
  "quote_token": "eyJ..."
}

Selection modes:

Mode	Description
`all`	Unlock every record in the result set
`top_n`	Unlock the top N records by relevance score
`explicit_ids`	Unlock a specific list of record IDs

Contact tiers (each tier includes everything below it):

Tier	Unlocks
`social`	X, LinkedIn, GitHub
`email`	Email + social
`telegram`	Telegram + email + social
`phone`	Phone + telegram + email + social

You are never charged twice for the same person at the same tier. If a record is already unlocked at the requested tier, its cost is excluded from the quote automatically.

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Core Concepts

Guides

Integrations

Billing

Active Builder Discovery

Full workflow

Hackathon Builder Discovery

Example resolve request

Example Tier 1 record

KOL Discovery

Example resolve request

Example Tier 1 record

Unlocking contact details

Get Started

Core Concepts

Guides

Integrations

Billing

​Active Builder Discovery

​Full workflow

​Hackathon Builder Discovery

​Example resolve request

​Example Tier 1 record

​KOL Discovery

​Example resolve request

​Example Tier 1 record

​Unlocking contact details

Active Builder Discovery

Full workflow

Hackathon Builder Discovery

Example resolve request

Example Tier 1 record

KOL Discovery

Example resolve request

Example Tier 1 record

Unlocking contact details