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The Swarm

Your network, made searchable

Data & Discovery
For AI agents
MCPAPINative readiness
About

What is The Swarm

The Swarm merges individual LinkedIn and Google connections across a company into a single, searchable collective network, then uses AI to map relationships and surface warm intro paths. It's built for founders, SDRs, BDRs, and RevOps teams at SMBs and mid-market companies who want to reach prospects through existing relationships rather than cold outreach. The standout capability is AI-driven identification of former colleagues — people who worked at the same company at the same time but may not be formally connected — expanding the reachable network beyond what any one person can see. It connects to HubSpot, Clay, Attio, and others via a public API and a native MCP server. That said, the value scales directly with how many connectors (team members) link their networks — a solo user or very small team will see limited coverage compared to a larger org.

Data & Discovery
Capabilities

Key features

Prospecting database

searchable B2B contact + company directory

Native CRM integration

first-party connectors, no middleware required

AI capabilities

per-prospect AI research

Data

intent signals, firmographic + tech-stack data

Our verdict

Vanderbuild take

We see The Swarm as a focused relationship intelligence layer for growth-stage teams — founders, SDRs, and RevOps operators who want to turn their collective network into a structured prospecting database rather than starting from a cold list. The agentic story here is genuinely native: The Swarm ships an MCP server, meaning AI agents can query relationship data, pull warm intro paths, and feed enriched contact records directly into orchestration workflows without any custom wrapping. At $99/company/month with a no-credit-card free tier, it's affordable for small teams, though costs can climb as you add connectors and burn through API credits at $0.10 each. The honest limitation is network dependency — the platform's coverage is only as wide as the connections your team members actually import, so orgs with fewer than a handful of active connectors will find the collective network thin.

Mateusz Sekta
Founder, vanderbuild
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The wedge

Agentic stack profile

MCP server
Yes

Live MCP server — agents can call this tool directly.

Provides professional profile retrieval, advanced profile search via OpenSearch, and network mapping to discover relationship strengths and pathways. It includes specific tools like search_profiles and profile_fetch.

Open MCP →
API
REST

Programmatic access available.

REST API — straightforward to call from any agent or workflow tool. Rate limits and auth vary by plan.

API docs →
Agentic readiness
Native

Built for agents from the ground up.

MCP server + agent-friendly API + at least one autonomous workflow out of the box. The bar for 'Native' is high — only a handful of tools currently qualify.

Stack role
Data source · Researcher

Where this tool slots into an agentic pipeline.

Plays the role of Data source + Researcher in an agentic pipeline. Use it to source contacts, companies, and the raw inputs an agent needs to act; generate per-account briefings and qualification dossiers.

Compare

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$$
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Readiness
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Budget
$$
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Lusha
Pricing
Freemium
Budget
$$
Best for
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Readiness
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MCP
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Answers

Frequently asked questions

Does The Swarm have an MCP server?

Yes — The Swarm exposes a Model Context Protocol server. Provides professional profile retrieval, advanced profile search via OpenSearch, and network mapping to discover relationship strengths and pathways. It includes specific tools like search_profiles and profile_fetch. See the MCP docs at https://docs.theswarm.com/docs/integrations/mcp.

Does The Swarm have a public API?

Yes — The Swarm ships a REST API. Docs: https://docs.theswarm.com/docs/getting-started/introduction.

How much does The Swarm cost?

The Swarm: pricing is workspace-based, expect mid tier ($$) spend. Full pricing page: https://www.theswarm.com/pricing.

Who is The Swarm best for?

The Swarm is built for Founder, SDR / BDR, RevOps. Fits SMB (1-50), Mid-market (50-500)-sized teams.

How well does The Swarm fit an agentic sales stack?

Tier: Native. Has both an MCP server and an agent-friendly API — drops into an agentic stack with minimal glue code.