# Evolc Signals playbook for AI agents

Evolc Signals lists European companies that are hiring, funded or changing right now, with a dated source link for every signal. Deepest in Slovakia, Czechia, Poland, Hungary, Austria and Germany. Company facts only: no people, e-mails or phone numbers.

## Connect

- MCP server (Streamable HTTP): https://companies.evolc.com/mcp
- API key: free with a work e-mail at https://companies.evolc.com/api/keys. Send it as `Authorization: Bearer evk_…`.
- Claude Code: `claude mcp add --transport http evolc https://companies.evolc.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer evk_…"`
- Codex: set `EVOLC_API_KEY`, then `codex mcp add evolc --url https://companies.evolc.com/mcp --bearer-token-env-var EVOLC_API_KEY`
- Tools: search_signals (find companies), get_company (one profile), check_accounts (up to 100 known accounts), search_tenders (open public tenders; company=<slug> for ones that fit), list_saved_searches.

## How to work

1. Search wide with filters: countries, industries, job families and sub-roles (e.g. sales → sdr_bdr), signal kinds and a 7, 30 or 90 day window. first_in_function marks the first role in a function since tracking began, which is the strongest "starting a team" signal.
2. Read the structured results (`business_model`, `hiring`, `signals` with url and date), not just the text summary.
3. Check every account before you recommend it (rules below). Prefer fewer, verified accounts over a long list.
4. Quote the evidence link and date for every claim. If there is no link, do not make the claim.
5. Say what you dropped and why, so the user can correct you.

## Checking rules

- **Where is the role?** Big companies hire in many countries. Read the city in the job title and drop roles outside your region.
- **Is it the right company?** Check the website matches the company. Drop names that look like a code or job boards that belong to another company.
- **Where is the HQ?** Check the website footer before you mention a headquarters. Some countries are still missing or wrong.
- **Is it a volume hirer?** Bank branches, stores, brokers and recruiters post many sales roles but rarely buy like a software company. Tell the agent to drop them.
- **Is the funding real?** Open the article and confirm the company, round and amount before you mention them.
- **Is "quiet" really quiet?** 0 open jobs often means Evolc does not read that careers page yet, not that the company stopped hiring.
- **Is it a real role?** Open the posting: internships, inbound-only roles and freelancers are weaker signals than a full-time outbound hire.

Job history starts on 2026-10-16: "new" and "first" mean "since Evolc began tracking", not "ever".

## Plays

### Weekly prospect list

Mondays. New accounts that just started or grew the motion you sell into.

```
Using Evolc, find the 10 best accounts to contact this week.
We sell [product] to [ideal customer] in [countries].
Good signal: [e.g. SDR/BDR, AE or sales-leader roles, a first sales hire, a Head of Sales opened].
For each: company, website, why now with the evidence link and date, one opening line.
Check before you list an account:
- open the job or news evidence; drop it if the role is outside our region or is an internship
- drop banks, insurers, brokers, retail chains, recruiters and agencies
- drop it if the name looks like a code or the jobs belong to another company
- tell me what you dropped and why, one line each
```

### Check my accounts

When you inherit a territory, or once a week on your top accounts.

```
Using Evolc check_accounts, check these accounts for signals in the last 30 days:
[paste domains, one per line, or a CSV with name, domain, country]
Group them: moved (with evidence), quiet, not found.
For quiet accounts with 0 open jobs, say they may not be tracked yet.
```

### Pre-call brief

Five minutes before a call.

```
Using Evolc, give me a brief on [domain]: what they do, size, recent hiring by function,
leadership roles opened, funding and filed financials, each with a date and link.
End with 3 questions to ask, based only on that evidence.
```

## Quota

A work e-mail gives 200 tool calls a month (1,000 during the 14-day trial). A weekly prospect list takes about 6 calls. Every reply says how many calls are left.

Human version: https://evolc.com/playbook