Needle is an agent-native outbound engine for LinkedIn, Instagram and email, run from Claude or ChatGPT. Pro is $69 per account per month; 7-day free trial.
Researched and fact-checked by Bartu Cavusoglu · Updated October 26, 2026
Needle is an outbound engine built to run from the AI agent a team already uses. It ships as an MCP server, so a user can ask an agent such as Claude or ChatGPT to find leads, draft messages and start a campaign. The company describes it as an agent-native outbound engine for sales, recruiting, fundraising and partnerships.
Needle was founded in late 2024 in Berlin, Germany, by Jan Heimes and Onur Eken. The company says it grew out of its own struggle with outbound: lists full of the wrong people, generic messages and accounts put at risk by volume. Its website reports more than 400 teams using the product.
A user connects an MCP client, such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or Needle Agents in Slack, and one LinkedIn, Instagram or email account to send from. The user then asks the agent for a list in plain language, for example founders at seed to Series A SaaS startups in Europe. Needle searches, skips contacts already in the CRM and enrolls senders into a campaign.
Messages are drafted from the lead profile, the signals that made the lead match the ICP and past conversations. The user reviews the angle once per segment and Needle applies it per lead. A single campaign can mix channels in one sequence, with wait steps and branches that depend on whether the lead answered.
Lead lists can be built from LinkedIn, Instagram and Places. On LinkedIn, that means searching people and companies or using post reactions. On Instagram, it means post likes, comments or an account's followers. Places finds businesses by category and city, as they appear on Maps. The site says there is no credit meter or per-lead charge, so sending limits are the only ceiling.
Safety features include per-account daily limits, human-like cadence, warm-up for new senders and suppression lists that skip customers, open deals and recently contacted people. A campaign funnel tracks sent, accepted, replied and booked counts, and an insights panel suggests changes such as rewriting a step. The Pro plan also lists a unified inbox and API access.
Needle is an agent-native outbound engine that runs from AI agents through an MCP server. It finds leads and runs outreach campaigns on LinkedIn, Instagram and email. It is aimed at founders, sales teams, recruiters and agencies.
Pro costs $69 per connected account per month for 1 to 10 accounts. On the Agency plan, accounts after the first 10 cost $34 per month each, and Enterprise pricing for 51 or more accounts is custom. Lead lists are included.
Yes. The trial lasts 7 days, includes one connected account and requires no credit card. Lead lists are included, the same as on a paid plan.
No. Lists are built from LinkedIn, Instagram and Places on the accounts you connect, with no credit meter, per-lead charge or top-ups. Sending limits are the only ceiling.
Needle works with MCP clients including Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, Grok Bot and Needle Agents in Slack. It sends through LinkedIn, Instagram and email accounts.
Needle enforces per-account daily limits, human-like cadence and a warm-up schedule for new senders, and says it will refuse to exceed them. Suppression lists skip customers, open deals and people a colleague already contacted. No tool can remove all risk, so a careful trial is sensible.
LinkedIn, Instagram and email are supported today, and one campaign can mix them in a single sequence. WhatsApp and SMS are listed as coming soon.
Needle suits founders, small go-to-market teams and agencies that already work in an AI agent. It is used for sales, recruiting, fundraising and competitor analysis.