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Clay is not just for lead gen — it's a general-purpose automation platform for any data discovery task.

By Giorgio Zanella · GTM Engineer @TheKiln DM if you have a cool API to try · 2026-04-10 · thread · Clay is not just for lead gen — it's a general-purpose automation platform for a

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Clay is not just for lead gen — it's a general-purpose automation platform for any data discovery task.

Claim

Most people think Clay is just for lead generation and CRM enrichment, but you can literally use it to find the perfect restaurant that meets ANY specific criteria you want.

Mechanism

Clay's modular workflow (scraping + AI agents + formulas) lets you chain steps to solve non-sales problems like finding a restaurant with carbonara and Italian wine. The same logic applies to any structured discovery task.

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