Guides Library

Practical guides for building GTM AI

In-depth technical guides for connecting tools, building audiences, and deploying AI-powered workflows.

cli~5 min read

Getting Started with the GTM CLI

Query ZoomInfo's go-to-market data from your terminal. Install the GTM CLI, sign in with one browser command, and pipe companies, contacts, intent, and research into jq, CSV, or your data pipeline. Plus when to reach for the CLI over MCP or the API.

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mcp~7 min read

How to Build Your Own App on the ZoomInfo MCP

Build a custom agent or integration on ZoomInfo's hosted MCP server: register an app for credentials, authenticate, connect a client, and call the tools. Covers app creation in the Developer Portal or the ZoomInfo app's API/MCP tab.

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mcp~4 min read

User Sign-In vs Service Account: Choosing How Your App Authenticates to ZoomInfo

ZoomInfo's MCP server supports two ways to authenticate. User-level OAuth reaches each person's own context; Client Credentials runs as a single service identity. When to use each, with the tradeoffs.

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mcp~6 min read

How to Connect ZoomInfo to Claude Code

Install the ZoomInfo plugin in Claude Code to get the hosted MCP server plus 14 GTM skills in one command, then authenticate over OAuth. Or add just the MCP server by hand.

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api~17 min read

Building Audiences with the GTM Studio API

A complete guide to ZoomInfo's GTM Studio Audiences API: create durable audience datasets, ground every row in ZoomInfo's identity graph, add AI research columns, and enrich at scale from your own code or an agent.

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mcp~7 min read

How to Add ZoomInfo to Codex

Install the ZoomInfo plugin in OpenAI Codex to get the hosted MCP server plus 14 GTM skills in one step, or wire it up manually with a Custom MCP entry.

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gtm-ai~19 min read

The GTM Laws of Physics

A hierarchy that determines why some AI-powered GTM teams produce extraordinary results while others generate expensive noise. Context > Timing > Targeting > Content.

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mcp~14 min read

How to Build Company & Contact Lists Inside Claude with ZoomInfo's MCP

The complete guide to building company and contact lists using ZoomInfo's MCP integration inside Claude. Covers searches, intent signals, enrichment, and multi-step research workflows.

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mcp~9 min read

How to Connect ZoomInfo to Claude Using MCP

Step-by-step setup guide for connecting ZoomInfo's MCP integration to Claude. Covers authentication, verification, and troubleshooting.

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models~15 min read

Model Choice for GTM AI: What Actually Matters

A research-backed guide to AI model selection for go-to-market teams. Covers the latest frontier models, benchmark data, the commoditization thesis, and a practical framework for choosing the right model for each GTM workflow.

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tokens~13 min read

Tokens and Context: The GTM AI Mental Model

How to think about token usage, context windows, and context quality for go-to-market AI. Includes research-backed guidance on context rot, cost economics, and how to architect AI workflows that actually work in production.

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