Setup & Installation
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
What This Skill Does
Happenstance is a professional network search and research tool. It lets you search across your connections and groups using natural language queries, and pull detailed profiles on specific people including employment history, education, projects, and writings.
Searches your actual professional network rather than a generic public index, so results include mutual connections and group context that LinkedIn search doesn't surface.
When to use it
- Finding engineers in your network with specific AI infrastructure experience
- Researching a potential hire's full professional background before an interview
- Discovering mutual connections before a cold outreach
- Searching a specific group for people with a particular skill set
- Pulling a detailed profile on a founder before a meeting
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
User asks: Find product managers in my network who have worked at fintech companies
- 1Check credit balance with GET /v1/usage to confirm sufficient credits
- 2POST /v1/search with text query and include_my_connections: true
- 3Poll GET /v1/search/{id} every 5-10 seconds until status is COMPLETED
- 4Extract results with name, current_title, current_company, summary, and happenstance_url
- 5If has_more is true, offer to run find-more for additional results
List of matching PMs with titles, companies, summaries, mutual connections, and profile links
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.