AI agents for sales · 2026 guide

How to Use Grok Bot, Dots or Muse for Lead Generation, and the Faster Way With Willy

Short answer

General AI agents like Grok Bot (xAI), Dots (OpenAI) and Muse (Meta) can research companies, but they don't keep a lead database, don't send tracked cold email and need extra tools connected before they can run a sales pipeline. Willy, the AI agent built into ReachScraper, already owns the full pipeline: it finds businesses, researches decision makers, saves every lead into your folders, writes the campaign and sends it with open tracking. It is ready to use on day one, and Pro users can plug in their own Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok or Perplexity key. You can try a free search of 10 leads without signing up.

Fall 2026 brought a wave of big-tech agents: xAI launched Grok Bot on August 11, Meta launched Muse on September 8 and OpenAI introduced Dots on September 29 (Dots requires the ChatGPT Pro plan). They are impressive general assistants. But if you search 'how do I get Grok Bot to find clients and email them', you quickly discover the workarounds. This guide shows what the DIY route takes and the quicker route.

Can Grok Bot, Dots or Muse do lead generation?

Partly. They can browse the web and list companies that match a description. What they lack is the rest of the pipeline: a place to store leads that persists between chats, verification of emails, deduplication, compliant bulk sending with limits and unsubscribe links, and open and click tracking. To get those, you have to connect spreadsheets, email tools and automation platforms yourself and keep them working.

The DIY route: making a general agent run sales

1

Prompt it to find businesses

Results arrive as chat text. You copy them into a spreadsheet and check which ones are real.

2

Find and verify emails

General agents often guess addresses like info@domain. You need a separate tool to check them before sending.

3

Connect an email tool

Wire in Gmail or an outreach platform through connectors or an automation tool, and set your own sending limits.

4

Add tracking and follow-ups

Opens, clicks and follow-up sequences need yet another tool or custom setup.

5

Start over next session

Without a lead database, the agent doesn't remember who you already contacted.

The quick route: Willy owns the whole sales pipeline

Find

Tell Willy 'find 200 dentists in Austin'. It searches the web and business directories across cities and keywords.

Research

Deep Search finds decision makers, roles, emails and social profiles, and records the source page for each detail.

Keep

Every lead is saved, deduplicated and labeled by data quality in your own folders, so nothing is lost between sessions. Willy reports the exact number saved, with a link to the folder.

Reach out

Willy drafts a personalized campaign. After your approval it sends through your own email server with sending limits, unsubscribe links and open and click tracking.

Follow through

Drip sequences, a CRM board, follow-up reminders and invoices are built in.

Comparison: Willy vs Grok Bot vs Dots vs Muse for sales

Willy (ReachScraper)
Finds local businesses
Yes
Saves leads in folders you keep
Yes
Sends and tracks cold email
Yes
Bring your own AI key
Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity
Works without connecting other tools
Yes
Grok Bot (xAI)
Finds local businesses
Web/X search
Saves leads in folders you keep
No
Sends and tracks cold email
No
Bring your own AI key
No
Works without connecting other tools
Needs connectors and workarounds
Dots (OpenAI)
Finds local businesses
Web browsing
Saves leads in folders you keep
No
Sends and tracks cold email
Through your inbox
Bring your own AI key
No
Works without connecting other tools
Needs connectors and workarounds
Muse (Meta)
Finds local businesses
Web search
Saves leads in folders you keep
No
Sends and tracks cold email
No
Bring your own AI key
No
Works without connecting other tools
Needs connectors and workarounds

Bring your own AI key

Already pay for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok or Perplexity? On Pro and Agency plans you can connect your own API key in Settings, and Willy's research runs on your model. You keep the AI you like, and ReachScraper supplies the sales tools around it.

Ready to use, no workarounds

There are no connectors to set up, no automation chains to maintain and no prompts to engineer. Sign up, describe your ideal customer, and Willy starts working. Want to test first? Run a free search on the homepage and get 10 businesses with emails and a draft outreach email, no account needed.

Skip the workarounds. Let Willy run your pipeline.

Run a free search now, or start your 14-day trial and give Willy its first mission.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I use Grok Bot to find leads?

You can ask Grok Bot to list businesses from the web, but you'll have to verify emails, store the leads and connect an email tool yourself. Willy does all of these steps natively inside ReachScraper.

Can OpenAI Dots send cold emails?

Only through connected tools such as your inbox, without built-in sending limits, bulk tracking or a lead database. ReachScraper sends from your own email server with tracking and compliance built in.

Is Meta Muse good for B2B prospecting?

Muse is a free general assistant. It isn't built to keep lead lists or run outreach campaigns, which is what Willy is designed for.

Can I use my own Claude or ChatGPT key with Willy?

Yes. Pro and Agency users can connect Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, xAI Grok or Perplexity keys in Settings.

Can I try it without signing up?

Yes. The homepage search returns up to 10 businesses with emails and a draft outreach email for free, with no account.