Dux-Soup?

KINDAYou can build the valuable core, but the established product has meaningful operational complexity. Pick one narrow promise for v1.

BUILD FIRST

One specific customer type and one primary use case
A vertical slice that completes the main job without manual workarounds
Visible limits, review steps, and a fallback when an external dependency fails

LEAVE FOR LATER

Broad third-party integrations
High-scale collaboration, syncing, and permissions
Automation that can cause harm without human review

RESEARCH NOTES

What this tool actually does.

Checked 2026-09-06

Dux-Soup is a browser-extension LinkedIn automation tool for B2B sales outreach. It works inside native LinkedIn, LinkedIn Recruiter, and Sales Navigator, requiring no third-party account access. Core workflows: profile visits, connection requests, follow/endorse, Like a post, InMail/messages. Drip campaigns are built with drag-and-drop steps (up to 12 actions), custom time delays, response detection (pauses campaign when prospect replies), and unlimited concurrent campaigns. Safety layers: pre-set daily limits, speed throttling, human-like pauses/breaks, and auto-snooze. Paid plans add Dux-Dash lead management (profile tagging/search, campaign statistics, funnel stages, qualify in/out, prospect copying) and native integrations with Salesforce, Pipedrive, HubSpot, SharpSpring, Freshsales, Slack, Zapier, Make. Free tier exists; paid tiers enable unlimited drip campaigns and CRM sync.

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RESEARCHED BUILD PROMPT

Give this to your coding agent.

Build a focused replacement for Dux-Soup-style LinkedIn outreach automation. Product name in this brief: LinkOutreach. Workflow: a sales rep loads a LinkedIn search or Sales Navigator list, seeds it into a campaign queue, then a browser extension plays a stepped sequence per prospect: visit profile → optional connect note → optional follow/endorse → optional InMail/message → next prospect after randomized delays. Required user-facing features: drag-and-drop campaign builder (visit, connect, message/InMail, follow, endorse, like, end with up to 12 steps), per-step custom delays, global daily/hourly safety limits, auto-pause when prospect responds, per-prospect queue management (skip, reorder, retarget), simple response/funnel dashboard showing sent, viewed, accepted, replied counts, and CSV export. Required technical approach: Manifest V3 browser extension for Chrome/Edge injecting a side panel; background service worker owns scheduling and queue state stored in IndexedDB; LinkedIn DOM parsing via MutationObserver on profile cards and profile pages; click/type actions using native DOM events; deterministic pseudo-random delays; optional companion local Node/SQLite server for dashboards and CRM webhook export; no cloud backend unless self-hosted. Safety: hard caps, jitter, stop-on-LinkedIn-rate-limit-response, and manual panic pause. Clearly do not copy Dux-Soup branding, website layout, or UI design; do not use their logo, colors, or marketing copy. Out of scope: LinkedIn Recruiter/InMail API access, multi-user team accounts, native Sales Navigator integration beyond visible pages, browser/profile cloaking, captcha solving, and any data resale. Deliver a README covering setup, extension loading, local server commands, queue schema, safety limits configuration, LinkedIn ToS risk disclaimer, and known limitations (DOM fragility, no headless mode, rate-limit variability).

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