Solution

Lead Rubric Scoring Stack

Most 'AI lead scoring' tools score implicitly — the model 'vibes' the lead — leaving sales teams unable to audit why a lead got 78 vs 42, and locking the score into a vendor's blac

The Problem

Most 'AI lead scoring' tools score implicitly — the model 'vibes' the lead — leaving sales teams unable to audit why a lead got 78 vs 42, and locking the score into a vendor's black box that can't be ported.

The Scavio Solution

n8n + GPT/Claude + 12-line weighted rubric in the system prompt + Scavio enrichment for missing form fields. The rubric IS the product; treat it like code.

Before

220-person SaaS, 120 leads/week, two AEs spending 15 hrs/week triaging, median response on hot leads 9 hours.

After

Lead → score within 60 seconds, routed to right channel, reason logged in CRM. Replaces ~15 hrs/week manual triage. Per-lead cost $0.01-0.04.

Who It Is For

Inbound-heavy SaaS teams with 50-500 leads/week; growth engineers tired of opaque ML models; agencies productizing lead scoring.

Key Benefits

  • Auditable: every score has a reason rooted in the rubric
  • Per-lead cost <$0.05
  • No vendor lock-in (rubric ports across LLMs)
  • Scavio enrichment fills firmographic gaps the form misses
  • Setup takes 1 day, not 2-4 weeks

Python Example

Python
import requests, os
H = {'x-api-key': os.environ['SCAVIO_API_KEY']}

RUBRIC = '''Score 0-100 using ONLY this rubric. Return {"score":int,"reason":"..."}.
Title fit:30  Industry:25  Company size:20  Intent:15  Fit notes:10'''

def enrich(company):
    r = requests.post('https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/search', headers=H,
        json={'query': f'site:linkedin.com/company {company}'}).json()
    return r.get('organic_results', [])[:3]

def score(lead, llm_call):
    e = enrich(lead['company'])
    return llm_call(RUBRIC + f'\nLead: {lead}\nEnrichment: {e}')

JavaScript Example

JavaScript
// Same shape in TS via fetch + LLM SDK. n8n is the deliverable.

Platforms Used

Google

Web search with knowledge graph, PAA, and AI overviews

Frequently Asked Questions

Most 'AI lead scoring' tools score implicitly — the model 'vibes' the lead — leaving sales teams unable to audit why a lead got 78 vs 42, and locking the score into a vendor's black box that can't be ported.

n8n + GPT/Claude + 12-line weighted rubric in the system prompt + Scavio enrichment for missing form fields. The rubric IS the product; treat it like code.

Inbound-heavy SaaS teams with 50-500 leads/week; growth engineers tired of opaque ML models; agencies productizing lead scoring.

Yes. Scavio's free tier includes 500 credits per month with no credit card required. That is enough to validate this solution in your workflow.

Lead Rubric Scoring Stack

n8n + GPT/Claude + 12-line weighted rubric in the system prompt + Scavio enrichment for missing form fields. The rubric IS the product; treat it like code.