Searching for brands with Scout

Scout is your brand research agent. Instead of clicking through filters one by one, you just describe the kind of brands you want and Scout finds them for you. Scout lives right on the Brands page.

Open Scout

Go to Brands in the sidebar. On desktop, Scout opens automatically in a panel on the right (you will see the Brand Research Agent header). If it is closed, click the round Scout avatar near the top right — a small bubble nudges you with "Hey! Need help finding brands?" On mobile, tap the Ask Scout to find brands pill below the page title.

Ask for brands

1. Type what you are looking for in the box at the bottom (it reads Ask Scout to find brands...). Press Enter to send, or Shift + Enter for a new line.
2. If you are not sure where to start, click one of the example prompts on the empty state, like "Find sustainable fashion brands," "Outdoor gear brands with big TikTok presence," or "Small beauty brands in the US."
3. Scout works through the request — you will see small status pills such as Searching brands or Updating table while it runs.

Scout can do two things: surface a set of matching brands as cards right in the chat, or apply filters and sorting to the main Brands table for you.

Work with the results

When Scout finds brands, it shows them as compact cards in the conversation. Click any card to open that brand's profile. If there are more than five, click Show more to expand the list.

When Scout updates the table instead, a banner appears above your results reading "Scout found X brands." To clear it and go back to the full database, click Clear & show all.

To start a fresh request, click the refresh icon in the Scout header for a New conversation. Close the panel any time with the X.

Tip: Be specific. Mentioning a niche, a country, or a social platform gives Scout more to work with. Once you have a result set, you can keep narrowing it by hand — see filtering the brand database.