# LeadgenAgent Release Notes
## Alpha Version 0.5 - January 2025
## Developer and Owner, Anduril Ltd
## Contact: Raminderpal Singh, raminderpal@anduril.uk

### Overview
LeadgenAgent is an innovative application designed to accelerate product and consulting sales in the life sciences industry. This alpha release represents our initial offering, providing sales and business development teams with powerful tools for customer identification and engagement.

### Key Features
- **Enhanced Security**: Encryption to protect source code and intellectual property
- **Authentication System**: Password-based access control
- **Improved Contact Analysis**: Name validation and deduplication
- **Role-based Scoring**: Role weighting system
- **Company Size Analysis**: Smart detection of company size for targeted approach
- **Intelligent Contact Discovery**: Automatically identifies and analyzes potential buyers and champions within target companies
- **Company Analysis**: Generates detailed company dossiers with comprehensive activity data
- **Strategic Insights**: Suggests engagement hooks and messaging themes for effective outreach
- **Enhanced Security**: Encrypted source code with secure authentication
- **Zero Operating Costs**: Runs completely free of API charges or subscription fees
- **Cross-Platform Compatibility**: Supports Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems

### System Requirements
- Python 3.9 or higher
- Minimum 16GB RAM
- 5GB free disk space
- Active internet connection
- Ollama installation (running on local machine)
- Cryptography module for secure operations

### Installation Guide
1. Create and activate a virtual environment (recommended)
2. Install required packages using: `pip install -r requirements.txt`
3. Ensure Ollama is running with the command: `ollama serve`
4. Request authentication credentials from support
5. Default model: Llama3.1:8b (included with installation)

### Required Files
- Place reference file `words.txt` in your project directory
- Create an `uploads` folder containing:
  - `background_info.txt`
  - `client_list.xlsx`
- Output will be generated in the `downloads` folder

### Security Features
- Source code encryption for intellectual property protection
- Password-based authentication system
- Secure credential management
- Protected execution environment

### Important Notes
- This is an alpha release intended for early adopters and testing
- Authentication credentials required for execution
- Regular updates will be provided based on user feedback
- No API keys required for operation
- Users must provide their email address in the Entrez.email variable

### Support and Feedback
- Technical support: raminderpal@anduril.uk
- Visit: https://www.hitchhikersai.org/leadgenagent

### Known Limitations
- Alpha version functionality is not yet complete
- Some features may require refinement based on user feedback
- Relevance scoring system will be improved in future updates

### Acknowledgments
LeadgenAgent is developed by Anduril Ltd for distribution through HitchhikersAI.

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