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Boolean Search Builder
🔵 Stable🕐 updated 2026-06-30
🔷 SkillSpec L3
pm-recruiting
Build boolean and X-ray search strings to source candidates. Use when asked to build a boolean search, source candidates on LinkedIn/Google, write an X-ray search, or find people with specific skills. Produces ready-to-paste boolean strings (with synonyms, must-haves, and exclusions), X-ray variants for LinkedIn/GitHub, and a refinement plan to widen or narrow the result set.
What to give it
▸The role — title(s), seniority, and the core skills/tools that define a fit.
▸Must-haves vs. nice-to-haves — non-negotiables vs. signals that just boost.
▸Filters — location (and remote?), industry, language, or other constraints.
▸Where you'll search — LinkedIn, a job board, GitHub, or general web (X-ray).
✅ The bar it holds itself to
Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.
✓Title and skill synonyms are included — not just the literal words from the brief
✓Boolean syntax is correct (quotes for phrases, parentheses around OR groups, NOT for exclusions)
✓Both a precision and a recall version are provided
✓X-ray variants target the right sites with working `site:` syntax
✓A concrete refine-up / refine-down plan is included
✓Criteria stay job-related; protected characteristics are never used as filters
⚠️ What it refuses to do
Do not search only the exact title — you'll miss the synonyms and variants people actually use
Do not write broken boolean (unbalanced parentheses, missing quotes) — it silently returns junk
Do not over-constrain with every nice-to-have — start broad enough to see the market, then narrow
Do not filter on age, gender, ethnicity, or other protected/proxy signals — keep it job-related
Do not ignore platform limits — note where boolean isn't supported or behaves differently
Install
npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y pm-claude-skills-mcpRelated skills
🔌 Embed this skill
Drop this on your blog, docs, or site — it renders a "Run this skill" card:
<div data-pm-skill="boolean-search-builder"></div>
<script src="https://mohitagw15856.github.io/pm-claude-skills/embed.js" async></script>💬 Discussion
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