The Org

@theorg estimate how many credits it would cost to search for all Series B fintech companies in New York with open engineering manager positions, then run the search if it's under 50 credits.

Cost estimate: 34 positions match your filters (Series B funding, fintech industry, New York metro, 'Engineering Manager' in title, status: open). Running this search would consume 34 credits at 1 credit per result row. Estimate confirmed—proceeding with search. Results include companies like Ramp (3 open EM roles), Column (2 roles), and Brex (1 role). Each record includes company funding stage, headcount, position title, department, and posting date.

The two-step estimate-then-search pattern prevents surprise credit burns on broad queries. Position search is The Org's most flexible tool but also the most expensive per result. This example shows how to combine the MCP's filtering (funding stage, location, role keywords) with Switchy's reasoning layer to make cost-aware decisions before committing credits.

When The Org beats LinkedIn for outbound prospecting at scale

A 6-person sales team at a B2B SaaS company needs to build lists of VP-level buyers at Series B startups. They run Search Positions filtered by funding stage and seniority, then use Get Manager to map reporting lines before outreach. The Org wins here because it returns structured hierarchy data that LinkedIn Sales Navigator doesn't expose—you get the actual org chart, not just a profile. The credit model (1 per row, 10 per full chart) means a 200-contact list costs $200-ish, which pencils if your ACV is above $15k. Below that threshold, you're better off with a cheaper contact database and manual org-chart research. If you're running this workflow weekly and need to track credit burn, Get Current Usage and Get Usage History let you set budget alerts in Switchy without logging into The Org's dashboard.

Why talent teams use this for competitive hiring intelligence

A 3-person recruiting team at a fintech startup is poaching engineers from two competitor companies. They pull Get Org Chart for each target company once, then cross-reference the node list against their ATS to see which teams are understaffed or recently reorganized. The 10-credit flat fee per chart (free for 24-hour repeats) makes this cheaper than buying a full org-intelligence subscription when you're only tracking 4-6 companies. The catch: The Org's data is crowd-sourced and self-reported, so accuracy drops fast outside well-known tech companies. If your targets are in logistics or manufacturing, expect 30-40% of the chart to be stale. For high-velocity tech hiring where you refresh competitor intel twice a month, this MCP is the right call—just build a Switchy routine that flags charts older than 90 days.

When org-chart visibility prevents churn at enterprise accounts

A 2-person CS team manages 40 enterprise accounts and needs to know when their champion gets promoted or leaves. They use Search Companies to match customer domains, then Get Org Chart to snapshot reporting lines quarterly. When a key contact's manager changes, Switchy flags it in their weekly account review. This works because The Org's data updates faster than most CRMs' enrichment layers—you're not waiting 6 weeks for ZoomInfo to catch a VP departure. The limit: if your customer base is under 500 employees per company, The Org's coverage is patchy and you'll waste credits on incomplete charts. Above that size, especially in SaaS and finance verticals, this MCP pays for itself the first time you catch a reorganization before your renewal call.