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 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-31",
 "repo": "GortexAI/franco",
 "name": "franco",
 "owner": "GortexAI",
 "slug": "gortexai-franco",
 "github": "https://github.com/GortexAI/franco",
 "what": "Franco is an outbound sales agent that runs on your own machine and uses the Claude Code or Codex subscription you already pay for. It works through a list of accounts, sends short email sequences from your own mailbox, reads replies and handles them. It has three modes: generated outreach, approved copy sent word for word, and Raad funnels.",
 "why": "899 stars, launched 16 days ago, talked about in 3 AI sources we track",
 "language": "Python",
 "requirements": [
  "Python 3.11 or newer",
  "Claude Code logged in on a Pro or Max plan, or an opt-in Codex runtime on a ChatGPT plan",
  "A mailbox to send from (Google Workspace recommended) and email verifier keys",
  "Chromium, installed with franco install, for LinkedIn and JavaScript-heavy sites"
 ],
 "audience_note": "Founders and small sales teams who run outbound email and want it automated locally without a model API bill.",
 "risk": "sensitive",
 "section": "earlier",
 "weekly_rank": null,
 "category": "Sales and marketing",
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/gortexai-franco/",
 "use_case_count": 3,
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   "id": "gortexai-franco--send-approved-email-sequences-to-researched-accounts",
   "title": "Send approved email sequences to a list of researched accounts",
   "best": true,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/gortexai-franco/send-approved-email-sequences-to-researched-accounts/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/gortexai-franco/send-approved-email-sequences-to-researched-accounts.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "gortexai-franco--import-a-contact-list-and-suppressions-from-csv",
   "title": "Import your contact and do-not-contact lists from CSV",
   "best": false,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/gortexai-franco/import-a-contact-list-and-suppressions-from-csv/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/gortexai-franco/import-a-contact-list-and-suppressions-from-csv.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "gortexai-franco--run-franco-on-a-chatgpt-plan-in-docker",
   "title": "Run Franco from the published container image",
   "best": false,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/gortexai-franco/run-franco-on-a-chatgpt-plan-in-docker/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/gortexai-franco/run-franco-on-a-chatgpt-plan-in-docker.json"
  }
 ],
 "disclaimer": "Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk."
}