> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.alvahq.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Discovery Contacts

> View contacts found during enrichment for discovered companies.

When companies are imported from discovery, Alva automatically [enriches](/discovery/enrichment) them — finding contacts, email addresses, and ranking them by seniority. The Discovery Contacts page shows all of these contacts in one place.

## Accessing the page

Go to **Discovery → Contacts** in the sidebar.

## What you see

Each contact shows:

* **Name** — first and last name
* **Job title** — their role at the company
* **Email address** — if found during enrichment
* **Company** — which company they belong to
* **Seniority ranking** — how they rank compared to other contacts at the same company (1 = most senior)
* **Economic buyer** — whether they match the economic buyer role defined in your discovery profile
* **Status** — whether they've been contacted, replied, or are pending

## How contacts are found

Contacts are discovered automatically as part of the [enrichment process](/discovery/enrichment) that runs when a company is imported into your CRM:

1. **Email and contact search** — Alva searches for people and email addresses associated with the company's domain
2. **Data cleansing** — AI reviews the results, removing placeholder or nonsensical records and merging duplicates
3. **Seniority ranking** — each contact is ranked by decision-making authority and relevance, so the most valuable contacts are prioritised
4. **Economic buyer flagging** — if your discovery profile specifies an economic buyer role (e.g. "CEO", "Head of Operations"), matching contacts are highlighted

This all happens before a [BDR agent](/bdr-agents/setting-up-your-first-agent) begins outreach, so the agent starts with clean, ranked data.

<Note>
  Contacts can also arrive from a [People Search](/discovery/people-search), which finds people by job title and imports them with a verified email already attached — no domain enrichment step needed. Those contacts appear here alongside contacts found for company-led searches.
</Note>

## Linking to CRM contacts

When enrichment creates a contact, it's automatically saved as a CRM contact record linked to the company. You can view and manage them from the company's detail page as well as from this central contacts view.

## Viewing outreach history

Click any contact to see their outreach history — emails sent by a BDR agent, responses received, and the current status of the conversation.