Open source intelligence gathering. USE WHEN OSINT, due diligence, background check, research person, company intel, investigate. SkillSearch('osint') for docs.
npxskills add danielmiessler/personal_ai_infrastructure--skill OSINTLoading…
Before executing, check for user customizations at:
~/.claude/skills/CORE/USER/SKILLCUSTOMIZATIONS/OSINT/
If this directory exists, load and apply any PREFERENCES.md, configurations, or resources found there. These override default behavior. If the directory does not exist, proceed with skill defaults.
You MUST send this notification BEFORE doing anything else when this skill is invoked.
Send voice notification:
curl -s -X POST http://localhost:8888/notify \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"message": "Running the WORKFLOWNAME workflow in the OSINT skill to ACTION"}' \
> /dev/null 2>&1 &
Output text notification:
Running the **WorkflowName** workflow in the **OSINT** skill to ACTION...
This is not optional. Execute this curl command immediately upon skill invocation.
Open Source Intelligence gathering for authorized investigations.
| Investigation Type | Workflow | Context |
|---|---|---|
| People lookup | Workflows/PeopleLookup.md | PeopleTools.md |
| Company lookup | Workflows/CompanyLookup.md | CompanyTools.md |
| Investment due diligence | Workflows/CompanyDueDiligence.md | CompanyTools.md |
| Entity/threat intel | Workflows/EntityLookup.md |
People OSINT:
Workflows/PeopleLookup.mdCompany OSINT:
Workflows/CompanyLookup.mdInvestment Due Diligence:
Workflows/CompanyDueDiligence.mdEntity/Threat Intel:
Workflows/EntityLookup.mdBefore ANY investigation, verify:
STOP if any checkbox is unchecked. See EthicalFramework.md for details.
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
EthicalFramework.md | Authorization, legal, ethical boundaries |
Methodology.md | Collection methods, verification, reporting |
PeopleTools.md | People search, social media, public records |
CompanyTools.md | Business databases, DNS, tech profiling |
EntityTools.md | Threat intel, scanning, malware analysis |
Automatic skill invocations:
Agent fleet patterns:
Researcher types:
| Researcher | Best For |
|---|---|
| PerplexityResearcher | Current web data, social media, company updates |
| ClaudeResearcher | Academic depth, professional backgrounds |
| GeminiResearcher | Multi-perspective, cross-domain connections |
| GrokResearcher | Contrarian analysis, fact-checking |
Active investigations:
~/.claude/MEMORY/WORK/$(jq -r '.work_dir' ~/.claude/MEMORY/STATE/current-work.json)/scratch/YYYY-MM-DD-HHMMSS_osint-[target]/
Archived reports:
~/.claude/History/research/YYYY-MM/[target]-osint/
ALLOWED: Public sources only - websites, social media, public records, search engines, archived content
PROHIBITED: Private data, unauthorized access, social engineering, purchasing breached data, ToS violations
See EthicalFramework.md for complete requirements.
Version: 2.0 (Canonical Structure) Last Updated: December 2024
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