// Gathers intelligence from public sources. Use when searching for usernames, geolocating images, investigating social media, analyzing domains, or solving information gathering challenges.
| name | osint |
| description | Gathers intelligence from public sources. Use when searching for usernames, geolocating images, investigating social media, analyzing domains, or solving information gathering challenges. |
| allowed-tools | Bash, Read, Write, Grep, Glob |
Progress:
- [ ] Identify target type (username/image/domain)
- [ ] Extract metadata (exiftool for images)
- [ ] Cross-reference across platforms
- [ ] Check archives/caches
- [ ] Document findings
# Image metadata
exiftool image.jpg
exiftool -gpslatitude -gpslongitude image.jpg
# Username search
sherlock username
# DNS lookup
dig target.com ANY
whois target.com
| Topic | Reference |
|---|---|
| Image Analysis & Geolocation | reference/image.md |
| Domain & IP OSINT | reference/domain.md |
| Social Media & Username | reference/social.md |
| Tool | Purpose | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Shodan | IoT/device search | shodan.io |
| Censys | Internet scan data | censys.io |
| VirusTotal | File/URL analysis | virustotal.com |
| CyberChef | Data transformation | gchq.github.io/CyberChef |
| IntelX | Search engine | intelx.io |
| Maltego | Graph analysis | maltego.com |
# Find location from photo
exiftool -gpslatitude -gpslongitude image.jpg
# If no GPS: reverse image search, identify landmarks
# Find person from username
sherlock username
# Check: GitHub, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit
# Find deleted content
# Wayback Machine, Google cache, Archive.today